Latin American Music Awards of 2016

{{Infobox award

| name = 2nd Annual Latin American Music Awards

| image =

| caption =

| date = October 6, 2016

| rating =

| runtime = 180 minutes

| producer = Dick Clark Productions

| country = United States

| host = Lucero

| location = Dolby Theatre
Los Angeles, California

| network = Telemundo

| first_run =

| website = [http://www.telemundo.com/shows/latin-american-music-awards-english Telemundo-Latin American Music Awards]

| most_awards = Enrique Iglesias (5)

| most_nominations = Banda MS and Yandel (6)

| previous = 2015

| main = {{nowrap|Latin American Music Awards}}

| next = 2017

}}

The 2nd Annual Latin American Music Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7494720/2016-latin-american-music-awards-nominees-nicky-jam-becky-g-banda-ms-juan-gabriel-telemundo | title=Latin American Music Awards 2016 Nominees: Nicky Jam, Becky G, Banda MS & More | publisher=Billboard | work=Prometheus Global Media | date=August 31, 2016 | accessdate=September 1, 2016}} It was broadcast live on Telemundo.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/news/yandel-banda-sinaloense-ms-de-sergio-lizarraga-nicky-jam-and-enrique-iglesias-top-nominees-2016|title=Yanda, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga, Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias Top Nominees for the 2016 "Latin American Music Awards" on Telemundo|publisher=NBC News|accessdate=September 1, 2016}} Lucero was announced as the host on August 31. Banda MS and Yandel led the nominations with six each.

Performances

{{cite web|title=Latin American Music Awards 2016: Pitbull, Sofia Reyes & More Performers Announced|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7503740/latin-american-music-awards-2016-performers|website=Billboard|accessdate=September 13, 2016|date=September 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Latin American Music Awards 2016: Franco de Vita, La Santa Cecilia & More Performers Announced|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7511375/latin-american-music-awards-2016-performers|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=September 20, 2016|date=September 20, 2016}}

Nominees

The nominations were announced on August 31.{{cite news|title=FULL LIST: Latin American Music Awards 2016 Nominees|url=http://www.latintimes.com/latin-american-music-awards-2016-telemundo-yandel-nicky-jam-among-top-nominees-full-395531|accessdate=September 1, 2016|work=Latin Times|publisher=IBT|date=September 1, 2016}}

