Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023: All Classes in Which Peso Pluma Competes

Peso Pluma will enter the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards as the highest finalist, incomes a staggering 21 nods throughout 15 classes, together with artist of the yr and artist of the yr, new.

The Mexican hitmaker, who has had a powerful yr on the Billboard charts, can also be up for Sizzling Latin Songs of the yr, male, Prime Latin Album of the yr, Streaming Tune of the yr (with three nominations), songwriter of the yr and extra.

His characteristic with Eslabon Armado on “Ella Baila Sola” scores a complete of six mentions in classes that embrace, International 200 Latin music of the yr, Gross sales music of the yr, regional Mexican music of the yr, and others. Each acts made historical past on the charts with their viral hit, together with the Sizzling 100. It’s an insatiable mixture of unhappy sierreño with corridos tumbados, a method that continues to achieve momentum this yr throughout many all-genre Billboard charts.

“La Bebe” additionally is available in with full drive, a reggaetón monitor by Yng Lvcas that includes Peso Pluma.

“One day, someone reached out and said, ‘Peso Pluma is in Mexico, he wants to record, and he wants to start doing reggaetón’,” Yng Lvcas instructed Billboard Español in April. “Once we got to the studio, he said, ‘I’m interested in doing the remix of ‘La Bebé’ because I really like that song.’”

Peso Pluma’s third studio album Génesis enters the Prime Latin Album of the yr and regional Mexican album of the yr classes. The album made historical past with a No. 3 debut on the Billboard 200, the best rating for a regional Mexican album on the chart.

The thirtieth annual Billboard Latin Music Awards — set to happen Oct. 5 on the Watsco Heart in Coral Gables, Fla. — will broadcast dwell on Telemundo, and concurrently on the Spanish leisure cable community Universo, on Peacock and the Telemundo App. All through Latin America and the Caribbean, it will likely be accessible on Telemundo Internacional.

The Latin Billboard Music Awards are the one ones that acknowledge the preferred albums, songs and performers in Latin music, in keeping with Billboard‘s weekly charts. Produced by Telemundo and MBS Particular Occasions, they coincide with Billboard Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Oct. 2-6 on the Faena Discussion board. The roster of star audio system embrace Shakira, Peso Pluma, Arcángel, Vico C and lots of extra. Get your ticket right this moment for the Billboard Latin Music Week 2023 right here.

Under, all of the classes wherein Peso Pluma is within the operating for.

• Artist of the Yr

  Peso Pluma is competing for the coveted Artist of the Yr title. Listed here are the opposite 4 juggernauts up for the prize:

  • Dangerous Bunny
  • Fuerza Regida
  • Grupo Frontera
  • Karol G

• Artist of the Yr, New

  He’s additionally a candidate for artist of the yr, new. Listed here are the opposite finalists:

  • Bizarrap
  • Chino Pacas
  • Grupo Frontera
  • Yng Lvcas

• International 200 Latin Artist of the Yr

  The “Bye” singer proved his International 200 star energy alongside:

  • Dangerous Bunny
  • Feid
  • Grupo Frontera
  • Karol G

• International 200 Latin Tune of the Yr

  The mighty Guadalajara performer snagged, not one, however two nominations on this class — for his team-up with Eslabon Armado on the corridos hit “Ella Baila Sola,” in addition to his Mexican reggaetón banger “La Bebe” with Yng Lvcas. He’s competing towards the next:

  • Dangerous Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
  • Bizarrap & Quevedo, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
  • Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”

• Sizzling Latin Tune of the Yr

  Just like the earlier music mentions, Peso Pluma enters the Sizzling Latin Tune of the yr class with Eslabon Armado’s “Ella Baila Sola” and Yng Lvcas’ “La Bebe.” Listed here are the opposite finalists up for this prize:

  • Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
  • Grupo Frontera & Dangerous Bunny, “Un X100to”
  • Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

• Sizzling Latin Tune of the Yr, Vocal Occasion

  One other point out for “Ella Baila Sola” and “La Bebe” on this class which highlights vocal collaborations. The opposite three finalists are:

  • Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
  • Grupo Frontera & Dangerous Bunny, “Un X100to”
  • Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

