Billboard Latin Music Awards Explained

Billboard Latin Music Awards
Current Awards:	2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Awarded For:	Outstanding chart performance
Presenter:	Billboard
Country:	United States
Network:	Telemundo (1999–present)
Former Name:	Latin Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The Billboard awards are the Latin music industry’s longest running award. The award ceremonies are held during the same week as Latinfest+ (formerly known as the Billboard Latin Music Conference).

History

The first award ceremony began in 1994 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida under the name Latin Music Awards to "represent a broad cross-section of Latino talent, covering every music genre" and then published on Billboard Magazine.^[1] The winners were selected based on points accumulated from Billboard's radio and retail charts and categorized into several subcategories designed to reward artists, songs and albums over the course of one year (between March 6, 1993 to March 5, 1994). The categories of the Latin music were: pop, tropical/salsa, regional Mexican, rap, rock and jazz. The first ceremony also introduced several special awards, decided by the Billboard editorial committee:^[2] the Latin Music Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Award, to recognize an artist's career in the Latin music industry and to honor a musical personality who has largely contributed to the Latin music genre.^{[3] [4]}

During the 1996 ceremony the Spirit of Hope Award was introduced as a special honor "in recognition of artists extraordinary philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work".^{[5] [6]} The 1997 ceremony was the first with hosts Daisy Fuentes and Herb Alpert. The 1999 awards show hosted by Daisy Fuentes and, was televised for the first time from Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.^[7]

Since 2021 the Billboard Icon Award, initially presented exclusively during the Billboard Music Awards, was also awarded during the Latin ceremony. In 2022 the ceremony introduce the Legend Award gave to artists "whose contribution to music makes them a household name and who maintains a career that has withstood the test of time".^[8]

Musician Enrique Iglesias has won 47 awards, the colombian Shakira has won 44 awards, and is the most awarded female.^[9]

