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Two years ago, the Recording Academy made headlines when it disbanded its controversial “nominations review committees.” So, you may be surprised to learn that in 16 of the 94 categories on the 2024 ballot, committees will still determine the final nominees.
What’s going on here? These are “craft committees,” not “nominations review committees” – though they function in the same way. Typically, these committees are presented with a list of the top 30 choices by rank-and-file voting members. They may choose any five entries they wish from that list. Those become the nominees.
In fact, the Academy is moving two more categories – best music film and best music video – under the umbrella of “craft committees” for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Previously, the nominees in these two categories were determined by rank-and-file voters.
In a Recording Academy-sponsored video released last week, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. explained to rapper Cordae how and why the Academy disbanded its nominations review committees. But in so doing, he left the impression that all committees were a thing of the past, which is not the case.
Here’s what Mason told Cordae: “But as of two years ago, we removed all committees so there are no committees making any decisions. The Academy and the Grammy body is not making any decisions. The voters – 13,000 – vote. The top five-eight-10 vote getters, depending on the category, are considered the nominees. That short list goes back to the same voters. They vote and the top vote-getter wins. Period. Point blank. No other interference. No other effects taking place.”
Mason was likely drawing a distinction in his own mind between “nominations review committees” and “craft committees.” But few outside of the Academy grasp the difference.
(Another point: There are no more categories with 10 nominees. The Academy dropped the number of nominees in each of its Big Four categories to eight. This video may have been taped before that rule tweak took place.)
Earlier this week, Mason shared with Billboard the reason for having craft committees determine the nominees for producer of the year, non-classical and songwriter of the year, non-classical. “The reason craft committees are still employed here is because these nominations are really based on large bodies of work. Anything else in the process is really about a song or a record or a performance and we feel the voters can spend the time to listen to that song/performance and evaluate it. [But here] in order to make sure we’re getting this right, the idea of the craft committee spending the hours and hours it takes to listen to just one potential nominee’s material is worth it to make sure we get it right.”
According to the Academy, all members of craft committees must be voting members of the Academy in the membership class which corresponds to the craft they are being submitted to judge. All must have filled out a documentation form listing six tracks or albums for which they have a credit corresponding to the craft they are being submitted to judge. The credits must be for recordings released in the previous five years.
Committee members may serve a maximum of eight consecutive years. At least 25% of each committee must turn over from the previous year’s committee.
Here are the 16 categories on the 2024 Grammy ballot where the nominees will be determined by craft committees. The first frame lists categories where the committee draws from lists of the voters’ top 30 choices. The second frame lists categories where the committee chooses the nominees without any voter involvement. In both cases, the categories are listed in the order they appear on the Grammy ballot.
Committees Choose the Final Nominees Drawn from Voters’ Top 30 Picks in These 10 Categories:
The Recording Academy is dropping the number of fields on the Grammy ballot from 26 to 11 in an effort to give voters more flexibility in their voting. All Grammy voters can vote in the General Field, which has long consisted of record, album and song of the year, plus best new artist. As of […]
A track and singles category that includes recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent. Highlighting regional melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic musical traditions, the category includes but is not limited to the Afrobeat, Afro fusion, Afro Pop, Afrobeats, Alte, Amapiano, Bongo Flava, Genge, Kizomba, Chimurenga, High Life, Fuji, Kwassa, Ndombolo, Mapouka, Ghanaian Drill, Afro-House, South African Hip Hop, and Ethio Jazz genres.
Previously, such performances competed for best global music performance, a category that will continue, albeit without African music performances.
Told that some critics have said that one category isn’t enough for an entire continent, Mason responds, “I don’t disagree. It’s a starting point, though. It’s a way for us to celebrate music that’s coming from that continent which is really impressive.”
The larger significance of this new award is that it shows that the Academy, which was founded and long known as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, is taking a more international view.
“It’s an acknowledgment that music is coming from many different places and that we as an Academy are going to have to make some changes to what we’re doing to make sure we’re honoring it,” Mason says. “It’s not just about Western music. It’s not just about what happens in the U.S. at this point. It’s beyond that. It’s what’s happening around the world. You’ll see us in the future listening and going to different countries. I went to Africa three times in the last year, traveling the world to understand what’s happening, what’s next in music, where are music pockets bubbling, where is the next scene that’s going to explode globally. What does it mean to have borderless music? This is a step in that direction.”
GloRilla, who tied with Drake for most nominations for the 2023 BET Awards, is set to perform on the show, which airs live on BET on Sunday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET/ PT. Lil Uzi Vert, Doechii and Coco Jones are also set to perform on the show, with more performers to be announced.
The centerpiece of the show will be a 50th anniversary celebration of hip-hop. Artists set for that segment are 69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, DJ Unk, E-40, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Kid ‘N Play, MC Lyte, Percy “Master P” Miller, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins and Yo-Yo.
