2017 was a great year for Universal Music Group in Latin Music with massive hits from artists like J Balvin, Luis Fonsi and Juanes. These Latin artists have scored nominations in top categories in the recently announced final list of the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Mi Gente singer J Balvin is leading the way with nominations in 12 categories which are Artist of the Year, Social Artist of the Year, Hot Latin Song of the Year

“Mi Gente”, Vocal Event "Mi Gente", Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male Airplay Song of the Year "Mi Gente", Digital Song of the Year "Mi Gente", Streaming Song of the Year "Mi Gente",Top Latin Album of the Year "Energía”, Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male Latin Rhythm Song of the Year "Mi Gente’ and  Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo. Colombian star J Balvin recently released Machika, which is currently #62 Global Spotify chart with over 1 million daily streams.  On leading the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists, J Balvin shares “I found out that I had 12 nominations when I was at the gym and I was just in shock and I am still shocked. The best moment that will be worth is about to come”.

“Despacito” singer Luis Fonsi has been nominated in 10 categories which are Artist of the Year, Hot Latin Song of the Year, Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event, Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male, Airplay Song of the Year, Digital Song of the Year, Streaming Song of the Year, Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo, Latin Pop Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year. The infectious dance number ruled several charts for months and is the first Spanish language song to reach a billion streams on Spotify.

Besides multiple Grammy Award winner Juanes has attained nomination for 2 categories which are Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo and Latin Pop Album of the Year. Juanes’s previous track “Es Tarde” which features J Balvin has over 11 million views on YouTube. The singer who sings for the Spanish-speaking world is set to begin his tour in April, which will include stops in Australia, the US, Puerto Rico and Vienna. Daddy Yankee is amongst the other top nomination for the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards. He has been nominated in the following 10 categories for Despacito, Streaming Song Of The Year, Digital Song Of The Year, Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Latin Pop Song Of The Year, Hot Latin Songs Artist Of The Year, Airplay Song Of The Year, Latin Rhythm Artist (Solo), Hot Latin Song Of The Year (Vocal Event), Song Writer Of The Year and Artist Of The Year.

The award show will be screened live on 26^th April, 2018 from Las Vegas on the Telemundo network.