Bad Bunny triumphs at the American Music Awards rendered to Latin

Bad Bunny receives from his home the award for the best Latin album for “YHLQMDLG” .AP

Bad Bunny was the great winner of Latin music at the American Music Awards, awards that have traditionally been Anglo-Saxon in their more than four decades of history, but this 2020 they released a Latin section that took over the show.

Maluma, Jennifer López and Becky G were the protagonists of a night that confirmed Bunny, winner of two awards, as the most international Latin star and in which Taylor Swift once again swept the general categories.

Swift took the title of artist of the year for the third time in a row and the sixth time in her entire career, a record that no other singer has come close to since the inception of these awards in 1974. With the title of artist of the year for the third time in a row, alongside Best Pop Artist and Best Video for

Taylor Swift once again swept the AMAs.

Last year, Swift was named Artist of the Decade at the same awards, a position of honor shared with icons such as Elvis Presley (1950), The Beatles (1960), Stevie Wonder (1970) and Michael Jackson (1980).

The American Music Awards (AMAs) serve as a prelude to the prestigious Grammys, although with the difference that they are determined by a popular poll directed at music consumers, rather than being voted on by industry experts.

This year the ceremony, held without an audience in Los Angeles (USA) and semi-virtual, opened a section dedicated to Latin music due to its “growing popularity” among the public in the United States.

Bad Bunny stood out in this new section of the AMAs by winning the Latin album of the year award for his acclaimed

and also by being named the favorite Latin artist.

The Puerto Rican was in charge of explaining at the beginning of the gala the success that Latin sounds have experienced around the world.

“From reggaeton, to rancheras, corridos, cumbia, salsa, bachata (...) Latin music is as colorful and dynamic as our people.

Here are some milestones of an incredible year for our music, "he said before actress Christian Cerratos appeared on stage, who will soon premiere on Netflix the series about singer Selena Quintanilla.

Karol G won the best Latin song for

, along with Nicki Minaj, a subject nominated in the past Latin Grammy, and Becky G took the title to the favorite Latin artist.

"All this has been an adventure, and it continues to be, but they are moments that remind me that I am exactly where I have to be," said Becky G on her social networks as soon as she received the award.

In the performance section, Maluma and Jennifer López starred in one of the most talked about appearances of the night by singing their last two singles in Spanish and English:

and

The audience was able to verify the good chemistry between the two stars before the cameras, and it will not be the only one since both will star in the romantic comedy

(Marry me), which opens on May 14, 2021.

Among other appearances, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas premiered live

Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes met on the same stage -with social distance-, The Weeknd sang through the streets of Los Angeles (USA) and Paris Hilton returned to the awards shows to present an accolade.