Latin American Music Awards
The Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) is an annual American music award that is presented by Telemundo. It is the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards (AMAs) produced by the Dick Clark Productions.[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 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]
| Latin American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: Latin American Music Awards of 2021 | |
 | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Telemundo, Azteca Uno |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Most awards | Enrique Iglesias (13) CNCO (12) |
| Most nominations | J Balvin (24) |
| Website | Official website |
Ceremonies
| # | Year | Host | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | October 8, 2015 | Lucero | Dolby Theatre |
| 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 |
Categories
- Artist of the Year
- New Artist of the Year
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
- Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- Favorite Pop/Rock Song
- Favorite Regional Mexican Artist
- Favorite Regional Mexican New Artist
- Favorite Regional Mexican Band/Duo/Group
- Favorite Regional Mexican Album
- Favorite Regional Mexican Song
- Favorite Urban Artist
- Favorite Urban Album
- Favorite Urban New Artist
- Favorite Urban Artist
- Favorite Urban Band/Duo/Group
- Favorite Tropical Artist
- Favorite Tropical New Artist
- Favorite Tropical Album
- Favorite Tropical Song
- Favorite Collaboration
- Favorite Crossover Artist
- Favorite Crossover Song
- Favorite Video
- Social Artist of the Year (2021)
- Favorite Virtual Concert (2021)
Special awards
Dick Clark Achievement Award
- 2017: Pitbull
International Artist Award of Excellence
- 2019: Marc Anthony
Records
As of the Latin American Music Awards of 2019.
Most nominations
| Nominations | Act |
|---|---|
| 23 | Daddy Yankee |
| 22 | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| 21 | |
| J Balvin | |
| 21 | |
| Nicky Jam | |
| 20 | |
| Shakira | |
| 19 | Ozuna |
| 13 | Bad Bunny |
| 12 | CNCO |
| 10 | Prince Royce |
Most awards
| Awards | Act |
|---|---|
| 13 | Enrique Iglesias |
| 12 | CNCO |
| 7 | Prince Royce |
| Bad Bunny | |
| 6 | Ozuna |
| 5 | Anuel AA |
| Selena Gomez |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Karol G & J Balvin Lead 2021 Latin American Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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