On April twentieth, the eighth annual Latin AMAs, the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards, was hosted on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas, NV. The most important winner of the evening, Karol G, might not have been in attendance, however her impression was clearly felt.
Karol G gained eight out of eight awards she was nominated for, together with Artist of the Yr and Tour of the Yr for her $journey Love run. Karol was additionally the 2022 recipient of Artist of the Yr, however she took residence two extra awards general this 12 months. This 12 months’s awards moreover included Music of the Yr and Collaboration of the Yr for “MAMIII” with Becky G.
Becky G, the second largest winner of the evening, accepted the award for the duo, remarking in her speech that “I’m so proud, Karol and I’ve gained so many awards with ‘MAMIII,’ however I let you know that every one means one thing greater than us, which is female energy—ladies energy all the time—collectively we’re extra.”
Selection studies that there are “26 numerous classes on the Latin AMAs together with 9 common classes, 5 regional Mexican, and 4 classes centered on pop, city, and tropical every.” Different massive winners included Dangerous Bunny for Album of the Yr, Shakira for Greatest Artist – pop, and Bizarrap for Greatest New Artist.
Karol G has had a busy April, lately making her debut on Saturday Night time Dwell with host Ana De Armas to carry out songs from her album Mañana Será Bonito.
Chatting with Uproxx concerning the album earlier this 12 months, Karol G defined, “there are songs for everybody. There’s a tune for folks in love, you probably have a damaged coronary heart, when you’re feeling loopy, or if you wish to social gathering with perreo. With the whole lot that’s occurring, I need to benefit from the current with my music and keep in mind that tomorrow the whole lot can be nice. Tomorrow can be stunning.”
See the full list of winners here.