Los Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist

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| name = Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist

| awarded_for = Best in Spanish and International music

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| presenter = Los 40 Principales

| country = Spain

| year = 2007

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| website = [http://www.premios40principales.es/]

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The Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist was an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales, a ceremony that recognizes excellence in music, organised by Spain's top music radio Los 40 Principales. The award was first seen in 2007, separated from the Best International Artist category, and was replaced by the LOS40 Urban Award in 2019, but brought back the next year as part of an expansion of the Latin category.

Shakira is the most awarded artist in this category, being a four-time winner. Juanes follows her with two awards. In 2013, Ricky Martin became the first non-Colombian artist to notch the award.

class="wikitable" ! Year !! Winner !! Other nominees

2007 |20px Juanes |{{smalldiv| 20px Jennifer Lopez 20px Maná 20px Gloria Trevi 20px Belinda }}

2008 |20px Juanes |{{smalldiv| 20px Julieta Venegas 20px Maná 20px Ricky Martin 20px Belinda }}

2009 |20px Shakira |{{smalldiv| 20px Ha*Ash 20px Paulina Rubio 20px Luis Fonsi 20px Nelly Furtado }}

2010 |20px Shakira |{{smalldiv| 20px Juanes 20px Wisin & Yandel 20px Camila 20px Pitbull }}

2011 |20px Shakira |{{smalldiv| 20px Maná 20px Don Omar 20px Carlos Baute 20px Ricky Martin }}

2012 |20px Shakira |{{smalldiv| 20px Cali & El Dandee 20px Jennifer Lopez 20px Juanes 20px Pitbull }}

2013 |20px Ricky Martin |{{smalldiv| 20px Cali & El Dandee 20px Jesse & Joy 20px Pitbull 20px Jennifer Lopez }}

2014 |20px Wisin |{{smalldiv| 20px Shakira 20px Pitbull 20px Jennifer Lopez 20px Ricky Martin }}

2015 |20px Gente de Zona |{{smalldiv| 20px Paulina Rubio 20px Nicky Jam 20px Maná 20px Prince Royce }}

2016 |20px J Balvin |{{smalldiv| 20px Juanes 20px Carlos Vives 20px Maná 20px Maluma }}

2017 |20px Maluma |{{smalldiv| 20px J Balvin 20px Shakira 20px Luis Fonsi 20px Juanes }}

2018 |20px Morat |{{smalldiv| 20px J Balvin 20px Maluma 20px Daddy Yankee 20px Nicky Jam }}

colspan=3 align=center | Category inactive in 2019

2020 |20px Maluma |{{smalldiv| 20px Morat 20px Anitta 20px Danna Paola 20px Sebastián Yatra }}