Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year

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Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year
Current: 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Awarded forthe best performing latin artists in Billboard magazine
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded1994
Last awarded2023
Currently held by Peso Pluma and Karol G
Website billboardevents.com

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year (formerly Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that informs Billboard 's weekly charts." [1] The award is given to best performing artists on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, which measures the most popular Latin songs in the United States. [2] The Hot Latin Songs chart was based solely on radio airplay since its induction in 1986 until October 2012, when it started to also measure digital sales and streaming activity. [3] In 2010, the category was split into three: Male, Female, and Duo or Group.

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Recipients

1994–2009

YearArtistNomineesRef.
1994 Los Fantasmas del CaribeNominations were not provided prior to 1999. [4]
1995 Selena [5]
1996 Selena [6]
1997 Enrique Iglesias [7]
1998 Enrique Iglesias [8]
1999 Alejandro Fernandez [9]
2000 Enrique Iglesias [10]
2001 Son By Four [11]
2002 Cristian Castro [12]
2003 Alexandre Pires [13]
[14]
2004 Conjunto Primavera [15]
[16]
2005 Paulina Rubio [17]
[18]
2006 Juanes [19]
[20]
2007 Wisin & Yandel [21]
[22]
2008 Juan Luis Guerra [23]
[24]
2009 Flex [25]
[26]

Since 2010

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