According to billboard.com, Christina Aguilera will be receiving the Spirit of Hope Award at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard and Telemundo announced on Thursday, September 8th. The award was established in 1996 in honor of Selena Quintanilla and will recognize Aguilera for her philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond her music. She will also be performing during the awards taking place on Thursday, September 29th, at the Watsco Canter in Miami, while being broadcasted live on telemundo starting at 7p.m. ET. The Billboard Latin Music Awards will also be simulcast on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional. Aguilera joins past Billboard Spirit of Hope recipients including Gloria Estefan, Emmanuel, Willy Chirino, Olga Tañon, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Ricky Martin, El General, Soraya, Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Ricardo Montaner, Juanes, Daddy Yankee, Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Carlos Satana, Luis Fonsi, and Maluma. The Billboard Latin Music awards coincides with Billboard’s annual latin Music Week as well. The single largest and most important gathering in the Latin Music Industry, that is taking place September 26th to October first.
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