Latin American Music Awards

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Latin American Music Awards
Current: Latin American Music Awards of 2023
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Awarded forOutstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry
CountryUnited 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)

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]

Contents

In 2023, the broadcast will be moved from Telemundo to Univision. [4]

Ceremonies

#YearHostVenueCity
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
062020Cancelled
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

Categories

Current awards

  • Artist of the Year
  • Album of the Year
  • Song of the Year
  • New Artist of the Year
  • Favorite Duo or Group (2018-present)
  • Streaming Artist of the Year (2021-present)
  • Favorite Pop Artist (2018, 2021-present)
  • Favorite Pop Album (2018, 2021-present)
  • Favorite Pop Song (2018, 2021-present)
  • Best Collaboration - Pop/Urban (2023-present)
  • Favorite Urban Artist (2016-present)
  • Favorite Urban Album (2015-2016, 2018-present)
  • Favorite Urban Song
  • Favorite Regional Mexican Artist (2016-)
  • Favorite Regional Mexican Duo or Group (2015-2017, 2021-present)
  • Favorite Regional Mexican Album (2016-present)
  • Favorite Regional Mexican Song
  • Best Collaboration - Regional Mexican (2023-present)
  • Favorite Tropical Artist
  • Favorite Tropical Album
  • Favorite Tropical Song
  • Best Collaboration - Tropical (2023-present)
  • Favorite Crossover Artist
  • Collaboration Crossover of the Year (2023-present)
  • Collaboration of the Year (2015-2017, 2021-present)
  • Tour of the Year (2018-2019, 2022-present)

Discontinued awards

  • Favorite Male Artist (2018-2022)
  • Favorite Female Artist (2015, 2018-2022)
  • Social Artist of the Year (2021-2022)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Artist (2019)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist (2015-2016)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist (2015-2017)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (2016-2017)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group (2015-2017)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Album (2016-2017, 2019)
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Song (2015-2017, 2019)
  • Favorite Regional Mexican New Artist (2016)
  • Favorite Regional Mexican Male Artist (2015)
  • Favorite Urban New Artist (2016)
  • Favorite Urban Male Artist (2015)
  • Favorite Urban Duo or Group (2015-2016)
  • Favorite Tropical New Artist (2016)
  • Favorite Dance Song (2015-2016)
  • Favorite Crossover Song (2016)
  • Favorite Streaming Song (2015)
  • Viral Song of the Year (2022)
  • Favorite Video (2018-2022)
  • Favorite Virtual Concert (2021)

Special awards

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

Records

Most wins

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.

RankArtistNumber of awards
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

Most wins in a single ceremony

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.

Most nominations

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.

NominationsAct
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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