Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023: Peso Pluma, Bad Bunny and Karol G sweep top honors
Peso Pluma is in his ganador era.
The regional Mexican star swept the Billboard Latin Music Awards, held at the Watsco Center in Miami, on Thursday night. The "Ella Baila Sola" singer took home a total of eight awards, becoming the top-awarded artist of the ceremony. Doble P won honors in coveted categories such as best new artist, songwriter of the year and best solo regional Mexican artist.
Closing in on Peso's winning streak was reggaeton juggernaut Bad Bunny, who nabbed seven awards. The Puerto Rican singer was named artist of year and scored other top prizes, including tour of the year, sales song of the year and Latin rhythm artist of the year.
Rounding out the leading winners were Colombian pop star and Spirit of Hope recipient Karol G with five awards and regional Mexican group Eslabon Armado with four awards.
Check out the full list of winners (in bold) below.
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Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Karol G
Peso Pluma
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Artist of the Year, New:
Bizarrap
Chino Pacas
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma
Yng Lvcas
Tour of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Grupo Firme
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Crossover Artist of the Year:
Justin Timberlake
Lil Jon
Maître Gims
Marshmello
Sean Paul
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Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Grupp Frontera
Global 200 Latin Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Quevedo, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
*Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Song of the Year:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
Bad Bunny
Feid
Junior H
Natanael Cano
Peso Pluma
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
Becky G
Karol G
Rosalía
Shakira
Young Miko
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Grupo Marca Registrada
Yahritza y Su Esencia
Latin Airplay Song of the Year:
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”
Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Sales Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
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Streaming Song of the Year:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Top Latin Album of the Year:
Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Rauw Alejandro, Saturno
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
Bad Bunny
Ivan Cornejo
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro
Romeo Santos
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Yuridia
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Aventura
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Marca Registrada
Maná
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:
Becky G
Enrique Iglesias
Rosalía
Sebastián Yatra
Shakira
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Camila
Enanitos Verdes
Maná
Piso 21
Reik
Latin Pop Song of the Year:
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Maluma, “Junio”
Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro, “Beso”
Sebastián Yatra, “Una Noche Sin Pensar”
Latin Pop Album of the Year:
Camilo, De Adentro Pa Afuera
Morat, Si Ayer Fuera Hoy
Piso 21, 777
Selena, Moonchild Mixes
Tini, Cupido
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
Elvis Crespo
Luis Figueroa
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Aventura
Gente de Zona
La Sonora Dinamita
Los Ángeles Azules
Monchy & Alexandra
Tropical Song of the Year:
Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Marshmello & Manuel Turizo, “El Merengue”
Rosalía, “Despechá”
Romeo Santos & Rosalía, “El Pañuelo”
Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
Carin León
Junior H
Ivan Cornejo
Natanael Cano
Peso Pluma
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
La Maquinaria Norteña
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
Carin León & Grupo Frontera, “Que Vuelvas”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”
Regional Mexican Album of the Year:
Eslabon Armado, Desvelado
Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
Fuerza Regida, Sigan Hablando: II.
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Feid
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Cartel de Santa
Mambo Kingz
The Rudeboyz
Wisin & Yandel
Zion & Lennox
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny & Rauw Alejandro, “Party”
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Quevedo, “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
Anuel AA, LLNM2
Eladio Carrión, 3MEN2 KBRN
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Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Rauw Alejandro, Saturno
Songwriter of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera
MAG
Pedro Tovar
Peso Pluma
Producer of the Year:
Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera
Ernesto ‘Neto’ Fernández
Jimmy Humilde
MAG
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For the complete list of winners, visit Telemundo.com.
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