Aventura, the urban bachata group from the Bronx that has re-energized the tropical music scene, was the big winner at the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards, snaring nine trophies, including Latin album and digital album of the year for “The Last” (Premium).
The awards, presented by State Farm in association with T-Mobile, aired live April 29 on Telemundo from Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan and featured 14 performances by more than 20 acts. It marked the first time in its 21-year history that the awards show, seen in nearly 50 countries, had been held outside the continental United States.
Aventura’s nine wins also included the newly created Latin artist of the year award, which combines achievements on both the Top Latin Albums sales chart and Hot Latin Songs airplay chart. Tito “El Bambino” was the second-most-honored artist with seven awards, including hot Latin song male artist of the year and-for his hit single “El Amor”...