“We have an incredible lineup of performers who will take us on a musical journey, covering hip-hop spanning every decade, style, and region,” Connie Orlando, BET evp, specials, music programming & music strategy said in a statement. “From music to dance and fashion, we are digging through every crate as we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop and its diversity, evolution, and global impact.”
Orlando will oversee and executive produce the annual show, with Jamal Noisette, vp, specials, music programming & music strategy to co-executive produce for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as executive producers.
Last year, GloRilla took home best breakthrough hip-hop artist of the year award at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
Following GloRilla and Drake, who each received seven nominations, 21 Savage and Lizzo each received five nods, followed by Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA with four nods each.
The BET Awards has been the No. 1 cable award show among all adults 18-49 for the last two years and is the No. 1 cable award show among Black adults 18-49 for the 21st consecutive year (CY02-CY22).
Voting for BET Awards 2023 Viewer’s Choice Award ends June 25 at 6:30 p.m. PT/ 9:30 p.m. ET. Cast your vote on BET’s website.
The Recording Academy’s approach to dance/electronic music has long been a mixed bag, with the Grammys attempting to cram the genre’s often extremely different sounds and styles into its pair of dance/electronic categories for best recording and album.
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Now the Recording Academy has taken a major step forward in its approach to the expansive genre with its addition of best pop dance recording. On Tuesday (June 13), the academy announced this new category, along with other new categories for best African music performance and best alternative jazz album.
“This is the biggest victory for dance music at the Grammys in almost 20 years, since the addition of the dance album category in 2005,” says Matt Colon, the former Chairman of the dance/electronic screening committee at the Recording Academy, and also the president of YMU Music and Steve Aoki’s longtime manager.
Indeed for the dance world, this is a big deal. While the collision of house, EDM, IDM, indie electronic and other dance subgenres have made for strange nominee bedfellows over the years, nowhere has the Grammys’ dance/electronic culture war been so acute as with pop dance (or “dance pop,” as the genre is more commonly referred to), the style that rides the line between the two genres with big melodies, center-of-attention vocals and traditional pop structures. In 2005, for example, Britney Spears’ “Toxic” competed with The Chemical Brothers’ “Get Yourself High” for best dance/electronic recording. Spears won.
With the addition of the best pop dance category for 2024, the Grammys are essentially creating a new home for pop-centric dance music at the awards. In doing so, the academy is providing an official space for these kinds of artists while preserving its other two dance/electronic genres for artists and recordings from the more traditional dance/electronic world.
“It was much needed,” says Colon, “because there should be a place for commercial artists who are doing dance songs and dance artists who are making more commercial-leaning music… I think everybody recognizes there’s a difference between what The Chainsmokers or Zedd or Steve [Aoki] or Calvin Harris do, versus what SBTRKT or Mura Masa do.”
“In the same way that rock has many different categories, there is the same need for electronic — as it is a diverse overarching umbrella with many distinct genres,” adds TOKiMONSTA, who was nominated for best/dance electronic album in 2019.
Better representing the size and diversity of the dance world has been a mission for voting members of the dance music community for 25 years, since the genre was incorporated into the awards in 1998 with the addition of best dance/electronic recording. The issue has become particularly resonant in recent years, as house, techno, IDM and other “underground” genres have become greater mainstream forces.
“Genres like house and techno adhere to specific traits that can almost at times be anti-pop,” says TOKiMONSTA’s manager Lewis Kunstler. “I believe dance artists felt being included with pop electronic songs [made] it difficult for people to regard their music to the degree their music deserves.”
The creation of nominee fields that accurately reflect what’s going on in dance has been a particular challenge following the 2021 removal of the Grammys’ nominations review committees. These committees employed a panel of experts (rather than popular vote) to ensure nominations in the two dance/electronic categories accurately reflected the sprawling global scene. General sentiment is that the dance/electronic nominations haven’t been as accurate as possible since their removal.
(To wit, these committees were put in place in the dance/electronic fields in 2013 as a protective mechanism following that year’s infamous nomination for Al Walser, a little-known Los Angeles DJ who was nominated for best dance/electronic recording alongside heavy hitters Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and Avicii.)
The nominations review committee is different from the dance/electronic screening committee, which employs a panel of dance-world experts to review submissions to the two dance categories that may be better suited elsewhere. This committee has, historically, been vexed by dance pop music.
“It was always a struggle with pop artists that leaned dance,” Colon says. “A song had a four on the floor beat, so it was submitted to dance, even though it was just a traditional pop song with all the hallmarks of a pop song… That kind of stuff tended to be shot down [by the screening committee] because the moment those get in, they win by popularity vote. You saw that with Beyoncé last year: Not that she didn’t create a dance album, but the moment there’s a name like that [they tend to win due to name recognition] — because the dance categories are voted on by the entire voting academy.”
While pop royalty like Madonna, Spears, Janet Jacket and Kylie Minogue have all been nominated in the dance/electronic categories, the genres became more explicitly dance/electronic-oriented following the EDM boom of the early 2010s — although the pop structures inherent to EDM presented their own challenges.
