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Billboard Latin Music Awards

Mandalay Bay Events Center | 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards, is an annual event honoring the top performers of the year in Latin music. Latin music has catapulted into international domination in the last few years and the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Latin music’s most prestigious awards show, plays an important role as a valuable platform for artists. The annual event that honors the top performers of the year is produced by Telemundo and will broadcast LIVE from Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday, April 25, 2019. The show will also air simultaneously on Spanish-language entertainment cable network, Universo, and throughout the Americas via Telemundo Internacional. Some of the show’s past performers and participants include: Afro Jack, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, Arturo Sandoval, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Cardi B, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, Chayanne, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, Eva Longoria, J Balvin, Jennifer Lopez, Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Maluma, Mana, Marc Anthony, Nelly Furtado, Ozuna, NE-YO, Paulina Rubio, P. Diddy, Pitbull, Prince Royce, Ricky Martin, Sean Paul, Shakira, Thalia, Vin Diesel, Wisin & Yandel and Wyclef Jean. The Billboard Latin Music Awards is the only awards show to honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, streaming, radio airplay and social data that informs Billboard's weekly charts during a one-year period from the rankings dated February 3, 2018 through this year's January 26 charts. Based on album sales, digital track sales, streaming data and monitored radio airplay provided by Nielsen Music and social media data provided by Next Big Sound, Billboard’s rankings are the world's most authoritative music charts. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard’s albums and songs charts, including Top Latin Albums, Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, Latin Streaming Songs and Latin Digital Songs, among others. Also presented on the show are Billboard’s prestigious discretionary awards including The Spirit of Hope Award, Hall of Fame Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous winners of Billboard’s discretionary awards include: Alejandro Fernandez, Andrea Bocelli, Banda El Recodo, Carlos Santana, Carlos Vives, Conjunto Primavera, Daddy Yankee, Emmanuel, Franco de Vita, Gloria Estefan, Intocable, Jose Feliciano, Jennifer Lopez, Jose Jose, Juanes, Juan Gabriel, Los Temerarios, Los Tigres Del Norte, Mana, Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solis, Miguel Bose, Mongo Santamaria, Olga Tañon, Ricardo Arjona, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Roberto Carlos, Shakira, Soraya, Tito Puente, Vicente Fernandez, and Willy Chirino. The awards are the culmination of Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which will take place on April 22-25 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now in its 29th year, Latin Music Week & Conference is the biggest and longest-running event dedicated to Latin Music in the world. The most respected conference in Latin music, will bring the top artists, executives and power players in the industry together for a week of concerts, showcases, interviews, keynotes and industry panels.