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The Latin American Music scene is as vibrant as ever as it celebrates the first-ever Spotify Awards on Thursday in Mexico City.

According to an article by Billboard, the artists who dominated the awards include Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, Karol G, among others.

Bad Bunny took home the highest number of wins in top categories such as Spotify artist of the year and most-streamed male artist. Meanwhile, Banda MS won as the most followed artist and Karol G most-streamed female artist.

According to the music streaming service, the winners are based 100 percent on the user-generated data or the patterns and listening habits of Spotify users in Mexico.

Highlights of the awarding ceremony include showstopping performances by J Balvin and the Black Eyed Peas who sang their crossover hit "Ritmo," Karol G, who performed "Tusa," and Los Ángeles Azules who took the stage to sing classic cumbia songs with artists like Belinda, Horacio Palencia and Lalo Ebratt.

Reik, Piso 21 and Cazzu also made appearances. 

In a previous media statement, Mia Nygren, Managing Director of Spotify Latin America said the awards is dedicated to all Spotify users of Mexico.

"Thanks to streaming and the true audience size of Mexico, users are in the front seat like never before. We decided to celebrate this by recognizing what users love based entirely on their listening. The Spotify Awards is all about this, giving everyone an opportunity to be part of the show."

In addition to the twelve categories broadcasted, there were 44 more categories shared on social media and the green carpet, according to a Newsroom article.

Here are the winners in the main categories:

Spotify Artist of the Year (most listened, most followed, most shared and added to playlists by Mexican users in 2019):

Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna

Bad Bunny - WINNER

Podcast of the Year (podcast with the highest number of streams and listeners per episode in Mexico during 2019):

Dr. Muerte - WINNER
The Alex FernándezPodcast
Legendary Legends
Give a Gift Doubts

Fausto - WINNER

Most-Streamed Female Artist:

Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Natti Natasha
Shakira

Karol G - WINNER

Most-Streamed Male Artist:

Anuel AA
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna

Bad Bunny - WINNER

Most-Streamed Track:

Callaíta - Bad Bunny, Tainy.
Con Calma - Daddy Yankee, Snow.
Otro Trago - Sech, Darell.

Calma Remix - Pedro Capó, Farruko. - WINNER

Most-Shared Artist:

Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
José José
Luis Miguel

J Balvin - WINNER

Most-Followed Artist:

Bad Bunny
SantaPoster
Ozuna
Paulo Londra

Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga - WINNER

Emerging Artist:

Junior H
LÚA
Nicki Nicole
Tomorrow X Together

Tones and I - WINNER

Most-Added to Playlists Artist:

Anuel AA
Daddy Yankee
J Balvin
Ozuna

Bad Bunny - WINNER

Most-Streamed Mexican Artist Globally:

Alejandro Fernández
Banda Sinaloense MS by Sergio Lizárraga
Luis Miguel
Maná

Reik - WINNER

As of the second quarter of 2019, Spotify reported 48.72 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Latin America. The Latin American users made up 21 percent of the total number of Spotify MAUs of 232 million around the world.