Ceremonies

	Year	Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year	Album of the Year	Song of the Year	Multiple wins	Host(s)	Venue
1	1994	Los Fantasmas del Caribe	Aries Luis Miguel Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan Selena Live! Selena	"Me Estoy Enamorando" La Mafia	Gloria Estefan (3)		Intercontinental Hotel Miami, Florida	^[10]
2	1995	Selena		"Vida" La Mafia "Viviré" Juan Luis Guerra "Amor Prohibido" Selena	Selena (4)			^[11]
3	1996	Selena			"Vuélveme A Querer" Cristian Castro "Te Conozco Bien" Marc Anthony "Tú Sólo Tú" Selena	Selena Gloria Estefan (4)		Gusman Center for the Performing Arts Miami, Florida	^[12]
4	1997	Enrique Iglesias			"Ámame Una Vez Más" Amanda Miguel "Ironía" Frankie Ruiz "El Príncipe" Grupo Límite	Shakira (3)	Daisy Fuentes Herb Alpert		^[13]
5	1998	Luis Miguel Enrique Iglesias			"Lo Mejor de Mí" Cristian Castro "Y Hubo Alguien" Marc Anthony "Ya Me Voy Para Siempre" Los Temerarios	Luis Miguel Marc Anthony (2)	Jon Seda	Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, Florida	^[14]
6	1999	Alejandro Fernández			"Por Mujeres Como Tú" Pepe Aguilar	Elvis Crespo (4)	Daisy FuentesPaul Rodriguez		^[15]
7	2000	Elvis Crespo Enrique Iglesias			"Loco" Alejandro Fernández	Elvis Crespo Alejandro Fernández Los Tri-O (2)		Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, Florida	^[16]
8	2001	Son by Four			"A Puro Dolor" Son by Four	Son by Four (7)			^[17]
9	2002	Marc Anthony Cristian Castro			"Abrázame Muy Fuerte" Juan Gabriel	Juan Gabriel (4)	Itatí Cantoral Manolo Cardona		^[18]
10	2003	Los Temerarios Alexandre Pires			"Y Tú Te Vas" Chayanne	Chayanne Pilar Montenegro (3)	Roselyn Sánchez	Miami Arena Miami, Florida	^[19]
11	2004	Celia Cruz Conjunto Primavera			"Tal Vez" Ricky Martin	Celia Cruz Ricky Martin Juanes (3)	Mauricio Islas Candela Ferro		^[20]
12	2005	Los Temerarios Paulina Rubio			"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" Juanes	Paulina Rubio Juanes Juan Luis Guerra Los Horóscopos de Durango (3)			^[21]
13	2006	Daddy Yankee Juanes			"La Tortura" Shakira Alejandro Sanz	Shakira (5)	Lupillo Rivera Candela Ferro	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida	^[22]
14	2007	RBD Wisin & Yandel			"Aliado del Tiempo" Mariano Barba	Mariano Barba (4)		BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida	^[23]
15	2008	Valentín Elizalde Juan Luis Guerra		Daddy Yankee	"Mi Corazoncito" Aventura	Juan Luis Guerra (3)	Aylin Mujica Alan Tacher	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida	^[24]
16	2009	Vicente Fernández Enrique Iglesias		95/08 Enrique Iglesias	"Te Quiero" Flex	Flex (8)		BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida	^[25]
17	2010	Aventura	Larry Hernández	The Last Aventura	"El Amor" Tito El Bambino	Aventura (9)		José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico	^[26]
18	2011	Enrique Iglesias	Prince Royce	Euphoria Enrique Iglesias	"Cuando Me Enamoro" Enrique Iglesias Juan Luis Guerra	Enrique Iglesias (9)	Aylin Mujica Rafael Amaya Daniel Sarcos	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida	^[27]
19	2012	Prince Royce	La Adictiva	Prince Royce Prince Royce	"Taboo" Don Omar	Prince Royce Don Omar (8)	Marlene Favela Rafael Amaya		^[28]
20	2013	Jenni Rivera	3BallMTY	Fórmula, Vol. 1 Romeo Santos	"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" Michel Teló	Don Omar (10)	Ana Bárbara Juan Soler Daniel Sarcos		^[29]
21	2014	Marc Anthony	Luis Coronel	3.0 Marc Anthony	"Vivir Mi Vida" Marc Anthony	Marc Anthony (10)	Roselyn Sánchez Raúl González Laura Flores		^[30]
22	2015	Romeo Santos	J Balvin	Fórmula, Vol. 2 Romeo Santos	"Bailando" Enrique Iglesias Descemer Bueno Gente de Zona	Romeo Santos (10)	Gaby Espino Pedro Fernández		^[31]
23	2016	Romeo Santos	Los Plebes del Rancho	Los Dúo Juan Gabriel	"El Perdón" Nicky Jam Enrique Iglesias	Nicky Jam Enrique Iglesias (7)			^[32]
24	2017	Ricardo Arjona	CNCO	Los Dúo, Vol. 2 Juan Gabriel	"Hasta El Amanecer" Nicky Jam	Nicky Jam (6)	Kate del Castillo Carlos Ponce	Watsco Center Coral Gables, Florida	^[33]
25	2018	Ozuna	Christian Nodal	Fénix Nicky Jam	"Despacito" Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee Justin Bieber	Daddy Yankee (8)	Gaby Espino Marco Antonio Regil	Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada	^[34]
26	2019	Ozuna	Anuel AA	Odisea Ozuna	"Te Boté" Casper Mágico Nio García Darell Nicky Jam Ozuna Bad Bunny	Ozuna (11)	Gaby Espino		^[35]
27	2020	Bad Bunny	Sech	X 100PRE Bad Bunny	"Con Calma" Daddy Yankee Snow	Daddy Yankee Bad Bunny (7)	Gaby Espino Nastassja Bolívar	BB&T Center Sunrise, Florida	^[36]
28	2021		Myke Towers	YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny	"Dakiti" Bad Bunny Jhay Cortez	Bad Bunny (10)	Gaby Espino	Watsco Center Coral Gables, Florida	^[37]
29	2022		Ivan Cornejo	Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny	"Pepas" Farruko	Bad Bunny (8)	Kate del Castillo Jaime Camil		^[38]
30	2023		Peso Pluma	Mañana Será Bonito Karol G	"Ella Baila Sola" Eslabon Armado Peso Pluma	Peso Pluma (8) Bad Bunny (7) Karol G (5) Eslabon Armado (4) Manuel Turizo (3)	Jacqueline Bracamontes Danilo Carrera		^[39]

