Telemundo announced today that the second annual LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (Latin AMAs) will broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Thursday, October 6, 2016. The red carpet pre-show "La Alfombra de Latin AMAs" will kick off at 7pm/6c, followed by the extended three-hour show at 8pm/7c, which will feature collaborations by English and Spanish-language music's most talked about artists. The live show is produced by Telemundo and SOMOS Productions. Nominees for the Latin AMAs will be announced on Wednesday, Aug.31.
The Latin AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS pays tribute to today's most influential and iconic Latin artists, as voted by the fans in the traditional format of the "American Music Awards," the world's biggest fan-voted award show. For the second groundbreaking year, the show will feature performances by chart-topping talent in both English and Spanish and will give fans from the U.S. and Puerto Rico the chance to vote on world class artists. The Latin AMAs will honor artists in the genres of Pop/Rock, Regional Mexican, Urban, and Tropical, as well as categories for Favorite Crossover Artist, Favorite Streaming Song, Favorite Collaboration, New Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, among others. Last year's inaugural broadcast reached an audience of 3.8 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, and ranked as the #1 most socially engaging program for the night on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram across all US Hispanic networks. The music special, hosted by international superstar Lucero, featured top English and Spanish-language musical acts such as Paulina Rubio, Daddy Yankee, Gloria Trevi, Natalie La Rose, Fonseca and Yandel with Lil Jon, Kevin Roldan, De La Guetto, India, Maluma, Yuri, and Sergio George.Videos