Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 6:30 AM

Ricky Martin is set to make history at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). The 53-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor is going to receive his first-ever Latin Icon Award and will also take the stage to perform at the event.

For the unversed, 26 years ago, Martin became the first male Latin artist to win best pop video and also won the most awards of the night but this time he will return to the stage to perform and accept his new award.

The Maria hitmaker sang Livin' la vida loca at the 1999 VMAs, the same year it secured the best video of the year nomination, making him the first Latin artist in history to be in that category. The video won five awards at the show.

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