The 7th annual ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, took place in Miami.

Pop Album of the Year, Male

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

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Trozos de Mi Alma ''Trozos de Mi Alma'' (English: ''Pieces of My Soul'') is the third studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Fonovisa on January 26, 1999 (see 1999 in music). This album became his first numbe ...

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Cristian Castro Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...

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Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor ''Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor'' (My Life Without Your Love) is a Latin Pop album by Cristian Castro Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the so ...

'' * Carlos Ponce — ''Todo lo que soy''

Pop album of the year, group

*" MTV Unplugged",

Maná Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...

*" Amor, Familia y Respeto",

A.B. Quintanilla Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as " The Queen of Tejano ...

y Los Kumbia Kings *"Mi Gloria Eres Tu", Los Tri-O *"Un Poco Mas", MDO

Pop album of the year, female

*" Noelia", Noelia *"

Llegar A Ti ''Llegar a Ti'' ("Get to You") is the first Spanish release by contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect ...

", Jaci Velasquez *" Corazón", Ednita Nazario *"

Te Acordarás de Mí ''Te Acordarás de Mí'' ("You Will Remember Me") is the title of a studio album released by singer Olga Tañón on October 27, 1998. This album became her second number-one album on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums. The song "Voy A Sacarte ...

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Pop album of the year, new artist

*" Amor, Familia y Respeto",

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Comenzaré ''Comenzaré'', released in 1998, is the debut album by Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them bei ...

", Luis Fonsi *" Noelia", Noelia

Latin Pop Track of the Year

* Ricky Martin — " Livin' la Vida Loca" * Ricky Martin — "

Bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...

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Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

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Alejandro Fernandez Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...

— "Loco"

Tropical/salsa album of the year, male

*" Píntame", Elvis Crespo *" Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer", Ibrahim Ferrer *" Inconfundible", Víctor Manuelle *" El Amor de Mi Tierra",

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...

Tropical/salsa album of the year, female

*"Sola", La India *"Olga Viva, Viva Olga", Olga Tañón *"Atada", Gisselle *"Con los Pies Sobre la Tierra", Melina León

Tropical/salsa album of the year, group

*" Gotcha!", DLG *"Masters of the Stage: 2000 Veces Manía", Grupomania (Universal Latino) *"Para El Bailador", La Makina *"Séptima Harmonía", Limi-T 21

Tropical/salsa album of the year, new artist

*" Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer", Ibrahim Ferrer *"Caminando",

Tony Tun Tun Tony Tun Tun (born Juan Castro; March 4, 1977) is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and record producer. He first became involved in music while attending Carolina's Escuela Libre de Musica, where he played with a local philharmonic orchestra. ...

*"Sublime Ilusión",

Eliades Ochoa Eliades Ochoa Bustamante (born 22 June 1946) is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba. He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to jo ...

*"Entrega",

George Lamond George Lamond (born George Garcia, February 25, 1967), sometimes styled George LaMond, is an American freestyle music and salsa music singer. LaMond has released seven albums (five via Sony Music) between 1989-2014. Best known for his 1989 #2 ...

Tropical/salsa track of the year

*" El Niágara en Bicicleta", Juan Luis Guerra *"

No Me Ames "No Me Ames" (English: "Don't Love Me") is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, ''On the 6'' (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written ...

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

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Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...

*" Píntame", Elvis Crespo *"Pero Dile", Víctor Manuelle

Regional Mexican album of the year, male

*" Mi Verdad",

Por Una Mujer Bonita ''Por Una Mujer Bonita'' is title of the studio album released by Mexican-American performer Pepe Aguilar. It was released in October 19, 1999, by Musart Records. Aguilar was awarded the Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance at the 43rd ...

