Spotify Awards 2020: Bad Bunny leads with 13 nominations; Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish also shortlisted
One of the world's premier music streaming platforms, Spotify, has revealed that the annual Spotify Awards will be held for the first time ever on March 5 this year in Mexico City.
According to an official statement released by the company, the criteria for determining the winners of these inaugural awards will be 100 percent based on the user-generated data of Spotify users in Mexico. What this means for music lovers is that the musical tastes and listening patterns of every Mexican Spotify user will be analyzed and used to decide the winners.
The inaugural Spotify Awards will broadcast live on March 5 via Telemundo in Mexico and Universo in the United States.
It is understood that 12 main categories will be showcased on the television broadcast of the event, but they will mostly be focused on Mexican and Latin American artistes, given that the finalists are determined by Spotify’s collated data on streams, follows and playlist adds in the Mexican region.
The event will be hosted by Mexican actress and singer Danna Paola, along with comedian Franco Escamilla, mariachi artist Ángela Aguilar, and Luisito, a well-known Mexican traveler and online creator.
This year the Spotify Awards will recognize artistes in 62 musical categories, including Artist of the Year, Most-Streamed Female Artist, Emerging Artist, Most Added to Playlist Artist, and Most Streamed Mexican Artist globally.
Bad Bunny is leading with 13 nominations with two of his hits — 'Callaita' and 'La Cancion' — up for top song honors. He is followed by popular artistes Banda MS, J Balvin and Daddy Yankee, who have 10 nominations each. Other notable finalists include Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Alejandro Fernández, Ozuna, Luis Miguel, Maná, Reik, Guaynaa, Natti Natasha, Karol G, Sech and Paulo Londra.
Check out the finalists for the major 12 categories below, and if you want to see the full list of nominees, click here. We wish these artistes all the best for March 5.
Most-Streamed Female Artist
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Most-Streamed Male Artist
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Most-Streamed Track
'Callaíta' - Bad Bunny, Tainy.
'Calm Remix' - Pedro Capó, Farruko.
'With Calm' - Daddy Yankee, Snow.
'I Saw You' - Floor 21, Micro TDH
'Another Drink' - Sech, Darell.
Spotify Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Most-Shared Artist
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
José José
Luis Miguel
Most-Followed Artist
Bad Bunny
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
SantaPoster
Ozuna
Paulo Londra
Emerging Artist
Junior H
LÚA
Nicki Nicole
Tomorrow X Together
Tones and I
Most Added to Playlists Artist
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna
Most Streamed Mexican Artist Globally
Alejandro Fernández
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Luis Miguel
Maná
Reik
Biggest Increase in Fans - Female Artist
Danna Paola
María José
Ms Nina
Natalia Jiménez
Tones and I
Biggest Increase in Fans - Male Artist
Guaynaa
Lunay
Micro Tdh
Sech
Tainy
Podcast of the Year
Dr. Muerte
The Alex Fernández Podcast
Fausto
Legendary Legends
Give a Gift Doubts