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.

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Pitbull	"Sube la mano p'arriba" "Don't Stop the Party"
Cali & El Dandee	"Yo te esperaré" "No hay dos sin tres (Gol)"
La Oreja de Van Gogh	"La niña que llora en tus fiestas" "Otra vez me has sacado a bailar"
Auryn	"Don't Give Up My Game"
Pablo Alborán	"Te he echado de menos" "Tanto"
José de Rico Henry Mendez	"Rayos de sol" "Noche de estrellas"
Alejandro Sanz	"No me compares" "Mi marciana" (with Leire Martínez, Chila Lynn and Bebe)
The Lion King cast	"He Lives in You"
Maldita Nerea	"La respuesta no es la huida" "¿No podíamos ser agua?"
Alicia Keys	"New Day" "Girl on Fire" "Brand New Me" "Looking for Paradise" (with Alejandro Sanz)
Taylor Swift	"Love Story" "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
David Guetta	"Titanium" "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" "Just One Last Time" (with Taped Rai)

Awards

Best Song

Efecto Pasillo — "Pan y Mantequilla"
Jose de Rico (featuring Henry Mendez) — "Rayos de sol"
Alejandro Sanz — "Se Vende"
Pablo Alborán — "Te He Echado de Menos"
Juan Magan (featuring Belinda) — "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 (Upcoming)
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 (featuring David Bisbal) — "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)"
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 (featuring Christina Aguilera) — "Moves like Jagger"
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "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

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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.