{"id":614691,"date":"2026-04-30T05:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614691\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T05:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:51:09","slug":"thalia-accepts-icon-award-at-billboard-women-in-music-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614691\/","title":{"rendered":"Thalia Accepts Icon Award at Billboard Women in Music 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThalia<\/a> delivered one of the most colorful moments on Wednesday (April 29) at the 2026 Billboard Women in Music<\/a> awards, where she not only showcased her signature charm but also her Mexican pride by bringing along a full mariachi band for her vibrant musical performance.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Mexican superstar, who was honored with the Icon Award, lit up the stage with a medley of her timeless hits \u201cPiel Morena\u201d and \u201cAmor a la Mexicana\u201d \u2014 the former of which earned her her first top 10 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Latin Songs chart, where it peaked at No. 7 in 1995, while the latter reached No. 6 in 1997.<\/p>\n

\n\tClad in a short, bright red dress with a flowing cape of the same color, the artist began the opening verses of \u201cPiel Morena\u201d accompanied by two guitarists, who were soon joined by four dancers dressed in white, sleeveless mariachi suits. The real surprise came with \u201cAmor a la Mexicana,\u201d when an all-female mariachi group took the stage to accompany her, while a large male mariachi ensemble \u2014 dressed in black \u2014 appeared, playing their music as they moved through the aisles amidst the audience.<\/p>\n

\n\tImmediately afterward \u2014 still catching her breath \u2014 Thalia received her award from the hands of actress and activist Eva Longoria, who praised her extensive career and hailed her as a true \u201cchingona\u201d (Mexican slang for bad-ass).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m truly, truly blessed to be among this incredible crowd, this inspiring group of artists and women,\u201d Thalia said, evidently emotional, as she thanked Billboard, her family, her fans and all the people who have accompanied her throughout her career. \u201cThank you for walking with me for more than four decades and generations and countries and languages.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I\u2019ve been thinking about this word, \u2018icon.\u2019 It\u2019s short. Right? But it\u2019s a long process to arrive there,\u201d she continued. \u201cAn icon is a symbol, is a representation of something greater than itself. A story, a culture, a moment in time that lives in people\u2019s hearts. And if my journey has connected in that way, I really receive this with so much love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBeing an icon is not about standing here alone. It\u2019s about opening doors so others can walk through them. It\u2019s about holding on to your dreams even in uncertainty and reinventing yourself over and over and over. An icon is a survivor: she falls, she stands up, she keeps going because there\u2019s no option,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd talking about survivors, I want to dedicate this award to the little girl I once was, to that little Thalia, that little girl who\u2019s still living in me, to that little Thaly who stepped onto a television stage when she was seven years old and found magic in those lights and through the lens of the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnd to every single kid who dares to dream big, do not stop. Your dreams are not big, you\u2019re just waiting to grow into them,\u201d she concluded, before exclaiming in Spanish, \u201c\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico! \u00a1Viva los latinos! Gracias.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThalia had previously been honored with the Global Powerhouse Award <\/a>at Billboard Latin Women in Music in 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\tKnown as the Queen of Latin Pop and Queen of Telenovelas, she began her career as a child in the 1980s, both as an actress and as a member of the influential Mexican pop group Timbiriche. When she was just over 20 years old, she was already a global celebrity as the star of the Mar\u00eda Trilogy \u2014 that series of telenovelas that aired in more than 180 countries to an audience of nearly two billion people.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince 1990, when she launched her music solo career with progressive pop-rock melodies and a flirty image, she has placed 41 songs on Billboard\u2019s Latin Pop Airplay<\/a> chart \u2014 the third-highest number for a female artist in the chart\u2019s history, behind Shakira (56) and Ednita Nazario (44). She has also been a regular presence on other charts, with 29 entries on Latin Airplay, 26 on Hot Latin Songs, 16 on Top Latin Albums and seven on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 Women in Music ceremony was hosted by Keke Palmer and streamed live on Billboard\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> and Billboard.com.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to Thalia, this year\u2019s honorees included the vocalists of the K-Pop Demon Hunters group HUNTR\/X \u2014 EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI \u2014 as Women of the Year<\/a>, as well as Teyana Taylor (Visionary Award), Zara Larsson (Breakthrough Award), Kehlani (Impact Award), Laufey (Innovator Award), Mariah the Scientist (Rising Star Award) and Tate McRae (Hitmaker Award).<\/p>\n

\n\tFor more on Billboard\u2018s Women in Music, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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