Latin Elite Honored at 18th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
Kike Santander, Horacio Palencia, Espinoza Paz, & Universal Music Publishing Group Among Honorees
BMI honored Latin music’s creators during the 18th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards, held tonight at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Master songwriter, producer, and musician Kike Santander received the BMI President’s Award, which celebrates his distinct and profound influence on the entire entertainment industry. Horacio Palencia was named Songwriter of the Year, while “Lo Intentamos” earned Song of the Year honors for writer Espinoza Paz and publisher Editora Arpa Musical. Universal Music Publishing Group garnered the prestigious Publisher of the Year crown.
Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Delia Orjuela, BMI Vice President, Latin Music, the ceremony also saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most-performed Latin songs on U.S. radio and television. BMI represents Latin songwriters based in the U.S. and around the globe through reciprocal agreements with sister performing right organizations in the songwriters’ home countries.
Three-time BMI Latin Songwriter of the Year Kike Santander has earned 25 BMI Latin Awards. He has received three Latin Grammys, including Producer of the Year, and was crowned Billboard Latin Songwriter of the Year in 1999. A brilliant songwriter, producer, arranger, and musician, he has written and/or produced smashes for artists including Alejandro Fernández, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Cristian Castro, Carlos Santana, Jennifer Lopez, David Bisbal, Chayanne, Nestor Torres, and more. In receiving the BMI President’s Award, Kike Santander joins an elite list of past honorees that includes Juanes, Taylor Swift, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, and Willie Nelson.
Below is the complete list of 2011 BMI Latin Awards winners:
BMI President’s Award
KIKE SANTANDER
Latin Songwriter of the Year
HORACIO PALENCIA
“Me Gusta Todo de Ti”
“Mi Complemento”
“Otro De Esos Cuentos”
Latin Song of the Year
“LO INTENTAMOS”
Espinoza Paz
Editora Arpa Musical
Latin Publisher of the Year
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
“Abusadora”
“Esa Muchachita”
“Gracias A Tí”
“Hasta Abajo”
“Manos Al Aire”
“Mi Complemento”
“Niña Bonita”
“¿Quién Es Usted?”
“Sufre”
AWARD-WINNING SONGS
Abusadora
Marcos Masís “Tainy”
Juan Luis Morera Luna “Wisin”
Llandel Veguilla Malavé “Yandel”
Blue Kraft Music Publishing
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Wisin & Yandel
WY/Machete/Universal Music Latino
Ajuste De Cuentas
Teófilo Villa
Siempre Music
Pesado
A.S.L.
Al Menos
Jorge Octavio Domínguez Guzmán
Tavo Lara (SACM)
Venados Music
La Original Banda El Limón
Fonovisa Records
Ando Bien Pedo
Marco Figueroa
Editora Arpa Musical
Banda Los Recoditos
Disa Records
Ayer La Ví
Christian Colón “Khriz”
Angel Rivera “Angel”
Hustleville Music Publishing
Ven Bailalo Music Publisher
Angel Y Khriz
Universal Music Latino/Machete
Como Un Tatuaje
Espinoza Paz
Editora Arpa Musical
K Paz De La Sierra
Disa Records
Déjame Entrar
Ernan Jiménez “Makano”
Nayo Panama Publishing
Makano
Panama/Machete
Derecho De Antigüedad
Bernardo Eloy Urías Camacho
Promosongs International
La Original Banda el Limón
Fonovisa Records
Dime Si Te Vas Con Él
Fernando Cabrera “Mr. Saik”
Victor E. Delgado “Predikador”
Flex
Fernando Cabrera Guzmán Music
Predikador Music Publishing
Romantic Style Publishing
Flex
EMI Latin
El Baleado
Larry Hernández
Mendieta Music Publishing
Larry Hernández
Mendieta/Fonovisa
El Culpable Soy Yo
Gloria España
Blue Deep Publishing
Cristian Castro
Universal Music Latino
El Katch
José Alfredo Ríos “El Komander”
peermusic III, Ltd.
