This was the sixth edition of Los Premios 40 Principales, created by Los 40 Principales to honor the best in Spanish and international music. It was also the last to feature the national American categories, since Los Premios 40 Principales América would be created for 2012.
The event was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid.
Performers Artist(s)Song(s) Enrique Iglesias "I Like How It Feels""I Like It""Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" Alexandra Stan "Mr. Saxobeat""Get Back (ASAP)" The Wanted "Glad You Came" Amaia Montero "Caminando" El Pescao "Castillo de arena""Buscando el sol" Marta Sánchez "Get Together" Juan Magan "Bailando por ahí""No sigue modas" La Oreja de Van Gogh "Cometas por el cielo""El último vals""La niña que llora en tus fiestas" Pablo AlboránMalú "Perdóname" "Solamente tú""Blanco y negro" Mohombi "Coconut Tree" Shakira "Antes de las seis""Devoción""Loca" Jessie J "Price Tag""Domino" Carlos Jean "Gimme the Base" "Pop" "Historia de terror" "Lead the Way"
Awards
Best Song Juan Magan (featuring Pitbull and El Cata) — "Bailando Por Ahí" Enrique Iglesias (featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) — "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" La Musicalité — "4 Elementos" Carlos Jean — "Lead the Way" Malú — "Blanco y Negro"
Best Video Enrique Iglesias (featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) — "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" Ragdog — "Tu y Yo" Huecco — "Dame Vida" Virginia Labuat — "The Time is Now" Pignoise — "Cama Vacía"
Best Album Dani Martín — Pequeño Melendi — Volvamos a Empezar Maldita Nerea — Fácil Pablo Alborán — Pablo Alborán La Oreja de Van Gogh — Cometas por el cielo
Best Act Enrique Iglesias Dani Martín El Pescao Maldita Nerea La Oreja de Van Gogh
Best New Act Labuat Juan Magan Pablo Alborán The Monomes Carlos Jean
Best Tour Maldita Nerea — Gira Fácil El Pescao — Tour Nada-Lógico Dani Martín — Gira Pequeño Maná — Tour Drama y Luz Melendi — Gira Volvamos a Empezar
Best Dance Act Enrique Iglesias (featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) — "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" Juan Magan (featuring Pitbull and El Cata) — "Bailando Por El Mundo" Marta Sánchez (featuring D-Mol) — "Get Together" Carlos Jean (featuring Electric Nana) — "Lead the Way" Dani Moreno (featuring Jackie Sagana) — "Domino"
Best Argentine Act Miranda! Axel Dread Mar I Tan Biónica El Original
Best Chilean Act Mc Billeta Eyci and Cody Francisca Valenzuela Los Vásquez Los Bunkers
Best Colombian Act J Balvin Pasabordo Jiggy Dramma Cali & El Dandee The Mills
Best Costa Rican Act Los Govinda Garbanzos Los Ajenos Akasha Cocofunka
Best Ecuadorian Act Daniel Betancourth Karla Kanora Daniel Páez Brito Papá Chango
Best Guatemalan Act Daniela Carpio Malacates Trébol Shop Gaby Moreno El Tambor de la Tribu Los Reyes Vagos
Best Mexican Act Paty Cantú Belanova Maná Ximena Sariñana Zoé
Best Panamanian Act Los Rabanes Os Almirantes Aldo Ranks RD Maravilla Joey Montana
Best Latin Song Shakira — "Loca" Shakira — "Rabiosa" Don Omar (featuring Lucenzo) — "Danza Kuduro" Carlos Baute — "Quién te Quiere Como Yo" Maná — "Lluvia al Corazón"
Best Latin Act Maná Don Omar Carlos Baute Shakira Ricky Martin
Best International Song Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) — "On the Floor" Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer) — "Give Me Everything" Rihanna — "S&M" LMFAO — "Party Rock Anthem" Alexandra Stan — "Mr. Saxobeat"
Best International Act Rihanna Pitbull Katy Perry Britney Spears Bruno Mars
Presenters Patricia Montero and Adrián Lastra — presented Best New Act Cristina Boscá — introduced Alexandra Stan Manu Carreño and Ponseti — presented Best Guatemalan Act and Best International Act Laura Esquivel and Jaime Olías — presented Best Argentine Act and Best Video Frank Blanco — introduced Amaia Montero Iván Massagué and Javier Hernández — presented Best Costa Rican Act María Adánez and Jesús Olmedo — presented Best Latin Act Tito Rabat and Axel Pons — presented Best Chilean Act and Best International Song Rubén Ochandiano and Óscar "Machupichu" Reyes — presented Best Tour and Best Ecuadorian Act Alexandra Jiménez and Tania Llasera — presented Best Latin Song Antonio Velázquez and Nerea Garmendia — presented Best Guatemalan Act Úrsula Corberó and Luis Fernández — presented Best Colombian Act and Best Dance Act Berta Collado and Jaime Cantizano — presented Best Mexican Act and Best Act Fonsi Nieto and Chenoa — presented Best Album Antonio Orozco and Manuel Carrasco — presented Best Song
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