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With two nominations, Ninajirachi could seriously cash in at the first-ever New South Wales Music Prize, the finalists for which were unveiled on Monday, Oct. 27.
The Central Coast-raised artist, DJ and producer’s 2024 girl EDM collection is shortlisted for the main prize, the most lucrative in the Australian music industry which carries with it a A$80,000 ($52,000) winner’s check.
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Ninajirachi is also a chance for NSW Breakthrough Artist of the Year, with a A$40,000 ($26,000) cash prize.
The 26-year-old’s star is on the rise. With eight nominations at next month’s ARIA Awards, Ninajirachi (real name: Nina Wilson) is the leader of the pack. Separately, her debut full length album I Love My Computer (via NLV Records) is one of nine titles shortlisted for the coveted 2025 Australian Music Prize, awarded each year to the outstanding Australian album of original work from the previous year, judged by a music industry panel. In August, she was named as Billboard’s dance rookie of the month.
Other two-time NSW Music Prize nominees include 3% (Kill the Dead), BARKAA (Big Tidda), Shady Nasty (Trek) and SPEED (Only One Mode). Also in the hunt is Royel Otis, RÜFÜS DU SOL, ONEFOUR and more.
The Minns government in July announced the new prize to “celebrate, support and incentivise” the state’s most talented artists, with “the aim of inspiring the next generations of stars.”
All told, 15 artists have a chance of winning a combined prize pool of A$160,000 ($104,000), delivered by Sound NSW and decided by panels of contemporary music experts.
The three categories are:
• A$80,000 NSW Music Prize, to be awarded to the NSW artist or act whose release has had the most significant impact.• A$40,000 NSW First Nations Music Prize for an NSW First Nations artist or act whose release has had significant and meaningful impact.• A$40,000 NSW Breakthrough Artist of the Year for an emerging
Awarding the prize “will provide a vital financial boost for the winners and a big incentive for the next generation of aspiring stars,” says John Graham, NSW Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy. He adds, “we want to boost their careers, recognize the cultural importance of local music and inspire the next generation of prize winners.”
“Unless we back local musicians, the wave of algorithmically enhanced American music will continue to swamp us. We have amazing song writers and world class live performers here in NSW and this is a moment to celebrate them.
The winners will be announced at the NSW Music Prize awards ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney on Nov. 24 — the week following the ARIA Awards.
“When you look at these names you can see how much talent we have in NSW,” Graham adds. “We want to boost their careers, recognise the cultural importance of local music and inspire the next generation of prize winners.”
Visit the Sound NSW website for more.
NSW Music Prize
3% (Kill the Dead)
BARKAA (Big Tidda)
Kobie Dee (Chapter 26)
Ninajirachi (girl EDM)
ONEFOUR (Look At Me Now)
Party Dozen (Crime in Australia)
RÜFÜS DU SOL (Inhale / Exhale)
Shady Nasty (Trek)
SPEED (Only One Mode)
Vv Pete & Utility (Varvie World)
NSW First Nations Music Prize
3% (Kill the Dead)
BARKAA (Big Tidda)
Djanaba (Did I Stutter?)
Stiff Gins (Crossroads)
Ziggy Ramo (Human?)
NSW Breakthrough Artist of the Year ($40,000)
Don West
Ninajirachi
Royel Otis
Shady Nasty
SPEED
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Three decades ago, Bette Midler eyed trash-filled parks in New York City with a mixture of dismay and anger. But unlike most people who complain about things in NYC, she did something about it—and inspired countless others to follow in her footsteps. In 1995, the actress-singer-comedian tapped her connections and resources to form the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), which over the course of the last 30 years has cleaned up, transformed and created green spaces for New Yorkers across the five boroughs, with a focus on helping underserved communities get the green space they deserve as much as the loaded locales living across from Central Park.
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Part of the NYRP’s fundraising arm is its annual Hulaween gala, an explosion of costumed creativity that took over Manhattan’s Cipriani South Street on Friday (Oct. 24) night to mark 30 years of the Tony-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning icon’s nonprofit. And what better way to salute the tart-tongued talent than publicly insult her. “We’re here for the late Bette Midler,” joked surprise performer Buddy Young Jr., aka Billy Crystal resurrecting the character from his 1992 dramedy Mr. Saturday Night. “Talk about a restoration project!”
