2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Complete List of Nominees

The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards are set to air live on Thursday, April 26, at 8 p.m. ET on Telemundo. The show, which will be hosted by Ana Patricia González and Gaby Espino, will feature performances by some of the biggest names in Latin music.

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The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards will air live on Telemundo on April 26 at 8 p.m. EST. These awards recognize the most popular albums, songs, and artists in Latin music, as well as the year’s best-performing Latin songs in the United States. This year’s awards will be hosted by Mexican singer, actress, and television host Alejandra Espinoza.

See the complete list of nominees

The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards will air live on Telemundo on April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

This year’s awards show will feature performances by some of the biggest names in Latin music, including Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, Shakira, Ozuna and more.

The nominees for the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on Wednesday (March 21), with Daddy Yankee leading the pack with 12 nods. Ozuna follows closely behind with 11 nominations, while Maluma and Bad Bunny are tied with 10 each.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Daddy Yankee – 12
Ozuna – 11
Maluma – 10
Bad Bunny – 10
J Balvin – 9
Residente – 9
Luis Fonsi – 7

Shakira – 5
Nicky Jam – 4

Find out who won

The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on Thursday, April 26, in Las Vegas.

The ceremony was hosted by comedienne Jeimy Osorio and actor Jaime Camil. Performers at the event included J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Luis Fonsi, Chris Jeday, Gente de Zona and Morat.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Artist of the Year: Daddy Yankee
Hot Latin Song of the Year: “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
Hot Latin Song of the Year Vocal Event: “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male: Daddy Yankee
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female: Shakira
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Ozuna
Hot Latin songs Label of the Year: Universal Music Latino / UMLE / RCA / Sony Music Latin / Capetown Ent. / Machete Music / Magentamusicinc. / Republic Records /VP Records Hot 100 Airplay Label Of The Year: Sony Music Latin / RCA Records Top Streaming Song (Audio): “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Top Streaming Song (Video): “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Tropical Airplay Song of the Year: “Shaky Shaky” – Daddy Yankee Airplay Song Of The Year: “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Digital Song Of The Year: “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Streaming Song Of The Year: “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Social Artist of the Year: Ozuna Collaboration of the Year: “Felices los 4” – Maluma Urban Fusion/Performance: “Mi Gente” – J Balvin feat. Willy William Songwriter of the year :imo Producer Of The Year : Andrés Torres Mr Africa New Artist – Solo or Duo/Group Or Collaboration : Sech BreakthroughArtist : Alex Rose Heatseeker Award – Albums Breakthrough Artist – Albums(Spanish Language) : Piso 21 Hot Shot Debut Lu-El-Ma Remix – Ozuna Erick Brian Colón Reggaeton Artist : Bad Bunny Reggaeton Album “Odisea” Trap/Hip-Hop Album : “J Balvin Presents Ivan First CowbellAward goes to Producer Sky Rompiendo” Hard rock/Metal album Callum Beattie Pop Album Paulo Londra Regional Mexican songJoss Favela Bachata Album Prince Royce Crossover Collaboration Becky G and Bad Bunny Reggae album“Stony Hill” Damian Marley Contemporary Christian\/Gospel album Danny Gokey Dance\/Electronic albumNDGOMUSIC Festival favorite act selected by fans CNCO Touring artist selected by fans Ricky Martin###

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Latin music is having a moment: Reggaeton and Spanish-language trap are two of the most popular genres in the world right now, and the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards reflect that. This year’s nominees were announced on Wednesday (April 11), and leading the pack are J. Balvin and Ozuna with 16 nominations each.

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The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards are set to air on Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Telemundo network.

The awards show, which is now in its 19th year, will once again be broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This year’s show is being produced by Ricky Martin and features some of the biggest names in Latin music including Armando Christian Perez (a.k.a Pitbull), Luis Fonsi and Ozuna.

The awards show will also feature performances by Daddy Yankee, Luis Miguel, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Natti Natasha, Gente de Zona and more. In addition, Martin will be honored with the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The complete list of nominees for the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards is as follows:

-Artist of the Year: Daddy Yankee
-Tour of the Year: Luis Miguel
-Social Artist of the Year: Daddy Yankee
-New Artist of the Year: Ozuna
-Album of the Year: Jesse & Joy, “Un Besito Más”
-Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

See the complete list of nominees

This year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards will air live on Telemundo on April 26. Here is the complete list of nominees.

-Artist of the Year
-Bad Bunny
-Daddy Yankee
-J Balvin
-Jennifer Lopez
-Ozuna

-New Artist of the Year
-Alesso
-Anuel Aa
-Casper Magico
-Karol G
-Sebastian Yatra

-Tour of the Year
– Luis Miguel
– Wisin & Yandel

album of the Year

“Unity” – Reik

“Hearts” – Zion & Lennox

“Vibras” – J Balvin

“El Dorado” – Shakira

“Drake” – Scorpion

Find out who won

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are back for another year, and the complete list of nominees has been announced!

This year’s awards show will be hosted by RBD’s Christian Chávez and television personality Jacqueline Bracamontes, and will feature performances by Gloria Trevi, Ozuna, Ricky Martin and more.

The awards show will air live on Telemundo on Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Check out the complete list of nominees below:

Artist of the Year
-Bad Bunny
-J Balvin
-Ozuna
-Romeo Santos
-Sebastián Yatra

New Artist of the Year, Solo – Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa” – Becky G & Bad Bunny – “Mayores” – Casper Mágico & Nio García featuring bad bunny, Darell & Ozuna – “Te Bote (Remix)” – Christian Nodal featuring Ozuna – “Adiós Amor” – Manuel Turizo featuring Snoop Dogg – “Esclavo De Tus Besos”