Peso Pluma Makes History as First Música Mexicana Star to Ever Perform at 2023 VMAs With ‘Lady Gaga’
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¡Bienvenido a los VMAs, Peso Pluma! The musician made history by becoming the first música Mexicana star to perform on the VMA stage as he took the stage to deliver an electrifying performance of “Lady Gaga” Tuesday night.
The performance opened with an orchestra of violins before the sound of the bajo quinto kicked in, and Peso Pluma — rocking a black puffer vest and baggy pants — started singing the lyrics to the Génesis standout, which references the VMA favorite.
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“Y arriba México, viejo!” the star yelled to close his performance.
Peso Pluma is up for several awards, including the coveted Best New Artist trophy, for which he’s nominated against GloRilla, Ice Spice, Kaliii, PinkPantheress, and Reneé Rapp. Pluma’s Eslabón Amardo collab “Ella Baila Sola” was up for Best Latin but lost against Anitta’s “Baile Funk.”
After topping Spotify’s Global Songs of the Summer list for “Ella Baila Sola,” the musician is also nominated for VMA Song of the Summer for “La Bebé” with Yng Lvcas. (Lvcas was also present at the awards show.)
Peso Pluma has had a banner year, earning more than 50 million monthly Spotify listeners, thanks to massive songs such as “Ella Baila Sola,” “La Bebé,” and “Lady Gaga” from his album Génesis. He also joined Karol G on her Bichota Season LP for “Qlona.”
Pluma has consistently released new songs. Last week, he dropped “Bipolar” with Jasiel Nuñez and Junior H, and joined Jhayco for “Ex-Special” the week prior.
The 2023 VMAs mark Pluma’s fourth awards show, after taking home five trophies at Premios Juventud this summer, where he won Artist of the Youth, New Generation – Regional Mexican; his song with Eslabón Armado “Ella Baila Sola” won Best Regional Mexican Song, and Sembrando took home Best Regional Mexican Album.
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