Backed by a band led by the indefatigable Will Lee, Crystal performed a bawdy tune and cracked a few Borscht Belt-styled jokes (“My wife told me to come upstairs and make love to her; I told her, ‘Make up your mind, I can’t do both!’”), clearly relishing the opportunity to dust off the deliciously kitschy character from his directorial debut and surprise an old friend. By the time Midler took the stage to accept the catalyst award to mark her environmental efforts, she was genuinely in tears, having had no idea Crystal and Marc Shaiman, another longtime friend, would be onstage paying tribute to her.
Midler herself got off a few zingers during her heartfelt speech, which saw her generously praise dozens of people who helped her nonprofit help New Yorkers over the decades. “Credit where credit is due,” she said as she thanked Rudy Giuliani (who was not present) for helping NYRP back when he was the city’s mayor—“back when he was sane,” she added, casting an eye up to the heavens: “God help that young man.”
The 2025 Hulaween theme was “New York, New York, A Helluva Town!”, which inspired dozens of knockout costumes, from a group who did Sesame Street characters to a woman who walked around in a bloody daze with a fallen AC unit smashed around her body. That theme also inspired the musical selections for the evening’s performers: Christopher Cross trotted out his Oscar-winning tune “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”; Ben Platt knocked a funky cover of the Drifters’ “On Broadway” out of the park; Sandra Bernhard belted a killer take on St. Vincent’s “New York” (any song with “motherf–ker” in the lyrics is gonna be a natural fit for Bernhard); Shoshana Bean sang a delightful version of the Ad Libs’ girl-group classic “The Boy From New York City”; and Marisha Wallace dazzled with a powerhouse “New York, New York” in the vein of the original Liza Minnelli version.
The event raised $2.9 million, thanks in large part to a $1 million donation from designer Mica Ertegun (the wife of late music industry titan Ahmet Ertegun) prior to her death. Generous bids from the 500-strong crowd—which included Michael Kors, Darren Criss, Andy Cohen (as Andy Warhol), host Busy Philipps (as Cher in Moonstruck), Jann Wenner, Graydon Carter and Midler’s daughter Sophie von Haselberg—also helped bring in that whopping total for the nonprofit’s 30th birthday.
“That’s what we were put on earth to do,” Midler said at one point during the night. “To share. Not to hoard.”
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The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) held its largest celebration for country songwriters of the year on Thursday night (Oct. 23) during the NMPA Gold & Platinum Gala, held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
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The event honored more than 150 songwriters whose country songs have reached Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum status, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) from the July 2024-June 2025 eligibility period, including more than 70 multi-platinum songwriters who were honored onstage that evening.
Ashley Gorley was named top male songwriter of the year for a third consecutive year, as the non-performing male songwriter with the most certifications over the past year. Among his songs that earned certifications were “I Had Some Help,” “Rumor” and “You Should Probably Leave.”
“He is the Michael Jordan, the Patrick Mahomes of songwriting,” NMPA president/CEO David Israelite said of Gorley. In taking the stage to accept the honor, Gorley praised all of the songs that had been honored during the evening, particularly older compositions that have endured through the years.
“This is such a fun night, and such a variety of songs [being honored],” Gorley said. “I’m reminded, ‘Where the Green Grass Grows’ and ‘In Color,’ these are some of the best songs ever and I was very reminded of how great country music is and challenged on the bar of how great these songs have to be, and how they do live on….thank you for this award. I don’t take this lightly, I don’t take this for granted.”
Amy Allen at the NMPA Gold and Platinum Gala on October 23, 2025.
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Amy Allen was named top female songwriter of the year, for earning more certifications over the past year than any other non-performing female songwriter in the country genre. Allen was honored for her work on songs including the Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph collaboration “High Road.”
“Thank you for inspiring me,” Allen said from the stage. “My heart has always led me toward country music because of my love for storytelling. I know for a fact that I wouldn’t be half the songwriter or person I am today without my founding fathers, Dolly Parton and John Prine, and my real Holy Trinity, which is Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey. I cannot express how much I have learned from these three women about songwriting, but most importantly, about what it looks like to lift one another up in the industry and to write from a place of honesty.