“Suddenly you had traditional dance artists creating pop-dance songs and sometimes creating straight-up pop songs, then submitting those to the category and getting offended or upset — sometimes justifiably so — when they didn’t get [approved for] the category,” says Colon. “That has been the largest focus of the screening committee, deciding what is dance and what isn’t, when you have an artist like Steve Aoki or a Tiësto or whomever making a song that straddles the line between dance and pop. It’s been a huge, huge battle internally, and oftentimes it goes either way. The committee tries to stay consistent, but it’s tough.”
It’s notable that the dance pop addition follows the 65th Annual Grammy Awards this past February, as 2023 marked an acutely conflicted year for dance/electronic music at the awards. Many in the dance world celebrated the fact that the genre’s best album award was presented on the live telecast for the first time ever, giving nominees including ODESZA, Diplo, RÜFÜS DÜ SOL and Bonobo a celebrated moment in primetime.
But more controversial was the likely reason behind this telecast inclusion — Beyoncé, who was nominated for (and won), both dance/electronic awards for her house-oriented album Renaissance and its ’90s house revival lead single, “Break My Soul.” Beyoncé’s inclusion in these genres was the subject of sharp debate amongst members of the dance music community, some of whom felt Renaissance was more pop than dance.
A similarly spicy conversation happened regarding the David Guetta/Bebe Rexha track “I’m Good (Blue),” which this year was nominated in the best dance/electronic recording category despite many voters feeling the song — which samples Eiffel 65’s 1998 pop smash “Blue” — is overtly pop.
Per the academy, the new pop dance category recognizes “tracks and singles that feature up-tempo, danceable music that follows a pop arrangement. Eligible pop dance recordings also feature strong rhythmic beats and significant electronic-based instruments with an emphasis on the vocal performance, melody and hooks.”
Thus, the pop dance recording category eases conflict by creating space for dance tracks forged with the pop melodies and structures — which have always been an element of dance/electronic music, and which remain a dominant force in dance in the post-EDM era. (The addition is also a win in that it earns dance/electronic a generally greater presence at the Grammys, via the addition of five more nominees.) Colon predicts pop dance nominees that include “pop artists doing what at least passes as credible dance songs, and dance artists creating the heavily pop leaning songs.”
Importantly, this new category is also a recording rather than performance award, meaning that the track’s producers, engineers and mixers – people at the heart of the dance world — will be honored, along with whichever pop or pop dance star might also make the track.
For a genre that often gets less exposure at the Grammys than juggernauts like hip-hop, Latin, pop and rock, the best pop dance addition is a landmark victory in ensuring the sprawling, global electronic scene is better represented at the awards. Whether one is making dance pop radio bangers or underground drum ‘n’ bass, it’s a development all varieties of electronic artists can get behind.
A wave of Latin acts has arrived in Puerto Rico for the 2023 Premios Tu Música Urbano awards set to take place Thursday (June 15) at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. The fan-voted awards ceremony — which recognizes top urban artists as well as artists from other genres, such […]
The 2024 People’s Choice Awards will air on NBC and E! and stream on Peacock on Sunday, Feb. 18 — which puts the show right in thick of awards season for the first time in years.
Last year’s show, hosted by actor and comedian Kenan Thompson, aired on Dec. 6, 2022. The upcoming show marks the first time the show will have aired in the first quarter of the year since 2017 (when it aired on Jan. 18) and the first time it will have aired in February or March since 1996 (March 10, 1996).
The show will air at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. This marks the first time the telecast will stream live on Peacock.
The show aired on CBS from 1975-2017, moved to E! in 2018, and has aired on NBC and E! simultaneously since 2021.
The two-hour show, which dubs itself “the only awards show powered by the people,” will honor fan favorites in movies, television, music and pop culture. The eligibility period for nominees is Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023.
“The mission of the People’s Choice Awards continues to be about giving a voice to those whose opinions matter most – the people,” Cassandra Tryon, senior vice president, entertainment live events, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement. “Moving the telecast to the heart of awards season and expanding our reach to Peacock’s audience creates a platform for the people’s voice to be heard louder than ever, giving stars and their fans an opportunity to celebrate together.”
The 2022 People’s Choice Awards bucked industry trends with year-over-year ratings growth on the broadcast network, and delivered 173 million total engagements across linear, digital and social platforms, according to the show.
Thompson has hosted the show the last two years. Last year, Lizzo received the People’s Champion Award; Shania Twain, the Music Icon Award; and Ryan Reynolds, the People’s Icon Award.
The telecast is produced by Den of Thieves with executive producers Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski.
As previously announced, the inaugural two-hour People’s Choice Country Awards will air live Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT across NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville.
