Who will be hosting the Latin American Music Awards?

Dominican reggaeton artist Natti Natasha will be making her Latin American Music Award hosting debut at this year’s show, with co-hosts Puerto Rican actor Julian Gil and Mexican actress Galilea Montijo.

The music award show will take place on April 20, 2023, at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be broadcast live on Univision, UniMás, and Galavisión.

Natti Natasha making her mark on the Latin American Music Awards

“I’ve never shied away from living new experiences, and tackling new challenges,” said Natasha in an interview with Billboard on her upcoming hosting duties.

“Hosting an award show is something new and exciting for me. It gives me a way to connect with a live audience and those watching at home, and celebrate with them our culture and passion through what we love … música!”

The ‘Ram Pam Pam’ singer says she is already well underway preparing for the awards show with her co-hosts.

“The work begins now! In the next weeks, I look forward to working with producers, creatives, wardrobe and production as a whole to ensure we give audiences an evening to remember.”

The artist is no stranger to working hard, having been part of the music industry for 13 years. She was previously signed to reggaeton great Don Omar’s label Orfanato Music Group. She is now signed to Pina Records, one of the most successful reggaeton labels in the genre, which also manages Daddy Yankee.

Along with her hosting duties, the artist is also nominated in three categories at this year’s show. The nominations are for Best Artist - Urban, Best Collaboration - Pop/Urban, and Collaboration of the Year for the song ‘Mayor Que Usted’ with Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel.

She will also be releasing new music this week, with her new single ‘Algarete’ set to be released on March 30.

A look at the Latin American Music Awards nominees

Puerto Rican Latin Trap star Bad Bunny has 11 nominations at this year’s show, which includes Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Following closely behind is Becky G and Daddy Yankee with nine nominations.

Tying with eight nominations are Grupo Frontera, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos and Rosalía. Both Carlos Vives and Pepe Aguilar will be receiving Legacy awards recognizing their careers in Latin music.