Edgar Barrera, Eslabon Armado, MAG and Horacio Palencia were among the big winners at the 2024 BMI Latin Awards on Wednesday night (March 13) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
During the ceremony, Palencia was honored with the BMI President's Award for his contribution as a songwriter to Música Mexicana genre throughout his career, which spans over two decades. The singer-songwriter also performed some of his biggest hits such as “A Través Del Vaso”, “2 VECES” and “Ya Es Muy Tarde”.
BMI also saluted the top Latin songwriters, publishers and managers of the past year's most-performed songs in the US at the private event hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill, BMI Chief Revenue and Creative Officer Mike Steinberg and BMI vice president of Creative Latin, Jesus Gonzalez.
Mexican-American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera was named Regional Mexican Songwriter of the Year for the second year in a row, writing seven of BMI's most performed regional Mexican songs of the past year, including “Bebe Dame” (Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera). , “CHANEL” (Becky G and Peso Pluma) “Frágil” (Grupo Frontera and Yahritza y Su Esencia), “UN X100TO” (Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny) and “Ya No Somos Ni Seremos” (Christian Nodal).
Meanwhile, Puerto Rican-Dominican hitmaker MAG received the Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year award for his work on 10 of BMI's most performed Latin songs of 2023, including 'Andrea', 'Después de la Playa' , “El Apagón,”. “La Jumpa” and “Otro Atardecer” — all recorded by Bad Bunny.
Eslabon Armado not only performed their global smash hit “Ella Baila Sola” during the ceremony, but also took home Mexican Local Song of the Year for their track with Peso Pluma. Bad Bunny's “Efecto” — written and produced by MAG, La Paciencia and Cesar Americo, Feli Ciano, Charisis Tsakmaklis and Luzian Gregor Tuetsch of Bass Charity — was named Contemporary Latin Song of the Year.
For the second year in a row, Sony Music Publishing won the Contemporary Latin Publisher of the Year award. The local Mexican publisher of the year award went to Prajin Music Publishing and Downtown DMP Songs.
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