The Nominations For The Billboard Latin Music Awards Are Out And Here’s Who Made The List
The nominees for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards are out and some of your faves are claiming several spots on the list. Bad Bunny and Ozuna are leading the pack with 14 nominations each. The two reggaetoneros claimed nominations for the coveted Artists of the Year award. All four nominees for Artist of the Year are male. Here the artists nominated for this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards.
First, let’s breakdown the nominees for Artist of the Year.
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny had an exceptional 2019. The Puerto Rican artist teamed up with Colombian superstar J Balvin on the collaborative album “Oasis.” The album brought us hits like “Que Pretendes” and “La Canción.” The reggae star also become politically active this year joining other Puerto Rican celebrities to travel to the Caribbean island to participate in protests against former Governor Ricardo Rosselló and Rosselló’s proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation.
J Balvin
The Colombian music star has been everywhere this year. Balvin not only partnered with Bad Bunny for collaborative album “Oasis,” he released a slew of new songs in 2019. The singer teamed up with Maluma to create “Qué Pena” and we spent most of last year jamming out to that single. Balvin is in tied in second place with Daddy Yankee with 12 nominations.
Ozuna
Despite a longterm scandal involving extortion and a sex tape, Ozuna kept things going and delivered high power music last year. The Puerto Rican singer joined Karol G, Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, and J Balvin on “China,” which has garnered more than 1 billion views on YouTube.
Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos spent 2019 collabing with so many different artists. His year of collaborations includes “Me Quedo” with Zacarias Ferreira and “ileso” with Teodoro Reyes. Santos has been nominated for five other awards including Canción del Año, Streaming for “Ella Quiere Beber” with Anuel AA, Top Latin Album, Artista del Año, Masculino, Categoria Tropical, Canción Tropical del Año for “Aullando” with Wisin and Yandel, and Álbum Tropical del Año for “Utopia.”
Here is a full list of nominees in the top categories for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Artista del Año / Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
Artista del Año, Debut / Artist of the Year, New:
Jhay Cortez
Manuel Turizo
Paulo Londra
Sech
Gira del Año / Tour of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Chayanne
Jennifer Lopez
Marc Anthony
Artista del Año, Redes Sociales / Social Artist of the Year
Anuel AA
Becky G
Daddy Yankee
Lali
Artista Crossover del Año / Crossover Artist of the Year
DJ Snake
Drake
Katy Perry
Snow
Check out the full list of nominees by clicking here.