class=wikitable style="width="150%"
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Artist of the Year !style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\|Xfinity New Artist of the Year
valign="top"\| Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga {{blue ribbon}} Enrique Iglesias J Balvin Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho Nicky Jam \|valign="top"\| Adriel Favela Álvaro Soler {{blue ribbon}} CNCO Jacob Forever Sofía Reyes
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Song of the Year !style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\| Album of the Year
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin "Encantadora" - Yandel "Ginza" – J Balvin "Hasta el Amanecer – Nicky Jam "Solo Con Verte" – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga \|valign="top"\| Dale – Pitbull {{blue ribbon}} Dangerous – Yandel Los Dúo, Vol. 2 – Juan Gabriel Que Bendición – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Recuerden Mi Estilo – Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} Becky G Gloria Trevi Shakira \|valign="top"\| Álvaro Soler {{blue ribbon}} CNCO Sofia Reyes
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\|Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\|Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group
valign="top"\| Christian Daniel {{blue ribbon}} Enrique Iglesias Juan Gabriel \|valign="top\| {{blue ribbon}} CNCO Jesse & Joy Maná
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\|Favorite Pop/Rock Album ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"\|Favorite Pop/Rock Song
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} El Amor – Gloria Trevi Los Dúo, Vol. 2 – Juan Gabriel Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy \|valign="top\| "Andas en Mi Cabeza" – Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee {{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin "El Mismo Sol" – Alvaro Soler featuring Jennifer Lopez "No Soy Una de Esas" – Jesse & Joy featuring Alejandro Sanz
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Regional Mexican New Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Regional Mexican Artist
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} Adriel Favela Banda Clave Nueva de Max Peraza La Séptima Banda \|valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} Gerardo Ortiz Remmy Valenzuela Roberto Tapia
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Regional Mexican Duo or Group ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Regional Mexican Album
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho \|valign="top"\| Mis Ídolos, Hoy Mis Amigos!!! – Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda {{blue ribbon}}Que Bendición – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Recuerden Mi Estilo – Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Regional Mexican Song ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Urban New Artist
valign="top"\| "¿Cuál Adiós?" – Banda Clave Nueva de Max Peraza "Después de Ti, ¿Quién?" – La Addictiva Banda San José de Mesillas "Préstamela A Mí" – Calibre 50 {{blue ribbon}} "Solo Con Verte" – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga \|valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} Jacob Forever Karol G Osmani García
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Urban Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Urban Duo or Group
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} J Balvin Nicky Jam Yandel \|valign="top"\| Alexis & Fido Baby Rasta & Gringo {{blue ribbon}} Zion & Lennox
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Urban Album ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Urban Song
valign="top"\| Dale – Pitbull Dangerous – Yandel {{blue ribbon}} Visionary – Farruko \|valign="top"\| "Borró Cassette" - Maluma "Encantadora" - Yandel {{blue ribbon}} "Ginza" – J Balvin "Hasta el Amanecer" – Nicky Jam
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Tropical New Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Tropical Artist
valign="top"\| Jay Ruiz Jonathan Moly {{blue ribbon}} Pirulo y La Tribu \|valign="top"\| Gente de Zona {{blue ribbon}} Prince Royce Víctor Manuelle
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Tropical Album ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Tropical Song
valign="top"\| Intensamente con Canciones de Juan Gabriel – India Mi Mejor Regalo – Charlie Zaa {{blue ribbon}} Visualízate – Gente de Zona \|valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} "Culpa al Corazón" – Prince Royce "Culpables" – Jay Ruiz "No Quería Engañarte" – Victor Manuelle "Traidora" – Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Collaboration ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Crossover Artist
valign="top"\| {{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin "El Perdedor" – Maluma featuring Yandel "Te Busco" – Cosculluela featuring Nicky Jam \|valign="top"\| Drake {{blue ribbon}} Justin Bieber Meghan Trainor
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Crossover Song ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" \|Favorite Dance Song
valign="top"\| "Hello" – Adele {{blue ribbon}} *"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber* "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla \|valign="top"\| "Don’t Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya "Never Forget You" – MNEK and Zara Larsson {{blue ribbon}} "This Is What You Came For" – Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna

class=wikitable style="width="150%"

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Artist of the Year

!style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"|Xfinity New Artist of the Year

valign="top"|

Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
{{blue ribbon}} Enrique Iglesias
J Balvin
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
Nicky Jam

|valign="top"|

Adriel Favela
Álvaro Soler
{{blue ribbon}} CNCO
Jacob Forever
Sofía Reyes

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Song of the Year

!style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"| Album of the Year

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin
"Encantadora" - Yandel
"Ginza" – J Balvin
"Hasta el Amanecer – Nicky Jam
"Solo Con Verte" – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

|valign="top"|

Dale – Pitbull
{{blue ribbon}} Dangerous – Yandel
Los Dúo, Vol. 2 – Juan Gabriel
Que Bendición – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Recuerden Mi Estilo – Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} Becky G
Gloria Trevi
Shakira

|valign="top"|

Álvaro Soler
{{blue ribbon}} CNCO
Sofia Reyes

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"|Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"|Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group

valign="top"|

Christian Daniel
{{blue ribbon}} Enrique Iglesias
Juan Gabriel

|valign="top|

{{blue ribbon}} CNCO
Jesse & Joy
Maná

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"|Favorite Pop/Rock Album

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%"|Favorite Pop/Rock Song

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} El Amor – Gloria Trevi
Los Dúo, Vol. 2 – Juan Gabriel
Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy

|valign="top|

"Andas en Mi Cabeza" – Chino & Nacho featuring Daddy Yankee
{{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin
"El Mismo Sol" – Alvaro Soler featuring Jennifer Lopez
"No Soy Una de Esas" – Jesse & Joy featuring Alejandro Sanz

