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Romeo Santos Tops Billboard Latin Music Awards Nominees

Again, Romeo Santos leads the nominees with 12 chances to win a Latin Music Award.
Image: Concert goers take pictures of Romeo Santos
Concert goers take pictures of Romeo Santos at the TODAY show on April 27. Anthony Quintano
By Brian Latimer
Image: Romeo Santos performing on the TODAY show
Romeo Santos performing on the TODAY show on April 27.Anthony Quintano / TODAY

The Billboard Latin Music Awards announced the 2016 nominees, and for the second year in a row, Romeo Santos leads the pack.

Santos scored 12 nominations including Tour of the Year, Airplay Song of the Year and Tropical Albums Solo Artist of the Year. Two of his songs, "Hilito" and "Yo También” are both nominated for Tropical Song of the Year.

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Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam both trail the lead with 11 nominations. All three of them are up for Artist of the Year.

Mark your calendars - you'll be able to see the Billboard Latin Music Awards live on Telemundo on April 28th.

You can find the full list of 67 nominations here.

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Brian Latimer

Brian Latimer is an Associate Segment Producer with MSNBC Weekends.