Los Premios 40 Principales 2012
The 2012 event was the seventh edition of Los Premios 40 Principales, created by Los 40 Principales to honor the best in Spanish and international music. For the first time, Los Premios 40 Principales América was run as a separate event.
Awards
Best Song
- Efecto Pasillo — "Pan y Mantequilla"
- Jose de Rico — "Rayos de sol"
- Alejandro Sanz — "Se Vende"
- Pablo Alborán — "Te He Echado de Menos"
- Juan Magan — "Te Voy a Esperar"
Best Video
- Carlos Jean — "BlackStar"
- La Oreja de Van Gogh — "Cometas Por El Cielo"
- Macaco — "Love Is The Only Way"
- Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares"
- Pablo Alborán — "Te He Echado de Menos"
Best Album
- Estopa — Estopa 2.0
- Macaco — El Murmullo del Fuego
- Pablo Alborán — En Acústico
- Auryn — Endless Road, 7058
- 'Alejandro Sanz — La Música No Se Toca'''''
Best Act
Best New Act
- Auryn
- Chila Lynn
- Efecto Pasillo
- Lagarto Amarillo
- Xuso Jones
Best Tour
- Carlos Jean — Live Experience Tour 2012
- Estopa — Estopa: Tour 2.0
- La Oreja de Van Gogh — Tour 2012
- Maldita Nerea — Gira Mucho + Fácil
- Melendi — ''Tour 2012''
Best Latin Song
- Crossfire — "Lady"
- Cali & El Dandee — "No Hay 2 Sin 3 "
- Tacabro — "Tacata'"
- Sie7e — "Tengo Tu Love"
- '''Cali & El Dandee — "Yo Te Esperaré"'''
Best Latin Act
Best International Song
- Loreen — "Euphoria"
- Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"
- Maroon 5 — "Moves like Jagger"
- Gotye — "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- '''Adele — "Someone like You"'''
Best International Album
- Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto
- David Guetta — Nothing but the Beat 2.0
- Maroon 5 — Overexposed
- Rihanna — Talk That Talk
- Flo Rida — ''Wild Ones''
Best International Act
Best International New Act
Special Awards
- Best 21st Century's Spanish Artist: Alejandro Sanz
- Best last decade's American singer-songwriter : Alicia Keys
- Most influential artist and producer of the Latin World: Pitbull
Premios 40 Principales America
Los Premios 40 Principales América is Latin American version of Los Premios 40 Principales. The first edition for awards show was held on November 30, 2012, in Veracruz, Mexico.Best Song
- Jesse & Joy — "¡Corre!"
- Cali & El Dandee — "Yo Te Esperaré"
- Alejandro Sanz — "No Me Compares"
- Daddy Yankee — "Lovumba"
- J Alvarez — "La Pregunta"
Best Album
- Juanes — Juanes MTV Unplugged
- Wisin & Yandel — Líderes
- Daddy Yankee — Prestige
- Jesse & Joy — ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?
- Zoé — ''MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo''
Best Pop Act
- Reik
- Tan Biónica
- El Tambor de la Tribu
- Jesse & Joy
- Shakira
Best Urban Act
Best North Act
- León Larregui
- Vazquez Sounds
- Eme 15
- Enjambre
- Río Roma
Best Central Act
- Iván Barrios
- Percance
- El Tambor de la Tribu
- Gánster
- Ale Fernández y la Suite Estéreo
Best South Act
- Tan Biónica
- Cali & El Dandee
- Denise Rosenthal
- Buxxi
- Maluma
Best International Song
- Michel Teló — "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"
- Maroon 5 — "Payphone"
- Gotye — "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- Rihanna — "Where Have You Been"
- '''Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"'''