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Regional Mexican New Artist

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Regional Mexican Artist

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} Adriel Favela
Banda Clave Nueva de Max Peraza
La Séptima Banda

|valign="top"|

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Regional Mexican Duo or Group

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Regional Mexican Album

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho

|valign="top"|

Mis Ídolos, Hoy Mis Amigos!!! – Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
{{blue ribbon}}Que Bendición – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Recuerden Mi Estilo – Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Regional Mexican Song

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Urban New Artist

valign="top"|

"¿Cuál Adiós?" – Banda Clave Nueva de Max Peraza
"Después de Ti, ¿Quién?" – La Addictiva Banda San José de Mesillas
"Préstamela A Mí" – Calibre 50
{{blue ribbon}} "Solo Con Verte" – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

|valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} Jacob Forever
Karol G
Osmani García

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Urban Artist

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Urban Duo or Group

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} J Balvin
Nicky Jam
Yandel

|valign="top"|

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Urban Album

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Urban Song

valign="top"|

Dale – Pitbull
Dangerous – Yandel
{{blue ribbon}} Visionary – Farruko

|valign="top"|

"Borró Cassette" - Maluma
"Encantadora" - Yandel
{{blue ribbon}} "Ginza" – J Balvin
"Hasta el Amanecer" – Nicky Jam

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Tropical New Artist

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Tropical Artist

valign="top"|

Jay Ruiz
Jonathan Moly
{{blue ribbon}} Pirulo y La Tribu

|valign="top"|

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Tropical Album

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Tropical Song

valign="top"|

Intensamente con Canciones de Juan Gabriel – India
Mi Mejor Regalo – Charlie Zaa
{{blue ribbon}} Visualízate – Gente de Zona

|valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} "Culpa al Corazón" – Prince Royce
"Culpables" – Jay Ruiz
"No Quería Engañarte" – Victor Manuelle
"Traidora" – Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Collaboration

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Crossover Artist

valign="top"|

{{blue ribbon}} "Duele el Corazón" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin
"El Perdedor" – Maluma featuring Yandel
"Te Busco" – Cosculluela featuring Nicky Jam

|valign="top"|

Drake
{{blue ribbon}} Justin Bieber
Meghan Trainor

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Crossover Song

! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Favorite Dance Song

valign="top"|

"Hello" – Adele
{{blue ribbon}} "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
"One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla

|valign="top"|

"Don’t Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
"Never Forget You" – MNEK and Zara Larsson
{{blue ribbon}} "This Is What You Came For" – Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna

Multiple nominations and awards

scope="col"\|Nominations ! scope="col"\|Act
class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Acts that received multiple nominations
rowspan="2"\|6 \|Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Yandel
rowspan="2"\|5 \|Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
rowspan="2"\|4 \|J Balvin
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
rowspan="6"\|3 \|Álvaro Soler
CNCO
Gente de Zona
Jesse & Joy
Juan Gabriel
Wisin
rowspan="13"\|2 \|Adriel Favela
Banda Clave Nueva de Max Peraza
Drake
Gloria Trevi
Jacob Forever
Jay Ruiz
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Justin Bieber
Maluma
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Sofía Reyes
Víctor Manuelle

class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Acts that received multiple awards
scope="col"\|Awards ! scope="col"\|Act
5 \|Enrique Iglesias
rowspan="3"\|3 \|Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
CNCO
Wisin
rowspan="3"\|2 \|J Balvin
Justin Bieber
Prince Royce

class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Acts that received multiple awards

scope="col"|Awards

! scope="col"|Act

|Enrique Iglesias

rowspan="3"|3

|Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga

rowspan="3"|2