All About the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Voting, Nominees & More

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They’re here! The Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place this Thursday at the iconic Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. These awards are designed to recognize the commercial success and the spread of the year’s hits on the prestigious Billboard charts and will be hosted by Mexican presenter Jacqueline Bracamontes and Ecuadorian actor Danilo Carrera.

The 30th edition is led by Mexican artist Peso Pluma, the ultimate icon of corridos tumbados, who has experienced explosive growth in 2023 and could take home up to 21 awards. Following closely are Bad Bunny and the northern cumbia band Grupo Frontera, each with 15 nominations. On the other hand, Karol G, for the second consecutive year, is the female artist with the most nominations, totaling 13.

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Peso Pluma attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV

The night will be marked by highly anticipated performances, featuring an outstanding lineup ranging from Benito himself, who will present an exclusive song, to Feid, the latest addition, as well as Farruko, Marshmello, Myke Towers, Manuel Turizo, Tini, Yandel, Peso Pluma, Nicki Nicole, and many more.

Of course, at LOS40, we will be following the gala closely – we will also be covering it extensively at LOS40 USA. So, here’s everything you need to know to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

When, Where & How to Watch the Billboard Latin Music Awards?

This year, the ceremony will start this Thursday, October 5th, at 8 PM (Eastern Time). An hour earlier, you can catch the first glimpses of the blue carpet.

In the United States, the gala will be televised for free on the Telemundo channel and Universo, and you can also stream it on the Telemundo App or through Peacock. In other regions where you can’t directly access the content, you can use a VPN or connect to the event’s social media channels to follow the online broadcast.

Who Will Perform at the Billboard Latin Music Awards?

As mentioned earlier, the lineup of performers is extensive. A few days ago, Billboard left us astonished by announcing Benito’s presentation (whose album is just around the corner), and they also included Feid after his recent release «Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad.»

Feid "Mor, no le temas a la oscuridad" Album
Feid performs at Amazon Music Live Concert Series 2023 on September 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music )

Joining them on stage will be Yandel, El Alfa, Sofía Reyes, Farruko, Marshmello, Los Ángeles Azules, Manuel Turizo, Myke Towers, Olga Tañón, Tini, and Calibre 50. We will also witness debut performances at the gala by Peso Pluma, Nicki Nicole, La Factoría, Pepe Aquilar, Sky Rompiendo, Yng Lvcas, Eladio Carrión, Justin Quiles, Chiquis, Los Sebastianes, and Ximeña Sariñana. A star-studded lineup indeed!

In addition to these superstars, other invited celebrities will be in attendance, including Paris Hilton, Nadia Ferreria, Eslabón Armado, Elena Rose, and the emerging Mexican star DannyLux.

Billboard Latin Music Awards Nominees

As mentioned earlier, the «Doble P» (Peso Pluma) leads with the highest number of nominations, 21, followed by Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera with 15 each, and Karol G with 13. Notable mentions include Fuerza Regida, the Baja California band that recently released «El Jefe» with Shakira, with 13 nominations, Eslabon Armado with 10, Rauw Alejandro with 7, Rosalía, Bizarrap, Feid, and Yng Lvcas with 6 each, and Manuel Turizo, Natanael Cano, and Iván Cornejo with four nominations each.

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Karol G performs in concert during the «Mañana Será Bonito» tour at Alamodome on August 31, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. Rick Kern/Getty Images

See the complete list of nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards below:

Artist of the Year: 

Bad Bunny

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Karol G

Peso Pluma

Artist of the Year, New: 

Bizarrap

Chino Pacas

Grupo Frontera

Peso Pluma

Yng Lvcas

Tour of the Year: 

Bad Bunny

Daddy Yankee

Grupo Firme

Karol G

Rauw Alejandro

Crossover Artist of the Year: 

Justin Timberlake

Lil Jon

Maître Gims

Marshmello

Sean Paul

Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny

Feid

Karol G

Peso Pluma

Grupp Frontera

SONGS CATEGORIES

Global 200 Latin Song of the Year:

Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”

Bizarrap & Quevedo, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

*Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”

Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”

Hot Latin Song of the Year: 

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”

Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event: 

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”

Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male: 

Bad Bunny

Feid

Junior H

Natanael Cano

Peso Pluma

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:

Becky G

Karol G

Rosalía

Shakira

Young Miko

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: 

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Grupo Marca Registrada

Yahritza y Su Esencia

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year: 

DEL

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

Latin Airplay Song of the Year: 

Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”

Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”

Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”

Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

Latin Airplay Label of the Year: 

Lizos

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

Sales Song of the Year:

Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”

Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”

Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

Streaming Song of the Year:

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”

Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”

Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”

ALBUM CATEGORIES

Top Latin Album of the Year: 

Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.

