The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The Billboard awards are the Latin music industry’s longest running award. The award ceremonies are held during the same week as Latinfest+ (formerly known as the Billboard Latin Music Conference). The first award ceremony began in 1994. In addition to awards given on the basis of success on the Billboard charts, the ceremony includes the Spirit of Hope award for humanitarian achievements and the Lifetime Achievement award, as well as awards by the broadcasting partner. Musician Enrique Iglesias has won 47 awards, the colombian Shakira has won 42 awards, and is the most awarded female. The Billboard Latin Music includes entrants from the United States, Latin America, and Spain, although other countries are eligible if an artist performs Latin music.
Since 1999, the awards ceremony has been broadcast on the television network Telemundo, where it became the network's highest-rated music special. The ceremony is broadcast throughout the Americas and Puerto Rico. Billboard also presents three special awards during the ceremony: the "Spirit of Hope" for artists who have dedicated their career to philanthropy, the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize an artist's career in the Latin music industry, and occasionally the Latin Music Hall of Fame to honor a musical personality who has largely contributed to the Latin music genre.
Ceremonies[]
| Year | Date | Venue(s) | Host(s) | Most awards | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | May 18 | InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida | none | Gloria Estefan (3) | none |
| 1995 | June 7 | Selena (4) | |||
| 1996 | May 1 | Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Florida | Selena and Gloria Estefan (4 each) | ||
| 1997 | April 30 | Daisy Fuentes and Herb Alpert | Shakira (3) | ||
| 1998 | April 7 | Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida | Jon Seda | Luis Miguel and Marc Anthony (2 each) | |
| 1999 | April 22 | none | Elvis Crespo (4) | Telemundo | |
| 2000 | April 27 | Jackie Gleason Theater, Miami Beach, Florida | Elvis Crespo, Alejandro Fernández and Los Tri-O (2 each) | ||
| 2001 | April 26 | Son by Four (7) | |||
| 2002 | May 9 | Itatí Cantoral and Manolo Cardona | Juan Gabriel (4) | ||
| 2003 | May 8 | Miami Arena, Miami, Florida | Roselyn Sánchez | Chayanne and Pilar Montenegro (3 each) | |
| 2004 | April 29 | Mauricio Islas and Candela Ferro | Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin and Juanes (3 each) | ||
| 2005 | April 28 | none | Paulina Rubio, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra and Los Horóscopos de Durango (3 each) | ||
| 2006 | April 27 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | Lupillo Rivera and Candela Ferro | Shakira (5) | |
| 2007 | April 26 | BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida | none | Mariano Barba (4) | |
| 2008 | April 10 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | Aylin Mujica and Alan Tacher | Juan Luis Guerra (3) | |
| 2009 | April 23 | BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida | Flex (8) | ||
| 2010 | April 29 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Aventura (9) | ||
| 2011 | April 28 | Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
(formerly BankUnited Center from 2011 to 2016) |
Aylin Mujica, Rafael Amaya and Daniel Sarcos | Enrique Iglesias (9) | |
| 2012 | April 26 | Marlene Favela and Rafael Amaya | Prince Royce and Don Omar (8) | ||
| 2013 | April 25 | Ana Bárbara, Juan Soler and Daniel Sarcos | Don Omar (10) | ||
| 2014 | April 24 | Roselyn Sánchez, Raúl González and Laura Flores | Marc Anthony (10) | ||
| 2015 | April 30 | Gaby Espino and Pedro Fernández | Romeo Santos (10) | ||
| 2016 | April 28 | Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias (7) | |||
| 2017 | April 27 | Kate del Castillo and Carlos Ponce | Nicky Jam (6) | ||
| 2018 | April 26 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Gaby Espino and Marco Antonio Regil | Daddy Yankee (8) | |
| 2019 | April 25 | Gaby Espino | Ozuna (11) | ||
| 2020 | October 21 | BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida | Gaby Espino and Nastassja Bolívar | Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny (7) | Telemundo, TNT Latin America |
| 2021 | September 23 | Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida | Gaby Espino | Bad Bunny (10) | Universo, Telemundo Internacional |
| 2022 | September 29 | Kate del Castillo and Jaime Camil | Bad Bunny (8) | Telemundo | |
| 2023 | October 5 | Jacqueline Bracamontes and Danilo Carrera | Peso Pluma (8) | Telemundo, Universo, Peacock | |
| 2024 | October 20 | The Fillmore Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Florida | Carmen Villalobos and Danilo Carrera | Karol G (8) |