Pop group CNCO, Latin GRAMMY winner Karol G and GRAMMY winner Carlos Vives are among the artists who have been announced as the first round of performers for the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga were other acts named for the night of April 25 airing live on Telemundo. The Billboard Latin awards happen at the end of Billboard's Latin Music Week (April 22–25) at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
Reggaeton artist Ozuna leads with the most nominations with 23, followed by J Balvin and Nicky Jam who both have 13. Trap artist Bad Bunny trails behind them with 11.
Karol G, who was named Best New Artist at the 2018 Latin GRAMMY Awards in November, is up for Billboard's Best New Artist award along with Natti Natasha. The urban Latin singer is also up for Female Artist Of The Year with Jennifer Lopez and Becky G in the same category.
"I want to share this award with the women that have done great things for the industry this year," she said during her Latin GRAMMY acceptance speech. "I want to share this award with them and with my colleagues that helped me get to where I am today."
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