Nashville has been a place of endless inspiration and a school of songcraft and genuine lyricism and the home of so many of my favorite collaborators,” she continued. “Thank you Nashville for taking me in with open arms. I cannot express how really grateful I am for that. Koe and Jessie, I love your hearts and I love your brains and I’m so honored to get to be a part of the songs we did together this year. I love them and I don’t take them for granted.”
Country Music Hall of Famer Dean Dillon accepted the platinum anthem award as a co-writer on the highest-certified song of the year, the RIAA 17x platinum-certified “Tennessee Whiskey,” which was first released in 1981 by David Allan Coe, though Chris Stapleton’s bluesy rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey” brought the song to a new generation of listeners.
In accepting the honor, Dillon thanked his co-writer on the song, Linda Hargrove. He also praised Music City’s songwriting community, saying, “Nashville songwriters, in my humble opinion, are the best in the world.”
ERNEST then paid tribute to the song with a faithful rendering of “Tennessee Whiskey.”
“It is an honor to get to honor you. As a kid who grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, I’m living my dream every day by getting to write country songs,” Ernest said to Dillon, adding, “Getting to sing a song for you and because of you has me rattled.”
Other performers during the evening were Brothers Osborne and Maddie & Tae. Maddie & Tae performed their 4x platinum-certified hit, “Die From a Broken Heart,” and told the crowd they “learned everything we know about songwriting from this beautiful community.”
In perhaps the evening’s most delightfully unexpected moment, a dog made its way onto the stage and joined them as they finished the song. Maddie & Tae then performed a newer song called “Somebody Will,” which they called “one of our favorite songs we’ve ever written.”
Brothers Osborne performed their 3x platinum-certified 2015 hit “Stay a Little Longer,” recalling how the brother duo used to work as servers at the Country Music Hall of Fame before finding success as songwriters and artists. “It’s an honor to be here,” they said, before performing an acoustic rendition of “Stay a Little Longer” and turning it into a righteous guitar jam spectacle.
Allen perhaps summed up the evening best, saying simply, “Long live songwriters.”
Dean Dillon at the NMPA Gold and Platinum Gala on October 23, 2025.
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See the list of songwriters who were in attendance and honored for their songwriting works below:
2x Platinum:
Thomas Archer and Chris LaCorte, “Wind Up Missin’ You”
Jess Leary, “Where the Green Grass Grows”
Josh Hoge and Matthew McVaney, “Used to Love You Sober”
Erik Dylan, “There Was This Girl”
Josh Turner, “Long Black Train”
Jason Gantt, “Take it From Me”
Doug Johnson, “She Won’t Be Lonely Long”
Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta, and Robert Ragosta, “Need A Favor”
Bill Luther, “My Best Friend”
David Lee and Wynn Varble, “Me And My Kind”
Russell Dickerson and Parker Welling, “Love You Like I Used To”
Connie Harrington and Jordan Schmidt, “Caught Up In The Country”
3x Platinum:
Kelly Archer and Brett Tyler, “Wild As Her”
Paul Jenkins and Ben Williams, “Tennessee Orange”
John Osborne and TJ Osborne, “Stay A Little Longer”
Keith Follese, “Something Like That”
Greylan James, “Next Thing You Know”
Thomas Archer and James McNair, “Lovin’ On You”
Scotty Emerick and the late Toby Keith, “I Love This Bar”
Steve Dorff, “I Cross My Heart”
Cary Barlowe, “Famous Friends”
Tyler Reeve, “Does To Me”
Renee Blair and Jordan Schmidt, “Wait in the Truck”
4x Platinum:
Zach Kale, Emily Landis and Jim McCormick, “The Good Ones”
Josh Hoge, Jared Mullins and Christian Stalnecker, “Thank God”
Justin Ebach, “Singles You Up”
Marty James, Alexander Palmer, Frank Romano and Austin Shawn, “Religiously”
Brock Berryhill, Taylor Phillips and Will Weatherly, “Good As You”
Danny Wells, “Check Yes or No”
Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, and Deric Ruttan, “Die From A Broken Heart”
5x Platinum:
Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley, “You Should Probably Leave”
Ben Stennis, “‘Til You Can’t”
Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley, and Ben Johnson, “One of Them Girls”
Stephony Smith, “It’s Your Love”
James Otto and Lee Thomas Miller, “In Color”
Ashley Gorley and Ernest Keith Smith, “I Had Some Help”
Brandon Lancaster, “Greatest Love Story”
Chris DuBois and Chris Janson, “Buy Me A Boat”
Sean Cook and Jerrell J-Kwon Jones, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
6x Platinum:
Ashley Gorley and the late Kyle Jacobs, “Rumor”
Jacob Hackworth, Jet Harvey and Heath Warren, “Rock and a Hard Place”
Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Jerry Flowers, “House Party”
7x Platinum:
Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley, “That’s My Kind Of Night”
Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose, “Girl Crush”
8x Platinum:
Zach Kale and Jon Nite, “I Hope”
Diamond/10x Platinum:
Matt McGinn and Jordan Schmidt, “What Ifs”
Rob Snyder and Channing Wilson, “She Got The Best of Me”
11x Platinum:
Thomas Archer and Taylor Phillips for 11x Platinum, “Hurricane”
Matt McGinn for 11x Platinum, “Heaven”
17x Platinum:
Dean Dillon, “Tennessee Whiskey”
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Bad Bunny was recognized Thursday (Oct. 23) as the Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, in one of the ceremony’s most emotional moments.
