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2012 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners:

Click HERE. for the full list.

Marketing Awards Winners Announced!: Congratulations to the winners.

Click HERE. for winners.

The Billboard BASH:

Billboard Latin Music Award finalists Horacio Palencia and N’Klabe, along with Tropical music legend Elvis Crespo, are set to perform at the highly anticipated 2012 Billboard Bash, presented by State Farm and sponsored by Senzari. Attendants will also be treated to a live DJ Set by chart topping DJ Juan Magan. The performers will be joined by up-and-coming acts Grupo Treo, Santaye, Norka, Jossie Cordoba and L.L.Radio who will perform as part of Billboard Bash’s New Artist Showcase. The Billboard Bash, hosted by Crash and Guad of mun2, is the official pre-celebration to the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm® and will take place at 8:30PM on Wednesday April 25th at Cameo Nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida.

2 WEEKS LEFT: Register Now

The Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards presented by State Farm is less than two weeks away. Seats are going fast. Don't miss the most essential event in Latin music.

Register now! Register now.

Q&A With Don Omar: Unveiling the Strategy Behind the Hits

An exclusive one on one with the Billboard Latin Music Awards Top Finalists, discussing hit singles, merchandising, and unique marketing deals, including his new alliance with Zumba!

Music Marketing Awards Finalists Announced!:

Panel Highlight: Regional Mexican

Regional Mexican leaders Gerardo Ortiz and 3Ball MTY share on their path to success on a panel dedicated to the genre during the 23rd Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference presented by State Farm. They will be joined by producer and remixer Toy Selectah, Jose Serrano of Latin Power Music, and Luis Del Villar and Angel Del Villar of Del Records. Read more about the panel HERE.

The Diva We Want to Know: Q&A With Jenni Rivera

Don't miss regional Mexican star Jenni Rivera at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Conference!

Finalists Announced!:

Finalists announced for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm to broadcast live on Telemundo on April 26. Don Omar, Pitbull, Prince Royce, Mana, Romeo Santos, Shakira and Wisin & Yandel amoung top finalists. Click HERE. for the rest of the nominees!

JUST ANNOUNCED!: Superstar Q&A with PITBULL

Read more about the Q&A with Pitbull HERE.

Registration is now open! Register now.

A Letter from Leila Cobo

Dear Colleagues & Friends:

The Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards, presented by State Farm returns for its 23rd Edition—23 years, can you believe it??—April 23-26 in Miami. As always, we are enormously proud to bring to you the biggest and longest-running conference dedicated to the Latin music industry and uniting all sectors of the business. You will hear insights from artists, managers, labels, brands, agencies, merchandisers, programmers, media executives and key decision makers. We pride ourselves on being the point of convergence for the ENTIRE industry and being a vehicle to grow and stimulate our community.

This year, we are offering a new, competitive price for all our attendees that includes access to our multiple networking events, the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the 2012 Q&A series, expanded access to the panelists, the Billboard BASH, Billboard en Concierto and much more.

After a very successful launch in 2011, we return with the Marketing Exchange, a block of programming dedicated to the ins and outs of branding, sponsorships and partnerships. This exciting afternoon will be capped off with the Second annual Music Marketing Awards. This is the first awards ceremony that honors top marketing and promotion campaigns featuring Latin artists and music (submissions are open NOW for all categories).

As always, our attendees are also our guests to the fabulous Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air live April 26 on Telemundo from the BankUnited Center in Miami. Last year marked our highest-rated award show ever, so this is not a spectacle to be missed. The Billboard Latin Music Conference registration is your ONLY way to gain this access.

Please join us in celebrating and growing our industry together.

Los espero!

Leila Cobo
Executive Director
Latin Content & Programming
Billboard

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