Los40 Music Awards, formerly known as Premios 40 Principales, is an award show by the musical radio station Los 40. It was created in 2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the worldwide station.
History Los40 is the most important music station in Spain, with 2,925,000 listeners in 2018, and the second-largest share of the country's radio audience just behind Cadena SER, under the PRISA group. It first began as a musical programme called Los 40 Principales in Madrid, from Cadena SER. After the program finished airing on 10 stations in the chain. At first, it lasted only two hours, then four, and then eight hours, when the program was transferred to the weekly edition on Saturday. The program was recorded and sent to all Cadena SER stations for broadcast, all at once, at the agreed time. Due to the success of the program, especially among young people, more and more hours of programming copaba and began to create his own style, the "Style 40" based on a language agile, dynamic, youthful, casual, for a very young audience where they compete in important music, music information and how to present the album. Wave Media was critical to convey that "Style 40" because we must not forget, the FM the tune a minority and Saturday afternoons Medium Wave stations emit eight hours of "Los 40" where listeners could choose the number 1. Thanks to the success of the program, and increased FM transmitters and receivers, Los 40 Principales daily duration was increased until 1979, where it became a 24-hour standalone radiofórmula, still belonging to the Cadena SER. In 1985 began broadcasting via satellite and in the 19871988 season, constituted as radio station, Cadena 40 Principales, now independent of the Cadena SER, but still under the control of PRISA Group, who owns both chains.
Top 40 Waves received the award in the category National Radio in 1985. In 1998 both received Ondas Awards for Best Presenter Joaquin Luqui Musical Program and the 40 to 1 for Best TV Specialist Program. The program Your place or mine got in 2000 Ondas Award Most Innovative Radio Program, original and for their service to society. In 2004, the alarm Anda Ya! received the Innovation Award to radio waves. In 2010, Frank White was awarded the Gold Antenna Federation of Radio and Television Spain1.
Ceremonies YearEditionDateVenueCity2006I16 DecemberPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de MadridMadrid2007II14 December2008III12 December2009IV11 December2010V10 December2011VI9 December2012VII24 January 20132013VIII12 December2014IX12 December2015X11 December2016XI1 DecemberPalau Sant JordiBarcelona2017XII10 NovemberPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de MadridMadrid2018XIII2 November2019 XIV8 November2020XV5 DecemberFluge Hall Facilities2021XVI12 NovemberVelódromo Islas BalearesPalma de Mallorca2022XVII4 NovemberPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de MadridMadrid2023XVIII3 November2024XIX8 NovemberPalau Sant JordiBarcelona2025XX7 NovemberRoig ArenaValencia2026XXI20 NovemberPalau Sant JordiBarcelona
Categories Spain Song Video Album Artist/Group Festival/Tour/Concert New Artist Latin Latin Song Latin Artist/Group International International Album International Song International Artist International New Artist International Video America Song Album Pop Act Urban Act North Act Central Act South Act International Song International Act International New Act International Dance Act
All-time ranking Los Premios 40 Principales España Act Wins NominationsAitana1028 Pablo Alborán 10 16 El Canto del Loco 8 9 Shakira 7 11 Alejandro Sanz 7 18Rauw Alejandro 6 20 Malú 5 9 Juanes 4 7 One Direction 4 7 Maldita Nerea 4 10 Justin Bieber 3 9 Camila 3 4 La 5ª Estación 3 7 David Bisbal 3 9 La Oreja de Van Gogh 3 11Anitta 2 7 The Black Eyed Peas 2 2 Teen Angels 2 2 Percance 2 2 Zoé 2 2 Ellie Goulding 2 2 Lady Gaga 2 3 Akasha 2 3 Auryn 2 6 Carlos Jean 2 6 Pereza 2 8 Macaco 2 8 Enrique Iglesias 2 9 Maná 2 13 Melendi 2 20 Beyoncé 1 4 Lucie Silvas 1 1 Sanalejo 1 1 Timbaland 1 1 Katamaran 1 1 Shamanes 1 1 Flex 1 1 Calle París 1 1 U2 1 1 Chancho en Piedra 1 1 Mirella Cesa 1 1 Fabiola 1 1 Mario Spinalli 1 1 Méndez 1 1 Norka 1 1 Tan Biónica 1 1 Los Vásquez 1 1 Los Reyes Vagos 1 1 Joey Montana 1 1 Lucenzo 1 1 LMFAO 1 1 Adele 1 1 Pablo López 1 1 Wisin 1 1 Álvaro Soler 1 1 Madcon 1 1 Gente de Zona 1 1 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 1 2 James Arthur 1 2 Kudai 1 2 Andrés Cepeda 1 2 Santiago Cruz 1 2 Por Partes 1 2 Dúo Sway 1 2 Iván Barrios 1 2 J Balvin 1 2 Israel Brito 1 2 Don Omar 1 2 Despistaos 1 2 John Newman 1 2 Birdy 1 2 Meghan Trainor 1 2 Dvicio 1 3 OneRepublic 1 3 Efecto Mariposa 1 3 Amaia Montero 1 3 Fausto Miño 1 3 Ludacris 1 3 DJ Frank E 1 3 Axel 1 3 El Tambor de la Tribu 1 3 Malacates Trébol Shop 1 3 Ed Sheeran 1 3 Electric Nana 1 3 Jason Derülo 1 4 Belanova 1 4 Cali & El Dandee 1 4 Coldplay 1 4 Sam Smith 1 4 Taylor Swift 1 4 David Guetta 1 4 Ricky Martin 1 5 Nelly Furtado 1 5 Miranda! 1 5 Pitbull 1 6 Nena Daconte 1 6 Rihanna 1 7 Fito & Fitipaldis 1 7 Bruno Mars 1 9 Dani Martín 1 11
Los Premios 40 Principales América Act Wins Nominations Jesse & Joy 3 4 Percance 2 2 Enrique Iglesias 2 3 One Direction 2 3 Pitbull 1 1 Vazquez Sounds 1 1 Denise Rosenthal 1 1 LMFAO 1 1 Axel 1 1 Francisca Valenzuela 1 1 Comando Tiburón 1 1 Daniel Páez 1 1 Piva 1 1 Iván Zavala 1 1 Aura 1 1 Descemer Bueno 1 1 Gente de Zona 1 1 Carly Rae Jepsen 1 2 Zoé 1 2 Maluma 1 2 Juanes 1 2 Calvin Harris 1 4
Performances + Year Performers (chronologically) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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