Karol G Leads the Latin Music Awards Nominations for 2022
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Leading the pack of nominations for the 2022 Latin Music Awards is none other than Karol G! The Colombian singer and songwriter is up for a whopping eight awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Urban Fusion/Performance.
Karol G leads the Latin Music Awards nominations for 2022
Karol G is a Colombian singer and songwriter who is taking the Latin music world by storm. She has been nominated for an impressive nine Latin Music Awards, leading the pack for the 2022 awards. Karol G is quickly making a name for herself as one of the most talented and exciting new artists in Latin music.
She is nominated for nine awards
The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards, and Colombian singer/songwriter Karol G leads the pack with nine nods.
The other top nominees include Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and Ozuna, who are each nominated for eight awards. Following closely behind areresidente and Rosalía, who are both nominated for seven awards.
The nominations were announced during a live event that was broadcast on Univision. The show was hosted by Armando Perez “Pitbull” and Gaby Espino.
This marks the first time in Latin Grammy history that three women are nominated in the Record of the Year category: Rosalía (“Juro Que”), Kany Garcia (“Contigo”), and Natalia Lafourcade (“La Malagueña”).
The Latin Grammy Awards will take place on November 21, 2022 at a yet-to-be-announced location.
She is the most nominated artist this year
With eight nods, Karol G is the most nominated artist at the Latin American Music Awards this year. The Colombian reggaeton singer is up for artist of the year, favorite female artist – urban, favorite album – urban, favorite song – urban, favorite collaboration, favorite video and more.
This is the fifth year of the awards show, which recognizes Latin music artists in various genres including pop, rock, urban, tropical and regional Mexican. The awards are based on streaming and sales data as well as radio airplay.
Karol G’s competition in the artist of the year category includes Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Ozuna and Selena Gomez. Gomez is also nominated for favorite album – pop/rock for “Rare” and favorite female artist – pop/rock.
Balvin is up for five awards including favorite artist – urban and favorite album – urban for “Colores.” Ozuna is nominated for four awards including favorite artist – tropical and favorite album – tropical for “ENOC.”
The Latin American Music Awards will air live on Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m. ET on Telemundo.
Other artists who are nominated
Karol G is a Columbian singer and songwriter who is nominated for thirteen Latin Grammy Awards. She is nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. In the past, she has won three Latin Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards.
J Balvin is nominated for eight awards
J Balvin is nominated for eight awards, including Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
Other artists who are nominated include Bad Bunny, Karol G, Romeo Santos and Ozuna.
Ozuna is nominated for seven awards
Ozuna is nominated for a leading seven awards, followed by Maluma and J Balvin with six each. Bad Bunny is nominated for five awards, while Karol G, Anuel AA, and Residente all receive four nods apiece.
Other artists who are nominated include: Ximena Sariñana, Reykon featuring Maluma, Debi Nova, Danna Paola, Manuel Turizo, Morat, Natti Natasha featuring Ozuna, Piso 21 featuring Manuel Turizo, Zion & Lennox featuring Héctor El Father.
The Latin Music Awards
The Latin Music Awards is an annual music awards show that celebrates the best in Latin music. The show is produced by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and is broadcasted live on the Univision network. This year’s show will be hosted by Karol G, who is leading the nominations with eight.
They will be held on April 25
The Latin Music Awards are awarded annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to recognize and honor the creativity, technical expertise and popularity of ASCAP’s top members in Latin music. Winners are determined by an online ballot of ASCAP members. This year’s ASCAP Latin Music Awards will be held on April 25 in Hollywood, California.
ASCAP President Paul Williams said: “The Latin Music Awards continue to reflect the extraordinary diversity and creativity that is at the heart of our membership. We are proud to once again showcase the talents of so many of our exceptional ASCAP songwriters, composers and music publishers.”
This year’s nominees include Karol G, J Balvin, Ozuna, Bad Bunny, Jesse & Joy, Luis Fonsi and more. See the full list of nominees below.
-Karol G
-J Balvin
-Ozuna
-Bad Bunny
-Jesse & Joy
-Luis Fonsi
It will be broadcast on Telemundo
The awards ceremony will be broadcast on Telemundo on April 25, 2022. The show will be produced by Endemol Shine Latino and executive produced byWalter Levitt and Marcos A. Rodriguez.
“The Latin Music Awards” is an annual awards show that recognizes the best in Latin music.
