Jay Perez and Shelly Lares take top honors at 42nd TMAs – Full Winners List

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Jay Perez and Shelly Lares were the big winners at the 42nd annual Tejano Music Awards on Saturday night at the Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, Texas.

Perez won three of the four categories in which “The Voice” was nominated including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for “El Maestro,” which contained the Song of the Year, “Eres.”

Lares won Female Entertainer of the Year and Collaboration of the Year for “Nada De Ti,” a song that featured “Little Miss Dynamite” with Monica SaldivarSonja De La Paz, and Demmi Garcia.

Winners of the Best New Artist categories included The Homeboyz as Best New Group with Conjunto band’s lead singer Elias Arredondo as Best New Male and Angelica Alcoser as Best New Female.

Sunny Sauceda was named Entertainer of the Year, while Lucky Joe won Conjunto Album of the Year for “Norteño y Poderoso (Tributo a Mis Ídolos),” and Robert Velasquez & The Latin Legendz won Video of the Year with “Amor del Otro Lado,” directed by iconic actor Jesse Borrego.

Lifetime Achievement Awards recognized musician and producer Gilbert Velasquez and Roman Martinez, founder of the iconic Conjunto group The Hometown Boys.

Full list of winners and nominees for the 42nd Tejano Music Awards:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Sunny Sauceda — WINNER!

Male Vocalist of the Year

  • David Farias
  • Gabe Rivera — Texas Latino
  • J Angle Cantu — La Fiebre
  • Jay Perez — WINNER!
  • Lucky Joe

Female Vocalist of the Year

  • Anjelique
  • Betty Barajas — Conjunto Baraja de Oro
  • Magali Delarosa
  • Monica Saldivar
  • Shelly Lares — WINNER!

Best New Artist Male

  • Bobby “Cricket” Aguilera
  • Elias Arredondo — The Homeboyz — WINNER!
  • JC Hernandez
  • Joe Villanueva
  • Jordan Rodriguez — Asalto

Best New Artist Female

  • Angelica Alcoser — WINNER!
  • Celestina Robles
  • Cynthia Bustamante
  • Gabriella Salazar
  • Lydia Castillo

Best New Artist Group

  • Asalto
  • Lydia Castillo and The Band
  • Magnifico 7
  • The Homeboyz — WINNER!
  • Zenzio

Album of the Year – Tejano

  • El Maestro — Jay Perez — WINNER!
  • Fe — Texas Latino
  • Historico — La Fiebre
  • LMD82 — Shelly Lares
  • Soy Mas Fuerte — Monica Saldivar

Album of the Year – Conjunto

  • De Enero a Diciembre — Joe Lara Y Grupo Xprezzion
  • La Proclamacion — Lazaro Perez
  • No Te Olvidare — Conjunto Baraja de Oro
  • Norteno y Poderoso (Tributo a Mis Idolos) — Lucky Joe — WINNER!

Song of the Year

  • “Cuidala” — La Fiebre
  • “Eres” — Jay Perez — WINNER!
  • “Fe” — Texas Latino
  • “Nada De Ti” — Shelly Lares, Monica Saldivar, Sonja De La Paz, Demmi Garcia
  • “Quedate Con El” — Stefani Montiel

Collaboration of the Year

  • “Amor Ingrato” — Chente Barrera with Roberto Pulido
  • “Ella Solo Es Mi” — Ricky Guzman and Lazaro Perez
  • “Nada De Ti” — Shelly Lares, Monica Saldivar, Sonja De La Paz, Demmi Garcia — WINNER!
  • “Salvaje Pero Amable” — Anjelique, Esteven Cerda, Toonz
  • “Tu Y Yo” — JayPerez ft. Roxane Perez

Video of the Year

  • “Amor del Otro Lado”” — Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz — WINNER!

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