By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 February 2015
Picture: Romeo Santos - Premios Juventud 2014 at The BankUnited Center - Show - Coral Gables, Florida, United States - Friday 18th July 2014
Latin superstar Romeo Santos dominated the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro on Thursday night (19Feb15) by winning six trophies at the music prizegiving.
Santos was feted with the top prize of Artist of the Year, as well as Contemporary Artist of the Year, Tropical Artist of the Year, Tropical Album of the Year (Formula, Vol. 2), and Tropical Song of the Year (Indecent Proposal).
The New York native shared the Tropical Collaboration of the Year prize for his duet, Loco, with Enrique Iglesias.
The hitmaker went into the fan-voted awards with 10 nominations, and went home with half, including Pop Male Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Sex & Love) and Video of the Year and Pop Song of the Year for Bailando.
Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin also had a big night with four wins, including Urban Artist of the Year, Urban Album of the Year (La Familia), and Urban Song and Collaboration of the Year for 6Am, featuring Farruko.
Other winners included Shakira (Female Artist of the Year), Marc Anthony (Salsa Artist of the Year), J Balvin (Urban Artist of the Year), Camila (Pop Duo or Group of the Year), and late singer Jenni Rivera, whose Regional Mexican Female Artist of the Year prize was accepted by her daughter and first-time nominee Chiquis Rivera, who thanked her mum's fans for keeping the singer's legacy alive.
The Excellence Award was handed to Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, while beloved comedian and Tv star Chespirito, who died last November (14), was given a special video tribute.
Meanwhile, the audience at Miami, Florida's American Airlines arena was treated to performances by hometown rapper Pitbull, Juanes, Marco Antonio Solis and Camila, Thalia and Becky G, Ricky Martin, Prince Royce, and Mana, who performed their hit single Mi Verdad with Shakira, who appeared via pre-taped video footage.