Yesterday (Feb. 5), Billboard and Telemundo unveiled the finalists for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards, led by Bad Bunny and Ozuna with 14 nods each. Other top finalists this year include Daddy Yankee, Anuel AA, Karol G, Calibre 50, Romeo Santos, Marc Anthony, and first-time finalists such as Manuel Turizo, Sech, and Pedro Capo.
Four songs are up for the coveted hot Latin song of the year award, including Bad Bunny and Tainy’s “Callaita,” Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma” featuring Snow, Pedro Capo and Farruko’s “Calma” and Sech’s “Otro Trago (Remix)” featuring Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA. These four tracks are also finalists in the hot Latin song of the year, vocal event category.
In celebration of the upcoming awards, Billboard put together the ultimate Billboard Latin Music Awards playlist, featuring all of the 2020 nominated songs in the following categories: hot Latin song of the year; hot Latin song of the year, vocal event; airplay song of the year; digital song of the year; streaming song of the year; Latin pop song of the year; tropical song of the year, Regional Mexican song of the year, and Latin rhythm song of the year. Listen below.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 will broadcast live on Thursday, April 23 Telemundo, with awards to be given out in 59 categories honoring the top artists, songs, albums, labels, publishers, songwriters and producers of the year.
The awards show is the culmination of LatinFest+, produced by Billboard and Telemundo, which is a three-day immersive experience dedicated to Latin music, culture and entertainment taking place April 20-23 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, LatinFest+, formerly known as Billboard Latin Music Week, will include superstar conversations, workshops, live concerts, fan experiences, and will feature artists such as J Balvin, Rosalía, Los Tigres del Norte, and Ozuna, among many others. For registration and more information visit www.latinfestplus.com.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards, to broadcast live April 23, 2020, on Telemundo, are the only ones to honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music as determined by the actual sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social data that informs Billboard's weekly charts during a one-year period from the rankings dated February 2, 2019, through this year's January 25 charts. Based on album sales, digital track sales, streaming data and monitored radio airplay provided by Nielsen Music and social media data provided by Next Big Sound, Billboard’s rankings are the world's most authoritative music charts.
