2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards: En Vivo
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The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards are set to take place on Thursday, April 22 and will be broadcast live on Telemundo. Here’s everything you need to know about the show.
Introduction
The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards will be broadcast live on Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT on the Telemundo network from the American Airlines Arena in Miami. This year’s show will feature performances by some of the biggest names in Latin music, including Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Ozuna, Ricky Martin, Shakira and many more. The awards show will also feature special appearances by Alejandro Sanz, Carlos Vives, Juanes and Sebastian Yatra.
The show will be hosted by Colombian actress Ana de la Reguera and Mexican actor Jaime Camil. This year’s awards show will feature a special performance by Shakira to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her album “Loba” as well as a special tribute to Selena Quintanilla featuring her sister Suzette Quintanilla.
This year’s nominees were announced in March and are led by Bad Bunny with 20 nominations, followed by J Balvin with 17 and Ozuna with 16.
En Vivo
The Latin Billboard Music Awards ceremony is set to take place on Thursday, April 29, at 8 p.m. ET on Telemundo. The awards will be broadcast live from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. This will be the first time in the show’s history that it will be held virtually.
What is En Vivo?
En Vivo is a Spanish-language live album by American singer Eagles, released on November 20, 2007 by Eagles Recording Company and Hendrix Music Group. The album contains live recordings of Eagles’ fourteen concerts during their 2007 Long Road Out of Eden Tour in support of their album Long Road Out of Eden (2007). It was recorded in various locations throughout the United States and Mexico between March 23 and October 28, 2007.
En Vivo was commercialized as a double-disc album in standard and digital formats. The standard edition includes twenty-six tracks, while the digital edition includes thirty tracks—the additional four tracks were composed of three studio recordings (“Workin’ Them Angels”, “The Boys of Summer”, “All Night Long”) and one live recording (“Hotel California”). critical reception towards En Vivo was positive; several journalists praised the album’s production value and musical performances. Commercially, En Vivo peaked at number one on Billboard Top Latin Albums chart—becoming Eagles’ first number-one album on the chart—and number five on Billboard 200, their highest-charting album in the United States since Hotel California (1976).
How to En Vivo
En Vivo, which means “live” in Spanish, is a live stream of the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards that will take place on Thursday, April 29th at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.
Fans can watch En Vivo on the show’s official website, as well as on the official app for iOS and Android devices. The live stream will be available for fans in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
During En Vivo, fans can vote for their favorite artists in select categories by using the official app or by visiting the website. Fans can also purchase virtual tickets to the show, starting at $4.99 USD, which will give them access to exclusive content and experiences.
The Awards
The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on Thursday, April 29, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The show was hosted by Colombian singer Karen Méndez and Mexican actor Sebastián Zurita. This was the first time the show was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Categories
The Billboard Latin Music Awards is an annual award show produced by the Billboard magazine. The awards honor the most popular Latin songs, albums and artists in the United States.
The show was first held in 1994 and was broadcast live on television for the first time in 2002. The show is usually held in Miami, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 show will be held virtually for the first time.
The categories for the 2021 show are:
-Artist of the Year
-New Artist of the Year
-Tour of the Year
-Songwriter of the Year
-Producer of the Year
-Social Artist of the Year
-Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year (solo)
-Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year (duo or group)
-Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
-Regional Mexican Artist of the Year (solo)
-Regional Mexican Album of he Year
-Regional Mexican Songwriter of th year Urban Artist of he year (solo)
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The Nominees
This year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards will be broadcast live on Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET on Telemundo. The show will once again be hosted by Alejandra Espinoza and Gaby Espinoza from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.
The awards are based on the 12-month period from January 1st through December 31st, 2020. The eligibility period for the 2021 awards is from February 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021.
Here are the nominees in the top categories:
Artist of the Year
-Bad Bunny
-J Balvin
-Ozuna
-Romeo Santos
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Conclusion
The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on April 21, 2021, in Miami. The show was hosted by Mexican duo Lucy and Eiza. En Vivo was the first Spanish-language show to be broadcast live on NBC in the United States.
The awards show concluded with a performance by J Balvin of his song “Mi Gente”.