Winners and nominees
The nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 9, 2015, during the broadcast of the morning show Un Nuevo Día . [1] American singer Romeo Santos received the most nominations, with 21; Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias earned 19 nominations. [1] Santos and Iglesias broke the record held by reggaeton performers Tito El Bambino and Don Omar in 2010 and 2013, respectively, for the most nominated act in a single ceremony. [1] Colombian artist J Balvin was nominated seven times, while Mexican acts Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga received six. Five-time nominated artists include Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, American band Santana and American singer Prince Royce. [1] The nominees and winners are determined by sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data, from February 1, 2014 –January 31, 2015, as it is compiled by Billboard magazine every week. [1]
Santos resulted the most awarded performer, earning ten accolades, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Top Latin Album ( Formula, Vol. 2 ) and Tropical Album of the Year (Formula, Vol. 2), among others. [2] Iglesias received nine awards, including Latin Pop Album of the Year (Sex & Love), Latin Pop Song, Airplay Song, Hot Latin Song, and Streaming Song of the Year for the single "Bailando". [2] Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard "Spirit of Hope Award". [2]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger (
). [1] [2]
Artists
| Category | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artist of the Year | Romeo Santos |
| Marc Anthony | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| Prince Royce | |
| New Artist of the Year | J Balvin |
| Banda Tierra Sagrada | |
| Kevin Ortiz | |
| Remmy Valenzuela | |
| Tour of the Year | Marc Anthony |
| Alejandro Fernández | |
| Juan Gabriel | |
| Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull | |
| Social Artist of the Year | Shakira |
| La Arrolladora Banda el Limón de René Camacho | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| Crossover Artist of the Year | Drake |
| Jason Derulo | |
| Becky G | |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Romeo Santos |
| J Balvin | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Natalia Jiménez |
| Chiquis | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| Shakira | |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga |
| Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda | |
| Banda Los Recoditos | |
| Calibre 50 | |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Romeo Santos |
| Marc Anthony | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| Juan Gabriel | |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female | Jenni Rivera |
| Ana Gabriel | |
| Lucero | |
| Thalía | |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana |
| Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda | |
| Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga | |
| Calibre 50 | |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Enrique Iglesias |
| Ricardo Arjona | |
| Juanes | |
| Ricky Martin | |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Camila |
| Jesse & Joy | |
| La Ley | |
| Santana | |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Enrique Iglesias |
| Ricardo Arjona | |
| Chayanne | |
| Marco Antonio Solís | |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana |
| Camila | |
| Grupo Nueva Vida | |
| Tercer Cielo | |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Romeo Santos |
| Marc Anthony | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Víctor Manuelle | |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Chino & Nacho |
| Alexis & Fido | |
| Baby Rasta & Gringo | |
| Plan B | |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Romeo Santos |
| Marc Anthony | |
| Juan Luis Guerra | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico |
| Grupo Niche | |
| Pirulo y la Tribu | |
| Don Perignon y La Orquesta Puertoriquena | |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Gerardo Ortíz |
| El Komander | |
| Noel Torres | |
| Remmy Valenzuela | |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga |
| Banda Los Recoditos | |
| Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda | |
| Calibre 50 | |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Jenni Rivera |
| Luis Coronel | |
| Juan Gabriel | |
| Roberto Tapia | |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Julion Alvarez y su Norteño Banda |
| Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga | |
| Calibre 50 | |
| Los Tigres del Norte | |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | J Balvin |
| Don Omar | |
| Wisin | |
| Yandel | |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Plan B |
| Alexis & Fido | |
| Baby Rasta & Gringo | |
| Zion & Lennox | |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Wisin |
| J Balvin | |
| Farruko | |
| Yandel | |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calle 13 |
| Alexis & Fido | |
| Cartel de Santa | |
| Plan B | |
Singles
Albums
| Category | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2 |
| Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love | |
| Santana – Corazón | |
| Various Artists – Las Bandas Románticas de América 2014 | |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love |
| Ricardo Arjona – Viaje | |
| Chayanne – En Todo Estaré | |
| Santana – Corazón | |
| Tropical Album of the Year | Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2 |
| Juan Luis Guerra – Todo Tiene Su Hora | |
| Various Artists – Que Lindo es Puerto Rico | |
| Various Artists – Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants + Plus EP | |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Various Artists – Las Bandas Románticas de América 2014 |
| Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda – Soy Lo Que Quiero: Indispensable | |
| Juan Gabriel – Mis 40 en Bellas Artes | |
| Jenni Rivera – 1969 - Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 2 | |
| Latin Rhythm Album of the Year | Wisin – El Regreso del Sobreviviente |
| J Balvin – La Familia | |
| Calle 13 – Multi_Viral | |
| Plan B – Love and Sex | |
Record labels
Writers, producers and publishers
| Category | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Songwriter of the Year | Romeo Santos (Anthony "Romeo" Santos) |
| J Balvin (Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin) | |
| Luciano Luna Díaz | |
| Horacio Palencia | |
| Publisher of the Year | Mayimba Music, Inc, ASCAP |
| Palabras de Romeo, ASCAP | |
| Sony/ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP | |
| Universal Music Latina, SESAC | |
