Maria Becerra won Female Artist of the Year at Premios Tu Música Urbano on Friday, picking up one of the top honors in Latin urban music at a ceremony held in Puerto Rico.
The Argentine reggaeton star posted the news on Instagram with photos from the night, celebrating alongside fellow artists Lyanno and Lennytavarez. She thanked her fans directly in the caption and gave them full credit for the award. “Nos llevamos el premio a artista femenina del año gracias a ustedes,” she wrote – roughly, “we took home the female artist of the year award thanks to you all.”
She went further than the usual thank-yous, though. Her caption closed with a dedication for women everywhere. “Esto va dedicado a todas las mujeres, sean libres y luchen por sus sueños, se lo merecen.” In English: this is for all women, be free and fight for your dreams, you deserve it.
Simple and direct. The post pulled in nearly 385,000 likes by Friday evening – a strong number even by her standards.
Premios Tu Música Urbano is one of the major awards shows in the Latin urban music world. Puerto Rico hosts it, and the ceremony draws from across the reggaeton and urban Latin scene. Female Artist of the Year is a top-tier category.
Originally from Buenos Aires, Becerra has been building her profile in Latin urban music for several years now. She first caught wide attention through high-profile collaborations with some of the bigger names in the genre. Her own solo work followed and she’s now sitting on billions of streams. She’s become one of the more recognizable figures in Argentine pop and reggaeton, regularly appearing at major events across Latin America and Spain.
Lyanno and Lennytavarez joined her for the ceremony. Both are well-known in the Latin urban space with solid fanbases of their own. Having them there clearly made the night feel bigger for her. She gave them a warm shout-out in the post, writing “qué momentazoooo por dios” – something close to “what an incredible moment, oh my God.”
Fan reactions came in quickly. Comments in Spanish and Portuguese piled up with congratulations. Many people picked up on her message about women and passed it forward in their own words.
For Becerra, this award comes at a good point in her career. She’s been putting out music consistently and maintaining her presence on the live circuit. Her audience has grown well past Argentina. The recognition from Premios Tu Música Urbano is a fair reflection of her standing in the genre right now.
The part people will probably remember most from the night is that last line of the caption. Be free, fight for your dreams, you deserve it. A small addition to an acceptance post. It seemed to land with a lot of people.