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Rita Moreno, the nonagenarian Puerto Rican Hollywood legend, surprised Bad Bunny on stage by presenting him with the trophy. “Today I see an artist who brings to the entire world that same strength, that same passion that helped me never give up,” Moreno remarked, as Bad Bunny looked on from the audience. “It moves me from the bottom of my heart, Benito, to present you with the Billboard Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award, Bad Bunny!”The prestigious honor is based on his unparalleled achievements on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and Hot Latin Songs charts throughout the first 25 years of the century. As he went up to accept his award, the two danced briefly together to the rhythm of “Baile Inolvidable,” creating a magical moment.
“I respect you a lot, I admire you a lot, wow,” Bad Bunny told Moreno. “Following your words, every time I hear other artists express themselves that way about me, it gives me the confidence that being myself and doing the things I do from the heart will always be a great decision, because that’s what I’ve done since day one, discovering who I am and what I represent.”
“I accept this award with pride because I know how hard I’ve worked, not only myself, but everyone on my team,” he said. “I’m aware that this award could have been for any of the artists here tonight who have also contributed to Latin music, who have inspired me, who are why I’m here, and those who are dreaming of being here. I will always identify with those artists because I consider myself a young man who continues to dream, with many goals and things to do.”
He added: “What I’m saying now, I’m saying from the heart. I didn’t have any practiced words. I still don’t understand, among so many artists, why me? But I’m grateful. This is yours because you have me here. I don’t know, God wanted me to receive it because it doesn’t feed my ego. I receive it without arrogance, very humbly, and I will remain the same.”
The excitement had begun moments earlier, when, after the presentation video was shown, Los Pleneros de la Cresta appeared singing their hit collaboration “Café con Ron” in the halls of the James L. Knight Center in Miami — from where the show was airing live via Telemundo.
With historic consistency, the multi-platinum Puerto Rican superstar has shattered records in Latin music on the Billboard charts and beyond. His last four albums — Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025), Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023), Un Verano Sin Ti (2022), and El Último Tour del Mundo (2020) — have all earned unprecedented No. 1s on the all-genre Billboard 200. Beyond the charts, Bad Bunny’s recent concert series at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico marked a milestone by breaking records for its magnitude and economic impact.
He has become a cultural icon, breaking barriers in fashion, film, and music — from co-chairing the Met Gala to collaborating with soccer megastar Lionel Messi on a groundbreaking Adidas partnership — as well as starring in film projects alongside acclaimed directors and actors.
Bad Bunny graces the cover of Billboard‘s October Issue 14. He will also be the first Latin-American male solo artist to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2026.
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Laura Pausini was recognized with the Billboard Icon Award at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday (Oct. 23), airing live on Telemundo. The Italian superstar received her trophy from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna.
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“Thank you so much, Billboard, for this important recognition,” explained Pausini, elegant in a long black lace and beaded dress, evidently moved. “The fact that you consider me an icon makes me feel like a rare gem. It fills me with pride that after more than 30 years of career, I have the good fortune to be here, in front of all of you.”
“I’ve always said it: being from Italy and at the same time feeling so Latina is an enormous privilege that you have allowed. You have adopted me since I was a teenager,” she continued, adding that this time she would do something she had never done before: “I’m going to thank this hardworking Laura who hasn’t given up when she’s been told no, which has been many times, by the way.” And she went on to perform a cappella part of her hit “Víveme.”