Co-written with: Michael Jackson and Bernard Belle
Recorded by: Michael Jackson
Chart peak: No. 3, Hot 100, March 7, 1992
This record that was all about the hook: “Do you remember the time when we fell in love?” I put myself in that position with my fiancé at that moment, because we were falling out of love, and I always go back to that line. I was with Michael and he listened to four [of my] demos before that song, and we got to that fifth track — and after hearing it for like 16 bars, Michael said, “Stop.” I actually thought I was getting fired. And the next thing I know he said, ‘Can I talk to you in my office?’
And I go into the office, and I’m nervous as hell. This is my first time playing demos for him. And I see is this beautiful collage he was working on. I made him use that as the cover for the album, but that’s a different story. He said, “What is that first chord?” I said to him, “I don’t know. I can’t name the chord for you.” He gave a little laugh and said, “I’m not trying to put you on the spot, I just want you to know that you have blown me away with that chord. I’ve never heard it in my whole entire career.” It’s actually a C 7 augment. So you’re playing C, E, G, B flat, E flat. It’s a church chord.
When we finally get to the studio to start recording vocals after we got the lyrics from my friend Bernard Belle — who I have to mention, because he just took new jack swing to the next level — Michael comes in and sings the first verse. And we all get excited. And then he takes a break, and we think he’s going to work out with his vocal coach Seth Riggs, and [he] keeps us waiting. So I go in the back and I say, “Seth, where is Michael?” He had slipped out the back. And then Michael calls me. He’s on a plane going to Switzerland. He didn’t mention it. This just gives the people an idea that creativity has no time. It’s whenever, whatever, however. I was just floored.
Just two days before the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, the organization announced that “for personal reasons,” Snoop Dogg has deferred his induction. However, the artist born Calvin Broadus Jr. intends to be inducted with the class of 2024 on June 13, 2024.
Snoop is the second of the seven songwriters who were originally announced as inductees on Jan. 13 to back out. Sade Adu also withdrew, with the SHOF saying only that she will be inducted with a future class.
The five other inductees who were announced five months ago – Glen Ballard, Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose – are still onboard. In addition, Tim Rice will be honored with the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization’s highest honor. Post Malone will receive the Hal David Starlight Award, which “was established to honor gifted songwriters who are at an apex in their careers and are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs,” according to the SHOF.
The 52nd annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner is slated for Thursday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
The SHOF also announced that Louis Bell, Jacob Dickey, Emilio Estefan, Sasha Estefan, Doug E. Fresh, Myles Frost, Heather Headley, Alan Menken, Valerie Simpson, Keith Sweat and Joe Walsh, among others, will either present and/or perform at the event.
Menken and Rice shared an Oscar for best original song and a Grammy for song of the year for their ballad “A Whole New World” from Aladdin. Emilio Estefan is Gloria Estefan’s husband. Sasha is their 10-year-old grandson. Frost won a Tony last year for his performance as Michael Jackson in MJ. Riley worked with the superstar on such tracks as “Remember the Time.” Riley also worked with Keith Sweat on his 1992 hit “Why Me Baby?” (featuring LL Cool J).
Many of the other presenters and performers also have ties to the inductees and honorees.
There are approximately 400 inductees in the Hall of Fame. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.
The 2023 Premios Juventud nominations arrived Tuesday (June 13) with Bad Bunny, Becky G, Grupo Frontera, Maluma, Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Rosalía, Shakira and TINI leading the list with nine nods each. They are followed by Camilo, Karol G, Manuel Turizo and María Becerra who are each up for eight awards.
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Celebrating 20 years, and under the theme of “Exprésate a tu Manera (Express Yourself Authentically),” Premios Juventud will air live at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 20, from the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, via Univision. Television personality Alejandra Espinoza returns as host for the night and will be joined by artists who will be announced at a later date.
This edition of Premios Juventud will debut 15 new categories that “reflect the latest trends” inLatin music, according to a press release. The new categories include best song for my ex, best urban track and best urban mix, among others. Fans have until June 26 to vote for their favorite artists on PremiosJuventud.com.
