The highly anticipated Billboard Latin Music Awards has come and gone and I am just as sad as you are. Sad that it’s over not about the award winners!
In fact, I am more than content with the award winners that walked – or even jumped and danced – on and off the stage to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the Latin music business. We congratulate the winners and the nominees, you all deserved to be there that night!
Artist of the Year: Romeo Santos
Artist of the Year, New: J Balvin
Tour of the Year: Marc Anthony
Social Artist of the Year: Shakira
Crossover Artist of the Year: Drake
Hot Latin Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
Enrique Iglesias accepts two out of nine awards at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards with his casual charm
“Bailando”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male: Romeo Santos
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female: Natalia Jimenez
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Airplay Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Airplay Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Digital Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Streaming Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Top Latin Album of the Year: Romeo Santos, Formula, Vol. 2
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male: Romeo Santos
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female: Jenni Rivera
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Santana
Top Latin Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Pop Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Enrique Iglesias
Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Camila
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Pop Album of the Year: Enrique Iglesias “Sex & Love”
Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Enrique Iglesias
Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Santana
Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year: Republic
Tropical Song of the Year: Romeo Santos featuring Drake “Odio”
Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Romeo Santos
Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Chino & Nacho
Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Tropical Album of the Year: Romeo Santos, Formula, Vol. 2
Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos takes home two out of ten awards at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards looking all spiffy and stuff
Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Tropical Albums Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Regional Mexican Song of the Year: Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga “Hermosa Experencia”
Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Gerardo Ortiz
Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year: Disa
Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Various Artists “Las Bandas Romanticas de America 2014″
Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Jenni Rivera
Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Julion Alvarez Y Su Norteno Banda
Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year: Fonovisa
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year: J Balvin featuring Farruko “6 AM”
Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: J Balvin
Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Plan B
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year: Wisin “El Regreso Del Sobreviviente”
Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Wisin
Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Calle 13
Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin
Songwriter of the Year: Anthony “Romeo” Santos
Publisher of the Year: Mayimba Music, Inc., ASCAP
Publishing Corporation of the Year: Sony/ATV Music
Producer of the Year: Anthony “Romeo” Santos
Lifetime Achievement Award: Roberto Carlos
Billboard “Spirit of Hope” Award: Carlos Santana
Jennifer Lopez performing a Selena tribute at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards; maravilloso
So, we can all agree that Romeo Santos dominated the award show with a whopping ten awards. And even though my favorite, Mr. Henry Churches didn’t win the Artist of the Year award as I predicted, he still dominated with Romeo Santos with the second most awards received by an artist in the whole night with nine awards given to him and Romeo Santos still deserved that award as much as anyone else deserved theirs. As for the most awards in the whole night? We can hand that one to Sony Music Latin who took home 15 awards. Overall, the night was insane. From the crowd to the talent that preformed. I mean, we will never forget that Selena tribute by J-Lo and Los Dinos. Or the performance with Carlos Santana and Juanes.
I am more than grateful for being able to attend and I would like to thank Billboard and Leila Cobo, executive director of Latin content and programming for Billboard for giving me the opportunity to experience it.
Congratulations to all the winners and I hope your night was as amazing as mine.
Now, I gotta go write a song so that I can win my Billboard award at next year’s show. 😉
