Meet the New Artist of the Year Finalists at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards

The 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, Oct. 20, on Telemundo.

This year, Karol G takes the lead as the top finalist in 17 entries, including artist of the year, tour of the year, Global 200 Latin artist of the year, and top Latin album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).

She’s followed by 15-time finalists Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma. The former will compete for artist of the year, Global 200 artist of the year, and tour of the year, among others, while the latter is also up for artist of the year, Global 200 artist of the year, songwriter of the year and regional Mexican album of the year for Éxodo.

Among the many categories is the coveted artist of the year, new award, which recognizes the trailblazers of the new generation. The 2024 finalists include breakthrough newcomers from the Música Mexicana and urban music realms. (Learn all about them in the list below).

The 31st annual ceremony will be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 20, via Telemundo. It will simultaneously be available on the Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, on Peacock and the Telemundo app, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards — the only awards that recognize the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, according to Billboard‘s weekly charts — coincide with Billboard Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Beach Oct. 14-18 with a roster of star speakers including Feid, J Balvin, Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan, Peso Pluma and many more. Get your tickets today for the Billboard Latin Music Week 2024 here.