American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Artist – Latin has been awarded since 1998.

On the list below, the year reflects the year in which the awards were presented for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

The all-time winner in this category is Enrique Iglesias with 8 wins.

He is also the most nominated artist with 12 nominations.

For the 48th American Music Awards in 2020, the category was split into Favorite Male Artist – Latin and Favorite Female Artist – Latin in recognition of the increasing popularity of the Latin genre in the US.

Inaugural award recipient Julio Iglesias .
Enrique Iglesias leads the category with eight wins.
Two-time winner Ricky Martin .
Shakira is the most awarded female artist, with five wins.
Two-time winner Jennifer Lopez .
Becky G was the first female to win the award after it was split in 2020.
Bad Bunny was the first male winner after the award was divided.
Anitta was the first Brazilian singer to win the award.