See the full list of nominees below:
Premios Juventud Male Artist
BAD BUNNY
CAMILO
CARIN LEÓN
DADDY YANKEE
MANUEL TURIZO
MYKE TOWERS
OZUNA
PESO PLUMA
RAUW ALEJANDRO
ROMEO SANTOS
Premios Juventud Female Artist
ÁNGELA AGUILAR
ANITTA
BECKY G
CAMILA CABELLO
CHIQUIS
KAROL G
MARIA BECERRA
ROSALÍA
SHAKIRA
TINI
Favorite Group or Duo of The Year
CNCO
ESLABON ARMADO
FUERZA REGIDA
GENTE DE ZONA
GRUPO FRONTERA
HA*ASH
JESSE & JOY
LOS ÁNGELES AZULES
REIK
WISIN Y YANDEL
New Generation – Female Artist
BRATTY
GALE
JENN MOREL
KENIA OS
LA JOAQUI
LUDMILLA
PAHUA
PAOPAO
SNOW THA PRODUCT
YOUNG MIKO
New Generation – Male Artist
BIZARRAP
BRRAY
CHRIS LEBRON
LASSO
QUEVEDO
RELS B
RUSHERKING
TRUENO
YNG LVCAS
YOVNGCHIMI
New Generation – Regional Mexican
CONEXIÓN DIVINA
EDEN MUÑOZ
GRUPO FRONTERA
GRUPO MARCA REGISTRADA
KEVIN KAARL
MARIO BAUTISTA
PAOLA JARA
PESO PLUMA
SEBASTIAN ESQUIVEL
VICTOR CIBRIAN
Male Artist On The Rise
ÁLVARO DÍAZ
BLESSD
BOZA
CARIN LEÓN
ELADIO CARRIÓN
FUERZA REGIDA
LUIS R CONRIQUEZ
RYAN CASTRO
SANTA FE KLAN
TIAGO PZK
Female Artist On The Rise
AITANA
BAD GYAL
CHESCA
DANNA PAOLA
EMILIA
KIM LOAIZA
LA GABI
LOLA INDIGO
TOKISCHA
VILLANO ANTILLANO
My Favorite Streaming Artist
BAD BUNNY
BECKY G
BIZARRAP
CARIN LEÓN
FUERZA REGIDA
GRUPO FRONTERA
J BALVIN
KAROL G
PESO PLUMA
RAUW ALEJANDRO
The Best Beatmakers
BIZARRAP
DJ LUIAN
EDGAR BARRERA
FOREIGN TECK
MAMBO KINGZ
MR. NAISGAI
OVY ON THE DRUMS
SKY ROMPIENDO
SUBELO NEO
TAINY
Best Song By a Couple
“ABAJITO” – LELE PONS & GUAYNAA
“BESO” – ROSALÍA & RAUW ALEJANDRO
“DICELO” – JAY WHEELER & ZHAMIRA ZAMBRANO
“LA BODA” – JESSI URIBE & PAOLA JARA
“LUNA” – JD PANTOJA & KIM LOAIZA
Best Song For My Ex
“CUPIDO” – TINI
“MI EXXX” – WISIN & ANUEL AA
“QUE VUELVAS” – CARIN LEÓN & GRUPO FRONTERA
“SHAKIRA: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 53” – BIZARRAP & SHAKIRA
“UN X100TO” – GRUPO FRONTERA & BAD BUNNY
OMG Collaboration
“A TU MANERA” – MACACO, PEDRO CAPÓ, ALVARO SOLER FT. KY-MANI MARLEY
“BAILAR CONTIGO” – BLACK EYED PEAS & DADDY YANKEE
“DESPECHÁ RMX” – ROSALÍA & CARDI B
“EL MERENGUE” – MARSHMELLO & MANUEL TURIZO
“FOREVER MY LOVE” – J BALVIN & ED SHEERAN
“LET’S GET CRAZY! (MAMBO DROP)” – DON OMAR & LIL JON
“NO MÁS” – MURDA BEATZ FT. QUAVO, J BALVIN, ANITTA & PHARRELL
“OJALÁ” – THE RUDEBOYZ, MALUMA & ADAM LEVINE
“SIN FIN” – ROMEO SANTOS & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
“SI SALIMOS” – ELADIO CARRIÓN & 50 CENT
Girl Power
“ACTIVA” – CHESCA, VILLANO ANTILLANO & CORINA SMITH
“BRINCA” – CAZZU & YOUNG MIKO
“DESPECHÁ RMX” – ROSALÍA & CARDI B
“HUNG UP ON TOKISCHA” – MADONNA & TOKISCHA
“INTOXICAO” – EMILIA & NICKI NICOLE
“LA LOTO” – TINI, BECKY G & ANITTA
“LOKITA” – NATTI NATASHA & MARIA BECERRA
“PARA NO VERTE MÁS” – THALIA & KENIA OS
“QUÉ AGONÍA” – YURIDIA & ÁNGELA AGUILAR
“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA
Best Urban Track
“CAFÉ CON LECHE” – PITBULL
“DEPRIMIDA” – OZUNA
“LA BEBE REMIX” – YNG LVCAS & PESO PLUMA
“NECESIDAD” – VENESTI
“NOCHE DE TETEO” – SECH
“RUMBATÓN” – DADDY YANKEE
“SINCERO” – DON OMAR
“TITÍ ME PREGUNTÓ” – BAD BUNNY
