The 25th ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by ''Billboard'' magazine, honored the best performing

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recordings of 2017 and took place on April 26, 2018 at the

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in Las Vegas. ''Billboard'' presented awards in 60 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by

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for the 20th time, and was the culmination of the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Conference, which also took place from April 23 to April 26, 2018. Actress

Gaby Espino María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her main roles in telenovelas in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico. Early life and career Born ...

and television presenter

Marco Antonio Regil Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez (born December 27, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of ''Family Feud'' (''100 mexicanos dijeron'' and ''100 latinos dijeron''), ''The Price I ...

hosted the show. Espino first presided over the 22nd ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards held in 2015. The awards recognized the most popular Latin performers, songs, albums, labels, songwriters and producers in the United States. Recipients were based on

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and social data during a one-year period from the issue dated February 4, 2017 through January 27, 2018.

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...

won eight awards, including Hot Latin Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, mostly due to the single "

Despacito "Despacito" (; ) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, originally written in 2015. In 2016, Luis sent the song to Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee to give it an "urban injection", and released it as the lead single from Fons ...

", which won all its six nominations. Other winners were

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 his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin ...

and

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with seven awards each, and

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

with five.

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received the

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Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 25th ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards were announced on February 7, 2018, at 9:03 a.m. EST (11:03 UTC).

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...

and

led the nominations with 12 each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on April 26, 2018.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Special awards

;

*Maná – In recognition of their contribution to

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, their career achievements and philanthropic contributions.

Acts with multiple nominations

The following 27 acts received multiple nominations:

Presenters and performers

Presenters

As of April 12, 2018, confirmed presenters include Erika Ender, Oswaldo Silva, Alan Ramirez,

Reykon Andrés Felipe Robledo Londoño (born 12 December 1986), better known as Reykon "El Líder" "Pel mazo", is a reggaeton performer from Colombia. He is considered one of the biggest proponents of Latin America's reggaeton music genre. He is from En ...

Yuridia Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores (born 4 October 1986), known mononymously as Yuridia, is a Mexican singer. She came in second place in the fourth season of the reality show '' La Academia'', which launched her career. She is considered as one ...

Diego Boneta Diego Andrés González Boneta (born 29 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in ''Rock of Ages (2012 film), Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and in the Netflix biographical ...

, Leila Cobo, Gianluca Vacchi,

Fernanda Castillo María Fernanda Castillo García (born 24 March 1982), known as Fernanda Castillo, is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her work in several telenovelas, including her role as Mónica Robles in '' El Señor de los Cielos''. Career Sin ...

, Raúl Méndez,

Carmen Villalobos Carmen Villalobos (born Yorley del Carmen Villalobos Barrios on July 13, 1983) is a Colombian actress and model. Career She is best known for her character Catalina Santana in the telenovela '' Sin senos no hay paraíso'' based on the book by G ...

Catherine Siachoque María Alexandra Catherine Siachoque Gaete (born 21 January 1972) is a Colombian actress best known for her (mostly villainess) roles in numerous telenovelas. Early life Siachoque was born in Bogota, Colombia. Career Siachoque has appeared i ...

, Aylin Mujica,

Ana María Polo Ana María Cristina Polo González (born 11 April 1958) is a Cuban-American lawyer and television personality, best known as an arbitrator on the Spanish-language court show ''Caso Cerrado'' and the Anglophone spin-off counterpart ''Ana Polo Ru ...

, Candela Ferro, Ana Jurka, and Karim Mendiburu.

Performers

As of April 19, 2018, confirmed performers include Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Calibre 50, Cardi B, Chayanne, Christian Nodal, CNCO, Daddy Yankee, David Bisbal, De La Ghetto, Farruko, J Balvin, Karol G, Luis Fonsi, Maluma, Natti Natasha, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Paty Cantu, Quavo, Reik, Ricky Martin, Sebastian Yatra, Sofia Reyes, Victor Manuelle and Wisin & Yandel.

References

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