The 2015 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, recognizes the best-selling albums, songs, and performers in Latin music in 2014, as determined by their chart performance on '' Billboard''s weekly charts. The ceremony was broadcast live on

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on April 30, 2015, from the

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at the

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. American singer-songwriter

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in It ...

won 10 awards including Artist of the Year. Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias was also a multiple winner in categories such as Hot Latin Song of the Year for " Bailando" and Latin Pop Album of the Year for '' Sex and Love''. Special awards were also handed out. Brazilian singer-songwriter

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received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American Carlos Santana was honored with the ''Billboard'' "Spirit of Hope Award".

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards were announced on February 9, 2015, during the broadcast of the

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''. American singer

received the most nominations, with 21; Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias earned 19 nominations. Santos and Iglesias broke the record held by

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performers

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 ...

and

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

in 2010 and 2013, respectively, for the most nominated act in a single ceremony. Colombian artist

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

was nominated seven times, while Mexican acts Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga received six. Five-time nominated artists include Mexican singer-songwriter

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, American band

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and American singer

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. The nominees and winners are determined by sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data, from February 1, 2014 –January 31, 2015, as it is compiled by '' Billboard'' magazine every week. Santos resulted the most awarded performer, earning ten accolades, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Top Latin Album (''

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'') and Tropical Album of the Year (''Formula, Vol. 2''), among others. Iglesias received nine awards, including Latin Pop Album of the Year (''Sex & Love''), Latin Pop Song, Airplay Song, Hot Latin Song, and Streaming Song of the Year for the single "Bailando". Brazilian singer-songwriter

received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was honored with the ''Billboard'' "Spirit of Hope Award". Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger ().

Artists

Singles

Albums

Record labels

Writers, producers and publishers

Ceremony

The American telecast on

drew in an average 6.4 million people during its three hours of length, with the network ranking first in the ratings in the 18–34 demographic in New York, Miami, Houston and Phoenix, regardless of language. The telecast included musical performances by several artist including the opening number by American singer Marc Anthony and Gente De Zona with the track "

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"; American singer Jennifer Lopez sang a tribute medley to the Tejano artist

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, featuring the brother, sister and husband ( A.B. Quintanilla,

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, Chris Perez, respectively) of the latter. Dutch act

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and American artist

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joined Puerto Rican singer-songwriter

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, while Brazilian artist

also performed. Reggaeton performer

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along Carlos Vives and

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

gathered on stage to sing "

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"; Mexican-American artist Carlos Santana was joined by Puerto-Rican singer Juanes to perform "

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" and "La Flaca".

References

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