Twiins House of Music
El Compa Chuy
Sony Music
Eres
J.P. “Pauly” Hernández
Cruz Martínez
CKJointz Music
Minitos Musical
Sony/ATV Melody
Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes
Warner Music
Esa Muchachita
Juan Vicente Zambrano
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Los Reyes Del Arranque
Sony Music
Fuí
Angela Dávalos
Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC
Reik
Sony Music
Gracias A Tí
Juan Luis Morera Luna “Wisin”
Llandel Veguilla Malavé “Yandel”
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Wisin & Yandel
WY/Machete/Universal Music Latino
Hasta Abajo
Sly Dunbar (PRS)
Eliel Lind
Don Omar
Crown P Music Publishing
Diego VI Music Publisher
Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Don Omar
Universal Music Latino/Machete
Hay Ojitos
Cornelio Reyna (SACM)
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Intocable
EMI Latin
Humano
Richard Marañón
Luz Ríos
LCR Records, Music and Publishing
NZM Music
Luz Ríos
LCR Records
La Calabaza
Jesús Omar Tarazón
Editora Arpa Musical
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
Disa Records
Lo Hecho Está Hecho
Shakira
Aniwi Music LLC
Sony/ATV Melody
Shakira
Epic/Sony Latin
Lo Intentamos
Espinoza Paz
Editora Arpa Musical
Espinoza Paz
Disa Records
Loba
Sam Endicott
Shakira
Amalfi Coast Music
Aniwi Music LLC
Sony/ATV Melody
Shakira
Sony Music
Manos Al Aire
James Bryan (SOCAN)
Alex Cuba (SOCAN)
Nelly Furtado (SOCAN)
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Nelly Furtado
Nelstar/Universal Music Latino
Me Enamoré De Ti
Chayanne
Jose Javier Díaz
El Rincon Music, Inc.
La Loma Music Publishing, Inc.
peermusic III, Ltd.
Chayanne
Sony Music
Me Gusta Todo De Ti
Horacio Palencia
LGA Music Publishing
Banda El Récodo
Fonovisa Records
Mi Cama Huele A Ti
Gabriel Enrique Pizarro Pizarro “Lennox”
El Bambino featuring Zion Y Lennox
Siente Records
Mi Complemento
Horacio Palencia
Universal Music-Careers
Los Huracanes Del Norte
Fonovisa Records
Mi Curiosidad
Pablo Castro
Tigres Del Norte Ediciones Musicales
Los Tigres Del Norte
Fonovisa Records
Mi Último Día
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Mucho Fruto Music, Inc.
Tercer Cielo
Siente Records
Ni Con Otro Corazón
Juan José Leyva
Juan Diego Sandoval
RCP Global Publishing
Pedro Fernández
Fonovisa Records
Niña Bonita
Miguel Ignacio Mendoza “Nacho”
Jesús Alberto Miranda “Chino”
Richy Peña
Rich P Publishing
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Chino & Nacho
Universal Music Latino/Machete
No Sé Vivir
René Tovar Hernández
Gar-Mex Music
Los Canarios De Michoacan
Gar-Mex
Otro De Esos Cuentos
Horacio Palencia
RCP Global Publishing
Banda Pequeños Musical
Fonovisa Records
¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?
Eliezer García
Eduardo López
Los De La Nasa Publishing
Daddy Yankee
El Cartel
¿Quién Es Usted?
Toby Sandoval
Erika Vidrio
Máximo Aguirre Music Publishing, Inc.
Universal-Música Unica Publishing
Sergio Vega
Disa Records
Recuérdame
Armando Avila (SACM)
Natalia Jiménez Sarmento (SGAE)
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
La Quinta Estacíon
Sony Music
Se Nos Murió El Amor
Ramón González Mora
Seg-Son Music, Inc.
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
A.R.C. Records
Sentimientos De Cartón
Marco Antonio Pérez
SER-CA Publishing, Inc.
Duelo
Fonovisa Records
Sexy Robótica
James Brown
Don Omar
Crown P Music Publishing
Dynatone Publishing Co.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Don Omar
Universal Music Latino/Machete
Si Tú Te Vas
Humberto Plancarte Farfán
Edipaty
Tierra Cali
Ciudad/Venemusic
Sin Evidencias
Victor Oscar Díaz Rodríguez
Mayra Music Publishing
Banda MS
Disa Records
Sin Ti No Vivo
José Angel Medina
Canciones Hit Music
Versatil House of Music, Inc.
Patrulla 81
Disa Records
Soy Todo Tuyo
Mario Quintero
Canciones Primo Music
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
Fonovisa Records
Sufre
Edgar Cortázar
Adrián Pieragostino
Universal Music-Careers
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Dareyes De La Sierra
Disa Records
Te Amo Tanto
Victor E. Delgado “Predikador”
Flex
Predikador Music Publishing
Romantic Style Publishing
Flex
EMI Latin
Te Ves Fatal
Fato (SACM)
Mexican Music Copyright, Inc.
El Trono De Mexico
Fonovisa Records
Tu Defecto
Manuel Eduardo Toscano
Máximo Aguirre Music Publishing, Inc.
Los Creadorez Del Pasito Duranguense De Alfredo Ramirez
Disa Records
Ya Lo Sé
José “Pepe” Garza
Editora Arpa Musical
Jenni Rivera
Fonovisa Records
Yo No Sé Mañana
Jorge Villamizar
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Luis Enrique
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