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This year's Billboard Latin Music Awards were a sweeping event for Bad Bunny, the Latin rapper who scored 10 big wins along with the esteemed Artist of The Year Award. 

The Award ceremony hosted on Thursday night, September 23rd, was an exceptionally worthwhile occasion for Bad Bunny. The singer, songwriter, and rapper won awards for songwriter of the year; Hot Latin Songs artist of the year, male; Latin Rhythm artist of the year, solo; and Top Latin Albums Artist of the year, male amongst others. 

Competing with his own albums, Bunny was able to score album of the year category for YHLQMDLG against El Ultimo Tour del Mundo and Las Que No Iban a Salir. He also won Hot Latin Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the year, vocal event; and streaming song of the year for "Dákiti," Bunny's song with Jhay Cortez. 

The ceremony was hosted at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., and premiered on the Telemundo network. Many artists like Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Daddy Yankee, Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, Natti Natasha, Carlos Vives, Myke Towers, Jhay Cortez, and Nicky Jam performed live for the audience during the award show. 

The award ceremony this year honored artists covering 56 categories, many of which included categories like popular albums, songs, and artists of the year. The awards were distributed based on esteemed Billboard weekly charts ranging from February 1st last year to August 7th, 2021. As the ceremony was not hosted the previous year owing to the pandemic, this year's time duration of determining winners was quite longer than usual. 

Other artists that made it big this year were Jhay Cortez and the Black Eyed Peas. Jhay Won three Billboard awards for "Dákiti." The Peas' song "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)" won the title sales song of the year. Their song "Mamacita" won the category of Latin pop song of the year and was sung along Ozuna and J. Rey Soul. They also won the crossover artist of the year award for their album Translation. It featured many Latin artists. 

This year, Karol G won big by bagging Hot Latin Songs artist of the year, female, and Top Latin Albums artist of the year, female award. Other artists who took home the renowned Billboard Latin Music Awards are Maluma, who won in two categories for "Hawái" with The Weeknd. Prince Royce also made a spectacular win by earning awards for "Carita Inocente" and “Alter Ego” which won tropical song of the year and tropical album of the year, respectively. 

The Band MS de Sergio Lizárraga took the awards for both Hot Latin Songs artist of the year, duo or group, and Regional Mexican artist, duo or group, owing to their expanding reach with regional Mexican music. Furthermore, awards for Top Latin Album artist of the year, duo or group, and Regional Mexican album of the year are won by Eslabón Armado for their album Tu Veneno Mortal.

Read on to see the full list of 2021 Billboards Latin Music Awards!

COMPLETE  ARTIST CATEGORIES

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Artist of the Year:

• Bad Bunny

Artist of the Year, New:

• Myke Towers

Crossover Artist of the Year:

• Black Eyed Peas

SONG CATEGORIES

Hot Latin Song of the Year:

• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti”

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:

• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti”

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:

• Bad Bunny

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:

• Karol G

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:

• Rimas

Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year:

• Rimas

Latin Airplay Song of the Year:

• Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái”

Latín Airplay Label of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Casa Disquera del Año, Latin Airplay

Latin Airplay Imprint of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Canción del Año, Ventas / Sales Song of the Year:

• Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)”

Canción del Año, Streaming

Streaming Song of the Year:

• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti”

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ALBUM CATEGORIES

Top Latin Album of the Year:

• Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:

• Bad Bunny

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:

• Karol G

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Eslabon Armado

Top Latin Albums Label of the Year:

• Rimas

Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year:

• Rimas

LATIN POP CATEGORIES

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:

• Shakira

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Maná

Latin Pop Song of the Year:

• Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna & J.Rey Soul “Mamacita”

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Latin Pop Album of the Year:

• Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios)

Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:

• Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year:

• Universal Music Latino

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TROPICAL CATEGORIES

Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:

• Romeo Santos

Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Aventura

Tropical Song of the Year:

• Prince Royce, “Carita de Inocente”

Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Tropical Airplay Imprint of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Tropical Albums of the Year:

• Prince Royce, Alter Ego

Tropical Albums Label of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:

• Christian Nodal

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Band MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

• Lenin Ramírez, featuring Grupo Firme, “Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo”

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:

• Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year:

• Fonovisa

Regional Mexican Album of the Year:

• Eslabón Armado, Tu Veneno Mortal

Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:

• Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year:

• DEL

LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:

• Bad Bunny

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

• Los Legendarios

Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:

• Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái”

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:

• Sony Music Latin

Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year:

• Universal Music Latino

Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:

• Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG

Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:

• Rimas

Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year:

• Rimas

WRITERS/PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES

Songwriter of the Year:

• Bad Bunny

Publisher of the Year:

• RSM Publishing, ASCAP

Publishing Corporation of the Year:

• Sony Music Publishing

Producer of the Year:

• Tainy