SESAC Latina affiliates walked away with nine trophies at the 26th annual edition of the Premios Billboard, also known as the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which was held April 25, in Las Vegas.
In this gala event, which selects its winners solely on chart performance over the past 12 months in the United States and Puerto Rico, SESAC Latina artists showed that their songs generate airplay, sales and streaming from music fans week after week.
One year after receiving two accolades, urban-music pioneer Nicky Jam returned this year as the big winner with five awards, due to his Airplay Song of the Year “X” featuring J Balvin, and his appearance on the Streaming Song of the Year “Te Boté” (I Dumped You).
Nicky Jam also performed his new singles “Te Robaré” (I’ll Steal You) with Ozuna, and “Date La Vuelta” (Spin Around) with Luis Fonsi.
The Mexican pop trio Reik took home Latin Pop Song of the Year for its successful single “Me Niego” (I Refuse), featuring the urban artists Ozuna and Wisin. In addition, Reik joined Colombian urban artist Sebastián Yatra on stage to perform their single “Un Año” (One Year).
Meanwhile, the 20-year-old mariacheño singer and songwriter Christian Nodal won Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo.
Furthermore, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga won two artist awards on the strength of its chart-topping single “Tu Postura” (Your Stance), which was written by SESAC Latina affiliate Edén Muñoz, leader of the powerhouse Regional Mexican quartet Calibre 50.
The larger-than-life singer, SESAC affiliate songwriter Javier Rosas was also on hand to perform “La Escuela No Me Gustó” (I Didn’t Like School), his Sierreño-styled hit with Adriel Favela.
SESAC Latina congratulates all of its affiliates who dazzled us with their talent and glamour on this memorable night. For a full list of Billboard Latin Music Award winners, visit Billboard.com.
See below for the complete list of SESAC Latina winners:
(SESAC affiliates in bold.)
Hot Latin Songs, Song of the Year
“Te Boté”
Recorded by Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Bad Bunny
Hot Latin Songs, Vocal Collaboration
“Te Boté”
Recorded by Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Bad Bunny
Airplay Song of the Year
“X”
Recorded by Nicky Jam and J Balvin
Streaming Song of the Year
“Te Boté”
Recorded by Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Bad Bunny
Latin Pop Song of the Year
“Me Niego”
Recorded by Reik with Ozuna and Wisin
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo
Christian Nodal
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year
“X”
Nicky Jam y J Balvin
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group
Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
