To kick off the night, Carlos Vives lit up the stage with a medley of some of his biggest hits including "Fruta Fresca," "La Bicicleta" and "Robarte Un Beso" (Vives was also named The Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year).

The nominees for the coveted best new artist prize are Agris, Kevin Aguilar, Darumas, Nicolle Horbath, Latin Mafia, Cacá Magalhães, Os Garotin, Iñigo Quintero, Sofi Saar and Ela Taubert.