J Rey Soul came in hot onto the music scene with her first single with the Black Eyed Peas and Ozuna, "Mamacita" which has amassed over 285M views on YouTube alone. The Black Eyed Peas (co-founded by Apl.de.ap) were nominated for an astounding 8 awards alongside J Balvin, with Maluma and Bad Bunny topping the awards with 11 nominations. The iconic group nabbed 3 of those awards including Crossover Artist of the Year, Sales Song of the Year, and Latin Pop Song of the Year alongside J Rey Soul and Ozuna.
Apl.de.ap discovered a young 16-year old J Rey Soul (Jessica Reynoso) on The Voice Philippines in 2013. J Rey Soul has been touring globally with the Peas and has performed across the world after meeting APL on The Voice Philippines at the start of her career. She talked about some of her favorite moments on a MYX interview with DannieBoi last year in quarantine:
Check out the full list of winners below.
BILLBOARD 2021 LATIN MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
Artista del Año / Artist of the Year:
Artista del Año, Debut / Artist of the Year, New:
Artista Crossover del Año / Crossover Artist of the Year:
SONG CATEGORIES
“Hot Latin Song” Canción del Año / Hot Latin Song of the Year:
“Hot Latin Song”, Colaboración Vocal del Año / Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Masculino / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Femenina / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Dúo o Grupo / Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
“Hot Latin Songs” Sello Discográfico del Año / Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
“Hot Latin Songs” Casa Disquera del Año / Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year:
Canción del Año, Airplay /Airplay Song of the Year:
Sello Discográfico del Año, Airplay / Airplay Label of the Year:
Casa Disquera del Año, Airplay / Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Canción del Año, Ventas / Sales Song of the Year:
Canción del Año, Streaming / Streaming Song of the Year:
ALBUM CATEGORIES
“Top Latin Album” del Año /Top Latin Album of the Year:
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Masculino / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Femenina / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año Dúo o Grupo / Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
“Top Latin Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año / Top Latin Albums Label of the Year:
"Top Latin Albums" Imprint del Año / Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year:
LATIN POP CATEGORIES
Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Solista / Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:
Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Dúo o Grupo / Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Canción “Latin Pop” del Año / Latin Pop Song of the Year:
“Latin Pop Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año / Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year:
“Latin Pop Airplay” Casa Disquera del Año / Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Álbum “Latin Pop” del Año / Latin Pop Album of the Year
“Latin Pop Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año /Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:
“Latin Pop Albums” Casa Disquera del Año / Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year:
TROPICAL CATEGORIES
Artista Tropical del Año, Solista / Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
Artista Tropical del Año, Dúo o Grupo / Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Canción Tropical del Año / Tropical Song of the Year:
“Tropical Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año /Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:
“Tropical Airplay” Casa Disquera del Año / Tropical Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Álbum Tropical del Año / Tropical Albums of the Year:
“Tropical Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año / Tropical Albums Label of the Year:
“Tropical Albums” Casa Disquera del Año / Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year:
REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES
Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Solista /Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Dúo o Grupo / Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Canción Regional Mexicana del Año / Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
“Regional Mexican Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año / Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:
“Regional Mexican Airplay” Casa Disquera del Año / Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Álbum Regional Mexicano del Año / Regional Mexican Albums of the Year:
“Regional Mexican Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año /Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:
“Regional Mexican Albums” Casa Disquera del Año / Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year:
LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES
Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, solista / Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, Dúo o Grupo / Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Canción “Latin Rhythm” del Año Latin / Rhythm Song of the Year:
“Latin Rhythm Airplay” Sello Discográfico del Año /Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:
“Latin Rhythm Airplay” Casa Disquera del Año /Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year:
Álbum “Latin Rhythm” del Año / Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
“Latin Rhythm Albums” Sello Discográfico del Año /Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:
“Latin Rhythm Albums” Casa Disquera del Año /Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year:
WRITERS/PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES
Compositor del Año / Songwriter of the Year:
Editora del Año / Publisher of the Year:
Corporación Editora del Año / Publishing Corporation of the Year:
Productor del Año / Producer of the Year:
Born in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines, currently living in LA, our national anthem singer is currently at the top of the Billboard charts with her single “Mamacita” with the Black Eyed Peas & Ozuna, it has over 157M plays on YouTube alone, please welcome J Rey Soul.
Cover photo courtesy of Black Eyed Peas Instagram