Finally, she dedicated it to her family and her team, to God, and to the songwriters who’ve always inspired her. Moments before, Pausini performed her take of Gianluca Grignani‘s classic “Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos” on a simple stage decorated with fog and white orbs of light.
The Billboard Icon Award honors artists whose careers have not only remained relevant over the years, but also those who have established themselves as some of the most distinguished artists in their genres, celebrated globally for achieving both musical and commercial success.
With over 75 million records sold and 6 billion combined streams throughout her 30-year-plus career, Pausini is the most internationally-recognized Italian voice and a global pop icon. Among other recent achievements, last November she earned her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with a version of her 1990s hit “Se Fue” featuring Rauw Alejandro. In 2023, she was honored as the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year.
Her latest releases are “Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos” and Bad Bunny’s “Turista,” both to be included in her upcoming covers album Yo Canto 2, while she recently announced a new world tour for 2026.
Additionally, Pausini participated in Billboard Latin Music Week in a highly anticipated “Icon Q&A” session, where she delighted fans with her charm, sang “Turista” and offered details about her upcoming releases.
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Trending on Billboard Stars like Peso Pluma, Carlos Vives, Xavi, Kapo, Goyo, Santos Bravos and more walked the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2025 red carpet ahead of the ceremony, airing Thursday night (Oct. 23) on Telemundo. Bad Bunny leads the list of finalists with 27 nods in categories including artist of the year, Global 200 […]
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The 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards have begun, with the industry’s biggest stars gathering at the James L. Knight Center in Miami for a night of excitement and big performances.
Bad Bunny leads the list of finalists with 27 entries, a historic record, and already has one trophy secured: the Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century, for his unparalleled achievements on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and Hot Latin Songs charts between the years 2000 and 2024. The Puerto Rican superstar is followed by Fuerza Regida with 15 mentions, and Rauw Alejandro with 14. Leading the female artists is Karol G with 10 mentions, matching those of rising regional Mexican artist Tito Double P who also has 10, while Peso Pluma is a nine-time finalist.
Other artists who will be honored with special awards this year include Italian superstar Laura Pausini, who will receive the Billboard Icon Award; Mexican star Peso Pluma, with the first Billboard Vanguard Award; and merengue icon Elvis Crespo, with the Billboard Hall of Fame Award.
This year the awards are being presented in 49 categories, spanning leading genres including Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican. Finalists and winners reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard’s albums and songs charts for the period covering rankings dated Sept. 14, 2024 through the Sept. 6, 2025, charts. Determinations are based on key fan interactions with music, including streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay and touring, tracked by Billboard and its data partner, Luminate.
Hosted by Goyo and Javier Poza and broadcasted live from Miami’s James L. Knight Center on Telemundo, the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards can also be streamed live on the Telemundo app, Peacock and Telemundo Internacional across Latin America and the Caribbean.
See the complete list of winner below:
OVERALL ARTISTS CATEGORIES
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
Artist of the Year, New
Aleman
Clave Especial
FloyyMenor
Kapo
Netón Vega
Tour of the Year
Aventura
Chayanne
Luis Miguel
Rauw Alejandro
Shakira
Crossover Artist of the Year
Ayra Starr
benny blanco
Bruno Mars
ROSE
Rvssian
Ty Dolla $ign
Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Karol G
Netón Vega
Tito Double P
SONGS CATEGORIES
Global 200 Latin Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
Bad Bunny, “DTMF”
Bad Bunny, “Nuevayol”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”
Hot Latin Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
Bad Bunny, “DTMF”
Bad Bunny, “EOO”
Bad Bunny, “Nuevayol”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Me Jalo”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”
Rauw Alejandro & Bad Bunny, “Qué Pasaría…”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, “Khe?”
Tito Double P & Peso Pluma, “Dos Días”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male
Bad Bunny
Netón Vega
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female
WINNER: Karol G
Selena Gomez
Shakira
Yailin La Más Viral
Young Miko
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Clave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
The Marias
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year
Double P
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Warner Latina
Latin Airplay Song of the Year
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Me Jalo”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Natti Natasha, “Desde Hoy”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, “Khe?”
