The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Song of the Year (formerly Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year and Pop Song of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in

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, as determined by the actual

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and social data that informs ''

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''s weekly charts." The award is given to the best-performing

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on ''Billboard''s

Latin Pop Airplay Latin Pop Airplay (also referred to as Latin Pop Songs) is a record chart published on ''Billboard'' magazine and a subchart of the Latin Airplay chart. The chart focuses on Latin pop music, namely Spanish-language pop music. It was established b ...

chart, which measures the most popular pop music recordings on Spanish-language radio stations in the United States. The list was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994. From 2003 to 2009, the award was separated into Male, Female, Duo or Group, and New Artist categories.

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 ...

and

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 ...

are the most awarded acts in the category with three wins each.

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 ...

is the most nominated artist with 11 nominations. Only

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

has won Latin Pop Song of the Year twice in a row. As of 2023, the holders are

Bizarrap Gonzalo Julián Conde (born August 29, 1998), known professionally as Bizarrap, is an Argentine record producer and DJ. He specializes in EDM, Latin trap and rap. He is known for his Bzrp Music Sessions, which he records with a wide variety of ...

and Shakira for the song "

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