Overview
- Bad Bunny led the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 11 trophies, including Artist of the Year, Top Latin Album for Debí Tirar Más Fotos and Streaming Song of the Year for “DTMF.”
- Rita Moreno honored him as Billboard’s Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century, delivering a lauded tribute before his emotional acceptance.
- Karol G collected six awards, with “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” winning four categories led by Global 200 Latin Song and Latin Airplay Song of the Year.
- Fuerza Regida earned five wins, as “Tu Boda” with Óscar Maydon took Regional Mexican Song of the Year and Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event; Shakira won three, including Tour of the Year and Latin Pop Artist of the Year.
- Special honors went to Laura Pausini (Icon), Elvis Crespo (Hall of Fame) and Peso Pluma (Vanguard), while Daddy Yankee returned to perform at Telemundo’s broadcast from Miami’s James L. Knight Center.