Latin American Music Awards | |
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Current: Latin American Music Awards of 2024 | |
Awarded for | Outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 2015 |
Most awards | Karol G (17) Bad Bunny (15) |
Most nominations | J Balvin (24) |
Website | Official website |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Telemundo (2015–2022) Univision (2023-Present) |
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 |
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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 | 2020 | Cancelled | ||
07 | April 15, 2021 | Jacqueline Bracamontes | BB&T Center | Sunrise, Florida |
08 | April 21, 2022 | Cristián de la Fuente, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Rafael Amaya | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas |
09 | April 20, 2023 | Julian Gil, Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Molina and Natti Natasha | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
10 | April 25, 2024 | Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza and Carlos Ponce | ||
Dick Clark Achievement Award
Extraordinary Evolution Award
Legacy Award
Legend Award
The honor is presented to artists who have endured the test of time and who at the very mention of their name conjures a vivid and vibrant image
Icon Award
International Artist Award of Excellence
Pioneer Award
The record for most Latin American Music Awards won is held by Karol G with 17 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 |
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1 | Karol G | 17 |
2 | Bad Bunny | 15 |
3 | Enrique Iglesias | 14 |
4 | CNCO | 13 |
5 | Christian Nodal | 11 |
6 | Becky G | 9 |
Prince Royce | ||
7 | Romeo Santos | 8 |
Ozuna | ||
8 | Anuel AA | 6 |
Selena Gomez | ||
Shakira | ||
9 | J Balvin | 5 |
Sebastian Yatra | ||
10 | Anitta | 4 |
Banda MS | ||
Daddy Yankee |
The record for the most Latin American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Karol G in 2023 and in 2022, with 8 and 6 awards won respectively. 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 |
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44 | J Balvin |
41 | Bad Bunny |
33 | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga |
32 | Daddy Yankee |
Ozuna | |
28 | Maluma |
Karol G | |
26 | Romeo Santos |
25 | Shakira |
23 | Nicky Jam |
22 | Enrique Iglesias |
20 | Christian Nodal |
20 | Wisin |
18 | Camilo |
Farruko | |
17 | Becky G |
16 | Luis Fonsi |
Rauw Alejandro | |
Sebastián Yatra | |
15 | Calibre 50 |
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