Heat Latin Music Awards

The Heat Latin Music Awards or Premios Heat is an annual awards show that airs on the HTV cable channel, which is usually held in early June, that honors the year's biggest Latin music acts, as voted by HTV viewers.^[1][2] The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts.^[3]

Heat Latin Music Award
Awarded for	Latin music culture
Country	United States Latin America
Presented by	HTV
First award	June 4, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-06-04)
Website	http://premiosheat.com/

Ceremonies

The Heat Latin Music Awards were held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, until the 10th edition, where they were held in Medellín, Colombia.

Edition	Date	City	Country	Venue	Presenter(s)	Most wins	Most nominations	Ref.
1st	June 4, 2015	Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	Cap Cana	Karen Martínez Ismael Cala	J Balvin (3)	Chino & Nacho (4) J Balvin (4)	[4]
2nd	June 16, 2016				Jéssica Cediel	Chino & Nacho (2) Maluma (2)	Nicky Jam (4)	[5]
3rd	June 8, 2017				Clarissa Molina Enrique Santos	J Balvin (3)	Farruko (4) J Balvin (4)	[6]
4th	May 13, 2019			Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Anaís Castro Mariela, Encarnación,	Karol G (2)	J Balvin (4)	[7]
5th	December 17, 2020			Cap Cana	Enrique Santos Anais Castro Osmariel Villalobos	Karol G (2) Nicki Jam (2)	J Balvin (7)	[8][9]
6th	July 1, 2021				Kunno Melina Ramírez	J Balvin (3)	Karol G (5) J Balvin (5)Myke Towers (5)	[10][11]
7th	June 2, 2022				Goyo, Molusco Maria Laura Quintero Caroline Aquino Anaís Castro	Wisin (2)	Bad Bunny (5)	[12][13]
8th	June 8, 2023				Ana De Armas	Karol G (5)	Bad Bunny (6) Feid (6) Karol G (6)	[14][15]
9th	July 11, 2024					Karol G (7)	Feid (10) Karol G (10)	[16]
10th	May 29, 2025	Medellín	Colombia	Coliseo Iván de Bedout			Beéle (7)	[17]

Award categories

Current categories

• Best Video
• Best Male Artist
• Best Female Artist
• Best Group or Band
• Best New Artist
• Best Rock Artist
• Best Pop Artist
• Best Urban Artist
• Best Tropical Artist (Bachata, Merengue, Vallenato, Cumbia)
• Best Artist Northern Region
• Best Artist Andean Region
• Best Artist Southern Region
• Best Dominican Urban Artist
• Best Collaboration (2019-present)
• Best Popular Regional Artist (2020-present)
• Musical Promise (2020-present)
• Influencer of the Year (2020-present)
• Song of the Year (2023-present)
• DJ of the Year (2023-present)
• Best Song for Videogames, Series or Movies (2023-present)
• Best Content Platform (2023-present)
• Album of the Year (2024-present)
• Best Salsa Artist (2024-present)
• Best Religious Song (2024-present)
• Best Viral Song (2024-present)
• Composer of the Year (2024-present)
• Producer of the Year (2024-present)
• Director of the Year (2024-present)
• Fandom of the Year (2024-present)

Defunct categories

• Best Artist Pop/Rock (2015-2016)

Special awards

The winners of these awards are chosen by the HTV staff, not the viewers.

Engagement Award Juan Luis Guerra (2015) Luis Fonsi (2016) Victor Manuelle (2017) Gloria Trevi (2021)

Gold Award Juanes (2015) Ricardo Montaner (2016) Carlos Vives (2017) Nicky Jam (2020) Wisin (2021) Manuel Mijares (2022)

Premio Compromiso Nacho (2020) Victor Manuelle (2021) Carlos Vives (2022)

Career Award Arcángel (2021) Wilkins (2021)

Feminine Empowerment Award Anitta (2021)

Lo + Heat Award Mike Bahía (2023)

Records

As of the 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards, Karol G is the most awarded artist. J Balvin follows as the second most awarded and most awarded male artist, with 10 awards. Chino & Nacho is the most awarded group or duet, with 6 awards won.

Number of awards	Artist	Categories
20	Karol G	Best Female Artist (5), Best Music Video (5), Best Urban Artist (4), Song of the Year (3), Album of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Song for Videogames, Series or Movies
10	J Balvin	Best Male Artist (3), Best Urban Artist (3), Best Music Video (2), Best Collaboration, Gold Award
6	Nicky Jam	Best Male Artist (2), Best Urban Artist (2), Best Artist Northern Region, Gold Award
	Chino & Nacho	Best Group or Band (4), Best Tropical Artist, Best Music Video
5	Feid	Best Male Artist (3), Best Viral Song, Composer of the Year
	Morat	Best Rock Artist (3), Best Group or Band (2)
4	Anitta	Best Artist South Region (3), Best Music Video
	Beéle	Best Urban Artist, Best Artist Andean Region, Best Collaboration, Best Viral Song
	El Alfa	Best Urban Dominican Artist (3), Best New Artist
	Greeicy	Best Female Artist (2), Best Pop Artist, Best Collaboration
	Juanes	Best Rock Artist (3), Gold Award
	Ovy on the Drums	Producer of the Year (2), Best Collaboration, Best Viral Song
	Sebastian Yatra	Best Pop Artist (2), Best New Artist, Best Andean Artist
3	Carlos Vives	Best Tropical Artist (2), Gold Award
	Dj Adoni	DJ of the Year
	Elena Rose	Best New Artist, Best Pop Artist, Composer of the Year
	Víctor Manuelle	Best Tropical Artist (2), Engagement Award

External links

• Official website