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Jay Wheeler, Peso Pluma among Latin American Music Awards performers

Jay Wheeler will perform at the Latin AMAs this month. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Jay Wheeler will perform at the Latin AMAs this month. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI

April 4 (UPI) -- Univision has announced a first round of performers for the 2024 Latin American Music Awards.

The network said in a press release Thursday that Jay Wheeler, Peso Pluma, Farruko, Deorro, Gabito Ballesteros, Justin Quiles and Yng Lvcas will take the stage at the Latin AMAs this month.

The performances will include:

Gabito Ballesteros, "Lou Lou" and "El Boss"

Farruko, "Confía"

Peso Pluma attends the Latin American Music Awards in 2023. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Peso Pluma attends the Latin American Music Awards in 2023. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI

Yng Lvcas, "Jimmy Choo"

Farruko attends iHeartRadio's Fiesta Latina in 2022. File Photo By Gary I Rothstein/UPI
Farruko attends iHeartRadio's Fiesta Latina in 2022. File Photo By Gary I Rothstein/UPI

The ninth annual Latin AMAs will take place April 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and air at 7 p.m. EDT on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión. The show will also stream on ViX.

Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza and Carlos Ponce will host the ceremony, which celebrates the theme "We Speak Música" this year.

Peso Pluma and Feid lead this year's nominees with 12 nominations each, followed by Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera (11), Karol G and Shakira (9), and Eslabon Armado and Fuerza Regida (8).

Bad Bunny, Carín León, Eslabon Armado, Feid, Fuerza Regida, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos and Shakira are nominated for Artist of the Year.