Bad Bunny
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The lists for the nominees of the Billboard Latin Music Awards are out and some of your favorite Latin artists are on the list and claiming several spots. Two of the greatest Latin artists dominating the nominations are Bad Bunny and Ozuna who both received 14 nominations each.

Bad Bunny and Ozuna are well-known reggaetoneros and they claimed the nominations for the greatly desired Artist of the Year Award. Moreover, the nominees for this year's Artist of the Year Award are composed of all male performers. 

Here are the nominees for this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards:

Artists of the Year

Bad Bunny

  • Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican artist who has had an exceptional career in 2019. He teamed up with the Colombian superstar J Balvin on their collaborative album "Oasis." The album is composed of some of their greatest hits like "Que Pretendes" and "La Canción." Bad Bunny did not only become a well-known for his music, but also for his active political participation where he joined some Puerto Rican activists who traveled to the Caribbean island to protest against former Governor Ricardo Rosello and the Governor's proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation.  

J Balvin

  • J Balvin a Colombian superstar who has been everywhere for the last year and he did not only team up with Bad Bunny in their album "Oasis" but he also released new solo songs in 2019. He teamed up with Maluma to create "Qué Pena." Moreover, many enjoyed the single released by the singer last year. Meanwhile, he is tied with Daddy Yankee in this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards with 12 nominations.

Ozuna

  • Ozuna is a Puerto Rican singer who joined other artists such as Karol G, Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, and J Balvin on "China," which garnered a billion views on YouTube. The singer was able to keep and deliver high power music despite his longterm scandals that involved him in extortion and a sex tape.

Romeo Santos

  • Romeo Santos collaborated with a lot of artists last year. He collaborated with artists like Zacarias Fereira in "Me Quedo" and Teodoro Reyes in "ileso." The singer has been nominated for five awards.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards:

Artists of the Year

  • Bad Bunny
  • J Balvin
  • Ozuna
  • Romeo Santos 

Artist of the Year, New 

  • Jhay Cortez
  • Manuel Turizo
  • Paulo Londra
  • Sech 

Tour of the Year

  • Bad Bunny
  • Chayanne
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Marc Anthony 

Social Artists of the Year

  • Anuel AA
  • Becky G
  • Daddy Yankee
  • Lali 

Crossover Artist of the Year

  • DJ Snake
  • Drake
  • Katy Perry
  • Snow

Moreover, the Billboard Latin Music Awards honor artists from different music genres such as Latin Pop, Tropical, Latin Rhythm, and Regional Mexican, and the dominance of urban music is felt all across the board.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards will be aired live through the Telemundo Network on April 23 from Las Vegas. Awards will be given to the top artists, songs, albums, labels, publishers, songwriters, and more for a total of 59 categories. This is one of the biggest Latin music awards and everyone is waiting to see how it turns out this year.