The Heat Latin Music Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the HTV cable channel, which is usually held in early June, that honors the year's biggest

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

acts, as voted by HTV viewers. The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts.

Ceremonies

The Heat Latin Music Awards are held in

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Award categories

Current categories

* Best Music Video * Best Male Artist * Best Female Artist * Best Group or Band * Best Rock Artist * Best Pop Artist * Best Urban Artist * Best Tropical Artist * Best Artist Northern Region * Best Artist Andean Region * Best Artist Southern Region * Best New Artist

Defunct categories

* Best Artist Pop/Rock (2015)

Special awards

The winners of these awards are chosen by the HTV staff, not the viewers. There is the Commitment Artist Award (2015–present) and the Gold Artist Award (2015–present).

Engagement Award

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

(2015) *

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 ...

(2016) * Victor Manuelle (2017)

Gold Award

* Juanes (2015) *

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

(2016) * Carlos Vives (2017)

Most wins

Most nominations

External links

References

{{Music awards International music awards Latin music awards Awards established in 2015 Spanish-language music