2022 Tejano Music Awards

The 42nd Annual Tejano Music Awards ceremony was held on November 26, 2022.^[1] It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of Tejano music during the eligibility year, running from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.^[2]

42nd Annual Tejano Music Awards
Official poster
Date	November 26, 2022
Location	Tech Port Center + Arena San Antonio, Texas
Website	tejanomusicawards.com
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The 42nd Annual Tejano Music Awards was held at the Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, Texas. It was the first ceremony to have a live show and in-person audience since the 2019 Tejano Music Awards.^[1]

Jay Perez and Shelly Lares received the most nominations. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Gilbert Velasquez and Roman Martinez, who founded The Hometown Boys.^[3] The show featured performances by Lares, Perez, Isabel Marie, Sunny Sauceda, Stefani Montiel, The Homeboyz, Monica Saldivar, and included a showcase of new artists in Tejano music. On December 8, 2022, the show was broadcast on WOAI-TV.^[4]

Pre-show and voting

Unlike the previous ceremonies, singles released in 2020 or a single released in 2021 on an album released in 2022, are eligible for submission for the Tejano Music Award for Song of the Year category.^[2] Nominations and applications began on June 20, 2022. The Texas Talent Association requested that any musician, manager, record label, or artist representative could submit a nomination on their website and had to submit two CDs or two USB thumb drives for verification and eligibility.^[5] Nominations were being accepted until July 31, 2022. During preliminaries, industry voting commenced on August 21, 2022, through September 18, 2022.^[2] Industry voting submitted through mail had to be postmarked by September 16, 2022, to be accepted. The top 12 nominations for each category were announced on the Tejano Music Award website on October 3, 2022, and was open to public voting until November 6, 2022.^[2]

It was announced on July 6, 2022, that the 42nd annual Tejano Music Awards (TMAs) would be held at the 3,200-seat Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The venue opened in May 2022 and is the first time that the TMAs were held there.^[6]

As customary, the Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair took place before the awards ceremony. Spanning the weekend of March 17, the fan fair was hosted at San Antonio's Market Square. More than 150 musicians and bands performed at the event, while it received sponsorship from Modelo and Hermes Music.^[7]

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[3]

Entertainer of the Year Sunny Sauceda‡	Male Vocalist of the Year Jay Perez‡ David Farias Gabe Rivera (of Texas Latino) J Angle Cantu (of La Fiebre) Lucky Joe
Female Vocalist of the Year Shelly Lares‡ Anjelique Betty Barajas (of Conjunto Baraja de Oro) Magali Delarosa Monica Saldivar	Best New Artist Group The Homeboyz‡ Asalto Lydia Castillo and The Band Magnifico 7 Zenzio
Best New Artist Male Elias Arredondo (of The Homeboyz)‡ Bobby “Cricket” Aguilera JC Hernandez Joe Villanueva Jordan Rodriguez (of Asalto)	Best New Artist Female Angelica Alcoser‡ Celestina Robles Cynthia Bustamante Gabriella Salazar Lydia Castillo
Album of the Year – Tejano El Mastro – Jay Perez‡ Fe – Texas Latino Historico – La Fiebre LMD82 – Shelly Lares Soy Mas Fuerte – Monica Saldivar	Album of the Year – Conjunto Norteno y Poderoso (Tributo a Mis Idolos) – Lucky Joe‡ De Enero a Diciembre – Joe Lara Y Grupo Xprezzion La Proclamacion – Lazaro Perez No Te Olvidare – Conjunto Baraja de Oro
Song of the Year "Eres" – Jay Perez‡ "Cuidala" – La Fiebre "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 "Nada De Ti" – Shelly Lares, Monica Saldivar, Sonja De La Paz, Demmi Garcia‡ "Amor Ingrato" – Chente Barrera with Roberto Pulido "Ella Solo Es Mi" – Ricky Guzman and Lazaro Perez "Salvaje Pero Amable" – Anjelique, Esteven Cerda, and Toonz "Tu Y Yo" – Jay Perez and Roxane Perez
Video of the Year "Amor del Otro Lado" – Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz‡

References

1. Medina 2022a.
2. Anon. 2022.
3. Medina 2022b.
4. Medina 2022c.
5. Medina 2022d.
6. Karlis 2022.
7. Anon. 2022a.

Works cited

• Karlis, Michael (July 6, 2022). "Tejano Music Awards will make in-person return this fall at San Antonio's Tech Port Arena". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
• "Guidelines for the 2022 Tejano Music Awards" (PDF). TMAs.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
• Medina, John Henry (6 July 2022). "42nd annual Tejano Music Awards returns with a live show at San Antonio's new state-of-the-art Tech Port Center + Arena". Tejano Nation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
• Medina, John Henry (28 November 2022). "Jay Perez and Shelly Lares take top honors at 42nd Tejano Music Awards – Full Winners List". Tejano Nation. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
• Medina, John Henry (8 December 2022). "42nd Tejano Music Awards to air on San Antonio television station on Dec. 10". Tejano Nation. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
• Medina, John Henry (20 June 2022). "Nominations open for the 42nd annual Tejano Music Awards". Tejano Nation. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
• "Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2022 takes over historic Market Square in downtown SA this week". Tejano Nation. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

• Official website