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Ben Carrillo came to the United States from Guatemala as an undocumented immigrant when he was 15 years old. Today, the young man who crossed the border completely alone is a rising producer and singer-songwriter, managed by Fabio Acosta and Vibras Lab. He has worked with Sky Rompiendo and Mosty, recorded with Thalia and Bruses, opened concerts for Bad Bunny and, this month, released his Broken Hearts Anthem EP.
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But beyond his success, Carrillo hopes that his extraordinary story of work, self-improvement and motivation will serve as an inspiration to other immigrants who arrive in the United States — or anywhere in the world — with only dreams as luggage. “We are not illegal aliens; We’re dreamers,” says Carrillo. This is his story, in his own words.
Thousands of immigrants try to cross the border looking for new opportunities. Many of them die on the way, or are victims of violence and rape, others are caught — and those of us who manage to get there are met with great opposition. There are laws that discriminate against us, isolate us and cut off opportunities, when all we want is to work, to be able to help our loved ones. We are not criminals, nor rapists; we are honest people in search of a better future.
I was born and raised in a beautiful country, Guatemala. But it is a country where violence, corruption and poverty are on the rise. From a very young age I was the man of the house. I had to take care of my brothers, study, work and do all the errands. My father was a musician and choreographer. We had a relationship, but he had no sense of responsibility, and my mother, single with three children, did the best she could. The environment in which we lived and what she experienced caused us to suffer great mental and emotional damage and it is only now that my brothers and I are healing.
When I was 15 years old, my father was killed; my mother only got worse. I saw myself at a point where I no longer had a future in Guatemala: Either I would have to take to the streets to seek opportunities, or I would look for a better future in the United States, as many of my relatives had already done. Getting a visa was impossible. We were poor, I didn’t have my parents. I went to the fields and worked with my grandfather on his farm, cutting sugar cane and bananas. There I raised a little money and at the age of 15, on January 2010, I made the decision to cross the desert to the United States, in pursuit of the “American dream.”
It took all of 30 days. Almost three weeks crossing all of Mexico and five in the Arizona desert, where we went through swamps and ran between highways. After many cramps, blisters, bloody feet, days without food, very cold nights and very hot days, I managed to get there.
I talked to different attorneys to see if there was a way to get documented, but the laws were and still are very rigid. It didn’t matter that I was fleeing my country, for now I had to live here illegally. Years went by. I attended high school in Texas.
There I discovered rock, country music and hip-hop. I learned English and graduated. Up to this point, I was an undocumented immigrant. I suffered racism and discrimination, not only because of my skin color, but also because of my legal status.
I started working illegally washing dishes in a restaurant. It was thanks to that, that at the age of 18 I managed to rent my first apartment and create my music studio. Since I didn’t have money to study, I looked for YouTube tutorials and that’s how I learned to record myself, compose and do my own mixing.
After five years of being illegally in the United States, my uncle heard an ad on the radio that spoke of the opportunity to obtain papers for those who were under 21 years of age and who did not have their parents or who had been abandoned/mistreated. That was my case. And that’s how I got a Green Card, or legal resident status.
That same month, I traveled to Medellín looking for opportunities with different producers. I met Sky Rompiendo, Mosty, Feid, Ovy Oo the Drums, Rolo, Jowan and many people from the industry who were essential to my artistic growth. Now that I had my papers, I was able to return to Guatemala to see my family, and I realized that they were in the same difficult situation that I had been in when I lived there. I knew I didn’t want to put them at the same risk of crossing the desert, but I couldn’t just watch them having such a hard time in Guatemala.
In February 2019, I moved to Los Angeles. I took down all my music from digital platforms, knowing that one day I would return. But my focus now was to help my brothers. I got myself three jobs, working from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., and that same year I became the person in charge of all of them. I rented a house in Guatemala — and with the help of my aunt, my dream of helping them came true, and to date they are under my care.
Now I was at a point in which I didn’t know how I was going to start my musical career again. One day, as I walked into my job as a waiter in Los Angeles, I ran into Fabio Acosta [founder of Vibras Lab and former manager of J Balvin]. I approached him to ask for an opportunity to show him my music and incredibly, he gave me his email. After sending him a lot of music for two years, at the end of 2021 I signed my first management contract with him and Vibras Lab.
I am now 28 years old. Many things have happened that the 15-year-old Ben who crossed the desert could not even imagine. I have a song with Thalia, I sang in front of 40,000 people opening the Bad Bunny concert in Guatemala, and my music is being increasingly recognized.
I look back and I don’t believe all that’s happened to me. I wonder how a boy from Guatemala, with few resources, who lived 5 years illegally in the United States, has achieved all this. It’s not only due to all my effort and dedication, but life has led me to opportunities that are only seen in movies, such as getting my legal residency and meeting Fabio.
I know I have angels watching over me. I know I have a duty, and it is to tell my story and show my Latin people that it doesn’t matter where you come from, what matters is where you are going. Everything that happens to us in this life has a purpose. All trauma can be turned into self-love and love towards others. And with hard work, discipline and perseverance, EVERYTHING is possible.
This is something I write from my heart, for all those people who are crossing or have already crossed, to tell them that YES you can, that the road is not easy, but the reward is sweet. We are not “ILLEGAL ALIENS”, WE ARE DREAMERS. — Ruben Gonzalez Carrillo “Ben Carrillo”
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Spanish star Alejandro Sanz, widely recognized as one of the leading singer/songwriters in Spanish language music, has signed a recording deal with Sony Music, Billboard has exclusively learned.
Sanz inked his new contract June 13 in Madrid, with Afo Verde, chairman/CEO of Sony Music Latin-Iberia, and José María Barbat, president of Sony Music Iberia.
