The finalists for the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards have been announced. Today (Aug. 24), Billboard and Telemundo unveiled the artists who are up for categories such as artist of the year, tour of the year, Global 200 Latin artist of the year and artist of the year, new.
Mexican star Peso Pluma is this year’s big finalist with 21 nods, including artist of the year and artist of the year, new. Three out of the latter category’s five finalists — Peso, Grupo Frontera and Chino Pacas — are Mexican music acts, a reflection of the scene’s current hold on the charts. Just this year, a total of 27 regional Mexican tracks have entered the Billboard Hot 100. (On his own, Peso has debuted 21 tracks on the tally in 2023.)
Non-regional Mexican music artist Bizarrap is also a finalist in that category. Earlier this year, his “Music Session” session with Shakira broke all sorts of records. The diss track peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100, and it spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Mexican reggaetón artist Yng Lvcas also landed a nomination in the category, following the success of his “La Bebe” remix with Peso.
The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards will broadcast live on Telemundo from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 5, starting at 7pm ET. The show will also air simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
Finalists and the eventual winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including audio and video streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and touring, tracked by Billboard and its data partner, Luminate. This year’s awards are based on the chart period of August 13, 2022, through August 12, 2023.
Below, meet the finalists up for artist of the year, new at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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