Metallica's Lars Ulrich surprised Juanes when he presented him with the 'Person of the Year' award at LatinGrammys
“I’m making music because of you guys!” exclaimed a wonderstruck Juanes to Ulrich.
“I thought it was a ghost at first,” Juanes later said in the press room. “I remember sitting in my house 30 years ago in Medellín, being 15, being angry, and listening to MetallicaJuanes’ performance capped a busy week for the Colombian veteran. On Wednesday, the Latin Recording Academy named him Person of the Year, celebrating his “creative artistry, unprecedented humanitarian efforts, support for rising artists, and philanthropic contributions to the world.
It was almost inevitable that Juanes would receive this award, since he has a long history of winning big at the Latin Grammys — he has already taken home 20 awards. During a stunning show of dominance in 2003, 2005, and 2008, Juanes swept every category he was nominated in, taking home Album, Song and Record of the Year twice apiece during that period. In September, the star was nominated twice more for Record of the Year and once for Song of the Year.
Juanes will continue to build on the momentum of his latest Grammys appearance later this month. “Bonita,” a recent single with Sebastián Yatra, jumped to Number Three on Mediabase’s latest Latin radio chart, reaching an audience of more than nine million listeners last week. Juanes will release a new album,
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