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Calle 13 Leads List of 2009 Latin Grammy Nominations

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Puerto Rican hip-hop heavy weights Calle 13 lead the list of nominees for the 2009 Latin Grammys, slated for November 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The cross-genre duo earned an impressive five nominations, including Album and Best Urban Album of the Year for Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song for “No Hay Nadie Como Tú.”…


From News, posted 10.01.09

An Afternoon Break at BMI’s ‘Acoustic Lunch’

Tasty sounds emitted from the Gibson Guitar Showroom November 5, where BMI hosted an Acoustic Lunch to celebrate Florida’s own, Jacob Jeffries of the Jacob Jeffries Band. Jeffries performed songs off his latest release, Wonderful, produced by Grammy award-winning Sebastian Krys. Shown; back row (l-r): Drummer Brian Lang; producer Sebastian Krys; BMI’s Ray Yee, Anne Cecere, Brooke…


From News, posted 11.11.08

Monte Negro Celebrate Their Debut Release at the Knitting Factory

Monte Negro celebrated the release of their new album, Cicatrix, their first full-length compilation, on Epic Records on August 7 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles. BMI’s Marissa Lopez was in attendance at the event where Monte Negro headlined, and BMI bands They May Fire and Asta Heights warmed up the crowd. Monte…


From News, posted 9.19.08

Holiday Cheer Spread At BMI Miami Soiree

BMI celebrated a record-breaking year by spreading the holiday spirit with some of the Latin music community’s finest singer/songwriters and industry professionals. This event marked the first annual holiday soiree held by the BMI Miami office. The party was held at South Beach Macarena, and featured performances from talented artists such as Jacob Groten and Manolo & Los de Lucia. …


From News, posted 1.25.08

Juan Luis Guerra Tops Latin Grammys

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Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra dominated the eighth annual Latin Grammys, held November 8 in Las Vegas, winning five awards, including Album of the Year for La Llave De Mi Corazon (The Key to My Heart), which was also named Best Merengue Album of the Year. The album’s title track won for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Tropical Song. Guerra was named…


From News, posted 11.09.07

Producers Roundtable Spotlights Latin Music

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BMI, Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine presented a Latin music-focused “Industry Insider” panel on October 17 at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Beverly Hills. The panel, moderated by Billboard Latin music correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda, focused on Latin music, and featured Grammy-winning producers and songwriters KC Porter, Mark Portman, Kiko Cibrian, Sebastian Krys, Rafa Sardina, and Homero Patron. The “Industry Insider” series…


From News, posted 10.23.07

L.A. ‘Industry Insider’ Spotlights Latin Music

BMI, Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine will present a Latin music-focused “Industry Insider” panel series on Wednesday, October 17. Focusing on Latin music, the “Producers Roundtable” will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gibson Guitars Showroom in Beverly Hills. The showroom is located at 9350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 130. The panel will be moderated by Billboard Latin music correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda, and will feature some of…


From News, posted 9.26.07

Venezuelan Spice and More Set for August Acoustic Lounge

BMI will present four intriguing songwriters at the Monday, August 6 edition of its Acoustic Lounge showcase series at Genghis Cohen: Frank Quintero, Jacob Groten, Micah Wolf and Bryon Friedman. The Acoustic Lounge takes place the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. During a career spanning three decades, Venezuelan composer and…


From News, posted 7.25.07

Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes Top 13th Annual BMI Latin Awards

'Miedo' Named Song of the Year; Two in a Row for SER-CA Publishing en español BMI, the leading U.S. performing right organization, staged the 13th edition of its Latin Music Awards on Friday, April 7, with top honors reserved for merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra, Colombian rocker Juanes, Big Brother theme song "Miedo," and Mexican music publisher SER-CA Publishing, Inc. Held for the first time in…


From News, posted 4.06.06

Latin Grammy Nods Spotlight BMI Artists

Caf� Tacuba's Emmanuel Del Real leads the list of BMI songwriter/artists nominated for the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards with five nods, it was announced recently at a press conference in Los Angeles. The ceremony, set for Sept. 1 at LA's Shrine Auditorium, will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-10pm ET/PT and hosted by George Lopez.


From News, posted 7.21.04

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