The first-ever Spotify Awards were celebrated Thursday (March 5) in Mexico City where major winners of the night included Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, Karol G, among others.
Bad Bunny scored major wins in such top categories as Spotify artist of the year and most-streamed male artist. Meanwhile, Banda MS took most followed artist and Karol G most-streamed female artist.
According to Spotify, the winners are based 100 percent on the user-generated data or the patterns and listening habits of Spotify users in Mexico.
The ceremony included standout performances by J Balvin and the Black Eyed Peas who sang their crossover hit “Ritmo,” Karol G, who performed “Tusa,” and Los Ángeles Azules who took the stage to sing classic cumbia songs with artists like Belinda, Horacio Palencia and Lalo Ebratt.
See winners in the main categories below:
Spotify Artist of the Year (most listened, most followed, most shared and added to playlists by Mexican users in 2019):
Bad Bunny – WINNER
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Podcast of the Year (podcast with the highest number of streams and listeners per episode in Mexico during 2019):
Dr. Muerte – WINNER
The Alex FernándezPodcast
Fausto – WINNER
Legendary Legends
Give a Gift Doubts
Most-Streamed Female Artist:
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Karol G – WINNER
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Most-Streamed Male Artist:
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny – WINNER
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Most-Streamed Track:
Callaíta – Bad Bunny, Tainy.
Calma Remix – Pedro Capó, Farruko. – WINNER
Con Calma – Daddy Yankee, Snow.
Otro Trago – Sech, Darell.
Most-Shared Artist:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin – WINNER
José José
Luis Miguel
Most-Followed Artist:
Bad Bunny
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga – WINNER
SantaPoster
Ozuna
Paulo Londra
Emerging Artist:
Junior H
LÚA
Nicki Nicole
Tomorrow X Together
Tones and I – WINNER
Most-Added to Playlists Artist:
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny – WINNER
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Most-Streamed Mexican Artist Globally:
Alejandro Fernández
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Luis Miguel
Maná
Reik – WINNER
