Miami, FL – J Balvin was named “The Artist of the Year” at the 2016 Premios Lo Nuestro awards show held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. During the 28th ceremony of the longest running Spanish-language awards show, the Colombian reggaeton singer expressed gratitude and excitement after receiving the biggest award of Thursday’s night. “Is this for me? are you serious? Thank you God, thanks Colombia, the sacrifice is worth it,” he said upon accepting his award. He also invited the audience to not quit on their dreams “Keep dreaming, get out of the box and always fight for happiness.” The other nominee in the same category were Javier Rosas, Gerardo Ortiz and Enrique Iglesias.
Premio Lo Nuestro originally aired on the Univision the U.S. based Spanish-language Network in 1989 with the purpose of honoring the best of Latin music from around the world.
J Balvin also joined the group of Colombian singers stars (Maluma, Fonseca, Silvestre Dangond, Juanes and Silvestre Celedon) together with soccer player Pipe Valderrama in a special performance dedicated to Legendary Colombian singer Carlos Vives who received a special recognition on Thursday’s night. J Balvin is rocking the top of the charts in the U.S and around the world with his single “Ginza” and is currently number one on Billboard’s Hot Latin Song.
J Balvin on the Red Carpet with his fans
Here is the full list of Premio Lo Nuestro 2016 winners:
GENERAL CATEGORY
“Premio Lo Nuestro” Artist of the Year: J Balvin
Video of the Year: “La Mordidita” (Ricky Martin, featuring Yotuel)
Best New Artist: Javier Rosas
Album of the Year: “Hoy Más Fuerte” (Gerardo Ortiz)
Collaboration of the Year: “El Perdón” (Nicky Jam, featuring Enrique Iglesias)
POP CATEGORY
Pop Album of the Year: “A Quien Quiera Escuchar” (Ricky Martin)
Pop Song of the Year: “Disparo al Corazón” (Ricky Martin)
Female Pop Artist of the Year: Natalia Jiménez
Male Pop Artist of the Year: Enrique Iglesias
Pop Group/Duo of the Year: Jesse & Joy
TROPICAL CATEGORY
Tropical Album of the Year: “Soy El Mismo (Deluxe Edition)” (Prince Royce)
Tropical Song of the Year: “Soy El Mismo” (Prince Royce)
Male Tropical Artist of the Year: Marc Anthony
Female Tropical Artist of the Year: Leslie Grace
Tropical Group/Duo of the Year: Los Cadillacs
Tropical Artist of the Year: Marc Anthony
REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORY
Regional Mexican Album of the Year: “Quiero Ser Tu Dueño” (Luis Coronel)
Regional Mexican Song of the Year: “Y Así Fue” (Julión Álvarez)
Male Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Luis Coronel
Female Regional Mexican Artist of the Year: Chiquis Rivera
Regional Mexican Banda Artist of the Year: Julión Álvarez y su Banda Norteña
Regional Mexican Group or Duo of the Year: Calibre 50
Regional Mexican Norteño Artist of the Year: Gerardo Ortiz
URBAN CATEGORY
Urban Album of the Year: “La Familia B Sides” (J Balvin)
Urban Song of the Year: “El Perdón” (Nicky Jam, featuring Enrique Iglesias)
Urban Artist of the Year: Nicky Jam
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