Ivan Cornejo, Dañado

Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito

Peso Pluma, Génesis

Rauw Alejandro, Saturno

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male: 

Bad Bunny

Ivan Cornejo

Ozuna

Rauw Alejandro

Romeo Santos

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female: 

Becky G

Kali Uchis

Karol G

Rosalía

Yuridia

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: 

Aventura

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Marca Registrada

Maná

Top Latin Albums Sello Label of the Year: 

Del

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

LATIN POP CATEGORIES 

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo: 

Becky G

Enrique Iglesias

Rosalía

Sebastián Yatra

Shakira

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: 

Camila

Enanitos Verdes

Maná

Piso 21

Reik

Latin Pop Song of the Year: 

Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

Maluma, “Junio”

Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro, “Beso”

Sebastián Yatra, “Una Noche Sin Pensar”

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year: 

Dale Play

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

WK

Latin Pop Album of the Year:

Camilo, De Adentro Pa Afuera

Morat, Si Ayer Fuera Hoy

Piso 21, 777

Selena, Moonchild Mixes

Tini, Cupido

Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:

Columbia

RCA

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

TROPICAL CATEGORIES 

Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:

Elvis Crespo

Luis Figueroa

Marc Anthony

Prince Royce

Romeo Santos

Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Aventura

Gente de Zona

La Sonora Dinamita

Los Ángeles Azules

Monchy & Alexandra

Tropical Song of the Year:

Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”

Marshmello & Manuel Turizo, “El Merengue”

Rosalía, “Despechá”

Romeo Santos & Rosalía, “El Pañuelo”

Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”

Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:

Columbia

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

WK

Tropical Albums Label of the Year:

Discos Fuentes

Sony Music Latin

The Orchard

Universal Music Enterprises

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:

Carin León

Junior H

Ivan Cornejo

Natanael Cano

Peso Pluma

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Calibre 50

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

La Maquinaria Norteña

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

Carin León & Grupo Frontera, “Que Vuelvas”

Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”

Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:

Afinarte

Remex

Lizos

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Regional Mexican Album of the Year:

Eslabon Armado, Desvelado

Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.

Fuerza Regida, Sigan Hablando: II.

Ivan Cornejo, Dañado

Peso Pluma, Génesis

Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:

Del

Manzana

Rancho Humilde

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:

Bad Bunny

Daddy Yankee

Feid

Karol G

Rauw Alejandro

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Cartel de Santa

Mambo Kingz

The Rudeboyz

Wisin & Yandel

Zion & Lennox

Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:

Bad Bunny & Rauw Alejandro, “Party”

Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”

Bizarrap & Quevedo, “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52”

Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”

Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:

Republic

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Warner Latina

Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:

Anuel AA, LLNM2

Eladio Carrión, 3MEN2 KBRN

Feid, Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo: Te Pirateamos El Álbum

Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito

Rauw Alejandro, Saturno

Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:

Interscope Geffen A&M

Real Hasta La Muerte

Rimas

Sony Music Latin

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

WRITERS / PRODUCERS / PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES

Songwriter of the Year:

Bad Bunny

Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera

MAG

Pedro Tovar

Peso Pluma

Publisher of the Year:

11ONCE Music, BMI

Double P Publishing, BMI

Prajin Miusic Publishing, BMI

Sony Latin Music Publishing, LLC, BMI

Street Mob Publishing, BMI

Publishing Corporation of the Year:

BMG

Kobalt Music

Sony Music Publishing

Universal Music

Warner Chappell Music

Producer of the Year:

Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera

Ernesto ‘Neto’ Fernández

Jimmy Humilde

MAG

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