Billboard Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year was an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony that recognizes "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that shapes Billboard's weekly charts."[1] According to Billboard magazine, the category was "created in response to the growing number of charting titles from the genre" of reggaeton.[2] Reggaeton is a genre that has its roots in Latin and Caribbean music.[3] Its sound derived from the Reggae en Español in Panama.[4]

Billboard Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year
Current: 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards
Awarded forthe most popular reggaeton albums in Billboard magazine
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded2005
Last awarded2008
Most awardsDaddy Yankee (3)
Most nominationsDon Omar, Ivy Queen and Daddy Yankee (3)
Websitebillboardevents.com

The accolade was first presented at the eleventh Billboard Latin Music awards in 2005 to Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee for his album Barrio Fino (2005).[5] The record made Daddy Yankee the first reggaeton act to debut at the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart and became the best-selling Latin album of the decade (2000-2010) in the United States.[6] Yankee also received the accolade at the 2006 and 2008 awards ceremonies for his albums Barrio Fino: En Directo (2006) and El Cartel: The Big Boss (2008). Don Omar became the second and only other artist to win the award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards of 2007, where his album King of Kings (2007) was awarded. Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen is the most nominated artist without a win, with three nominations, and the only female nominee. The Billboard Latin Music Awards of 2009 introduced thirteen new categories, one of which, the Latin Rhythm Album of the Year award, replaced the accolade for Reggaeton Album of the Year.[7]

Recipients
Daddy Yankee, winner in 2005, 2006 and 2008
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality[II] Work Nominees[III] Ref.
2005 Daddy Yankee  Puerto Rico Barrio Fino [8]
2006 Daddy Yankee  Puerto Rico Barrio Fino: En Directo [9]
2007 Don Omar  Puerto Rico King of Kings [10]
2008 Daddy Yankee  Puerto Rico El Cartel: The Big Boss [11]

Notes

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Billboard Latin Music Awards held that year.
^[II] The nationality of the performing artist(s).
^[III] The name of the performer and the nominated album

References
  1. "Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards" (PDF). Billboard Events. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Music - Latin: Latin Urban in Conference Spotlight". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 117 (11): 32. March 12, 2005. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
  3. Rivera, Raquel Z., Wayne Marshall, and Deborah Pacini Hernandez, eds. Reggaeton. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 2009.
  4. Andrews, George Reid. Afro-Latin America, 1800–2000. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  5. Lopetegui, Enrique (May 7, 2005). "Latin Confab Mines Reggaeton Craze". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 119 (19): 8. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
  6. Cobo, Leila (August 1, 2014). "Exclusive: Daddy Yankee's Track-by-Track Review of His Barrio Fino, 10 Years Later". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  7. Ben-Yehuda, Ayala (April 25, 2009). "And The Finalists Are". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 121 (16): LM4. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  8. "2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 11, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  9. "2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 16, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  10. "2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 14, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  11. "2008 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 11, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

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