| 8th Annual Latin American Music Awards | |
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| Date | April 20, 2023 |
| Location | MGM Grand Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| Country | United 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 |
| Viewership | 5.1 million[1] |
The 8th Annual Latin American Music Awards were held on April 20, 2023, to recognize outstanding achievements for artists in the Latin music industry of 2022, voted by the public.[2]
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]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| 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" |
The nominations were announced on March 24, 2022.[5][7] The winners are listed in bold.[8]
| Artist of the Year | New Artist of the Year |
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| Song of the Year | Album of the Year |
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| Favorite Duo or Group | Favorite Pop Artist |
| Favorite Pop Album | Favorite Pop Song |
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| Favorite Regional Mexican Artist | Favorite Regional Mexican Duo or Group |
| Favorite Regional Mexican Song | Favorite Regional Mexican Album |
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| Favorite Urban Artist | Favorite Urban Album |
| Favorite Urban Song | Favorite Tropical Artist |
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| Favorite Tropical Album | Favorite Tropical Song |
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| Streaming Artist of the Year | Tour of the Year |
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| Best Crossover Artist | Collaboration of the Year |
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| Collaboration Crossover of the Year | Best Collaboration – Pop/Urban |
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| Best Collaboration – Regional Mexican | Best Collaboration – Tropical |
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