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- ↑ "EL TRIUNFO DE U2, ALEJANDRO SANZ Y 'DESPACITO', EN LA GALA MÁS ESPECTACULAR DE LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS". Los 40. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Nominados a LOS40 Music Awards 2017". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.