The 2012 event was the seventh edition of Los Premios 40 Principales, created by Los 40 Principales to honor the best in Spanish and international music. For the first time, Los Premios 40 Principales América was run as a separate event.
Performers Artist(s)Song(s) Pitbull "Sube la mano p'arriba""Don't Stop the Party" Cali & El Dandee "Yo te esperaré""No hay dos sin tres (Gol)" La Oreja de Van Gogh "La niña que llora en tus fiestas""Otra vez me has sacado a bailar" Auryn "Don't Give Up My Game" Pablo Alborán "Te he echado de menos""Tanto" José de RicoHenry Mendez "Rayos de sol""Noche de estrellas" Alejandro Sanz "No me compares""Mi marciana" The Lion King cast "He Lives in You" Maldita Nerea "La respuesta no es la huida""¿No podíamos ser agua?" Alicia Keys "New Day""Girl on Fire""Brand New Me""Looking for Paradise" Taylor Swift "Love Story""We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" David Guetta "Titanium""She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)""Just One Last Time"
Awards
Best Song Efecto Pasillo — "Pan y Mantequilla" Jose de Rico (featuring Henry Mendez) — "Rayos de sol" Alejandro Sanz — "Se Vende" Pablo Alborán — "Te He Echado de Menos" Juan Magan (featuring Belinda) — "Te Voy a Esperar"
Best Video Carlos Jean — "BlackStar" La Oreja de Van Gogh — "Cometas Por El Cielo" Macaco — "Love Is The Only Way" Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares" Pablo Alborán — "Te He Echado de Menos"
Best Album Estopa — Estopa 2.0 Macaco — El Murmullo del Fuego Pablo Alborán — En Acústico Auryn — Endless Road, 7058 (Upcoming) Alejandro Sanz — La Música No Se Toca
Best Act Alejandro Sanz Estopa Macaco Melendi Pablo Alborán
Best New Act Auryn Chila Lynn Efecto Pasillo Lagarto Amarillo Xuso Jones
Best Tour Carlos Jean — Live Experience Tour 2012 Estopa — Estopa: Tour 2.0 La Oreja de Van Gogh — Tour 2012 Maldita Nerea — Gira Mucho + Fácil Melendi — Tour 2012
Best Latin Song Crossfire — "Lady" Cali & El Dandee (featuring David Bisbal) — "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)" Tacabro — "Tacata'" Sie7e — "Tengo Tu Love" Cali & El Dandee — "Yo Te Esperaré"
Best Latin Act Cali & El Dandee Jennifer Lopez Juanes Pitbull Shakira
Best International Song Loreen — "Euphoria" Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe" Maroon 5 (featuring Christina Aguilera) — "Moves like Jagger" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "Somebody That I Used to Know" Adele — "Someone like You"
Best International Album Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto David Guetta — Nothing but the Beat 2.0 Maroon 5 — Overexposed Rihanna — Talk That Talk Flo Rida — Wild Ones
Best International Act Alicia Keys David Guetta Flo Rida Maroon 5 Taylor Swift
Best International New Act Carly Rae Jepsen Fun Gotye Nicki Minaj One Direction
Special awards Best 21st Century's Spanish Artist: Alejandro Sanz Best last decade's American singer-songwriter : Alicia Keys Most influential artist and producer of the Latin World: Pitbull
Premios 40 Principales America Los Premios 40 Principales América is Latin American version of Los Premios 40 Principales. The first edition for awards show was held on November 30, 2012, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Best Song Jesse & Joy — "¡Corre!" Cali & El Dandee — "Yo Te Esperaré" Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares" Daddy Yankee — "Lovumba" J Alvarez — "La Pregunta"
Best Album Juanes — Juanes MTV Unplugged Wisin & Yandel — Líderes Daddy Yankee — Prestige Jesse & Joy — ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? Zoé — MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo
Best Pop Act Reik Tan Biónica El Tambor de la Tribu Jesse & Joy Shakira
Best Urban Act Wisin & Yandel Daddy Yankee Don Omar Cali & El Dandee Pitbull
Best North Act León Larregui Vazquez Sounds Eme 15 Enjambre Río Roma
Best Central Act Iván Barrios Percance El Tambor de la Tribu Gánster Ale Fernández y la Suite Estéreo
Best South Act Tan Biónica Cali & El Dandee Denise Rosenthal Buxxi Maluma
Best International Song Michel Teló — "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) — "Payphone" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "Somebody That I Used to Know" Rihanna — "Where Have You Been" Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"
Best International Act One Direction Maroon 5 Rihanna Katy Perry Adele
Best International New Act One Direction Gotye Michel Teló Carly Rae Jepsen Calvin Harris
Best International Dance Act David Guetta Calvin Harris Avicii Flo Rida LMFAO
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