Emotional Jennifer Lopez honored at Billboard Latin Music Awards

Jennifer Lopez struggled to control her emotions as she was honored with the Premio de la Estrella gong at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night (27Apr17).

The 47-year-old singer took to the stage to collect the prize, Telemundo’s Star Award, after a video was shown of her peers, including Sofia Vergara, Lin-Manuel Miranda and J Balvin, revealing their admiration of the On The Floor hitmaker.

"It makes me very excited to share this special night with artists that I admire," Jennifer told the crowd. "My family in music and in my life. To come back to my roots has a significance that goes beyond words.

"Moments like these are proof of hard work and we are lucky if life blesses us in this way. I love you so much. I feel blessed to be part of this creative world and to be able to represent our Latin community. I feel at home. I am humbled to be here in your presence and accept this award."

Jennifer also took home the best social media award at the ceremony. The stunning star is no stranger to sharing aspects of her life on sites such as Twitter and Instagram, and told the audience she loves the new way of communicating with her fans.

"Everyone knows how much I love selfies," she said. "But what I love the most about social media is being able to communicate and connect directly with you, my fans. That truly excites me. It makes me feel so much closer to you. Most importantly, let's remember to use our voices on social media to do good, to spread positive messages."

Later in the awards ceremony, Jennifer returned to the stage to perform her new Spanish-language single Mirate. Dressed in a silver gown which clung to her figure in all the right places, the mother-of-two was joined by a live orchestra for the emotional performance.

Following the rendition of the song, which is taken from Jennifer's highly-anticipated new Spanish-language album, her ex-husband Marc Anthony, who is producing the record, was seen giving his former wife a standing ovation.

Other winners at the star-studded awards ceremony, which took place in Miami, Florida, included reggaeton star Nicky Jam, who took home six gongs, and the late Juan Gabriel, who won five awards including the artist of the year prize.

Enrique Iglesias collected four gongs, including Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo, while Justin Bieber was given the Crossover Artist of the Year prize.

The full list of winners at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards is as follows:

Artist of the Year: Juan Gabriel

Artist of the Year, New: CNCO

Tour of the Year: Marc Anthony

Social Artist of the Year: Jennifer Lopez

Crossover Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber

Hot Latin Song of the Year: Nicky Jam, Hasta El Amanecer

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event: Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin, Duele El Corazon

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male: Nicky Jam

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female: Shakira

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year: Sony Music

Latin Hot Latin Songs Imprint of the Year: Sony Music

Latin Airplay Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin, Duele el Corazon

Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music

Latin Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music

Latin Digital Song of the Year: Nicky Jam, Hasta El Amanecer

Streaming Song of the Year: Nicky Jam, Hasta El Amanecer

Top Latin Album of the Year: Juan Gabriel, Los Duo 2

Latin Compilation Album of the Year: Various, Las Bandas Romanticas de America 2016

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male: Juan Gabriel

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female: Selena

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho

Top Latin Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Top Latin Albums Imprint of the Year: Fonovisa

Latin Pop Song of the Year: Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin, Duele el Corazon

Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Enrique Iglesias

Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: CNCO

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Latin Pop Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Latin Pop Album of the Year: Juan Gabriel, Los Duo 2

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Juan Gabriel

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: CNCO

Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Latin Pop Albums Imprint of the Year: Fonovisa

Tropical Song of the Year: Deorro featuring Pitbull & Elvis Crespo, Bailar

Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Prince Royce

Tropical Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Gente de Zona

Tropical Songs Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Tropical Songs Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Tropical Album of the Year: Gente de Zona, Visualizate

Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Marc Anthony

Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Gente de Zona

Tropical Albums Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Tropical Albums Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Regional Mexican Song of the Year: Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga, Solo Con Verte

Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Gerardo Ortiz

Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year: Fonovisa

Regional Mexican Album of the Year: Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho, Recuerden Mi Estilo

Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: Joan Sebastian

Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho

Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year: Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year: Fonovisa

Latin Rhythm Song of the Year: Nicky Jam, Hasta El Amanecer

Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo: Nicky Jam

Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Zion & Lennox

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Latin Rhythm Airplay Imprint of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Latin Rhythm Album of the Year: J Balvin, Energia

Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: J Balvin

Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: Zion & Lennox

Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year: Sony Music Latin

Latin Rhythm Albums Imprint of the Year: Capitol Latin

Songwriter of the Year: Horacio Palencia Cisneros

Publisher of the Year: DEL World Songs, ASCAP

Publishing Corporation of the Year: Sony/ATV

Music Producer of the Year: Saga WhiteBlack