Los Premios 40 Principales 2014 Explained

Above:	Los Premios 40 Principales 2014
Label1:	Date
Data1:	December 12, 2014
Label2:	Venue
Data2:	Barclaycard Center
Label3:	Hosts
Data3:	Tony Aguilar, Cristina Boscá, Xavi Martínez, Uri Sàbat, Daniela Blume, Dani Moreno, Gema Hurtado
Label4:	Networks
Data4:	Divinity, 40TV

This was the ninth edition of Los Premios 40 Principales, the annual awards organized by Spanish music radio Los 40 Principales. It was held on December 12, 2014 in Madrid's Barclaycard Center (formerly known as Palacio de los Deportes), which has been home to the award show since its creation in 2006.^[1]

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Midnight Red	"Take Me Home"
Leiva	"Terriblemente cruel" "Lady Madrid"
Inna	"Good Time" "Sun Is Up" "Diggy Down" "Cola Song"
Pablo Alborán	"Por Fin" "Pasos de cero"
Sweet California	"This Is the Life"
Cris Cab	"Liar Liar"
Malú	"A prueba de ti"
Maldita Nerea	"Mira dentro"
	"Steal My Girl"
David Bisbal	"Diez mil maneras" "No amanece"
Birdy	"Wings"
Dvicio	"Paraíso"
Melendi	"Tocado y hundido"
The Vamps	"Oh Cecilia" "Can We Dance"
Wisin	"Adrenalina"

Awards

The following is the list of all winners and nominees from the 2014 edition:^[2]

Best Spanish Act

• Leiva
• Antonio Orozco
• David Bisbal
• Enrique Iglesias
• Malú

Best Spanish New Act

• Dvicio
• Mr. Kilombo
• Sweet California
• Lucy Paradise
• María Sagana

Best Spanish Video

• Maldita Nerea - Mira dentro
• Dani Martín - Emocional
• Enrique Iglesias - Bailando
• Dvicio - Paraíso
• Auryn - Puppeteer

Best Festival, Tour or Concert in Spain

• David Bisbal - Gira Tú y Yo
• Malú - Tour Sí
• Dani Martín - Gira Cero 2014
• Antonio Orozco - Gira Ozean's Club
• One Direction - Where We Are World Tour

Best Spanish Album

• David Bisbal - Tú y yo
• Enrique Iglesias - Sex + Love
• Leiva - Pólvora
• Malú - Sí
• Antonio Orozco - Dos orillas

Best Spanish Song

• Enrique Iglesias - Bailando
• Leiva - Terriblemente cruel
• David Bisbal - Diez mil maneras
• Antonio Orozco - Llegará
• Malú - A prueba de ti

Best International Act

• Coldplay
• Jason Derülo
• Pharrell Williams
• One Direction
• OneRepublic

Best International Album

• Ed Sheeran - "X"
• One Direction - "Midnight Memories"
• Katy Perry - "Prism"
• Birdy - "Fire Within"
• Jason Derülo - "Tattoos"

Best International Song

• Jason Derülo - "Talk Dirty"
• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
• Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
• Avicii - "Hey Brother"
• OneRepublic - "Counting Stars"

Best International New Act

• Milky Chance
• The Vamps
• Ariana Grande
• Lorde
• Birdy

Best Latin Act

• Shakira
• Pitbull
• Jennifer Lopez
• Ricky Martin
• Wisin

Best International Video

• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
• Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
• Jason Derülo - "Wiggle"
• One Direction - "Story of My Life"
• Katy Perry - "Dark Horse"

Honorable Mentions

• Best international tour by a Spanish act: David Bisbal
• Best Spanish rock act: Leiva

Los Premios 40 Principales América 2014

The second edition of Los Premios 40 Principales América was held on November 13, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The following is the list of nominees and winners:^[3]

Best Mexican Act

• Camila
• Zoé
• Molotov
• Café Tacuba
• Jenny and the Mexicats

Best Colombian Act

• Piso 21
• Carlos Vives
• Naela
• Maluma
• Alkilados

Best Argentine Act

• Tan Biónica
• Axel
• Miranda!
• Abel Pintos
• Banda de Turistas

Best Chilean Act

• Francisca Valenzuela
• Gondwana
• Gepe
• Ana Tijoux
• Javiera Mena

Best Panamanian Act

• Comando Tiburón
• Nigga
• Martin Machore
• Joey Montana
• I-Nesta

Best Costa Rican Act

• Los Ajenos
• Cocofunka
• Percance
• Ojo de Buey
• Por Partes

Best Ecuadorian Act

• David Cañizares
• Maykel
• Daniel Betancourth
• Nikki Macliff
• Daniel Páez

Best Guatemalan Act

• Pedro Cuevas
• Flaminia
• Tijuana Love
• Piva
• Ale Mendoza

Best Paraguayan Act

• Kchiporros
• Iván Zavala
• Paiko
• Humbertiko & Urbanos
• Salamandra

Best Dominican Act

• Vicente García
• Romeo Santos
• Prince Royce
• Los Ilegales
• Aura

Best Spanish Language Act

• Enrique Iglesias
• Juanes
• Alejandro Sanz
• Daddy Yankee
• Romeo Santos

Best Spanish Language Album

• Enrique Iglesias - Sex + Love
• Carlos Vives - Corazón profundo
• Shakira - Shakira
• Prince Royce - Soy el mismo
• Romeo Santos - Formula vol. 2

Best Spanish Language Song

• Enrique Iglesias ft. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona - "Bailando"
• J Balvin ft. Farruko - "6 AM"
• Wisin ft. Jennifer Lopez & Ricky Martin - "Adrenalina"
• Prince Royce - "Darte un beso"
• Jesse & Joy - "Llorar"

Best English Language Act

• One Direction
• Daft Punk
• Bruno Mars
• Calvin Harris
• Katy Perry

Best English Language Song

• Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - "Get Lucky"
• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
• Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell Williams - "Blurred Lines"
• Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - "Rather Be"
• Calvin Harris - "Summer"

Special Awards

• Most International Spanish-Language Act: David Bisbal
• Special Jury Award: Train

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conoce los nominados a los Premios 40 Principales Ballantine’s 2014. 9 October 2014. Los 40 Principales. 12 October 2014.
2. Web site: Premios 40 Principales. los40.com. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130093830/http://los40.com/especiales/2014/conciertos-40/premios-40-principales/2014/ganadores/. 30 January 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Premios 40 Principales . Los40.com . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019025919/http://premios40america.los40.com/candidatos/ . 2014-10-19 .