“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA
“YANDEL 150” – YANDEL & FEID
Best Urban Mix
“ANDE CON QUIEN ANDE” – MYKE TOWERS & JHAYCO
“BESOS MOJA2” – WISIN Y YANDEL & ROSALÍA
“DESESPERADOS” – RAUW ALEJANDRO & CHENCHO CORLEONE
“HEY MOR” – OZUNA & FEID
“ME PORTO BONITO” – BAD BUNNY & CHENCHO CORLEONE
“NIVEL DE PERREO” – J BALVIN & RYAN CASTRO
“NOS COMEMOS” – TIAGO PZK & OZUNA
“NOS COMEMOS VIVOS” – MALUMA & CHENCHO CORLEONE
“NUNCA Y PICO” – YANDEL, MALUMA & ELADIO CARRIÓN
“ULALA” – MYKE TOWERS & DADDY YANKEE
Best Urban Album – Male
3MEN2 KBRN – ELADIO CARRIÓN
FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM – FEID
LA ÚLTIMA MISIÓN – WISIN Y YANDEL
LA VIDA ES UNA – MYKE TOWERS
LLNM2 – ANUEL AA
MICRODOSIS – MORA
OZUTOCHI – OZUNA
SATURNO – RAUW ALEJANDRO
SR. SANTOS – ARCÁNGEL
UN VERANO SIN TI – BAD BUNNY
Best Urban Album – Female
ESQUEMAS – BECKY G
LA NENA DE ARGENTINA – MARIA BECERRA
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO – KAROL G
NENA TRAMPA – CAZZU
TRAP KITTY – YOUNG MIKO
Best Dembow Song
“CUCA” – KIKO EL CRAZY
“FELIZ” – CHIMBALA
“GOGO DANCE” – EL ALFA & CHAEL PRODUCIENDO
“ME LA WA ROBAR” – LA MATERIALISTA & ANGEL DIOR
“TO’ ESTO ES TUYO” – NATTI NATASHA
Best Dembow Collaboration
“DELINCUENTE” – TOKISCHA, ANUEL AA & ÑENGO FLOW
“LE DOY 20 MIL” – EL ALFA & PRINCE ROYCE
“PICHIRRY” – KIKO EL CRAZY & EL ALFA
“SOY MAMÁ REMIX” – LA INSUPERABLE, FARINA & YAILIN LA MAS VIRAL
“SUBETE A MI MOTO” – CHIMBALA & ANGEL DIOR
“WAPAE” – 6IX9INE, ANGEL DIOR, LENIER FT. BULIN 47
Best Trap Song
“BABY FATHER 2.0” – YOVNGCHIMI FT. MYKE TOWERS, ARCÁNGEL, ÑENGO FLOW & YERUZA
“COCO CHANEL” – ELADIO CARRIÓN & BAD BUNNY
“JS4E” – ARCÁNGEL
“LA 2BLEA” – ANUEL AA
“RIRI” – YOUNG MIKO
Pop Track Of The Year
“AMBULANCIA” – CAMILO & CAMILA CABELLO
“BAILÉ CON MI EX” – BECKY G
“JUNIO” – MALUMA
“LA EQUIVOCADA” – CNCO
“LA FIESTA” – PEDRO CAPÓ
“NO SÉ SI SALGA EL SOL REMIX” – MANUEL MEDRANO & RAWAYANA
“RESPIRAR” – JESSE & JOY
“SUPONGO QUE LO SABES” – HA*ASH
“TE AMO Y PUNTO” – CHAYANNE
“TV” – SEBASTIÁN YATRA
Pop Mix Of The Year
“A VECES BIEN Y A VECES MAL” – RICKY MARTIN & REIK
“CONTIGO” – SEBASTIÁN YATRA & PABLO ALBORÁN
“MUERO” – KANY GARCÍA & ALEJANDRO SANZ
“SI PUDIERA” – VANESA MARTÍN & JESSE & JOY
“UNA VEZ MÁS” – PEDRO CAPÓ & LALI
Best Pop Album
CLICHÉS – JESSE & JOY
DE ADENTRO PA AFUERA – CAMILO
EL AMOR QUE MERECEMOS – KANY GARCÍA
FAMILIA – CAMILA CABELLO
HAASHTAG – HA*ASH
LA CUARTA HOJA – PABLO ALBORÁN
LA NETA – PEDRO CAPÓ
PLAY – RICKY MARTIN
SINCERÁNDOME – CARLOS RIVERA
XOXO – CNCO
Best Pop/Urban Song
“CAIRO” – KAROL G & OVY ON THE DRUMS
“CHAO BEBE” – OVY ON THE DRUMS & OZUNA
“CUPIDO” – TINI
“DE 100 A 0” – MANUEL TURIZO
“DESPECHÁ” – ROSALÍA
“FIESTA” – FARINA & RYAN CASTRO
“HOT” – DADDY YANKEE & PITBULL
“NO HAY LEY” – KALI UCHIS
“SHAKIRA: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 53 “- BIZARRAP & SHAKIRA
“TUTURU” – CHESCA
Best Pop/Urban Collaboration
“AEIOU” – JUSTIN QUILES & ROBIN SCHULZ
“ÉXTASIS” – MANUEL TURIZO & MARIA BECERRA
“MAYOR QUE USTED” – NATTI NATASHA, DADDY YANKEE & WISIN Y YANDEL
