| Latin American Music Awards | |
| Current Awards: | Latin American Music Awards of 2024 |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry |
| Network: | Telemundo (2015–2022) Univision (2023-Present) |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Most Awards: | Karol G (23) |
| Most Nominations: | J Balvin (24) |
| Website: | Official website |
The Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) is an annual American music awards show produced by TelevisaUnivision. It is the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards (AMAs).[1] As with AMAs, the Latin AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers and is produced by SOMOS Productions. The first Latin AMAs debuted on October 8, 2015, on Telemundo and was hosted by Lucero.[2] The awards were not held in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they resumed a year later.[3]
In 2023, the broadcast will be moved from Telemundo to Univision.[4]
| Year | Host | Venue | City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | October 8, 2015 | Lucero | Dolby Theatre | Los Angeles |
| 02 | October 6, 2016 | |||
| 03 | October 26, 2017 | Diego Boneta and Becky G | ||
| 04 | October 25, 2018 | Becky G, Gloria Trevi, Leslie Grace, Roselyn Sanchez and Aracely Arambula | ||
| 05 | October 17, 2019 | Eugenio Derbez and Jaqueline Bracamontes | ||
| 06 | April 15, 2021 | Jacqueline Bracamontes | BB&T Center | Sunrise, Florida |
| 07 | April 21, 2022 | Cristián de la Fuente, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Rafael Amaya | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas |
| 08 | April 20, 2023 | Julian Gil, Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Molina and Natti Natasha | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 09 | April 25, 2024 | Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza, Becky G, and Carlos Ponce | ||
Dick Clark Achievement Award
Extraordinary Evolution Award
Christian Nodal[8] Legacy Award
Legend Award
Icon Award
International Artist Award of Excellence
Pioneer Award
The record for most Latin American Music Awards won is held by Karol G with 23 awards. The record for most Latin American Music Awards won by a male artist belongs to Bad Bunny, with 15 awards. The record for most wins for a group belongs to CNCO, who have collected 13 awards.
| Rank | Artist | Number of awards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karol G | 23 | |
| 2 | Bad Bunny | 15 | |
| 3 | Enrique Iglesias | 14 | |
| 4 | CNCO | 13 | |
| 5 | Christian Nodal | 11 | |
| 6 | Romeo Santos | 10 | |
| 7 | Becky G | align=center rowspan = 3 | 9 |
| Prince Royce | |||
| Shakira | |||
| 8 | Ozuna | 8 | |
| 9 | Anuel AA | align=center rowspan = 3 | 6 |
| Feid | |||
| Selena Gomez | |||
| 10 | Banda MS | align=center rowspan = 3 | 5 |
| J Balvin | |||
| Sebastian Yatra | |||
| 11 | Anitta | align=center rowspan = 3 | 4 |
| Daddy Yankee | |||
| Yandel |
The record for the most Latin American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Karol G (in 2022, 2023 and 2024) and Feid (in 2024). Enrique Iglesias (in 2015 and 2016), Anuel AA (in 2019), and Bad Bunny (in 2021 and 2022) follow with 5 awards won in a single year.
J Balvin is the most nominated act overall of the award show with 44 nominees, followed by Bad Bunny with 41. The most nominated female act is Karol G with 28, followed by Shakira with both 25 nominees. Banda MS is the most nominated group of the show, with 33 nominees, followed by Calibre 50 with 15 mentions.
| Nominations | Act | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | J Balvin | |
| 41 | ||
| 33 | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga | |
| 32 | Daddy Yankee | |
| Ozuna | ||
| 28 | Maluma | |
| 26 | Romeo Santos | |
| 25 | Shakira | |
| 23 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 20 | Christian Nodal | |
| 20 | Wisin | |
| 18 | Camilo | |
| Farruko | ||
| 17 | Becky G | |
| 16 | ||
| Rauw Alejandro | ||
| Sebastián Yatra | ||
| 15 | Calibre 50 |