Peso Pluma & Bad Bunny Win Big at 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Full Winners List

Regional Mexican music star Peso Pluma was the big winner at Thursday night’s (Oct. 5) 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking home eight awards, including artist of the year, new; Hot Latin Songs artist of the year, male; and the coveted songwriter of the year award, reflecting his more than 20 hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

Pluma’s awards also included four nods alongside trio Eslabón Armado for their runaway hit “Ella Baila Sola,” which won Hot Latin Song of the year and Hot Latin Song of the year, vocal event, among other prizes.

Pluma was followed in number of wins by global superstar Bad Bunny, with seven awards, including artist of the year, tour of the year and Global 200 Latin artist of the year, as well as two awards for his smash hit “Titi me Preguntó.”

Both Pluma and Bad Bunny performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which were produced by MBS Events and aired live on Telemundo from the Watsco Center in Miami.

Next up in wins was Colombian star Karol G, who won five awards, two of them for her album Mañana Será Bonito as Top Latin Album of the year. The set, which debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart — the first Spanish-language album by a female artist to do so in history — also won Latin Rhythm Album of the year. Karol G also took home the Hot Latin Songs artist of the year, female and top Latin Albums artist of the year, female awards. In addition, she was honored with Billboard’s Spirit of Hope Award for her philanthropic work supporting women through her Con Cora Foundation.

The four top winners — Peso Pluma, Bad Bunny, Karol G and Eslabón Armado — reflect the current state of Latin music, where urban beats are living high on the charts along with a new generation of Mexican music artists who have become global successes.

The plurality was also reflected in this year’s special awards, with Mexican cumbia act Los Angeles Azules receiving the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award and reggaetón pioneer Ivy Queen the Icon award.

Finalists and winners of the Billboard Latin Music Awards reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard‘s albums and songs charts during a one-year period from the rankings dated Aug. 13, 2022, through this year’s Aug. 12, 2023 charts. Determinations are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay and touring, tracked by Billboard and its data partner, Luminate.  

Other key winners of the evening included Manuel Turizo, Shakira, Bizarrap, Fuerza Regida, Aventura, Camilo, Edgar Barrera, Grupo Frontera, Ivan Cornejo, Maná, Marshmello, Romeo Santos and Wisin & Yandel.

The full list of winners is below.

CATEGORĺAS DE ARTISTAS / OVERALL ARTIST CATEGORIES

Artista del Año / Artist of the Year:

Artista del Año, Debut / Artist of the Year, New:

Gira del Año / Tour of the Year:

Artista Crossover del Año

Crossover Artist of the Year:

Global 200 Artista Latino del Año/ Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year:

CATEGORÍAS DE CANCIONES/ SONGS CATEGORIES

Global 200 Canción Latina del Año/ Global 200 Latin Song of the Year:

“Hot Latin Song” Canción del Año/ Hot Latin Song of the Year:

“Hot Latin Song”, Colaboración Vocal del Año

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:

“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Masculino

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:

“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Femenina

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:

“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Dúo o Grupo 

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

“Hot Latin Songs” Sello Discográfico del Año

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:

Canción del Año, Latin Airplay

Latin Airplay Song of the Year:

Sello Discográfico del Año, Latin Airplay

Latín Airplay Label of the Year:

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

Canción del Año, Streaming

Streaming Song of the Year:

CATEGORÍA DE ÁLBUMES

ALBUM CATEGORIES

“Top Latin Album” del Año

Top Latin Album of the Year:

“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Masculino

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:

“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Femenina

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:

“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año Dúo o Grupo 

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

“Top Latin Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año

Top Latin Albums Label of the Year:

CATEGORĺA LATIN POP
LATIN POP CATEGORIES

Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Solista

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:

Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Dúo o Grupo 

Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Canción “Latin Pop” del Año

Latin Pop Song of the Year:

“Latin Pop Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year:

Álbum “Latin Pop” del Año

Latin Pop Album of the Year:

“Latin Pop Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año

Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:

CATEGORĺA TROPICAL /

TROPICAL CATEGORIES

Artista Tropical del Año, Solista

Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:

Artista Tropical del Año, Dúo o Grupo

Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Canción Tropical del Año

Tropical Song of the Year:

“Tropical Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año

Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:

“Tropical Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año

Tropical Albums Label of the Year:

CATEGORÍA REGIONAL MEXICANO 

REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES

Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Solista

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:

Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Dúo o Grupo

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Canción Regional Mexicana del Año

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

“Regional Mexican Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:

Álbum Regional Mexicano del Año

Regional Mexican Album of the Year:

“Regional Mexican Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año

Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:

CATEGORÍA LATIN RHYTHM

LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES

Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, solista

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:

Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, Dúo o Grupo

Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

Canción “Latin Rhythm” del Año

Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:

“Latin Rhythm Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:

Álbum “Latin Rhythm” del Año

Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:

“Latin Rhythm Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año

Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:

CATEGORÍA ESCRITOR/PRODUCTOR/EDITORA WRITERS/PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES

Compositor del Año / Songwriter of the Year:

Editora del Año / Publisher of the Year:

Corporación Editora del Año

Publishing Corporation of the Year:

Productor del Año / Producer of the Year:

PREMIOS ESPECIALES / SPECIAL AWARDS

Premio Billboard Trayectoria Artística

Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award:

Premio Billboard ĺcono / Billboard Icon Award

Premio Billboard Espíritu de la Esperanza

Billboard Spirit of Hope Award