2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards

Last updated
26th Billboard Latin Music Awards
DateApril 25, 2019
Site Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted by Gaby Espino
Highlights
Most awards Ozuna (11)
Most nominations Ozuna (23)
Television coverage
Network Telemundo
  •   2018
  • Billboard Latin Music Awards
  • 2020  

The 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard magazine, honored the best performing Latin recordings of 2018 and took place on April 25, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Billboard presented awards in 59 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Telemundo for the 21st time, and was the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference. The awards recognize the most popular Latin performers, songs, albums, labels, songwriters and producers in the United States. Recipients were based on sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data during a one-year period.

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Venezuelan actress, model and presenter Gaby Espino hosted the ceremony. Throughout the show, Espino was joined by Bad Bunny, Carlos Vives, Mark Tacher and Luis Fonsi as co-hosts.

Ozuna led the list of nominations for the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with 23 nods in 15 categories — a record number in the history of the awards. [1] Ozuna was the biggest winner of the night, with eleven awards.

Performers

Artist(s) [2] [3] Song(s)
Wisin & Yandel Ft. Romeo Santos "Aullando"
Marc Anthony "Parecen Viernes"
Adriel Favela Ft. Javier Rosas y Su Artilleria Pesada"La Escuela No Me Gustó"
Sebastián Yatra & Reik "Un Año"
Anitta & Becky G "Banana"
J Balvin
Rosalía
El Guincho
Sean Paul
"Con Altura"
"Contra La Pared"
Nicky Jam & Ozuna "Te Robaré"
Banda MS "El Color de Tus Ojos"
"Por Siempre Mi Amor"
CNCO "Pretend"
Romeo Santos
Raulin Rodriguez
Aventura
"La Demanda"
"Inmortal"
Bad Bunny & Diplo "200 MPH"
"Tenemos Que Hablar"
Luis Fonsi, Nicky Jam & Sebastián Yatra "Date La Vuelta"
Kany García, Pedro Capó & Fonseca Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra
"Burbujas de Amor"
"Ojalá Que Llueva Café"
"La Travesía"
Anuel AA
Karol G
"Culpables" & "Secreto"
Ozuna, DJ Snake, Daddy Yankee Ft. J Balvin & Anuel AA"Taki Taki"
"Baila Baila Baila (Remix)"
Carlos Vives & Wisin "Si Me Das Tu Amor"

Presenters

Billboard Lifetime achievement award

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 12, 2019 J Balvin and Shakira led the nominations with 12 each. Ozuna leads the list of nominations with 23 nods in 15 categories — a record number in the history of the awards. He is followed in number of finalist slots by J Balvin and Nicky Jam, with 13 each, Bad Bunny with 12, and Daddy Yankee with 8. [1]

Complete list of winners [4]

Awards

Artist of the YearNew Artist of the Year
Tour of the YearSocial Artist of the Year
Crossover Artist of the Year Hot Latin Song of the Year
Vocal Event Hot Latin Song of the Year Male Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year
Female Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year Duo/Group Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year
Hot Latin Songs Label of the YearHot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year
Airplay Song of the YearAirplay Label of the Year
Airplay Imprint of the YearDigital Song of the Year
Streaming Song of the Year Top Latin Album of the Year
Male Top Latin Albums Artist of the YearFemale Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year
Duo/Group Top Latin Albums Artist of the YearTop Latin Albums Label of the Year
Top Latin Albums Imprint of the YearLatin Pop Song of the Year
Latin Pop Artist of the YearLatin Pop Duo/Group of the Year
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the YearLatin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year
Latin Pop Album of the YearLatin Pop Albums Label of the Year
Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the YearTropical Song of the Year
Tropical Artist of the YearTropical Duo/Group of the Year
Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the YearTropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year
Tropical Album of the YearTropical Albums Label of the Year
Tropical Albums Imprint of the YearRegional Mexican Song of the Year
Regional Mexican Artist of the YearRegional Mexican Duo/Artist of the Year
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the YearRegional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year
Regional Mexican Album of the YearRegional Mexican Albums Label of the Year
  • Lenin Ramírez – Bendecido [4]
    • Arsenal Efectivo – En La Fuga
    • Legado 7 – Pura Lumbre
    • RaymixOye Mujer
Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year Latin Rhythm Song of the Year
Latin Rhythm Artist of the YearLatin Rhythm Duo/Group of the Year
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the YearLatin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year
Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year Songwriter of the Year
Publisher of the YearPublishing Corporation of the Year
  • WB Music Corp. ASCAP [4]
    • Ozuna Worldwide, BMI
    • Sony/ATV Discos Publishing LLC, ASCAP
    • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI
Producer of the Year

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

The following received multiple awards:

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