# 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards

The 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards, recognizes the best-selling albums, songs, and performers in Latin music in 2014, as determined by their chart performance on Billboard's weekly charts. The ceremony was broadcast live on Telemundo on April 30, 2015, from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
American singer-songwriter Romeo Santos won 10 awards including Artist of the Year. Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias was also a multiple winner in categories such as Hot Latin Song of the Year for "Bailando" and Latin Pop Album of the Year for Sex and Love. Special awards were also handed out. Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard "Spirit of Hope Award".

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 9, 2015, during the broadcast of the morning show Un Nuevo Día. American singer Romeo Santos received the most nominations, with 21; Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias earned 19 nominations. Santos and Iglesias broke the record held by reggaeton performers Tito El Bambino and Don Omar in 2010 and 2013, respectively, for the most nominated act in a single ceremony. Colombian artist J Balvin was nominated seven times, while Mexican acts Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga received six. Five-time nominated artists include Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, American band Santana and American singer Prince Royce. The nominees and winners are determined by sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data, from February 1, 2014 –January 31, 2015, as it is compiled by Billboard magazine every week.
Santos resulted the most awarded performer, earning ten accolades, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Top Latin Album (Formula, Vol. 2) and Tropical Album of the Year (Formula, Vol. 2), among others. Iglesias received nine awards, including Latin Pop Album of the Year (Sex & Love), Latin Pop Song, Airplay Song, Hot Latin Song, and Streaming Song of the Year for the single "Bailando". Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard "Spirit of Hope Award".
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger (‡).

### Artists

| Category | Recipient |
| Artist of the Year | Romeo Santos‡ |
| Artist of the Year | Marc Anthony |
| Artist of the Year | Enrique Iglesias |
| Artist of the Year | Prince Royce |
| New Artist of the Year | J Balvin‡ |
| New Artist of the Year | Banda Tierra Sagrada |
| New Artist of the Year | Kevin Ortiz |
| New Artist of the Year | Remmy Valenzuela |
| Tour of the Year | Marc Anthony‡ |
| Tour of the Year | Alejandro Fernández |
| Tour of the Year | Juan Gabriel |
| Tour of the Year | Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull |
| Social Artist of the Year | Shakira‡ |
| Social Artist of the Year | La Arrolladora Banda el Limón de René Camacho |
| Social Artist of the Year | Enrique Iglesias |
| Social Artist of the Year | Romeo Santos |
| Crossover Artist of the Year | Drake‡ |
| Crossover Artist of the Year | Jason Derulo |
| Crossover Artist of the Year | Becky G |
| Crossover Artist of the Year | Pharrell Williams |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Romeo Santos‡ |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | J Balvin |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Enrique Iglesias |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Prince Royce |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Natalia Jiménez‡ |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Chiquis |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Jenni Rivera |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Shakira |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga‡ |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Los Recoditos |
| Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calibre 50 |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Romeo Santos‡ |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Marc Anthony |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Enrique Iglesias |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Juan Gabriel |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female | Jenni Rivera‡ |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female | Ana Gabriel |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female | Lucero |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female | Thalía |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana‡ |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calibre 50 |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Enrique Iglesias‡ |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Ricardo Arjona |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Juanes |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Ricky Martin |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Camila‡ |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Jesse & Joy |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | La Ley |
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Enrique Iglesias‡ |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Ricardo Arjona |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Chayanne |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Marco Antonio Solís |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana‡ |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Camila |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Grupo Nueva Vida |
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Tercer Cielo |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Romeo Santos‡ |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Marc Anthony |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Prince Royce |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Víctor Manuelle |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Chino & Nacho‡ |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Alexis & Fido |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Baby Rasta & Gringo |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Plan B |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Romeo Santos‡ |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Marc Anthony |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Juan Luis Guerra |
| Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Prince Royce |
| Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico‡ |
| Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Grupo Niche |
| Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Pirulo y la Tribu |
| Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Don Perignon y La Orquesta Puertoriquena |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Gerardo Ortíz‡ |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | El Komander |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Noel Torres |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Remmy Valenzuela |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga‡ |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Los Recoditos |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda |
| Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calibre 50 |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Jenni Rivera‡ |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Luis Coronel |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Juan Gabriel |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Roberto Tapia |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Julion Alvarez y su Norteño Banda‡ |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calibre 50 |
| Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Los Tigres del Norte |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | J Balvin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Don Omar |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Wisin |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo | Yandel |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Plan B‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Alexis & Fido |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Baby Rasta & Gringo |
| Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Zion & Lennox |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Wisin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | J Balvin |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Farruko |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo | Yandel |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Calle 13‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Alexis & Fido |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Cartel de Santa |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Plan B |

