Los Ángeles Azules, Marco Antonio Solis, Mariachi Vargas, Ricardo Montaner and Oscar de León among the Evening’s Top Honorees
Last night’s broadcast of the second annual Monitor Music Awards did not disappoint audiences who tuned in from around the world to watch the star-studded show which broadcast on UniMas in the U.S, Televisa/Telehit in Mexico, the Albavision group, Medcom in Panama, Canal 1 in Colombia and Claro TV in Latin America and the Caribbean. Millions of viewers watched performances from today’s biggest and rising Latin artists across multiple genres.
Produced by EMax Group, the award show featured sixteen electrifying performances broadcast mainly from the Paramount World Center in Miami, as well as Coco Bongo in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Camilo was the night’s big winner taking home 3 awards, including the Claro Musica Award, and special awards were presented to legendary Mexican singer-songwriter and producer, Marco Antonio Solís, Venezuelan-Argentine pop singer-songwriter Ricardo Montaner, Mexican ‘cumbia sonidera’ group Los Ángeles Azules and the legendary Mariachi group Mariachi Vargas. An all-star cast including Adolecentes, Lena, El Canario, Hareld, Frankie Ruiz JR, Mauricio Cachana, Josimar and Grupo Gale ignited the Monitor Music Awards stage with a special salsa tribute featuring honoree Oscar de Leon, and Lunay (“TBC”), Natti Natasha (“Cuento Breve”), Rauw Alejandro (“Nubes”) and T1419 (“Flex”) had featured premieres of new songs. Last night’s awards winners include:
Best Female Artist of the Year | Karol G
Best Male Artist of the Year | J Balvin
Best Christian Song | “Amen” (Ricardo Montaner ft. Camilo, Evaluna and Mau y Ricky)
Best Pop Song, Male | “Vida de Rico” (Camillo)
Best Pop Song, Female | “No Bailes Sola” (Danna Paola ft. Sebastian Yatra)
Best Popular Song, Colombia | “Tu Amante” (Yeison Jimenez)
Best Ranchera Song | “El Alumno” Joss Favela ft. Jessi Uribe
Best Regional Mexican Artist | Grupo Firme
Best Tropical Song | “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” (Daddy Yankee ft. Marc Anthony)
Best Bachata Song | “Bebe” (Camilo ft. El Alfa)
Best Urban Song | “Hawai” (Maluma ft. The Weekend)
Best Regional Mexican Song | “Dime Como Quieres” (Christian Nodal ft. Angela Aguilar)
Best Manager | Isael Gutierrez
Special award recipients included:
Reconocimiento a la Maestría Artística | Marco Antonio Solis
Reconocimiento a la Trayectoria | Ricardo Montaner
Reconocimiento a la Leyenda Urbana | Daddy Yankee
Reconocimiento al Legado Mexicano | Mariachi Vargas
Reconocimiento a la Perseverancia | Los Angeles Azules
Premio Claro Música | Camilo
Premio Leon | Oscar de Leon
Premio Deezer | Rauw Alejandro
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