The Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist was an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales, a ceremony that recognizes excellence in music, organised by Spain's top music radio Los 40 Principales. The award was first seen in 2007, separated from the Best International Artist category, and was replaced by the LOS40 Urban Award in 2019, but brought back the next year as part of an expansion of the Latin category.
Shakira is the most awarded artist in this category, being a four-time winner. Juanes follows her with two awards. In 2013, Ricky Martin became the first non-Colombian artist to notch the award.
Year Winner Other nominees 2007 Juanes 2008 Juanes2009 Shakira2010 Shakira2011 Shakira2012 Shakira2013 Ricky Martin2014 Wisin2015 Gente de Zona2016 J Balvin2017 Maluma2018 Morat Category inactive in 20192020 Maluma2021 Sebastián Yatra2022 Anitta2023 Camilo2024 Rauw Alejandro2025 Emilia
Category facts
Most Wins in Category Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist Shakira JuanesMaluma Ricky MartinWisinGente de ZonaJ BalvinMorat Total Wins 4 wins 2 wins 1 win
Most Nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist ShakiraJuanes Maná Ricky MartinPitbullJennifer LopezMaluma Total Nominations 6 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations
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