Ricky Martin added another accolade to his collection at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.

The singer, 53, became the first-ever recipient of the Latin Icon Award during the Sunday, September 7, ceremony at UBS Arena in New York. The award was presented to him by friend Jessica Simpson, who opened for him on his Livin La Vida Loca tour in 1999.

“This is very simple, this is for you all,” Martin said while addressing fans in his acceptance speech. “Thank you for your applause; I’m addicted to your applause. It’s not only you here in America but you all over the world. It’s been 40 years … I started when I was a baby working and we’re still here. We just want to unite countries, we want to break boundaries. We just want to keep music alive.”

Martin also dedicated his award to his children.

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