2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners
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Here are the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners. Stay up to date with the latest Latin Music Awards by following this blog.
Introduction
Now in its 28th year, the Billboard Latin Music Awards is the longest-running and most prestigious awards show honoring the best in Latin music. The 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place on Thursday, April 27 at the Venetian Las Vegas.
The show will air live on Telemundo at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and will be preceded by a one-hour red-carpet pre-show at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. Fans can also watch the show online through the Telemundo Now app and on www.telemundo now com, as well as live stream it on www.billboardlatinmusicawards com and www YouTube com/Telemundo
Major Categories
The 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards were handed out Thursday night (April 27) at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, and some of Latin music’s biggest names went home with trophies. The awards show, which was hosted by comedian Mario Cantone, included performances by Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Farruko, Ozuna and more.
Latin Pop Album of the Year
The Latin Pop Album of the Year is an award that was first presented by Billboard at the 1st Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards show which took place on February 23, 1994. It is given annually by Billboard magazine as part of its Billboard Latin Music Awards to recognise the most successful Latin pop album of the year. According to Billboard, the award is “the highest honour given to a projecting artist who releases a pop album in Spanish or Portuguese.” It has been presented every year since 1994 with Ricky Martin and Shakira being the most awarded performers in this category with three wins each. In 2014, Shakira became the first female artist to receive this award for two consecutive years for her self-titled tenth studio album and El Dorado both released in 2017.
The following is a list ofLatin Pop Albums of the Year as awarded by Billboard:
1994 – Ricky Martin – Me Amor de Ayer
1995 – Ricky Martin – A Medio Vivir
1996 – Gloria Estefan – Abriendo Puertas
1997 – Gloria Estefan – Destiny
1998 – Alejandro Fernández – Que Seas Muy Feliz
1999 – Ricky Martin – Vuelve
2000 – Enrique Iglesias – Cosas del Amor
2001 – Gloria Estefan – No Llores
2002 – Shakira – Laundry Service (Servicio de Lavandería)
2003 – Infected Mushroom – classical mushroom (mushroom clásico)
2004 – Shakira – Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (oral fijación Volumen 1)
2005 – Belanova – Dulce Beat (Sweet ritmo) 2006 – Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 1 2012 – Zeze Di Camargo & Luciano – Em Casa 2013 – Romero Santos – Formula, Vol. 2 2014 – Shakira – Shakira 2015 – Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 3 2016 – Mana – Cuando los Angeles Lloran (Mana: MTV Unplugged) 2017- Maluma- Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
The Latin Rhythm Album of the Year is presented to the performer(s) of an album in the Latin rhythm genre.
nominees:
-Ayo by Ozuna
-Super Baladas by Elvis Crespo
– euphoria by bad bunny
-Pa’l Mundo by Wisin & Yandel
-trapcapos, ecco2k by ECCO2K
Regional Mexican Album of the Year
The Regional Mexican Album of the Year is an award presented at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The award is given to the performer(s) of the best-selling Regional Mexican album of the year. The award is based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine.
This year’s winner was Polo G for his album “Drogas Wave”.
Tropical Album of the Year
The nominees for the Tropical Album of the Year category at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards are:
-Gente de Zona, Visualízate
-Juan Luis Guerra, Todo Tiene Su Hora
-Prince Royce, Double Vision
-Romeo Santos, Formula, Vol. 2
-Salsa Giants, Vivito y Coleando
Complete List of Winners
The 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards took place on Thursday, April 27, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. The annual awards show, presented by Telemundo, recognizes the most popular artists in Latin music. This year’s show featured performances by Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, Ozuna, J Balvin, and more. Here is the complete list of winners.
Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Album of the Year:
“Soy Yo” – Bomba Estéreo
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
Juan Gabriel
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
Shakira
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
Sony Music Latin
Latin Rhythm Albums
A Latin rhythm album is defined as a current album consisting of at least 51 percent of new recordings with rhythmic textures of Latin origin.
-“La Fantasia”- Valentin Elizalde
-“Pa’l Mundo”- Wisin & Yandel
-“Obsesión (Aventura Song)”- Aventura
Regional Mexican Albums
Artist of the Year
-Manny Manuel
Album of the Year
-Enrique Iglesias, Salsa Biggest Hits
Male Artist of the Year
-Enrique Iglesias
Female Artist of the Year
-Thalía
Duo or Group of the Year
-Reik
Tour of the Year
-Espinoza Paz
Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. The Top Latin Albums chart, published in the Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States.
-“Otra Cosa” – DJ Nelson
-“Ayer Y Hoy” – Tony Succar
-“The Prettiest Ones” – Emanuel Andrade
-“Dancefloor Swing 2”- various artists