### Singles

| Category | Recipient |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year | J Balvin featuring Farruko – "6 AM" |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year | Romeo Santos – "Eres Mía" |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio" |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event | J Balvin featuring Farruko – "6 AM" |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event | Enrique Iglesias featuring Marco Antonio Solís – "El Perdedor" |
| Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio" |
| Airplay Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Airplay Song of the Year | J Balvin featuring Farruko – "6 AM" |
| Airplay Song of the Year | Romeo Santos – "Eres Mía" |
| Airplay Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio" |
| Digital Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Digital Song of the Year | J Balvin featuring Farruko – "6 AM" |
| Digital Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Marco Antonio Solís – "El Perdedor" |
| Digital Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio" |
| Streaming Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Streaming Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Marco Antonio Solís – "El Perdedor" |
| Streaming Song of the Year | Romeo Santos – "Eres Mía" |
| Streaming Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio" |
| Latin Pop Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona – "Bailando"‡ |
| Latin Pop Song of the Year | Camila – "Decidiste Dejarme" |
| Latin Pop Song of the Year | Chayanne – "Humanos a Marte" |
| Latin Pop Song of the Year | Enrique Iglesias featuring Marco Antonio Solís – "El Perdedor" |
| Tropical Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Drake – "Odio"‡ |
| Tropical Song of the Year | Marc Anthony – "Flor Palida" |
| Tropical Song of the Year | Romeo Santos – "Eres Mía" |
| Tropical Song of the Year | Romeo Santos featuring Marc Anthony – "Yo También" |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga – "Hermosa Experiencia"‡ |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga – "No Me Pidas Perdón" |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | El Komander – "Soy de Rancho" |
| Regional Mexican Song of the Year | Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda – "Y Así Fué" |
| Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | J Balvin featuring Farruko – "6 AM"‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | J Balvin – "Ay Vamos" |
| Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | Nicky Jam – "Travesuras" |
| Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | Wisin featuring Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin – "Adrenalina" |

### Albums

| Category | Recipient |
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2‡ |
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love |
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Santana – Corazón |
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Various Artists – Las Bandas Románticas de América 2014 |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love‡ |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Ricardo Arjona – Viaje |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Chayanne – En Todo Estaré |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Santana – Corazón |
| Tropical Album of the Year | Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2‡ |
| Tropical Album of the Year | Juan Luis Guerra – Todo Tiene Su Hora |
| Tropical Album of the Year | Various Artists – Que Lindo es Puerto Rico |
| Tropical Album of the Year | Various Artists – Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants + Plus EP |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Various Artists – Las Bandas Románticas de América 2014‡ |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda – Soy Lo Que Quiero: Indispensable |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Juan Gabriel – Mis 40 en Bellas Artes |
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Jenni Rivera – 1969 - Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 2 |
| Latin Rhythm Album of the Year | Wisin – El Regreso del Sobreviviente‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Album of the Year | J Balvin – La Familia |
| Latin Rhythm Album of the Year | Calle 13 – Multi_Viral |
| Latin Rhythm Album of the Year | Plan B – Love and Sex |

### Record labels

| Category | Recipient |
| Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year | Discos Sabinas |
| Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year | Remex |
| Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year | Disa |
| Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year | Fonovisa |
| Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Airplay Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment‡ |
| Airplay Label of the Year | RCA |
| Airplay Label of the Year | Remex |
| Airplay Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Airplay Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Airplay Imprint of the Year | Disa |
| Airplay Imprint of the Year | Fonovisa |
| Airplay Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Top Latin Albums Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment‡ |
| Top Latin Albums Label of the Year | Remex |
| Top Latin Albums Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Top Latin Albums Label of the Year | Warner Latina |
| Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year | Fonovisa |
| Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year | Republic |
| Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year | RCA |
| Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year | Warner Latina |
| Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year | Capitol Latin |
| Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year | Warner Latina |
| Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment‡ |
| Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year | Multimusic |
| Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year | Warner Latina |
| Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year | Republic‡ |
| Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year | RCA |
| Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year | Siente |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year | Venemusic |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year | Capitol Latin |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year | Machete |
| Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Tropical Albums Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Tropical Albums Label of the Year | Planet Records |
| Tropical Albums Label of the Year | Popular |
| Tropical Albums Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year | Capitol Latin |
| Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year | Top Stop |
| Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year | Universal Music Latino |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment‡ |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year | Discos Sabinas |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year | Remex |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year | Disa‡ |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year | DEL |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year | Fonovisa |
| Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year | Remex |
| Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment‡ |
| Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year | Freddie |
| Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year | Remex |
| Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin |
| Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year | Fonovisa‡ |
| Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year | DEL |
| Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year | Disa |
| Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year | Remex |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year | Pina |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year | Siente |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year | Capitol Latin |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year | Machete |
| Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year | Pina |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year | Nacional |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year | Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year | Warner Latina |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year | Sony Music Latin‡ |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year | Capitol Latin |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year | El Abismo |
| Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year | Pina |

### Writers, producers and publishers

| Category | Recipient |
| Songwriter of the Year | Romeo Santos (Anthony "Romeo" Santos)‡ |
| Songwriter of the Year | J Balvin (Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin) |
| Songwriter of the Year | Luciano Luna Díaz |
| Songwriter of the Year | Horacio Palencia |
| Publisher of the Year | Mayimba Music, Inc, ASCAP‡ |
| Publisher of the Year | Palabras de Romeo, ASCAP |
| Publisher of the Year | Sony/ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP |
| Publisher of the Year | Universal Music Latina, SESAC |

### Special Awards

| Category | Recipient |
| Lifetime Achievement | Roberto Carlos |
| Spirit of Hope | Carlos Santana |

## Ceremony

The American telecast on Telemundo drew in an average 6.4 million people during its three hours of length, with the network ranking first in the ratings in the 18–34 demographic in New York, Miami, Houston and Phoenix, regardless of language. The telecast included musical performances by several artist including the opening number by American singer Marc Anthony and Gente De Zona with the track "La Gozadera"; American singer Jennifer Lopez sang a tribute medley to the Tejano artist Selena, featuring the brother, sister and husband (A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, Chris Perez, respectively) of the latter. Dutch act Afrojack and American artist Ne-Yo joined Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, while Brazilian artist Roberto Carlos also performed. Reggaeton performer Wisin along Carlos Vives and Daddy Yankee gathered on stage to sing "Nota de Amor"; Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was joined by Puerto-Rican singer Juanes to perform "Black Magic Woman" and "La Flaca".