BMIยฎย (Broadcast Music, Inc.ยฎ)ย celebrated its top Latin songwriters and publirs this evening at theย 30th Annual BMI Latin Awardsย held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.ย
Ana Bรกrbaraย was named aย BMI Iconย in honor of her exceptional musical career spanning over 30 years and the influence โs made on future generations of Latin songwriters.
In addition, theย BMI Latin Impact Awardย was presented for the first time at the award show and went to prolific songwriter/producerย Edgar Barrera, saluting the contributions he made to the genre with multiple award-winning songs in both Contemporary Latin and Regional Mexican categories.ย
BMIโsย Regional Mexican Song, Songwriterย andย Publir of the Yearย andย BMIโs Contemporary Latin Song, Songwriterย andย Publir of the Yearย were also announced, as well as the topย 50 Latin songsย of the previous year.
The private event was hosted byย BMI President & CEO Mike OโNeillย andย BMI Vice President, Creative, Latin, Jesus Gonzalez.ย
To honor BMIโs newest Icon, an ensemble of female artists paid tribute to Ana Bรกrbara with performances of her most popular songs.
Adriana Rรญos gave her rendition of โMala Racha,โ Angรฉlica Gallegos hit the stage with โPara No Extraรฑarte Tanto,โ Alisun Solรญs sang her interpretation of โDe Vez en Cuandoโ and Lupita Infante paid homage to the revered songwriter with a performance of โFruta Prohibida.โ
After receiving the BMI Icon Award, the globally celebrated queen ofย gruperoย captivated the audience with an electrifying performance of โLo Busquรฉ,โ โQuรฉ Poca,โ and a medley of โQuise Olvidar/No Es Brujerรญa.โ
Throughout her illustrious career, Ana Bรกrbara has released more than 10 studio albums, selling over six million records, and has received countless accolades including a Latin GRAMMY for Best Grupero Album forย Loca de Amar, four Premios Lo Nuestro and seven Premios Furia Musical awards, and a GRAMMY nomination for Best Mexican/Mexican-American album forย No Es Brujerรญa.ย
In receiving the BMI Icon Award, Ana Bรกrbara joins an elite group of music creators who have been presented with BMIโs highest honor, including Carlos Santana, Gloria Estefan, Juan Luis Guerra, Los Tigres del Norte and Los Lobos, among others.ย
In addition, the ceremony also presentedย Edgar Barreraย with theย BMI Latin Impact Award, highlighting the distinguid achievement of having ten award-winning songs in both the Regional Mexican and Contemporary Latin categories, the most of any individual songwriter at this yearโs ceremony.ย This marked the first time this honor was given out at the BMI Latin Awards.ย
Throughout the event, the top songwriters and publirs of the previous yearโs 50 most-performed Latin songs were also saluted leading up to the nightโs top honors.
Puerto Rican hitmakerย Tainyย received the covetedย Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Yearย for his work on five of the most-performed BMI Latin songs of 2022, including โBaila Conmigo,โ โCaramelo (Remix),โ โIn Da Getto,โ โLo Siento BB:/โ and โYonaguni.โ
Theย Regional Mexican Songwriter of the Yearย was a tie betweenย Edgar Barreraย andย Horacio Palenciaย for each penning six of BMIโs most-performed regional Mexican songs of the past year.
Together they co-wrote โ2 Veces,โ โCada Quien,โ โLa Sinvergรผenza,โ โOjos Cerradosโ and โYa Supรฉrame,โ and Barrera was also honored for writing โBotella Tras Botellaโ and Palencia for his work on โYa Solo Eres Mi Ex.โย
The mega hitย โPepasโย by Vรญctor Cardenas VIIC, IAMCHINO, Axel Quezada โGhettoโ and Keriel K4G Quirรณz was namedย Contemporary Latin Song of the Year, andย โJugaste y Sufrรญโย by Daniel Balderrama Espinoza earned the title ofย Regional Mexican Song of the Year.ย
Universal Music Publishing Groupย securedย Regional Mexican Publir of the Year, andย Sony/ATV Music Publishingย was namedย Contemporary Latin Publir of the Yearย with seven and 14 of the most-performed songs among their repertoires, respectively.
Earlier in the evening on the red carpet, the BMI Foundation presented Berklee College of Music student Angela Fernรกndez with the 2022 peermusic Latin Music Scholarship for her winning song “Ekiss.”
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Delta Bennett attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Victoria La Mala attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Horacio Palencia attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Daniel Balderrama Espinoza “DannyLux” attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Luis J. Gonzalez “Mr. Naisgai” attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Vรญctor Cardenas VIIC attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Jose Carlos Cruz of “Sรบbelo NEO” attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Lennex attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Axel Quezada “Ghetto” attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: IAMCHINO attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Albert Hype attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Mariah Angeliq attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Lupita Infante attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: J. Quiles attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Erika Vidrio attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Tainy attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Edgar Barrera attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Michael OโNeill, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI, and honoree Ana Bรกrbara, winner of the BMI Icon Award attend the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Honoree Ana Bรกrbara, winner of the BMI Icon Awardattends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Honoree Ana Bรกrbara, winner of the BMI Icon Awardattends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Geovani Cabrera attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Caleb Calloway poses with awards during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Adriana Rรญos performs onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Alison Solรญs “Alisun” performs onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Lupita Infante performs onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Adriana Rรญos, Alison Solรญs, “Alisun”, Lupita Infante, and Angรฉlica Gallegos perform onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Horacio Palencia, winner of Regional Mexican Songwriter of the Year, and Mike OโNeill, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Honoree Ana Bรกrbara, 2023 BMI Icon Award Recipient, poses onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Honoree Ana Bรกrbara attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Angela Fernandez, winner of the peermusic Latin Music Scholarship award, attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Alison Solรญs, “Alisun”, Cristy Solรญs, and Marla Solรญs attend the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Mariah Angeliq and Justin Quiles attend the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Angรฉlica Gallegos performs onstage attends the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Angรฉlica Gallegos, Lupita Infante, Honoree Ana Bรกrbara, Alison Solรญs, “Alisun”, and Adriana Rรญos attend the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: IAMCHINO, winner of Most Performed Contemporary Latin Song and Contemporary Latin Song of the Year for “Pepas”, onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Jesus Gonzalez, Vice President, Creative, Latin, at BMI, Tainy, winner of Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year, Michael Steinberg, BMI EVP, Creative and Licensing, and Mike OโNeill, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI, pose onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Tainy, winner of Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year, onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Edgar Barrera, winner of the BMI Latin Impact Award, onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Mike OโNeill, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMI, Honoree Ana Bรกrbara, 2023 BMI Icon Award Recipient, and Jesus Gonzalez, Vice President, Creative, Latin, at BMI pose onstage during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Edgar B
arrera, Horacio Palencia and honoree Ana Bรกrbara attend the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: (L-R) Edgar Barrera and Horacio Palencia pose with awards during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Edgar Barrera poses with awards during the 2023 BMI Latin Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 21, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for BMI)