Latin American Music Awards of 2023

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8th Annual Latin American Music Awards
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DateApril 20, 2023
Location MGM Grand Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
CountryUnited States
Hosted by Julián Gil
Galilea Montijo
Clarissa Molina
Natti Natasha
Most awards Karol G (8)
Most nominations Bad Bunny (11)
Website Official site
Television/radio coverage
Network Univision
UniMás
Galavisión
Canal 5
Viewership5.1 million [1]
  2022  · Latin American Music Awards ·  2024  

The 8th Annual Latin American Music Awards was held on April 20, 2023, to recognize outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry of 2022, voted by the public. [2]

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The ceremony was place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, United States, and was broadcast simultaneously on Univision, UniMás and Galavisión in the United States, and Canal 5 in México. [3] [4] This marks the first time in the history of the awards that the ceremony was broadcast on Univision instead of Telemundo, this was the result of TelevisaUnivision acquiring rights to the ceremony from Dick Clark Productions in September 2022. It was hosted by Argentine-Puerto Rican actor Julián Gil, Mexican presenter Galilea Montijo, Dominican actor and model Clarissa Molina and Dominican singer Natti Natasha. [5]

The nominations were announced on March 13, 2023, with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny leading the nominations with eleven, followed by Becky G and Daddy Yankee with nine each. [5] New categories were introduced such as Best Streaming Artist of the Year as well as four new collaboration categories: Collaboration Crossover of the Year, Best Collaboration – Pop/Urban, Best Collaboration – Regional Mexican and Best Collaboration – Tropical.

Colombian singer and songwriter Carlos Vives was honored with the Legacy Award, while Spanish singer and songwriter David Bisbal and American singer Prince Royce were both recognized with the Pioneer Award. [6]

Performers

Artist(s)Song(s)
Justin Quiles
Lenny Tavarez
Blessd
"Medallo"
Pitbull
Vikina
Omar Courtz
Lil Jon
"Let's Take A Shot"
"Me Pone Mal"
"JUMPIN"
Lele Pons
Guaynaa
"Abajito"
"De Party En Party"
Chiquis "Porque Soy Abeja Reina"
Wisin
Emilia
Lyanno
Anuel AA
"Tu Recuerdo"
"Mi Exxx"
Danna Paola "XT4S1S"
Grupo Frontera
Carin León
"No Se Va"
"Que Vuelvas"
Olga Tañón "La Vida da Vuelta"
Becky G
Peso Pluma
"Chanel"
Myke Towers "Mi Droga"
Natti Natasha "La Falta Que Me Haces"
David Bisbal
Olga Tañón
Ángela Aguilar
"Ajedrez"
"Bulería"
"Esclavo De Sus Besos"
"Ave María"
Carin León "Mil Maneras De Morir"
Prince Royce
Manuel Turizo
Zacarías Ferreira
"Me EnRD"
"Stand By Me"
Justin Quiles
Myke Towers
"Whiskey y Coco"
Manuel Turizo "El Merengue"
"La Bachata"
Bad Gyal "Chulo"
Chesca
Dalex
"Easy"
Young Miko"Lisa"
Pepe Aguilar
Rubén Blades
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Carin León
"Por Mujeres Como Tu"
"Son Las Dos De La Mañana"
"Perdóname"
Carlos Vives
Jesse & Joy
Lele Pons
Guaynaa
Emilia
Ryan Castro
"La Tierra Del Olvido"
Anuel AA "Más Rica Que Ayer"

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on March 24, 2022. [5] [7] The winners are listed in bold. [8]

Artist of the YearNew Artist of the Year
Song of the YearAlbum of the Year
Favorite Duo or GroupFavorite Pop Artist
Favorite Pop AlbumFavorite Pop Song
Favorite Regional Mexican ArtistFavorite Regional Mexican Duo or Group
Favorite Regional Mexican SongFavorite Regional Mexican Album
Favorite Urban ArtistFavorite Urban Album
Favorite Urban SongFavorite Tropical Artist
Favorite Tropical AlbumFavorite Tropical Song
Streaming Artist of the YearTour of the Year
Best Crossover ArtistCollaboration of the Year
Collaboration Crossover of the YearBest Collaboration – Pop/Urban
Best Collaboration – Regional MexicanBest Collaboration – Tropical

Special Honor

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