“Happy to join the Sony Music family, a company where I have many friends which whom I share LOVE for MUSIC [sic]. I’m sure together we will have fun doing what we love most,” said Sanz, who holds the record for having the best-selling and second best-selling albums in Spain’s history: 1997’s Más and 2000’s El Alma Al Aire, respectively.
“We’re very honored and excited to welcome Alejandro to Sony Music and deeply hope this will be a very happy stage in his life,” said Verde. “It will no doubt be a thrill for us to work together with this marvelous artist, not only because of his professional excellence but also his human qualities.”
Sanz has won four Grammy awards and 25 Latin Grammys — the most for a Spanish artist — in his storied career, which includes 18 albums that have sold over 25 million copies, according to his label. He has also collaborated with a long string of artists, from Shakira to Alicia Keys, and was one of Rosalía’s early supporters, and is also known for his social activism and his work with organizations like Save The Children and Doctors Without Borders.
“Beyond his uncommon talent, Alejandro is an amazing person,” added Barbat, citing Sanz’s multiple collaborations, and the fact that he was one of Rosalía’s early advocates.
Originally signed to Warner Music, where he remained for over a decade, Sanz became an international star with 1997’s Más, which boasted global hit “Corazón Partío,” a track that managed to blend his Spanish pop with tinges of flamenco and exceptional lyrics. Sanz quickly became a model to follow in terms of musicality and commercial appeal, and developed close friendships with artists like Shakira and Carlos Vives. He also became a top touring act; his current Sanz en Vivo tour includes over 60 dates that already saw him play throughout Latin America, followed by Spain in June, July and August and the U.S. and Mexico in the Fall.
In 2011, left Warner for Universal Music, where he remained up until now.
Then, last year, Sanz signed an unorthodox management agreement with two separate executives, each of them focused on a different area of his career. Alex Mizrahi, who heads management and promotion company OCESA-Seitrack, now oversees Sanz’s international management and business; and Iñigo Zabala, the former president of Warner Music Iberia and Latin America, and the person who originally signed Sanz to Warner years ago, oversees his recording career and creative output.
Those changes have now led to Sony Music.
“Dear Alex, thanks for your trust,” Verde said to Sanz. “Thanks to you and your beautiful team: Iñigo Zabala, Alex Mizrahi and Octavio Padilla. Welcome home. From the bottom of my heart. This is just beginning.”
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Take a look at Bad Bunny’s recent tour history, and you get a good sense of Latin’s rapid growth on the road.
When Billboard published the 2019 Midyear Boxscore Recap, Bad Bunny missed out on the then-10-position Top Tours ranking, scraping the bottom of the top 30 with $25.8 million, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. In doing so, he scored the biggest Latin tour of the tracking period, covering shows between Nov. 1, 2018, and April 30, 2019.
Three years later, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Bad Bunny took himself – and his genre – to the top. He crowned the all-genre list in 2022, earning $123 million in the same November-April six-month window – the first time a Latin act has ever topped the ranking.
Midyear Boxscore charts are based on figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. Eligible shows played between Nov. 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023.
Now, Bad Bunny is in the midyear top 10 again in 2023 at No. 6 with $67.9 million, and he’s not alone. At No. 5, Daddy Yankee earned $72.5 million, marking the first time that two Latin artists have landed in the midyear top 10.
The top 10 Latin tours grossed a combined $295.1 million between November and April. That represents growth of 18.83% from last year, after already improving 101% from 2019.
While Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee lead that growth with the three biggest Latin tours in Boxscore history, it doesn’t stop with the genre’s top headliners. See below to watch how the biggest Latin tours of the midyear reporting period have grown uniformly since 2019.
Each of the top 10 Latin tours is up — in both gross and attendance — from last year and 2019. This across-the-board growth applies to heritage stars such as Marc Anthony ($22.4 million) and Wisin y Yandel ($15.3 million) as well as newer headliners including Rauw Alejandro ($33.3 million) and Feid ($11.9 million).
Beyond the genre’s 19% growth in top-10 revenue, those shows’ attendance has grown by 48% as well. While last (mid)year’s biggest Latin tour (Bad Bunny) outgrossed this year’s (Daddy Yankee) by more than $50 million, the latter sold more than 100,000 tickets more than the former. Total attendance among the top 10 is 3.1 million, up from 2.1 million last year.
Beyond Latin, attendance is growing in R&B/hip-hop, pop and rock as well – which are up 44%, 43% and 16%, respectively. Despite the smaller bump, Rock remains No. 1 in both gross and attendance, with $539.1 million and 4.1 million tickets among its top 10 tours on the midyear recap.
Pop follows with $419.7 million and 3.8 million tickets. Further illustrating Latin’s gains, in 2019 the genre’s gross sales trailed pop by $350 million. This year, that lead has shrunk to $125 million.
Arena dates are on deck for Rauw Alejandro, Anuel AA and others for the rest of the year, while Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Pitbull will team for a tri-headline tour this fall. Karol G will play in select U.S. stadiums later this year, leveling up to unprecedented heights for Colombian acts.
As the genre’s biggest acts get bigger, its focus will grow wider as some of the biggest names in regional Mexican music join reggaeton and Latin-pop stars on the Boxscore charts. Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma will separately enter the domestic arena circuit this year while their No. 1 duet continues to dominate Billboard’s global charts.
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
Peso Pluma has managed to take over the Billboard charts with his signature corrido sound. Very few times has he done it stepping out of his realm like in Yng Lvcas’ reggaeton hit “La Bebe (Remix).” Now, he’s also experimenting with dembow in El Alfa’s “Plebada.” The track, named after the Mexican slang word for […]