Categories

The categories are listed according to Billboard's mention throughout the nominations; any changes in the name over the course of the ceremonies are listed alongside.

Overall artist categories

• Artist of the Year (1994, 1999–present)
• New Artist of the Year (–present)
• Tour of the Year (–present)
• Crossover Artist of the Year (–present)
• Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year (2023–present)

Overall songs categories

• Hot Latin Song of the Year (1994, 1999–present)
• Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event (–present)
• Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year (1994–2009)
• Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male (2010–present)
• Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female (2010–present)
• Duo/Group Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year (2010–present)
• Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year
• Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year (–2022)
• Airplay Song of the Year
• Airplay Label of the Year
• Airplay Imprint of the Year
• Sales Song of the Year (2023–present)
• Streaming Song of the Year (2023–present)
• Global 200 Latin Song of the Year (2023–present)

Overall albums categories

• Top Latin Album of the Year
• Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo/Group
• Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male
• Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female
• Top Latin Albums Label of the Year
• Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year (–2022)

Latin Pop genre categories

• Latin Pop Artist of the Year
• Latin Pop Duo/Group of the Year
• Latin Pop Song of the Year
• Latin Pop Album of the Year
• Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year
• Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year
• Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year
• Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year

Tropical genre categories

• Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo
• Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
• Tropical Song of the Year
• Tropical Album of the Year (–2022)
• Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year
• Tropical Albums Label of the Year

Regional Mexican categories

• Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo
• Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
• Regional Mexican Song of the Year
• Regional Mexican Album of the Year
• Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year
• Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year

Latin Rhythm categories

• Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo
• Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
• Latin Rhythm Song of the Year
• Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
• Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year
• Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year

Writers, producers and publishers categories

• Songwriter of the Year
• Producer of the Year
• Publisher of the Year
• Publishing Corporation of the Year

See also

• Billboard Music Awards

External links

• Official site
• Telemundo Official Show Site

Notes and References

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3. Flores . Griselda . September 22, 2022 . Billboard Latin Music Awards: All Hall of Fame Winners Over the Years . August 25, 2023 . Billboard .
4. September 12, 2022 . All the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Since 1994 . August 25, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
5. Lannert . John . May 4, 1996 . Gloria Estefan Demonstrates 'Spirit of Hope' . Billboard . 108 . 18 . L-12 . 0006-2510 . April 11, 2014.
6. Roiz . Jessica . September 24, 2022 . All the Spirit of Hope Winners in Billboard Latin Music Awards History . August 25, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
7. April 17, 2014 . Billboard Latin Music Conference 25th Anniversary: 1999-2003 Rewind . August 25, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
8. Flores . Griselda . September 21, 2022 . Jose Feliciano to Receive First-Ever Billboard Legend Award at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards . August 25, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
9. September 27, 2021 . Hispanic Heritage Month: Top Winners in the History of the Billboard Latin Music Awards . August 25, 2023 . Billboard . en-US.
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25. News: Flex Takes Eight Billboard Latin Music Awards. Billboard. Cobo. Leila. April 24, 2009. January 20, 2020.
26. News: Aventura Tops Winners At Billboard Latin Music Awards. Billboard. Cobo. Leila. April 29, 2010. January 20, 2020.
27. News: Enrique Iglesias, Shakira Big Winners at Billboard Latin Music Awards. Billboard. Cobo. Leila. April 28, 2011. January 20, 2020.
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32. News: Billboard Latin Music Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List. Billboard. April 28, 2016. January 20, 2020.
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