Shakira, “Soltera”
Latin Airplay Label of the Year
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Sales Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
Bad Bunny, “DTMF”
Bad Bunny, “Nuevayol”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Xavi & Manuel Turizo, “En Privado”
Streaming Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
Bad Bunny, “DTMF”
Bad Bunny, “Nuevayol”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”
ALBUM CATEGORIES
Top Latin Album of the Year
WINNER: Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Netón Vega, Mi Vida Mi Muerte
Peso Pluma, Éxodo
Rauw Alejandro, Cosa Nuestra
Tito Double P, Incómodo
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male
Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female
Becky G
Cazzu
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Shakira
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Aventura
Clave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Top Latin Albums Label of the Year
Double P
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
LATIN POP CATEGORIES
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo
Danny Ocean
Enrique Iglesias
Kali Uchis
Luis Fonsi
Shakira
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Ha*Ash
Jesse & Joy
Maná
Morat
Sin Bandera
Latin Pop Song of the Year
Danny Ocean & Kapo, “Imagínate”
Maluma, “Cosas Pendientes”
Rauw Alejandro, “Carita Linda”
Selena Gomez, benny blanco & The Marias, “Ojos Tristes”
Shakira, “Soltera”
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year
AP Global
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Top Latin Pop Album of the Year
Cazzu, Latinaje
Danny Ocean, Babylon Club
Kapo, Por Si Alguien Nos Escucha
Latin Mafia, Todos Los Días Todo El Día
Quevedo, Buenas Noches
Top Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year
Insterscope Capitol Labels Group
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
TROPICAL CATEGORIES
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo
Elvis Crespo
Jerry Rivera
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Aventura
Chino & Nacho
Grupo Niche
La Sonora Dinamita
Monchy & Alexandra
Tropical Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos, “Ángel”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Rauw Alejandro, “Tú Con Él”
Xavi & Manuel Turizo, “En Privado”
Tropical Airplay Label of the Year
Grupo Frontera
Insterscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Warner Latina
Top Tropical Album of the Year
Grupo Kual? Dinastía Pedraza, Los Reyes De La Cumbia Sonidera: En México
Los Hermanos Rosario, Grandes Éxitos
Natti Natasha, En Amargue
Prince Royce, Eterno
Rubby Pérez, Rubby Pérez ¡Grandes Éxitos!
Top Tropical Albums Label of the Year
Discos Fuentes
Sony Music Latin
The Orchard
Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo
Ivan Cornejo
Junior H
Netón Vega
Peso Pluma
Tito Double P
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Clave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Los Tigres del Norte
Regional Mexican Song of the Year
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Me Jalo”
Fuerza Regida, “Por Esos Ojos”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”
Peso Pluma & Netón Vega, “La Patrulla”
Tito Double P & Peso Pluma, “Dos Días”
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year
Afinarte
Azteca
Socios
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Top Regional Mexican Album of the Year
Fuerza Regida, 111XPANTÍA
Ivan Cornejo, Mirada
Netón Vega, Mi Vida Mi Muerte
Peso Pluma, Éxodo
Tito Double P, Incómodo
Top Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year
Double P Records
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo
Bad Bunny
Feid
Kapo
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Alexis & Fido
Baby Rasta & Gringo
J-King & Maximan
Jowell & Randy
Mambo Kingz
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year
Bad Bunny, “DTMF”
Bad Bunny, “EOO”
Bad Bunny, “Nuevayol”
Rauw Alejandro & Bad Bunny, “Qué Pasaría…”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, “Khe?”
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Top Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos
FloyyMenor, El Comienzo
Karol G, Tropicoqueta
Omar Courtz, Primera Musa
Rauw Alejandro, Cosa Nuestra
Top Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year
Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
UnitedMasters
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
WRITERS / PRODUCERS / PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES
Songwriter of the Year
Armenta
Bad Bunny
Jorsshh
Netón Vega
Roberto “La Paciencia”
Publisher of the Year
Downtown DMP Songs,BMI
Josa Publishing,BMI
Sony Latin Music Publishing,LLC,BMI
Street Mob Publishing,BMI
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp,BMI
Publishing Corporation of the Year
Downtown Music Publishing
Rimas Publishing
Sony Music Publishing
Universal Music
Warner Chappell Music
Producer of the Year
Ernesto “Neto” Fernández
JOP
MAG
Roberto “La Paciencia”
Tito Double P
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