The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards recognize the most popular

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on the charts, featuring top solo performers and Latin groups in such categories as pop,

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and

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. New award categories in 2010 include Latin Artist of the Year and New Latin Artist of the Year. Leading the pack for most nominations this year was

Tito El Bambino Efraín David Fines Nevares (born October 5, 1981) known professionally as Tito "El Bambino" is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who rose to fame as part of the duo Héctor & Tito. In 2010, his song, " El Amor", written with Joan Ortiz Esp ...

with a total of 18 nods followed by

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only ...

with 14 nominations and Aventura with 12. Other Latin stars with multiple nods included

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...

Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

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 being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

, and

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. In 2010, nominees were announced on February 14 — followed by the 17th annual

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official broadcast, televised on

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in on April 29, 2010 live from Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot in

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— marking the first time ever that the awards show has taken place outside the continental US and its traditional home in

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Awards

The winners are in Bold

Latin Artist of the Year

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Latin Artist of the Year, New

- Larry Hernandez (Fonovisa)

Hot Latin Song of the Year

- Tito "El Bambino" – "El Amor" (Siente)

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event

- Alejandro Sanz feat. Alicia Keys – "Looking for Paradise" (Warner Latina)

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male

- Tito "El Bambino" (Siente)

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female

Shakira (Epic/Sony Music Latin)

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latino

Crossover Artist of the Year

- The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope)

Crossover Artist of the Year, Solo

- Lady GaGa (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope))

Latin Album of the Year

- Aventura – "The Last" (Premium Latin)

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male

- Vicente Fernandez (Sony Music Latin)

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female

- Marisela (IM)

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Top Latin Albums Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year

- Luis Fonsi – "Aqui Estoy Yo" (Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Male

- Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Female

- Paulina Rubio (Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latino

Latin Pop Album of the Year

- Marisela – "20 Exitos Inmortales" (IM)

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo

- Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- La Quinta Estacion (Sony Music Latin)

Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Tropical Airplay Song of the Year

- Luis Enrique – "Yo No Se Mañana" (Top Stop)

Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Male

- Tito "El Bambino" (Siente)

Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Female

- Shakira (Epic/Sony Music Latin)

Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Tropical Airplay Label of the Year

- Sony Music Latin

Tropical Album of the Year

- Aventura – "The Last" (Premium Latin)

Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Solo

- Luis Enrique (Top Stop)

Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Aventura (Premium Latin)

Tropical Albums Label of the Year

- Sony Music Latin

Regional Mexican Airplay Artist of the Year, Male

- Espinoza Paz (Disa/ASL)

Regional Mexican Airplay Artist of the Year, Female

- Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa)

Regional Mexican Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- La Arrolladora Banda El Limon (Disa)

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year

- Disa

Regional Mexican Album of the Year

- El Trono De Mexico – "Almas Gemelas" (Fonovisa)

Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo

- Vicente Fernandez (Sony Music Latin)

Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- El Trono De Mexico (Fonovisa)

Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year

- Tito "El Bambino" – "El Amor" (Siente)

Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Solo

- Tito "El Bambino" (Siente)

Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete Music/Universal Music Latino)

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year

- Machete

Latin Rhythm Album of the Year

- Wisin & Yandel – "La Revolucion" (WY/Machete Music)

Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo

- Tito "El Bambino" (Siente/Universal Music Latino)

Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group

- Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete Music)

Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year

- Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Latin Touring Artist of the Year

- Ricardo Arjona (Warner Latina)

Latin Digital Album of the Year

- Aventura – "The Last" (Premium Latin)

Latin Master Ringtone of the Year

- Banda El Recodo – "Te Presumo" (Fonovisa)

Latin Digital Download of the Year

- Tito "El Bambino" – "El Amor" (Siente)

Songwriter of the Year

- Isidro Chavez “Espinoza Paz” Espinoza

Publisher of the Year

- Arpa Musical, LLC, BMI

Publishing Corporation of the Year

- Sony/ATV Music

Producer of the Year

- Armando Avila

Spirit Of Hope

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Billboard Lifetime achievement award

- Los Temerarios

References

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