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
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
- Alejandro Sanz
- Estopa
- Macaco
- Melendi
- Pablo Alborán
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
- Cali & El Dandee
- Jennifer Lopez
- Juanes
- Pitbull
- Shakira
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
- Alicia Keys
- David Guetta
- Flo Rida
- Maroon 5
- Taylor Swift
Best International New Act
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Fun
- Gotye
- Nicki Minaj
- One Direction
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
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
- Wisin & Yandel
- Daddy Yankee
- Don Omar
- Cali & El Dandee
- Pitbull
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"
Best International Act
- One Direction
- Maroon 5
- Rihanna
- Katy Perry
- Adele
Best International New Act
- One Direction
- Gotye
- Michel Teló
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Calvin Harris
Best International Dance Act
- David Guetta
- Calvin Harris
- Avicii
- Flo Rida
- LMFAO