", Pepe Aguilar *"Por El Amor De Siempre", Pepe Aguilar *"Los Mas Grandes Exitos de los Dandy's",

Victor Fernández The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

Regional Mexican album of the year, male group

*"Nuestro Amor", Los Tri-O *"Alma", Conjunto Alma Norteña *"Contigo", Intocable *"Herencia De Familia", Los Tigres del Norte

Regional Mexican album of the year, female group or female solo artist

*"Corazón de Cristal", Priscila y Sus Balas de Plata *"En Vivo--En Concierto", Grupo Límite *"Arrancame A Puños", Yesenia Flores *"Todo Por Tí", Priscila y Sus Balas de Plata

Regional Mexican album of the year, new artist

*"Nuestro Amor", Los Tri-O *"Alma", Conjunto Alma Norteña *"La Magia Del Amor", Los Ángeles de Charly *"Donde Estás Corazón", Pablo Montero

Regional Mexican track of the year

*"Lágrimas", Los Tigres del Norte *"El Peor de Mis Fracasos", Marco Antonio Solís *"Si Te Pudiera Mentir", Marco Antonio Solís *"Te Quiero Mucho",

Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros Del Norte ("The Railers of the North") are a Mexican three-time Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They are based in El Paso, Texas. They specialize in the Norteño-Sax genre. History They formed ...

Latin rock/fusion album of the year

*" Fundamental",

Puya Puya may refer to: * ''Puya'' (plant), in the family Bromeliaceae * Puya (river), in Russia * Puya, a variety of Guajillo chili * ''Puya'' (Meitei texts), traditional or mythological texts of the Meetei people * ''Culoepuya'' or ''Culo'e Puya'', V ...

*" Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio", Jaguares *" Resurrection", Chris Pérez Band *"Tres",

Fiel a la Vega Fiel a La Vega is a Rock en Español band from Puerto Rico formed in 1994. The band consisted of members Tito Auger and Ricky Laureano (vocals and guitars), who come from the northern city of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, along with brothers Pedro ...

Hot Latin Track of the Year

* "Loco",

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and

*" Livin' la Vida Loca", " Ricky Martin" *"Si Te Pudiera Mentir", Marco Antonio Solís

Latin rap album of the year

Los grandes éxitos en español ''Los Grandes Éxitos en Español'' (The Greatest Hits in Spanish language, Spanish) is the title of a 1999 release by Cypress Hill. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Album Information With exception of the last track, which was previously un ...

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have multi-platinum and platinum albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990 ...

*" Apocalypshit", Molotov *"El Padrino", Fulanito

Hot Latin Tracks of the Year, Vocal Duo

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Santo Santo "Santo Santo" ( en, "Saint Saint") is the first single song by Só Pra Contrariar from the album '' Juegos de Amor'', recorded as a duet with international pop star Gloria Estefan. The tune has its origins in Raffaella Carra's greatest hit "Tan ...

Só Pra Contrariar Só Pra Contrariar (translates to Just (only) to be contrary) is a Brazilian musical group formed in 1989. Their 1997 album ''Só Pra Contrariar'' is one of the best selling albums in Brazil, selling more than three million copies. The band is k ...

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Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

* "Escondidos", Olga Tañón and

* "La persona equivocada", Melina León and Víctor Manuelle

Latin Dance Maxi-Single of the Year

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* " Ritmo Total",

* "Bailando", Angelina * "Que Te Vas",

Contemporary Latin jazz album of the year

*Los Hombres Calientes,

Los Hombres Calientes Los Hombres Calientes was a New Orleans–based jazz group. They are most associated with Latin jazz, especially Afro-Cuban jazz, and contemporary jazz. Their 1998 self-titled debut was praised by the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune''. Bill Summers, Ir ...

*''Inner Voyage'', Gonzalo Rubalcaba *'' Latin Soul'', Poncho Sanchez *''Briyumba Palo Congo'', Chucho Valdés

The Billboard Latin 50 Artist of the year

* Elvis Crespo *''

'' *'' Ricky Martin'' *'' Selena''

Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year

*'' Ricky Martin'' *''

Marco Antonio Solis Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish co ...

'' *'' Christian Castro''

Songwriter of the Year

* Kike Santander * Juan Gabriel * Rudy Pérez

Producer of the Year

*Pedro Ramírez * Rudy Pérez * Bebu Silvetti * Kike Santander

Publisher of the year

*Warner-Tamerlane *BMG Songs *Ventura

Publishing corporation of the year

*Warner/Chappell Music *Universal Music *EMI Music

Billboard Lifetime achievement award

Jorge Pinos Jorge Bladimir Pinos Haiman (born 3 October 1989) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for 9 de Octubre as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie ...

Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame

* Marco Antonio Solís

References

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