Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are given out annually to honor the best and brightest in Latin music. This year, the award for Artist of the Year went to Bad Bunny.

Introduction

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year is given annually by Billboard magazine. The award recognizes the most successful Latin artists of the year, as determined by album sales, radio airplay, touring, and social media engagement.

The Artist of the Year award was first presented in 1995, and has been given out annually since then. In 2013, the award was renamed to the “Artist of the Year” award.

The nominees for the award are selected by a panel of Latin music experts, and the winner is chosen based on album sales, radio airplay, touring, and social media engagement.

History of the award

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year is an award that has been given out since 1987. The award is given to the Latin artist who has had the most success on the Billboard charts during the eligibility period.

First award show

The Billboard Latin Music Awards were created to recognize the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by Billboard magazine. The award show began in 1994, and was held annually until 2006. In 2007, the award show returned after a one-year hiatus. The award show has been held every year since then.

The award show is typically held in April or May. It is usually held in Miami, but has also been held in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

The award show features musical performances by Latin artists, as well as awards for the best-selling Latin albums and songs of the year.

Second award show

The Billboard Latin Music Awards is an annual awards show which honors the most influential Latin artists of the year. The award show was first held in 1994 and was known as the American Music Awards of Latin Origin until 2005, when it was renamed the “Latin Billboard Awards”. In 2006, the award show was renamed again to its current title.

The award show is broadcast live on television in the United States and Puerto Rico. The ceremony is also broadcast live online via Yahoo! Latino.

Winners are selected by Billboard magazine based on sales figures, airplay, streaming activity, and other criteria.

Third award show and beyond

In 1996, the show was telecast for the first time in the United States on the Univision television network. That same year, the award for “Best New Artist” was changed to “Best New Artist of the Year”. From 1997 onwards, the show has been held at various venues across the United States. The following year, the show shifted from a May to a April air date to avoid overlaps with the MTV Video Music Awards. In 1999, due to scheduling conflicts with the All-Star Game (which had occasionally coincided with Latin Week in previous years), as well as an unavailability of top-tier Latin acts willing and able to attend on such short notice, Billboard cancelled that year’s show altogether.

In 2000 and 2001, the ceremonies were again held at Madison Square Garden. In 2002 and 2003, they returned to Miami Beach; in 2004, they were held at Houston’s Toyota Center; in 2005–2007, they took place at American Airlines Arena in Miami; and from 2008 to 2011 (and again in 2013), they were held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. On 2006 results were announced live for the first time on national television via ABC – which marked the beginning of a new partnership between Billboard and ABC that would last until 2009. For its 10th anniversary special telecast on Univision in 2009, Billboard delivered its most-watched annual awards show ever – averaging 4 million viewers during primetime – thereby becoming one of only four award shows this decade whose ratings increased over its previous anniversary telecast (joining Oscars®, Golden Globes® and Academy of Country Music Awards®).

In 2010, The festivities returned back home to Miami where it took place at the Arena at University of Miami with Shakira being honored as Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year that night. Last year’s show attracted 6.6 million viewers – ranking as one of most-watched annual entertainment specials on all English & Spanish language networks since 2010 – with Jason Derulo and Gente de Zona being honored as Top Latin Artist & Top Latin Album artists respectively and Ricky Martin as Platinum Award honoree for his enduring career achievements & influence within music industry worldwide.

Award criteria

To be eligible for the award, the artist must have released at least three albums, with at least one of those albums receiving a Gold or Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition, the artist must have had at least three top 10 songs on the Billboard Latin Songs chart during the eligibility period.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Artist of the Year, an artist must have achieved one or more number-one songs on the “Hot Latin Songs”, “Latin Airplay”, or “Latin Digital Songs” charts in the eligibility period. In addition, an artist must have released an album or single during the eligibility period.

Voting process

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are awarded annually by Billboard magazine. The awards recognize the most popular albums, songs and artists in Latin America, based on sales and radio airplay data. They also recognize the achievements of musicians in the United States.

The Artist of the Year award is given to the artist who has had the most successful year on the Billboard Latin chart. To be eligible for this award, an artist must have released an album or single during the eligibility period. The album or single must have reached number one on the Billboard Latin chart or been in the top 10 for at least five weeks.

To determine the winner, a panel of Latin music experts votes on a list of nominees. The nominee with the most votes is declared the winner.

past winners

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1994. The award is given to the Latin artist who had the biggest impact on the Latin music scene over the past year.

2010

In 2010, Mexican singer-songwriter Pepe Aguilar was named the Latin Artist of the Year.

2011

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year is an award that was first presented at the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards. It is given to the artist who had the biggest impact on the Latin music scene in that year.

The finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.

The award goes to the artist who achieved the highest total of these points during a 12-month period from January to December.

The list of past winners is as follows:
-2010: Jennifer Lopez
-2011: Luis Fonsi

2012

In 2012, the award was given to Shakira.

2013

In 2013, the award was presented to Romeo Santos.

2014

In 2014, the award for Artist of the Year was presented to Marc Anthony.

2015

In 2015, the award was presented to Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee.

2016

In 2016, the award for Artist of the Year was presented to Daddy Yankee.

2017

The Billboard Latin Music Awards is an annual awards show that honors the most popular artists in Latin music. The Artist of the Year award is given to the artist with the most votes overall. The 2017 award went to Daddy Yankee.

2018

The 2018 Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year was awarded to Luis Fonsi.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Billboard Latin Music Award for Artist of the Year is a highly coveted honor that recognizes the outstanding achievements of a Latin artist in the music industry. The award is given to an artist who has shown exceptional talent and success in the Latin music industry, and is considered to be one of the highest honors that a Latin artist can receive.