Chayanne, Nicky Jam, Christina Aguilera, Raphael & Jose Feliciano all received special awards.
With nine awards — with the most notable being an artist of the year and tours of the year, and the best songwriter of the year Bad Bunny is the biggest winner during the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Its Puerto Rican star, who has broken record attendance and record-setting charts won the top Latin album, as well as the best Latin beat album in the world for Un Verano Sin Ti, the longest-running album with a position of No. #1 on the Billboard 200 so far this year. Also, Hot Latin Songs and Top Latin Albums artist of the year, both male and tropical track best of year “Volvi.”
The next artist to follow Bad Bunny in a sheer number of wins was Farruko with his massive hit “Pepas,” which won the sought-after Hot Latin Song of the year award in addition to streaming, sales, and Latin rhythm track of the year. the year. Karol G won the most coveted female performer of the awards, taking home Hot Latin Songs and Top Latin Albums artist of the year, female “Mamiii,” her collaboration with Becky G, won Hot Latin Song of the year and vocal performance.
Rauw Alejandro, as well as Rauw Alejandro, and Mexican superstars Grupo Firme, as well as Eslabon Armado each won two awards and the 18-year-old Mexican youngster Ivan Cornejo won the highly coveted young artist award. The producer of the year prize was awarded to Tainy.
While Bad Bunny might have been the most popular on the charts, however, the winners included a wide range of Latin music genres and artists that range from the most famous to the newest like Rosalia, Wisin y Yandel, Romeo Santos, and Christian Nodal.
This diversity was also apparent at the awards ceremony. The pop star Chayanne was honored with an award called the Billboard Icon Award, while Nicky Jam received the Hall of Fame Award for his accomplishments as a trailblazer in reggaeton however, he also became a successful actor and media personality. In addition, the Spirit of Hope Award for charity work was presented to Christina Aguilera and Spanish icon Raphael received his Lifetime Achievement Award. Jose Feliciano was honored with the Billboard Legend Award.
At the publishing and label conclusion, Sony Music Latin led the way with nine awards which included Latin Airplay label of the year. Sony Music Publishing won publishing company for the year. Rimas, the Bad Bunny label was awarded six prizes which included Top Latin Albums label of the year. Moreover, its publishing unit, RSM Publishing (ASCAP) won the title of publisher of the year.
Winners and finalists were honored live during the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which aired on the Telemundo network from the Watsco Center in Miami. Billboard Latin Music Awards are the only award ceremony to highlight the top tracks, albums, and artists in Latin music, as judged through Billboard’s famous weekly charts. Finalists, as well as eventual winners, represent how new songs perform in Billboard’s albums and charts for a year in the ranking dated August. 14th, 2021 until July. 6. 2022 charts. The selection process is based on interactions between music and fans that include sales of albums and songs on digital platforms radio airplay, streaming, and touring, as tracked by Billboard as well as its partner in data Luminate.
Here is the full list of winners.
ARTIST CATEGORIES
Artist of the Year:
- Bad Bunny
Artist of the Year, New:
- Ivan Cornejo
Tour of the Year:
- Bad Bunny
Crossover Artist of the Year:
- Skrillex
SONG CATEGORIES
Hot Latin Song of the Year:
- Farruko, “Pepas”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
- Becky G & Karol G, “Mamiii”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
- Bad Bunny
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
- Karol G
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Grupo Firme
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
- Rimas
Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year:
- Rimas
Latin Airplay Song of the Year:
- Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”
Latín Airplay Label of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Latin Airplay Imprint of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Sales Song of the Year:
- Farruko, “Pepas”
Streaming Song of the Year:
- Farruko, “Pepas”
ALBUM CATEGORIES
Top Latin Album of the Year:
- Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
- Bad Bunny
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
- Karol G
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Eslabon Armado
Top Latin Albums Label of the Year
- Rimas
LATIN POP CATEGORIES
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:
- Enrique Iglesias
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Maná
Latin Pop Song of the Year:
- Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”
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:
- Rosalía, Motomami
Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year:
- Universal Music Latino
TROPICAL CATEGORIES
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
- Romeo Santos
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Aventura
Tropical Song of the Year:
- Aventura & Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Tropical Airplay Imprint of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Tropical Albums of the Year:
- Marc Anthony, Pa’lla Voy
Tropical Albums Label of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
- Christian Nodal
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Eslabon Armado
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
- Grupo Firme, “Ya Supérame (En Vivo Desde Culiacán, Sinaloa)”
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year
- Fonovisa
Regional Mexican Albums of the Year:
- Ivan Cornejo, Alma Vacía
Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year:
- Del
LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
- Bad Bunny
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
- Wisin & Yandel
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:
- Farruko, “Pepas”
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:
- Sony Music Latin
Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year:
- Universal Music Latino
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
- Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:
- Rimas
Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year:
- Rimas
WRITERS/PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES
Songwriter of the Year:
- Bad Bunny
Publisher of the Year:
- RSM Publishing, ASCAP
Publishing Corporation of the Year:
- Sony Music Publishing
Producer of the Year:
- Tiny
SPECIAL AWARDS
Billboard Icon Award:
- Chayanne
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award:
- Christina Aguilera
Billboard Legend Award:
- José Feliciano
Billboard Hall of Fame Award:
- Nicky Jam
Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Raphael
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.