“MUÑECAS” – TINI, LA JOAQUI & STEVE AOKI
“QUEVEDO: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 52” – BIZARRAP & QUEVEDO
“SUELTA” – DÍMELO FLOW, RAUW ALEJANDRO, MARIA BECERRA, FARRUKO, MR. VEGAS & FATMANSCOOP
“TE FELICITO” – SHAKIRA & RAUW ALEJANDRO
“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA
“TU RECUERDO” – WISIN, EMILIA & LYANNO
“VACACIONES” – LUIS FONSI & MANUEL TURIZO
Best Pop/Urban Album
777 – PISO 21
2000 – MANUEL TURIZO
CUPIDO – TINI
DONDE QUIERO ESTAR – QUEVEDO
EMOCIONES – JAY WHEELER
LEY DE GRAVEDAD – LUIS FONSI
MOTOMAMI+ – ROSALÍA
THE LOVE & SEX TAPE (DELUXE EDITION) – MALUMA
TÚ CREES EN MÍ? – EMILIA
VERSIONS OF ME – ANITTA
Best Regional Mexican Song
“CALIDAD” – GRUPO FIRME & LUIS MEXIA
“ELLA BAILA SOLA” – ESLABON ARMADO & PESO PLUMA
“FUERA DE SERVICIO” – EL FANTASMA
“GATO DE MADRUGADA” – JOSS FAVELA
“LA PROFECÍA” – LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA
“LO MEJOR QUE HAY EN MI VIDA” – LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMÓN DE RENÉ CAMACHO
“NO ES POR ACÁ” – CARIN LEÓN
“NO SE VA (EN VIVO)” – GRUPO FRONTERA
“SI ME DUELE QUE DUELA” – INTOCABLE
“VIVO EN EL 6” – CHRISTIAN NODA
Best Regional Mexican Collaboration
“BEBE DAME” – FUERZA REGIDA & GRUPO FRONTERA
“HAY QUE HACER DINERO” – BANDA MS DE SERGIO LIZÁRRAGA & EDEN MUÑOZ
“JGL” – LA ADICTIVA & LUIS R CONRIQUEZ
“LA BAILADORA” – GRUPO FIRME & JOSS FAVELA
“NO ME HABLEN DE AMOR” – PEPE AGUILAR & INTOCABLE
“PRC” – PESO PLUMA & NATANAEL CANO
“QUÉ AGONÍA” – YURIDIA & ÁNGELA AGUILAR
“QUE VUELVAS” – CARIN LEÓN & GRUPO FRONTERA
“SE ACABÓ (EN VIVO)” – LENIN RAMÍREZ, FUERZA REGIDA & BANDA RENOVACIÓN
“SI YA HICISTE EL MAL” – LUIS R CONRIQUEZ & JESSI URIBE
Best Regional Mexican Fusion
“ALASKA” – CAMILO & GRUPO FIRME
“CHANEL” – BECKY G & PESO PLUMA
“COMO EL VIENTO” – LUIS R CONRIQUEZ & NICKY JAM
“LA SIGUIENTE” – KANY GARCÍA & CHRISTIAN NODAL
“LLORAR Y LLORAR” – MAU Y RICKY & CARIN LEÓN
“MÁS MUERTO QUE VIVO” – MATISSE & INTOCABLE
“POR EL RESTO DE TU VIDA” – CHRISTIAN NODAL & TINI
“TÚ Y TÚ” – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES, CAZZU & SANTA FE KLAN
“UN CHINGO DE TEQUILA” – BANDA MS DE SERGIO LIZÁRRAGA & MARIO DOMM
“UN X100TO” – GRUPO FRONTERA & BAD BUNNY
Best Regional Mexican Album
ABEJA REINA – CHIQUIS
ACLARANDO LA MENTE – JOSS FAVELA
CON LOS PIES EN LA TIERRA – LENIN RAMÍREZ
CONSEJOS GRATIS – EDEN MUÑOZ
CONTINGENTE – JUNIOR H
CUMBIA DEL CORAZÓN – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES
ENFIESTADOS Y AMANECIDOS – GRUPO FIRME
FORAJIDO EP 1 – CHRISTIAN NODAL
PA’ LUEGO ES TARDE – YURIDIA
SEMBRANDO – PESO PLUMA
Tropical Hit
“DECIDÍ TENER PANTALONES” – VÍCTOR MANUELLE
“LA BACHATA” – MANUEL TURIZO
“LA FÓRMULA” – MALUMA & MARC ANTHONY
“OTRA VEZ” – PRINCE ROYCE
“PEGAO” – CAMILO
“PELIGRO” – LUIS VAZQUEZ
“QUIERO QUEMAR LA PISTA” – LIMI-T 21
“SIN ROPA” – SIE7E
“SOLO CONMIGO” – ROMEO SANTOS
“TODAVÍA TE ESPERO” – LUIS FIGUEROA
Tropical Mix
“CUMBIA DEL CORAZÓN” – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES & CARLOS VIVES
“EL MERENGUE” – MARSHMELLO & MANUEL TURIZO
“EL PAÑUELO” – ROMEO SANTOS & ROSALÍA
