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]
| Latin American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| 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 (23) |
| Most nominations | J Balvin (24) |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Telemundo (2015–2022) Univision (2023-Present) |
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 | April 15, 2021 | Jacqueline Bracamontes | BB&T Center | Sunrise, Florida |
| 07 | April 21, 2022 | Cristián de la Fuente, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Rafael Amaya | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas |
| 08 | April 20, 2023 | Julian Gil, Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Molina and Natti Natasha | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 09 | April 25, 2024 | Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza, Becky G, and Carlos Ponce | ||
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[a]
- 2021: José Luis Rodríguez 'El Puma'[7]
- 2022: Lupita D’Alessio[10]
- 2024: Banda MS[11]
- 2024: Ricardo Montaner[11]
Icon Award
- 2021: Alejandro Fernández[7]
International Artist Award of Excellence
- 2019: Marc Anthony[12]
Pioneer Award
- 2023: David Bisbal[13]
- 2023: Prince Royce[14]
- 2024: Yandel[11]
Records
Most wins
The record for most Latin American Music Awards won is held by Karol G with 23 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 | 23 |
| 2 | Bad Bunny | 15 |
| 3 | Enrique Iglesias | 14 |
| 4 | CNCO | 13 |
| 5 | Christian Nodal | 11 |
| 6 | Romeo Santos | 10 |
| 7 | Becky G | 9 |
| Prince Royce | ||
| Shakira | ||
| 8 | Ozuna | 8 |
| 9 | Anuel AA | 6 |
| Feid | ||
| Selena Gomez | ||
| 10 | Banda MS | 5 |
| J Balvin | ||
| Sebastian Yatra | ||
| 11 | Anitta | 4 |
| Daddy Yankee | ||
| Yandel |
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 2022, 2023 and 2024) and Feid (in 2024). 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 |
Notes
See also
References
External links
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