2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards
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The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on April 30, 2015, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
Introduction
The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards is an annual awards show that recognizes the most popular Latin songs and albums of the year as determined by Billboard magazine. The ceremony will take place on April 30, 2015 in Miami, Florida at the Bank United Center. This will mark the first time the Awards will be televised live on both NBC Universo and Telemundo.
The nominees for the 2015 award show were announced on February 10, 2015. Romeo Santos leads the list of nominees with sixteen nominations, including Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year. Marc Anthony follows with thirteen nominations, which include Album of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
Awards
Top Latin Artist of the Year
The Top Latin Artist of the Year is calculated by combining album sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social metrics. This year’s winner was revealed to be Latin pop singer Romeo Santos.
Top Latin Album of the Year
This award goes to the artist with the highest sales for a Latin album in the United States during the eligibility period. The eligibility period for the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards was from February 23, 2014 to February 28, 2015.
-Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love
-Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2
-Marco Antonio Solís – Gracias Por Estar Aquí
-Juan Gabriel – Los Dúo, Vol. 1
-Maná – Cama Incendiada
Top Latin Song of the Year
The Billboard Latin Music Awards is an annual award show that recognizes the most popular Latin songs, albums and performers in the United States. The 2015 awards were handed out on April 30, 2015, at the BankUnited Center in Miami.
The top honor of the night went to “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, which was named Latin Song of the Year. “Bailando” spent a record-breaking 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and won two Grammy Awards earlier this year.
Top Latin Airplay Song of the Year
The Latin Airplay is a chart that ranks the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each song’s weekly airplay.
This is a list of the top Latin Airplay songs of 2015.
1. “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
2. “Hasta el Amanecer” by Nicky Jam
3. “El Perdón” by Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias
4. “Yo Te Esperaré” by Cali y El Dandee
5. “La Gozadera” by Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony
Top Latin Pop Album of the Year
The “Top Latin Pop Album of the Year” award is an honor presented annually by Billboard at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony that recognizes “the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin genres” according to the Billboard magazine charts.
In 2015, the award was presented to Ricky Martin for his album A Quien Quiera Escuchar. This was Martin’s second time winning the award; he previously won in 2000 for his album Ricky Martin.
Other nominees for the 2015 “Top Latin Pop Album of the Year” award included Carlos Vives’s Corazón Profundo, Jesse & Joy’s ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?, Enrique Iglesias’s Sex and Love, and Shakira’s self-titled album.
Top Latin Pop Song of the Year
The Top Latin Pop Song of the Year award is presented annually by Billboard magazine at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. The award honors the best-performing pop song on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, which ranks the most popular Spanish-language pop songs in the United States.
This year’s winner is “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona. “Bailando” spent a record forty weeks atop the Latin Pop Songs chart, and was also a crossover hit on the mainstream Billboard Hot 100, reaching number twelve.
Performances
The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on April 30, 2015, at the BankUnited Center in Miami. The show was hosted by actor/singer Mario Lopez and television personality Giselle Blondet. This year’s show featured many memorable performances, including those by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and Marc Anthony.
J. Balvin
J. Balvin is a Colombian reggaeton singer. William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 7, 1985), known professionally as J. Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. Born in Medellín, he is the son of Nicolas Landron and Alba Mery Balvin.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin took to the stage to perform his new single “Disparo al Corazón.” The pop star got the party started with his high energy performance, which included backdrop dancers, pyrotechnics and of course, Martin’s trademark good looks and moves.
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam reprised his global reggaeton domination with a medley of hits that included his monster smash “El Perdón” featuring Enrique Iglesias. The set also included “Hasta El Amanecer” and a brand new song, “With You Tonight (Hasta El Amanecer).”
Conclusion
The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on April 30, 2015, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was broadcast live on Telemundo. Romeo Santos was the big winner of the night with 14 awards, including Latin Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Odio”.
