Karol G Wins Two Microphone Trophies at Billboard Music Awards 2023, Including Top Latin Female Artist

Karol G took home the first awards of the night in the Top Latin Female Artist and Latin Touring Artist categories at the new version 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.

The 32-year-old Columbian singer-songwriter took to the podium to accept her two shiny new vintage microphone trophies.

‘It’s very exciting being able to share this moment, like another whole lot of moments we have shared, this is very special.’

She continued by saying she was happy to accept not one, but two awards including that her Mañana Será Bonito Tour is the ‘baddest’ Latin tour.

Double trouble: Karol G took home the first awards of the night in the Top Latin Female Artist and Latin Touring Artist categories at the new version 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday

Karol – born – Carolina Giraldo Navarro said: ‘I think this is a great opportunity to be grateful because these awards mean the connection is there between all of you and me.

‘I think you’re more than fans — you’re part of the team and this family. Ya’ll know we have a very special connection, even though we don’t know each other or we don’t see each other. A lot of things connect us through the music.

She went on to thank the people involved in her recent tour and even hinted at her new relationship with musical artist Feid.

She said: ‘I want to thank all the people that were part of the tour. It was one of the most extraordinary things that happened to me this year. In addition to the album I released, that was very special, very intimate, you know the reasons why.

‘So, I’m very happy, very grateful. I don’t know if any of you were on the tour? You see? We’re just that close. The point is, thank you very much for giving me that love.’

The annual event which celebrates the music charts took on a drastically different format this year which featured music performances and winner acceptance speech posted via Billboard’s website and social media channels.

Taylor Swift leads the nominations with a whopping 20 nods, after already winning a stunning 29 Billboard Music Awards in the past, making her the top female winner.

She addressed her fans as she said (in Spanish): ‘I’m very excited. I have to say that I’m a little more nervous than usual. We’re very close to each other. And I like that, but it’s the first time I have accepted an award this close to y’all. It’s very exciting being able to share this moment, like another whole lot of moments we have shared, this is very special’

Swift will also be within striking distance of Drake, who tops all winners with 34 Billboard Music Awards. He has 14 nominations this year.

The rapper also holds the record for most wins in a single night with 13 from the 2017 show, but Taylor could be poised to break that record as well, though Drake could also technically top his own record if he won every category he was nominated in.

Mariah Carey will also be ushering in the holidays with a performance of her perennial wintertime hit All I Want For Christmas Is You, which will be her first time singing the tune at an awards show.

The 2023 version of the Billboard Music Awards will forgo its usual television broadcast in place of a more disjointed ceremony that exists completely online.

Viewers can check out the awards ceremony in its entirety at Billboard’s website for it, BBMAs.watch, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

But fans can also catch individual performances and acceptance speeches on Billboard’s social media accounts.

The show no longer has any television broadcast partner.

By downplaying a traditional ceremony, the new format will allow artists to hold performances across the globe.

Unlike other award shows, which have voters choosing winners based on quality and their subjective tastes, the BBMAs are ‘data driven’ and ‘chosen solely based on how well they perform on the Billboard charts, tracking album and digital song sales, radio airplay, as well as streaming and social engagement to choose the winner of each category,’ according to the publication.

Billboard also announced a partnership with Spotify to award ‘golden tickets’ to lucky fans to allow them to travel to the location of their chosen artist’s performance during the show.

In addition to Carey, other artists scheduled to sing their hits at the 2023 BBMAs include David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, Stray Kids and the controversial country artist Morgan Wallen.

Wallen was temporarily banned from some radio stations due to his racist behavior after he was caught on camera in 2021 drunkenly shouting at someone and calling them the n-word.

Wallen is tied for the second-most nominations with SZA at 17.

SZA was also the recipient of the most nominations for the upcoming Grammy Awards.

The Weeknd received the next most nominations with 16, while Drake and Zach Bryan are tied with 14 nominations.

Luke Combs, who scored a surprise hit with his cover of Tracy Chapman’s Fast car, earned 10 nominations, while 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus are tied with nine each.

Beyoncé and Rema both received seven nods, while Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma are in the running for six awards.

Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez each received five nominations.

The Billboard Music Awards will be expanding its reach this year with nine new awards.

Two of the major new awards include Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer, with Taylor Swift being nominated in the former while her regular collaborator Jack Antonoff is nominated for the latter category.

Rock artists will also benefit with a new category for the top duo/group in the genre.

Four new categories are devoted to the massively popular K-pop genre: top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song.

Two others will honor the top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song as the genre has seen a global surge in popularity.

Awards elibility for the BBMAs was determined this year based on chart performance from November 19, 2022, through Oct. 21, 2023.

2023 Billboard Music Award Winners

Top Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

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