| 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 25, 2019 |
| Site | Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Gaby Espino |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Ozuna (11) |
| Most nominations | Ozuna (23) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Telemundo |
The 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard magazine, honored the best performing Latin recordings of 2018 and took place on April 25, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Billboard presented awards in 59 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Telemundo for the 21st time, and was the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference. The awards recognize the most popular Latin performers, songs, albums, labels, songwriters and producers in the United States. Recipients were based on sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data during a one-year period.
Venezuelan actress, model and presenter Gaby Espino hosted the ceremony. Throughout the show, Espino was joined by Bad Bunny, Carlos Vives, Mark Tacher and Luis Fonsi as co-hosts.
Ozuna led the list of nominations for the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with 23 nods in 15 categories — a record number in the history of the awards.[1] Ozuna was the biggest winner of the night, with eleven awards.