Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year (formerly Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that informs Billboard's weekly charts."[1] The award is given to best performing artists on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, which measures the most popular Latin songs in the United States.[2] The Hot Latin Songs chart was based solely on radio airplay since its induction in 1986 until October 2012, when it started to also measure digital sales and streaming activity.[3] In 2010, the category was split into three: Male, Female, and Duo or Group.

Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year
Current: 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards
Awarded for	the best performing latin artists in Billboard magazine
Country	United States
Presented by	Billboard
First awarded	1994
Last awarded	2017
Website	billboardevents.com

Recipients

1994–2009

Year	Artist	Nominees	Ref.
1994	Los Fantasmas del Caribe	Nominations were not provided prior to 1999.	[4]
1995	Selena		[5]
1996	Selena		[6]
1997	Enrique Iglesias		[7]
1998	Enrique Iglesias		[8]
1999	Alejandro Fernandez	Ricky Martin Marc Anthony Elvis Crespo	[9]
2000	Enrique Iglesias	Ricky Martin Marco Antonio Solís Cristian Castro	[10]
2001	Son By Four	Marc Anthony Cristian Castro Conjunto Primavera	[11]
2002	Cristian Castro	Juan Gabriel Marco Antonio Solís Banda El Recodo	[12]
2003	Alexandre Pires	Cristian Castro Enrique Iglesias Juanes	[13] [14]
2004	Conjunto Primavera	Intocable Juanes Ricky Martin	[15] [16]
2005	Paulina Rubio	Juanes Grupo Montez de Durango Marco Antonio Solís	[17] [18]
2006	Juanes	Daddy Yankee Shakira Wisin & Yandel	[19] [20]
2007	Wisin & Yandel	Aventura Daddy Yankee R.K.M. & Ken-Y	[21] [22]
2008	Juan Luis Guerra	Enrique Iglesias Maná Wisin & Yandel	[23] [24]
2009	Flex	Vicente Fernandez Enrique Iglesias Juanes	[25] [26]

Since 2010

Male Year Male Artist Nominees Ref. 2010 Tito El Bambino Luis Fonsi Espinoza Paz Joan Sebastian [27] 2011 Enrique Iglesias Daddy Yankee Larry Hernandez Prince Royce [28] [29] 2012 Pitbull Prince Royce Don Omar Enrique Iglesias [30] [31] 2013 Don Omar Daddy Yankee Pitbull Prince Royce [32] 2014 Prince Royce Marc Anthony Daddy Yankee Romeo Santos [33] [34] 2015 Romeo Santos J Balvin Enrique Iglesias Prince Royce [35] [36] 2016 Romeo Santos Enrique Iglesias J Balvin Nicky Jam [37] 2017 Nicky Jam Daddy Yankee J Balvin Maluma [38] 2018 Luis Fonsi J Balvin Daddy Yankee Ozuna [39] 2019 Ozuna Bad Bunny Daddy Yankee J Balvin [40]

Female Year Female Artist Nominees Ref. 2010 Shakira Nelly Furtado Fanny Lu Paulina Rubio [27] 2011 Shakira Ivy Queen Lady Gaga Thalía [28] [29] 2012 Shakira Alejandra Guzmán Jennifer Lopez Jenni Rivera [30] [31] 2013 Shakira Leslie Grace Jennifer Lopez Jenni Rivera [32] 2014 Thalía Christina Aguilera Leslie Grace Jenni Rivera [33] [34] 2015 Natalia Jimenez Chiquis Rivera Jenni Rivera Shakira [35] [36] 2016 Shakira Jennifer Lopez Natalia Jimenez Natti Natasha [37] 2017 Shakira Becky G Jennifer Lopez Thalía [38] 2018 Shakira Becky G Jennifer Lopez Natti Natasha [39] 2019 Natti Natasha Becky G Jennifer Lopez Karol G [40]

Duo or Group Year Duo or Group Nominees Ref. 2010 Aventura Banda El Recodo La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Quinta Estación [27] 2011 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Aventura Banda El Recodo Camila [28] [29] 2012 Maná Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas Wisin & Yandel [30] [31] 2013 Banda El Recodo Calibre 50 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Wisin & Yandel [32] 2014 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Banda El Recodo Banda Sinaloense MS Voz de Mando [33] [34] 2015 Banda Sinaloense MS Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda Banda Los Recoditos Calibre 50 [35] [36] 2016 Banda Sinaloense MS Los Plebes del Rancho Calibre 50 Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda [37] 2017 Banda Sinaloense MS La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Los Plebes del Rancho Zion & Lennox [38] 2018 Calibre 50 Banda Sinaloense MS CNCO Zion & Lennox [39] 2019 Banda Sinaloense MS Calibre 50 T3r Elemento Zion & Lennox [40]

Records

Most nominations

General From 1994 to 2009 Nominations Act 6 Enrique Iglesias 5 Juanes 4 Cristian Castro 3 Marco Antonio Solís Ricky Martin Wisin & Yandel 2 Conjunto Primavera Daddy Yankee Marc Anthony Selena

Male From 2010 ongoing Nominations Act 6 Daddy Yankee 5 J Balvin Prince Royce 4 Enrique Iglesias 3 Romeo Santos 2 Don Omar Ozuna Pitbull

Female From 2010 ongoing Nominations Act 8 Shakira 5 Jennifer Lopez 4 Jenni Rivera 3 Becky G Natti Natasha Thalía 2 Leslie Grace

Duo or Group From 2010 ongoing Nominations Act 6 Banda Sinaloense MS 5 Calibre 50 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón 4 Banda El Recodo 3 Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda Zion & Lennox 2 Aventura Los Plebes del Rancho Wisin & Yandel

Most awards

General From 1994 to 2009 Awards Act 3 Enrique Iglesias 2 Selena

Male From 2010 ongoing Awards Act 2 Romeo Santos

Female From 2010 ongoing Awards Act 7 Shakira

Duo or Group From 2010 ongoing Awards Act 3 Banda Sinaloense MS 2 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón

See also

• Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Artist

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