| Latin American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: Latin American Music Awards of 2024 | |
 | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 2015 |
| Most awards | Karol G (23) |
| Most nominations | J Balvin (24) |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Telemundo (2015–2022) Univision (2023-present) |
The Latin American Music Awards (Latin AMAs) is an annual American music awards show produced by TelevisaUnivision. It is the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards (AMAs).[1] As with AMAs, the Latin AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers and is produced by SOMOS Productions. The first Latin AMAs debuted on October 8, 2015, on Telemundo and was hosted by Lucero.[2] The awards were not held in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they resumed a year later.[3]
The broadcast was moved from Telemundo to Univision in 2023.[4]
| # | Year | Host | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | October 8, 2015 | Lucero | Dolby Theatre | Los Angeles |
| 02 | October 6, 2016 | |||
| 03 | October 26, 2017 | Diego Boneta and Becky G | ||
| 04 | October 25, 2018 | Becky G, Gloria Trevi, Leslie Grace, Roselyn Sanchez and Aracely Arambula | ||
| 05 | October 17, 2019 | Eugenio Derbez and Jaqueline Bracamontes | ||
| 06 | April 15, 2021 | Jacqueline Bracamontes | BB&T Center | Sunrise, Florida |
| 07 | April 21, 2022 | Cristián de la Fuente, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Rafael Amaya | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas |
| 08 | April 20, 2023 | Julian Gil, Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Molina and Natti Natasha | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 09 | April 25, 2024 | Thalía, Alejandra Espinoza, Becky G, and Carlos Ponce |
Dick Clark Achievement Award
Extraordinary Evolution Award
Legacy Award
Legend Award[a]
Icon Award
International Artist Award of Excellence
Pioneer Award
The record for most Latin American Music Awards won is held by Karol G with 23 awards. The record for most Latin American Music Awards won by a male artist belongs to Bad Bunny, with 15 awards. The record for most wins for a group belongs to CNCO, who have collected 13 awards.
| Rank | Artist | Number of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karol G | 23 |
| 2 | Bad Bunny | 15 |
| 3 | Enrique Iglesias | 14 |
| 4 | CNCO | 13 |
| 5 | Christian Nodal | 11 |
| 6 | Romeo Santos | 10 |
| 7 | Becky G | 9 |
| Prince Royce | ||
| Shakira | ||
| 8 | Ozuna | 8 |
| 9 | Anuel AA | 6 |
| Feid | ||
| Selena Gomez | ||
| 10 | Banda MS | 5 |
| J Balvin | ||
| Sebastian Yatra |
The record for the most Latin American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Karol G (in 2022, 2023 and 2024) and Feid (in 2024). Enrique Iglesias (in 2015 and 2016), Anuel AA (in 2019), and Bad Bunny (in 2021 and 2022) follow with 5 awards won in a single year.
J Balvin is the most nominated act overall of the award show with 44 nominees, followed by Bad Bunny with 41. The most nominated female act is Karol G with 28, followed by Shakira with both 25 nominees. Banda MS is the most nominated group of the show, with 33 nominees, followed by Calibre 50 with 15 mentions.
| Nominations | Act |
|---|---|
| 44 | J Balvin |
| 41 | Bad Bunny |
| 36 | Karol G |
| 33 | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga |
| 32 | Daddy Yankee |
| Ozuna | |
| 28 | Maluma |
| 26 | Romeo Santos |
| 25 | Shakira |
| 23 | Nicky Jam |
| 22 | Enrique Iglesias |
| 20 | Christian Nodal |
| 20 | Wisin |
| 18 | Camilo |
| Farruko | |
| 17 | Becky G |
| 16 | Luis Fonsi |
| Rauw Alejandro | |
| Sebastián Yatra | |
| 15 | Calibre 50 |
