With nine wins – including artist of the year, tour of the year and songwriter of the year – Bad Bunny was the grand champion of the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
The Puerto Rican star, who broke attendance and chart records, also won Best Latin Album of the Year and Best Latin Rhythm Album of the Year for A Verano Sin Ti, longest-running album at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 so far this year, as well as Hot Latin Songs and Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male and Tropical Song of the Year for “Volví” .
Following Bad Bunny in number of wins, Farruko with his juggernaut hit “Pepas”, which won the coveted Hot Latin Song of the Year, as well as sales, streaming and Latin Rhythm Song of the year. Karol G was the awards’ top female artist, winning Hot Latin Songs and Top Latin Albums artist of the year, female, while “Mamii”, her collaboration with Becky G, won Hot Latin Song of the year, vocal event.
Rauw Alejandro and regional Mexican stars Grupo Firme and Eslabón Armado all picked up two awards each, as did 18-year-old Mexican newcomer Iván Cornejo, who picked up the all-important New Artist of the Year award. The producer of the year award was once again awarded to Tainy.
While Bad Bunny may have topped the charts, the list of winners represented a wide range of Latin genres and artists from icons to newcomers, including Rosalía, Wisin y Yandel, Romeo Santos and Christian Nodal.
This variety was also present in the special prices. Pop superstar Chayanne received the Billboard Icon Award, while Nicky Jam received the Hall of Fame Award for his success as a reggaeton pioneer, but also as a successful film and media personality. The Spirit of Hope award for philanthropic efforts went to Christina Aguilera, and Spanish icon Raphael received the lifetime achievement award. José Feliciano received the Billboard Legend Award.
On the label and publishing side, Sony Music Latin led the charge with nine awards, including Latin Airplay Label of the Year, while Sony Music Publishing won Publishing Company of the Year. Rimas, Bad Bunny’s label, took home six awards, including Top Latin Albums Label of the Year, while its publishing division, RSM Publishing (ASCAP), won Publisher of the Year.
The finalists and winners were celebrated live at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, broadcast on the Telemundo network from the Watsco Center in Miami. Billboard Latin Music Awards is the only awards show to honor Latin music’s most popular albums, songs and performers, as determined by Billboardthe renowned weekly charts of . The finalists and eventual winners reflect the performance of new recordings on Billboardalbums and songs by over a one-year period, from the chart on August 14, 2021 to the chart on August 6, 2022. Determinations are based on top fan interactions with music, including album and track sales digital songs, streaming, radio broadcasting and touring, followed by Billboard and its data partner, Luminate.
Here is the full list of winners.
CATEGORIES OF ARTISTS
Artist of the Year:
Artist of the Year, New:
Tour of the year:
Crossover Artist of the Year:
SONG CATEGORIES
Hot Latin Song of the Year:
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
- Becky G and Karol G, “Mamii”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
Impression of Hot Latin Songs of the Year:
Latin American Song of the Year:
- Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”
Latin Airplay Label of the Year:
Latin Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Sales Song of the Year:
Streaming Song of the Year:
ALBUM CATEGORIES
Best Latin Album of the Year:
- bad bunny, A Verano Sin Ti
Best Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
Best Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
Best Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Best Latin Albums Label of the Year
LATIN POP CATEGORIES
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Latin Pop Song of the Year:
- Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year:
Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Latin Pop Album of the Year:
Latin Pop Album Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Music Entertainment
Impression of Latin Pop Albums of the Year:
TROPICAL CATEGORIES
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Tropical Song of the Year:
- Adventure & Bad Bunny, “Volvi”
Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:
Tropical Airplay Footprint of the Year:
Tropical Albums of the Year:
- Mark Anthony, Pa’lla Voy
Tropical Album Label of the Year:
Tropical Album Printing of the Year:
MEXICAN REGIONAL CATEGORIES
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
- Grupo Firme, “Ya Supérame (En Vivo Desde Culiacán, Sinaloa)”
Regional Mexican Broadcast Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Music Entertainment
Regional Mexican Broadcast Label of the Year
Regional Mexican Albums of the Year:
- Ivan Cornejo, Alma Vacia
Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:
- Universal Music Latin Music Entertainment
Regional Mexican Albums of the Year:
CATEGORIES OF LATIN RHYTHMS
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:
Latin Rhythm Airplay Impression of the Year:
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
- bad bunny, A Verano Sin Ti
Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:
Latin Rhythm Albums of the Year:
WRITERS/PRODUCERS/EDITORS CATEGORIES
Songwriter of the Year:
Editor of the Year:
Publishing Company of the Year:
Producer of the Year:
SPECIAL PRICES
Billboard icon price:
Billboard Spirit of Hope Awards:
Billboard Legend Award:
Billboard Hall of Fame Awards:
Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award:
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