Latin American Music Awards
Current: Latin American Music Awards of 2024
Awarded forOutstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry
CountryUnited States
First awarded2015
Most awardsKarol G (17) Bad Bunny (15)
Most nominationsJ Balvin (24)
WebsiteOfficial website
Television/radio coverage
NetworkTelemundo (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]

Ceremonies

# Year Host Venue City
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

Categories

Current awards

Discontinued awards

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.

Rank Artist Number 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.

Nominations Act
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

See also

References

  1. ^ Block, Alex Ben (July 30, 2014). "Telemundo Will Produce a Spanish-Language American Music Awards in 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Roiz, Jessica Lucia (September 2, 2015). "Latin American Music Awards 2015: Telemundo Announces Hispanic Version Of AMAs To Debut This Fall". Latin Times. IBT Media. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Karol G & J Balvin Lead 2021 Latin American Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Weprin, Alex (September 15, 2022). "Latin American Music Awards Jumping to TelevisaUnivision in 2023". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Honors Pitbull With Dick Clark Award at 2017 Latin American Music Awards". E!. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  6. ^ "Becky G to Receive Extraordinary Evolution Award at 2019 Latin American Music Awards". Billboard. October 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Toda la lista de ganadores de los Latin AMAs". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Roiz, Jessica (2022-03-14). "Christian Nodal to Receive 'Extraordinary Evolution' Award at 2022 Latin American Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. ^ Raygoza, Isabela (21 April 2023). "Carlos Vives Testifies to His Legacy With Riveting Medley Alongside All-Star Cast at 2023 Latin AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ^ Flores, Griselda (2022-03-09). "Lupita D'Alessio Set to Receive Legend Award at the 2022 Latin AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  11. ^ "Latin AMAs 2019: Marc Anthony Receives First International Artist Award of Excellence". The Hollywood Reporter. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  12. ^ Flores, Griselda (21 April 2023). "David Bisbal Honored With the Pioneer Award at the 2023 Latin AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ^ Raygoza, Isabela (21 April 2023). "Prince Royce Gives Heartfelt Speech at 2023 Latin AMAs: 'It Is Impressive How This Genre Has Grown'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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