The Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place on April 29, and televised by Telemundo LIVE from Puerto Rico. Nominees include Shakira, Luis Fonsi and Aventura. HOMBRE is proud to be a Media Partner of the biggest week in Latin Music.
This year, there are three new award categories: Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year, which reflect an artist’s performance on both the Hot Latin Songs and Top Latin Albums chart, and Latin Digital Album of the Year, joining other digital categories Latin Digital Download of the Year and Latin Master Ringtone of the Year. 
Topping the list of finalists is Tito “El Bambino,” who has achieved great success with his latest album “El Patron” and his smash hit, “El Amor,” competing for 18 awards. He is a finalist for Latin Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male; Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Male; Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Male; Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Solo; Latin Rhythm Albums of the Year, Solo; Latin Digital Album of the Year; Latin Rhythm Album of the Year; and Latin Album of the Year for “El Patron.” His smash hit, “El Amor,” competes for Latin Master Ringtone of the Year; Latin Digital Download of the Year; Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year; Tropical Airplay Song of the Year; Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year; and Hot Latin Song of the Year. In addition, alongside with Zion y Lennox, Tito “El Bambino” is a finalist in the category of Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event; for “Mi Cama Huele A Ti.” Tito also competes in the Producer of the Year category.
Reggaeton duo, Wisin & Yandel, is a finalist in 14 categories including, Latin Artist of the Year; Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo of Group; Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; and Tropical Airplay Song of the Year; and Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year, for “Abusadora.” The duo also competes in the categories of Latin Album of the Year; Latin Rhythm Album of the Year and Latin Digital Album of the Year for “La Revolucion;” Latin Master Ringtone of the Year for “Me Estas Tentando” (Remix);and Latin Digital Download of the Year for “Me Estas Tentando.” Wisin & Yandel’s song with Enrique Iglesias, “Gracias A Ti,” and “All Up 2 You,” in which the duo collaborates with Aventura and Akon, are finalists for Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event.
Dominican bachata group Aventura, competes for 12 awards including, Latin Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; and Latin Touring Artist of the Year. The band’s latest album, “The Last,” competes in the categories of Latin Album of the Year, Tropical Album of the Year and Latin Digital Album of the Year. In addition, Aventura’s collaboration with Akon and Wisin & Yandel, “All Up 2 You,” competes for Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event. Anthony “Romeo” Santos is also up for the Songwriter of the Year award. 
Regional Mexican singer/songwriter, Espinoza Paz, is up for eight awards including, Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male; Regional Mexican Airplay Artist of the Year, Male; Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo; and Hot Latin Song of the Year and Regional Mexican Song of the Year, for “Lo Intentamos.” His album “Yo No Canto, Pero Lo Intentamos” competes for Regional Mexican Album of the Year. Espinoza Paz is also a finalist for the Songwriter of the Year award.
Finalists up for six awards include, Luis Fonsi, Banda El Recodo and La Arrolladora Banda El Limon. Fonsi competes in the categories of Latin Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Male; Latin Pop Albums of the Year, Solo; Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year for “Aqui Estoy Yo;” and Latin Master Ringtone of the Year for “No Me Doy Por Vencido-Banda.”
Finalists up for five awards are Shakira, El Trono de Mexico, Vicente Fernandez and Don Omar. Meanwhile, Paulina Rubio, Nelly Furtado, La Quinta Estacion, Ricardo Arjona, Luis Enrique and Gilberto Santa Rosa are up for four awards. Among those up for three awards are Larry Hernandez, Alicia Keys, Marisela and Daddy Yankee. Ednita Nazario, Jenni Rivera, Enrique Iglesias, Reik, Grupo Mania, Hector Acosta, Pitbull, Alexis & Fido, Flex, El Compa Chuy, Joan Sebastian, Fanny Lu, Flo Rida, Lady Gaga, and Alejandro Fernandez are finalists for two awards each.
Billboard also presents prestigious discretionary awards including the Spirit of Hope, Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Awards. Past winners include Soraya, Banda El Recodo, Willy Chirino, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernandez, Jose Feliciano, Mongo Santamaria, Los Tigres Del Norte, Mana, Ricky Martin, Tito Puente, Olga Tañon, Ricardo Montaner, Miguel Bose, Conjunto Primavera, Juanes, Pablo Raul Alarcon, Daddy Yankee and Santana. Recipients for these awards in 2010 will be announced at a later date.
The awards show will cap off the 21st annual Billboard Latin Music Conference presented by State Farm in association with T-Mobile. The conference, taking place on April 26-29 live from Puerto Rico at the Conrad San Juan, Condado Plaza, will unite today’s top Latin music artists and key industry executives for informative panel discussions, live showcases, networking receptions and The Billboard Bash – a pre-Billboard Latin Music Awards show celebration featuring performances by some of this year’s finalists. For details on The Billboard Latin Music Conference, visit: www.BillboarLatinConference.com
The Billboard Latin Music Awards honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by sales and radio airplay data that informs Billboard's weekly charts during a one-year period from the issue dated February 7, 2009 through this year's January 30, 2010
issue. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard's sales charts, including Top Latin Albums, and radio charts, including Hot Latin Songs, with album categories confined to titles that did not appear before Nov. 8, 2008 issue but excluding finalists from the prior-year's Billboard Latin Music Awards. Based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard's charts are the world's most authoritative music charts. D%0A%7D%0A");
