| 43rd Annual Tejano Music Awards | |
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| Date | October 21, 2023 |
| Location | Boeing Center at Tech Port San Antonio, Texas |
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| Most nominations | Monica Saldivar (5) |
| Website | tejanomusicawards |
The 43rd Annual Tejano Music Awards ceremony was held on October 21, 2023, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. [1] Those who performed at the ceremony were Siggno, Ricardo Castillon, Isabel Marie, Angelica y Moneda, Grupo Asalto, Suenatron, and Paula DeAnda.
On September 28, 2023, it was announced that Mazz co-founder and vocalist Joe López and songwriter Humberto Ramón would receive Lifetime Achievement Awards, [2] but this honor was rescinded for López on October 18 after public outcry about his 2006–2018 incarceration for sexual assault. [3] The 2023 Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair that preceded the awards ceremony, drew 125,000 people during the four-day event. More than 100 musicians performed during the event. [4]
The biggest winners were Jesse Turner of Siggno (Male Vocalist of the Year and Tejano Album of the Year), and Mike González and the Iconiczz (Best New Group and Best New Female Artist for Di Marie). With five nominations, Monica Saldivar was the most nominated artist. Destiny Navaira earned her second Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, her last time was at the 41st Tejano Music Awards in 2021.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). [5]
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In announcing that Mazz co-founder Joe López would be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA), the producers of the Tejano Music Awards, sent to their followers and media outlets a misinforming email that attributed the 2001–2004, 2009, and 2014 Latin Grammy Awards won by Jimmy González and his solo group to López. In response, the "Forever Jimmy G." organization took to social media to request that the TTMA retract the statement, stressing that the 2009 and 2014 awards were won while López was incarcerated and would certainly be unable to win or produce music. The organization urged Gonzalez's fans, family, friends, and musicians to protest the TTMA. [6]
On September 30, 2023, the TTMA sent another email that corrected López's biography. The revised version eliminated the inaccurate claims, gave more credit to González, and included an apology for any confusion or offense caused by the original. The TTMA's email explained that they had obtained the biography information from "in-the-know sources" but recognized that certain crucial details may have been misleading or incorrect.
Tejano fans and industry professionals also expressed anger and disappointment at the decision to award López because of his 2006–2018 incarceration for sexually assaulting his niece. On October 18, the TTMA decided to not give López the Lifetime Achievement Award, but kept in awarding him Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. López did not attend the ceremony. [3]
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