“LA FÓRMULA” – MALUMA & MARC ANTHONY
“MONOTONÍA” – SHAKIRA & OZUNA
“PAN PARA YOLANDA” – MELENDI & AYMÉE NUVIOLA
“PASA” – FONSECA & MATISSE
“SI TE PREGUNTAN…” – PRINCE ROYCE, NICKY JAM & JAY WHEELER
“SOY YO” – DON OMAR, WISIN & GENTE DE ZONA
“TE OLVIDASTE DE MI” – FRANK REYES FT. RAFA JIMÉNEZ
Best Tropical Album
24/7 – GUSI
CANCIONES DEL CORAZÓN – OLGA TAÑÓN
CUMBIANA II – CARLOS VIVES
DEBUT Y SEGUNDA TANDA, VOL.1 – GILBERTO SANTA ROSA
EMPEZANDO OTRA VEZ – DANIELA DARCOURT
FÓRMULA, VOL. 3 – ROMEO SANTOS
LIMI-T PARA SIEMPRE – LIMI-T 21
LUIS FIGUEROA – LUIS FIGUEROA
MI MUCHACHITA – ELVIS MARTINEZ
PA’LLA VOY – MARC ANTHONY
Hottest Choreo
“EL TEKE TEKE” – CARLOS VIVES, BLACK EYED PEAS & PLAY-N-SKILLZ
“LA LOTO” – TINI, BECKY G & ANITTA
“LET’S GET CRAZY! (MAMBO DROP)” – DON OMAR & LIL JON
“MAYOR QUE USTED” – NATTI NATASHA, DADDY YANKEE & WISIN Y YANDEL
“SUELTA” – DÍMELO FLOW, RAUW ALEJANDRO, MARIA BECERRA, FARRUKO, MR. VEGAS & FATMANSCOOP
Video With The Most Powerful Message
“5:24” – CAMILO
“ALGO BONITO” – ILE & IVY QUEEN
“LA REINA” – MALUMA
“MONTAÑA SOLITARIA” – CARLOS VIVES & CHOCQUIBTOWN
“NO ES QUE TE EXTRAÑE” – CHRISTINA AGUILERA
“TIERRA” – BOMBA ESTÉREO
I Want More
ÁNGELA AGUILAR
BELINDA
DANNA PAOLA
KARELY RUIZ
KENIA OS
KIM LOAIZA
MANELYK
PESO PLUMA
TAMMY PARRA
TINI
Couples That Blow Up My Social
CAMILO Y EVALUNA MONTANER
CHRISTIAN NODAL Y CAZZU
DANNA PAOLA Y ALEX HOYER
GUAYNAA Y LELE PONS
KIM LOAIZA Y JD PANTOJA
ROSALÍA Y RAUW ALEJANDRO
Best Fandom
BELI LOVERS – BELINDA
DREAMERS – DANNA PAOLA
JUKILOP – KIM LOAIZA Y JD PANTOJA
KENINIS – KENIA OS
LA TRIBU – CAMILO
Social Dance Challenge
“LOKITA” – NATTI NATASHA & MARIA BECERRA
“MALAS DECISIONES” – KENIA OS
“TING TING TANG TANG DANCE CHALLENGE” – HOÀNG THÙY LINH
“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA
“WEDNESDAY DANCE CHALLENGE” – JENNA ORTEGA
My Favorite Trendsetter
BAD BUNNY
BECKY G
DANNA PAOLA
EMILIA
LALI
MALUMA
MARIA BECERRA
RICKY MONTANER
SEBASTIÁN YATRA
VALENTINA FERRER
My Favorite Actor
ANDRÉS PALACIOS – LA MADRASTRA
DAVID ZEPEDA – VENCER LA AUSENCIA & MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE
GABRIEL SOTO – MI CAMINO ES AMARTE & SOLTERO CON HIJAS
JOSÉ RON – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO
MARCUS ORNELLAS – MUJER DE NADIE
MATÍAS NOVOA – LA HERENCIA & CABO
My Favorite Actress
CAROLINA MIRANDA – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO
CLAUDIA MARTÍN – LOS RICOS TAMBIÉN LLORAN
MICHELLE RENAUD – LA HERENCIA
SANDRA ECHEVERRÍA – MARÍA FÉLIX: LA DOÑA
SUSANA GONZÁLEZ – MI CAMINO ES AMARTE & MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE
YALITZA APARICIO – MUJERES ASESINAS
They Make Me Fall In Love
ARACELY ARÁMBULA Y ANDRÉS PALACIOS – LA MADRASTRA
CAROLINA MIRANDA Y JOSÉ RON – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO
CLAUDIA MARTÍN Y SEBASTIÁN RULLI – LOS RICOS TAMBIÉN LLORAN
KATE DEL CASTILLO Y MAXI IGLESIAS – VOLVER A CAER
MICHELLE RENAUD Y MATÍAS NOVOA – LA HERENCIA
SUSANA GONZÁLEZ Y DAVID ZEPEDA – MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE