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WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7PM ET
WHERE: Televised on Univision, UNIMÁS and Galavisión live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas

Recognizing the most popular Latin music on the charts, the Latin American Music Awards features top solo performers & Latin groups who compete for top honors for artist of the year, song of the year, and best new artist.

This year, the 8th annual Latin American Music Awards returned on Thursday, April 20, 2023 beginning at 7PM ET co-hosted by Galilea Montijo and Julián Gil live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

New this year? The Latin AMAs moved from their original TV home, Telemundo, to a simulcast on Univision, UNIMÁS and Galavisión.

With the announcement of 2023 Latin American Music Award nominees (also see WINNERS, below), it was Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny who led the pack with 11 nominations including artist of the year, song of the year and album of the year.

Becky G and Daddy Yankee followed with nine nominations each along with eight nods for Grupo Frontera, Karol G (the night's big winner), Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos and Rosalía.

More than 30 performers took the stage during the night including newcomers Grupo Frontera, Peso Pluma, Young Miko and Ryan Castro, as well as Prince Royce, Rubén Blades, Becky G, The Mambo Kingz, and many more.

Just up ahead, check out the complete list of this year's Latin AMA nominees and WINNERS, along with fun facts on one of Latin music's biggest nights of the year:

Bad Bunny leads the pack in 2023 with a total of 11 nominatoins, including Artist of the Year.

Latin AMA fun facts

• The Latin AMAs debuted on October 8, 2015 on Telemundo and was hosted by Mexican singer Lucero.

• Karol G made history with a milestone win at the 2022 Latin AMAs as the first woman to take home the artist of the year award.

• Enrique Iglesias holds the record for most wins at the Latin AMAs with 13 awards. CNCO is the most awarded group and second overall with 12 awards.

• Karol G is the most awarded female artist with nine awards, followed by Selena Gomez with six awards.

• J Balvin is the most nominated act overall with 40 Latin AMA nominations (and seven wins), followed by Bad Bunny with 31 nods (and six wins).

2023 Latin American Music Awards nominees & WINNERS

Song of the Year

“Bebe dame” – Fueza Regida & Grupo Frontera
“Despechá” – Rosalía
“Dos oruguitas” – Sebastián Yatra
“Está dañada” – Ivan Cornejo
“La bachata” – Manuel Turizo
“MAMIII” – Becky G & Karol G — WINNER
“Me porto bonito” – Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone
“Quevedo: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52” – Bizarrap & Quevedo
“Sus huellas” – Romeo Santos
“Te felicito” – Shakira & Rauw Alejandro

Collaboration of the Year

“Bebe dame” – Fueza Regida & Grupo Frontera
“El incomprendido” – Farruko, Víctor Cárdenas & DJ Adoni
“MAMIII” – Becky G & Karol G — WINNER
“Mayor que usted” – Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee & Wisin y Yandel
“Me porto bonito” – Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone
“Medallo” – Blessd, Justin Quiles & Lenny Tavárez
“Que vuelvas” – Carin León & Grupo Frontera
“Quevedo: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52” – Bizarrap & Quevedo
“Te espero” – Prince Royce & Maria Becerra
“Te felicito” – Shakira & Rauw Alejandro

Best Duo or Group – Pop

Jesse & Joy — WINNER
Los Enanitos Verdes
Maná
Mau y Ricky
Reik

Best Duo or Group – Regional Mexican

Banda Los Recoditos
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabón Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme — WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Yahritza y Su Esencia

New Artist of the Year

Bizarrap — WINNER
Blessd
Edén Muñoz
Grupo Frontera
Los Lara
Luis Figueroa
Luis R Conriquez
Quevedo
Santa Fe Klan
Yahritza y Su Esencia

Best Collaboration – Regional Mexican

“Billete grande (En vivo)” – Fuerza Regida & Edgardo Nuñez
“Brindo” – Mario Bautista & Banda El Recodo
“Calidad” – Grupo Firme & Luis Mexia
“Con un botecito a pecho” – Adriel Favela & Carin León
“Hay que hacer dinero” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga & Edén Muñoz
“Jugaste y sufrí” – Eslabón Armado & DannyLux
“Que vuelvas” – Carin León & Grupo Frontera
“Se acabó (En vivo)” – Lenin Ramírez, Fuerza Regida & Banda Renovación
“Si ya hiciste el mal” – Luis R Conriquez & Jessi Uribe
“Ya acabó” – Marca MP & Becky G — WINNER

Best Collaboration – Tropical

“Baloncito viejo” – Carolos Vives & Camilo
“El pañuelo” – Romeo Santos & Rosalía
“Monotonía” – Shakira & Ozuna — WINNER
“Soy yo” – Don Omar, Wisin & Gente de Zona
“Te espero” – Prince Royce & Maria Becerra

Best Crossover Artist

DJ Khaled
DJ Snake
Ed Sheeran
Fatman Scoop
Gims
Justin Timberlake
Lil Jon
Megan Thee Stallion
Mr. Vegas
The Weeknd — WINNER

Best Artist – Pop

Anitta
Becky G
Camilo
Enrique Iglesias
Kali Uchis
Luis Fonsi
Ricky Martin
Rosalía
Sebastián Yatra
Shakira – WINNER

Best Artist – Tropical

Carlos Vives
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos — WINNER
Víctor Manuelle

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Becky G
Daddy Yankee
Eslabón Armado
Farruko
Ivan Cornejo
Karol G — WINNER
Rauw Alejandro
Romeo Santos
Rosalía

Album of the Year

Ahora Me Da Pena EP – Buena Vista Social Club
Dañado – Ivan Cornejo
Esquemas – Becky G
Fórmula, Vol. 3 – Romeo Santos
Jose – J Balvin
La 167 – Farruko
Legendaddy – Daddy Yankee
Motomami – Rosalía
Nostalgia – Eslabón Armado
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny — WINNER

Collaboration Crossover of the Year

“Arhbo (Music from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack)” – Ozuna, Gims,
Redone & FIFA Sound
“Borracho” – Sech & DJ Khaled
“La fama” – Rosalía & The Weeknd — WINNER
“Sigue” – J Balvin & Ed Sheeran
“Sin fin” – Romeo Santos & Justin Timberlake

Streaming Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Chencho Corleone
Grupo Frontera
Ivan Cornejo
Karol G — WINNER

Tour of the Year

Enfiestados y Amanecidos Tour – Grupo Firme
La Última Vuelta World Tour – Daddy Yankee
Papi Juancho World Tour – Maluma
$trip Love Tour – Karol G — WINNER
World’s Hottest Tour – Bad Bunny

Best Album – Pop

@dannocean – Danny Ocean
De Adentro Pa Afuera – Camilo
Dharma – Sebastián Yatra
Esquemas – Becky G
Motomami – Rosalía — WINNER

Best Song – Pop

“Bailé con mi ex” – Becky G
“Junio” – Maluma
“Provenza” – Karol G — WINNER
“Tacones rojos” – Sebastián Yatra
“Te amo y punto” – Chayanne

Best Artist – Urban

Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Karol G — WINNER
Natti Natasha
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro

Best Album – Urban

Jose – J Balvin
La 167 – Farruko
Legendaddy – Daddy Yankee
Saturno – Rauw Alejandro
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny — WINNER

Best Song – Urban

“Desesperados” – Rauw Alejandro & Chencho Corleone
“Envolver” – Anitta
“Remix” – Daddy Yankee
“Sensual bebé” – Jhayco
“Tití me preguntó” – Bad Bunny — WINNER

Best Collaboration – Pop/Urban

“Buenos días” – Wisin, Camilo & Los Legendarios
“El incomprendido” – Farruko, Víctor Cárdenas & DJ Adoni
“Hot” – Daddy Yankee & Pitbull
“MAMIII” – Becky G & Karol G — WINNER
“Mayor que usted” – Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee & Wisin y Yandel
“Me porto bonito” – Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone
“Medallo” – Blessd, Justin Quiles & Lenny Tavárez
“Punto 40” – Rauw Alejandro & Baby Rasta
“Quevedo: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52” – Bizarrap & Quevedo
“Te felicito” – Shakira & Rauw Alejandro

Best Artist – Regional Mexican

Ángela Aguilar
Carin León
Chiquis
Christian Nodal
Edén Muñoz
Gerardo Ortiz
Ivan Cornejo
Junior H — WINNER
Luis R Conriquez
Pepe Aguilar

Best Album – Regional Mexican

Dañado – Ivan Cornejo
Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, Vol. 2 – Fuerza Regida
Mi Vida En Un Cigarro 2 – Junior H — WINNER
Nostalgia – Eslabón Armado
Obsessed Deluxe – Yahritza y Su Esencia

Best Song – Regional Mexican

“Chale” – Edén Muñoz
“La boda del huitlacoche (Live)” – Carin León
“No se va (En vivo)” – Grupo Frontera — WINNER
“Que te vaya bien” – Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
“Si me duele que duela” – Intocable

Best Album – Tropical

Ahora Me Da Pena EP – Buena Vista Social Club
Cumbiana II – Carlos Vives
Fórmula, Vol. 3 – Romeo Santos — WINNER
Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
The Ultimate Bachata Collection – Héctor Acosta “El Torito”

Best Song – Tropical

“Despechá” – Rosalía
“Después de la playa” – Bad Bunny
“La bachata” – Manuel Turizo — WINNER
“Pegao” – Camilo
“Sus huellas” – Romeo Santos