• Sizzling Latin Songs Artist of the Yr, Male

  The Sizzling Latin Songs charts noticed loads of worthy chart-toppers, and Peso Pluma stood excessive and mighty on it for a superb chunk of this yr up to now. Nevertheless, he’s additionally confronted stiff competitors there. Listed here are the opposite male finalists for this class:

  • Dangerous Bunny
  • Feid
  • Junior H
  • Natanael Cano

• Gross sales Tune of the Yr

  “Ella Baila Sola” snagged a powerful six Billboard Latin Music Award nominations. His Eslabon Armado team-up additionally garnered spectacular numbers in gross sales. Listed here are the opposite finalists for this class:

  • Dangerous Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
  • Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
  • Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
  • Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”

• Streaming Tune of the Yr

  Arms down, Peso Pluma dominated the Spotifys, the YouTubes, the SoundClouds and different streaming providers like no person’s enterprise this yr. In truth, the Streaming Tune of the yr class is nearly completely his, with not one, not two, however three nods! These are for “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabon Armado, “La Bebe” with Yng Lvcas, and his collaboration with Natanael Cano, “PRC.”

  However the competitors is actual. Listed here are the opposite contenders:

  • Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
  • Grupo Frontera & Dangerous Bunny, “Un X100to”

• Prime Latin Album of the Yr

  Prime Latin Album — the place reggaetón, sierreño, Latin pop, corridos and extra Spanish-language kinds compete. Peso Pluma enters the combo right here together with his 17-track LP Génesis. SoCal música mexicana forces like Fuerza Regida and Ivan Cornejo additionally populate the class, alongside Puerto Rican reggaetón-pop sensation Rauw Alejandro, and the one lady within the subject, Colombian powerhouse singer-songwriter Karol G. Listed here are the albums competing towards Peso Pluma’s Génesis:

  • Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
  • Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
  • Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
  • Rauw Alejandro, Saturno

• Regional Mexican Artist of the Yr, Solo

  Peso Pluma competes towards the next regional Mexican music soloists right here:

  • Carin León
  • Ivan Cornejo
  • Junior H
  • Natanael Cano

• Regional Mexican Tune of the Yr

  As one of the crucial omnipresent songs of the present milieu, it’s no shock that “Ella Baila Sola” additionally enters the Regional Mexican Tune of the Yr class as effectively. How might it not?! Peso Pluma additionally snags one other point out with “PRC” alongside fellow norteño Natanael Cano. As for remainder of the opponents, right here they’re:

  • Carin León & Grupo Frontera, “Que Vuelvas”
  • Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
  • Grupo Frontera & Dangerous Bunny, “Un X100to”

• Regional Mexican Album of the Yr

  Within the rise (and rise) of regional Mexican music this yr, a handful of style albums have made a daring assertion that the motion is right here to remain. And Peso Pluma’s Génesis has demonstrated this with its spectacular feats on the Billboard charts. The Mexican hitmaker scored his first No. 1 together with his third studio album on each Prime Latin Albums & Regional Mexican Albums.

  Billboard Latin charts editor Pamela Bustios, writes: “Génesis earned 73,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first official tracking week ending June 29. It becomes the biggest week by units earned for a regional Mexican album ever, dating back to when the all-genre Billboard 200 chart began ranking by units in December 2014. The previous largest week by total units arrived just less than two months ago, when Eslabon Armado’s Desvelado launched with 44,000 units (May 13-dated list).”

  The opposite contenders on this class:

  • Eslabon Armado, Desvelado
  • Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
  • Fuerza Regida, Sigan Hablando: II.
  • Ivan Cornejo, Dañado

• Latin Rhythm Tune of the Yr

  In a class that encompasses Latin kinds like reggaetón and Latin lure, and all different música urbana subgenres, “La Bebe” by Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma stays one of many standout forces of the Latin Rhythm class.

  Listed here are the opposite opponents up for the award:

  • Dangerous Bunny & Rauw Alejandro, “Party”
  • Dangerous Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
  • Bizarrap & Quevedo, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
  • Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”

• Songwriter of the Yr

  Not only a singer, but additionally a songwriter. With songwriting credit on seven songs from his newest album Génesis, together with “PRC” with Natanael Cano, “Tulum” with Grupo Frontera and advance single “Bye,” Peso Pluma competes right here towards these heavy hitters:

  • Dangerous Bunny
  • Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera
  • MAG
  • Pedro Tovar