LAS VEGAS, NV (CelebrityAccess) – As was to be expected, “Despacito,” the most-played song of 2017, swept last night’s 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which aired live on the Telemundo network from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The song, which has undoubtedly revived global interest in Latin music, took home six trophies including: hot Latin song of the year; hot Latin song of the year, vocal event; airplay song of the year; digital song of the year; streaming song of the year; and Latin pop song of the year.
Daddy Yankee was the evening’s big winner taking home eight awards while Luis Fonzi, Justin Bieber, and Shakira weren’t far behind.
This year’s coveted artist of the year award went to Ozuna following the massive success of his debut album Odisea, while the 2018 lifetime achievement award went to Mexican rock band Maná, who were honored as one of the most iconic and lasting bands in Latin music and for their philanthropic endeavors.
The show also featured performances by Ozuna, Bad Bunny, Maluma, and Nicky Jam and J Balvin.
The full list of winners is available below:
Artist of the Year:
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
Luis Fonsi
*Ozuna — WINNER
Artist of the Year, New:
Alta Consigna
Bad Bunny
El Fantasma y Banda Populares del Llano
*Christian Nodal — WINNER
Tour of the Year:
Marc Anthony
Ricardo Arjona
*Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull — WINNER
Marco Antonio Solis
Social Artist of the Year:
J Balvin
Jennifer Lopez
*Maluma — WINNER
Shakira
Crossover Artist of the Year:
Beyonce
*Justin Bieber — WINNER
Little Mix
Ed Sheeran
SONGS CATEGORIES
Hot Latin Song of the Year:
J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente”
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Wisin feat. Ozuna, “Escapate Conmigo”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente”
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Shakira feat. Maluma, “Chantaje”
Wisin feat. Ozuna, “Escapate Conmigo”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
*Luis Fonsi — WINNER
Ozuna
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
Becky G
Jennifer Lopez
Natti Natasha
*Shakira — WINNER
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga
*Calibre 50 — WINNER
CNCO
Zion & Lennox
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
Sony Music Latin
*Universal Music Latin Entertainment — WINNER
VP Entertainment
Warner Latina
Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year
Def Jam
Raymond Braun
Schoolboy
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Airplay Song of the Year
J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente”
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Wisin feat. Ozuna, “Escapate Conmigo”
Airplay Label of the Year:
DEL
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Fonovisa
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
WK
Digital Song of the Year:
J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente”
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Shakira feat. Maluma, “Chantaje”
Streaming Song of the Year:
J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente”
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Shakira feat. Maluma, “Chantaje”
Albums Categories
Top Latin Album of the Year:
J Balvin, Energia
*Nicky Jam, Fenix — WINNER
Ozuna, Odisea
Shakira, El Dorado
Top Latin Compilation Album of the Year:
*Dance Latin #1 Hits 2.0: Los Exitos Del Momento — WINNER
Mexillennials: Los Exitos De Una Nueva Generacion
Summer Latin Hits 2017
Trap Capos: Season 1
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
J Balvin
*Romeo Santos — WINNER
Nicky Jam
Ozuna
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
Alejandra Guzman
Karol G
*Shakira — WINNER
Gloria Trevi
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
*Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga — WINNER
Calibre 50
CNCO
Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
Top Latin Albums Label of the Year:
Lizos
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year:
Capitol Latin
DEL
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
Latin Pop Categories
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo
Luis Fonsi
Enrique Iglesias
Juanes
*Shakira — WINNER
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
*CNCO — WINNER
Jesse & Joy
Mana
Reik
Latin Pop Song of the Year
*Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox, “Subeme La Radio”
Shakira feat. Maluma, “Chantaje”
Shakira, “Me Enamore”
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year
Pina
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
Warner Latina
WK
Latin Pop Album of the Year:
Ricardo Arjona, Circo Soledad
CNCO, Primera Cita
Juanes, Mis Planes Son Amarte
*Shakira, El Dorado — WINNER
Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Latin Music Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Warner Latina
Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year:
Fonovisa
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
Warner Latina
Tropical Categories
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
Marc Anthony
Nacho
Prince Royce
*Romeo Santos — WINNER
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Chiquito Team Band
*Gente de Zona — WINNER
Pirulo y La Tribu
La Sonora Dinamita
Tropical Song of the Year:
Nacho, “Bailame”
*Prince Royce & Shakira, “Déjà Vu” — WINNER
Romeo Santos, “Heroe Favorito”
Romeo Santos, “Imitadora”
Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year
D.A.M.
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year
Machete
Magnus
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
Tropical Album of the Year:
Prince Royce, Five
La Sonora Dinamita, Juntos Por La Sonora
*Romeo Santos, Golden — WINNER
Carlos Vives, Vives
Tropical Albums Label of the Year:
The Orchard
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
World Circuit
Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year:
Magnus
The Orchard
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Top Stop
Regional Mexican Categories
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
Regulo Caro
*Christian Nodal — WINNER
Alfredo Olivas
Gerardo Ortiz
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
*Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga — WINNER
Calibre 50
Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes
Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
Calibre 50, “Corrido de Juanito”
Calibre 50, “Siempre Te Voy A Querer”
*Christian Nodal, “Adios Amor” — WINNER
Christian Nodal feat. David Bisbal, “Probablemente”
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year
DEL
Lizos
Sony Music Latin
*Universal Music Latin Entertainment — WINNER
Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year
Andaluz
Disa
DEL
*Fonovisa — WINNER
Regional Mexican Album of the Year:
Banda Sinaloense MD de Sergio Lizarraga, La Mejor Version De Mi
*Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes, Andamos En El Ruedo — WINNER
Christian Nodal, Me Deje Llevar
Gerardo Ortiz, Comere Callado, Vol. 1: Con Norteno, Tuba y Guitarras
Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:
DEL
Lizos
Sony Music Latin
*Universal Music Latin Entertainment — WINNER
Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year:
*DEL — WINNER
Disa
Fonovisa
Lizos
Latin Rhythm Categories
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
J Balvin
*Daddy Yankee — WINNER
Nicky Jam
Ozuna
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Jowell & Randy
Plan B
Play-N-Skillz
*Zion & Lennox — WINNER
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:
*J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé, “Mi Gente” — WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Nicky Jam, “El Amante”
Wisin feat. Ozuna, “Escapate Conmigo”
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year
Pina
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year
La Industria
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latino
WK
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
*Nicky Jam, Fenix — WINNER
Ozuna, Odisea
Yandel, #Update
Zion & Lennox, Motivan2
Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:
El Cartel
*Sony Music Latin — WINNER
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year:
Capitol Latin
*La Industria — WINNER
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latino
Writers/Producers/Publishers Categories
Songwriter of the Year:
Justin Bieber
*Daddy Yankee — WINNER
Erika Ender
Luis Fonsi
Marty James Garton
Poo Bear
Publisher of the Year:
BMG Gold Songs,ASCAP
Sony/ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC,ASCAP
*Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing, LLC,BMI — WINNER
Universal Musica, Inc.,ASCAP
Publishing Corporation of the Year:
BMG
*Sony/ATV Music — WINNER
Universal Music
Warner/Chappell Music
Producer of the Year:
Chris Jeday
*Mauricio Rengifo & *Andres Torres — WINNER
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