Heat Latin Music Awards Explained

Heat Latin Music Award
Awarded For:	Latin music culture
Presenter:	HTV
Website:	http://premiosheat.com/

The Heat Latin Music Awards or Premios Heat is an annual awards show that airs on the HTV cable channel, which is usually held in early June, that honors the year's biggest Latin music acts, as voted by HTV viewers.^[1] The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts.^[2]

Ceremonies

The Heat Latin Music Awards are held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Edition	Date	City	Country	Venue	Presenter(s)	Most wins	Most nominations	Ref.
1st	June 4, 2015	Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	Cap Cana	Karen Martínez Ismael Cala		Chino & Nacho J Balvin	^[3]
2nd	June 16, 2016				Jéssica Cediel			^[4]
3rd	June 8, 2017				Clarissa Molina Enrique Santos	J Balvin	Farruko J Balvin	^[5]
4th	May 13, 2019			Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Anaís Castro Mariela, Encarnación,		J Balvin	^[6]
5th	December 17, 2020			Cap Cana	Enrique Santos Anais Castro Osmariel Villalobos	Karol G Nicki Jam	J Balvin	^[7] ^[8]
6th	July 1, 2021				Kunno Melina Ramírez	J Balvin	Karol G J Balvin Myke Towers	^[9] ^[10]
7th	June 2, 2022				Goyo, Molusco Maria Laura Quintero Caroline Aquino Anaís Castro			^[11] ^[12]
8th	June 8, 2023				Ana De Armas	Karol G	Bad Bunny Feid Karol G	^[13] ^[14]
9th	July 11, 2024					Karol G	Feid Karol G

Award categories

Current categories

• Best Music Video
• Best Male Artist
• Best Female Artist
• Best Group or Band
• Best Rock Artist
• Best Pop Artist
• Best Urban Artist
• Best Tropical Artist
• Best Artist Northern Region
• Best Artist Andean Region
• Best Artist Southern Region
• Best New Artist
• Best Dominican Urban Artist

Defunct categories

• Best Artist Pop/Rock (2015)

Special awards

The winners of these awards are chosen by the HTV staff, not the viewers.

Engagement Award

• Juan Luis Guerra (2015)
• Luis Fonsi (2016)
• Victor Manuelle (2017)
• Gloria Trevi (2021)

Gold Award

• Juanes (2015)
• Ricardo Montaner (2016)
• Carlos Vives (2017)
• Nicky Jam (2020)
• Wisin (2021)
• Manuel Mijares (2022)

Premio Compromiso

• Nacho (2020)
• Victor Manuelle (2021)
• Carlos Vives (2022)

Career Award

• Arcángel (2021)
• Wilkins (2021)

Feminine Empowerment Award

• Anitta (2021)

Lo + Heat Award

• Mike Bahía (2023)

Records

As of the 2024 Heat Latin Music Awards, Karol G is the most awarded artist. J Balvin follows as the second most awarded and most awarded male artist, with 10 awards. Chino & Nacho and Morat tie as the most awarded group or duet, both with 5 awards won.

Number of awards	Artist	Categories
17	Karol G
10	J Balvin
6	Nicky Jam
5	Chino & Nacho
	Morat
4	El Alfa
	Feid
	Juanes
	Greeicy
	Sebastian Yatra
3	Anitta
	Carlos Vives
	Víctor Manuelle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 7, 2023 . What Is Premios Heat? Behind the Latin Music Awards that Spotlight Emerging Artists . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
2. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 7, 2023 . What Is Premios Heat? Behind the Latin Music Awards that Spotlight Emerging Artists . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
3. Web site: Heat Latin Music Awards 2015: Ismael Cala, Karen Martínez To Co-Host Show!. Janel Saldana. May 14, 2015. Latin Times. IBT Media. March 2, 2017.
4. Web site: Chino & Nacho and Maluma Dominate Heat Latin Music Awards. June 16, 2016. Prometheus Global Media. March 2, 2017.
5. Web site: Premios HTV 2017: esta es la lista completa de nominados. Sonia del Águila. March 2, 2017. El Comercio. March 2, 2017. es.
6. Web site: Fernandez . Suzette . 21 November 2018 . J Balvin Tops Heat Latin Music Awards Nominations: See Full List . 23 November 2018 . . Prometheus Global Media.
7. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . December 12, 2020 . Nicky Jam, Karol G, Camilo & More Winners at the 2020 Heat Latin Music Awards . August 9, 2023 . . en-US.
8. Web site: Flores . Griselda . November 23, 2020 . 2020 Heat Latin Music Awards Set New Date . August 9, 2023 . . en-US.
9. Web site: Flores . Griselda . April 23, 2021 . Karol G, J Balvin & Myke Towers Lead Heat Latin Music Awards 2021 Nominations: See Full List . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
10. Web site: Fernandez . Suzette . June 9, 2021 . J Balvin Wins Big at Heat Latin Music Awards 2017 . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
11. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 2, 2022 . 2022 Heat Latin Music Awards: How to Watch, All the Performers, & More . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
12. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 3, 2022 . 2022 Heat Latin Music Awards: The Complete List of Winners . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
13. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 9, 2023 . Karol G Wins Big at 2023 Heat Latin Music Awards: Complete Winners List . August 9, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
14. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . June 9, 2023 . 5 Highlights from the 2023 Heat Latin Music Awards . August 13, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.