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Calle 13 Lead 2011 Latin Grammy Nominations
Calle 13 broke records and led the BMI surge as the 2011 Latin Grammy nominations were announced last week. The Puerto Rican power duo earned an historic 10 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for Entren Los Que Quieran, as well as an Album of the Year nod for their work as producers on Shakira's Sale El Sol; Record…
From News, posted 9.21.11
Leader of the Pack: The Beats & Blends of Toy Selectah
Tribal guarachero, moombathon, raverton, dembow. If these words mean nothing to you, you are obviously not hip to the coolest emergent beats in the Latin urban music scene. But we’ll forgive you. What we won’t forgive is your lacuna when it comes to the mega-talented producer, remixer and innovator Toy Hernández, a.k.a. Toy Selectah. It won’t be long before his name and unique remixes are flooding mainstream…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.06.11
Gocho Breaks Out from Behind the Scenes
Sometimes plans change and sometimes destiny finds a way of making that change inevitable. Reggaeton producer, songwriter and recording artist José “Gocho” Torres fell happy victim to the latter. Growing up in Puerto Rico in a family of musicians, he planned to become a doctor and studied biology for two years at the University of Puerto Rico. But then a visit to a recording studio with a…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.01.11
Don Omar: King and Kingmaker
Don Omar wears many hats. To the die-hard fans of reggaeton in his native Puerto Rico and all over Latin America, he is “the Don,” a pioneer of the genre. To movie lovers and fans of fast cars, he is Rico Santos in the street-racing action film series The Fast and the Furious. And to hundreds of millions of YouTube viewers, he is that suave guy on…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.28.11
Chino y Nacho: Launched from a Venezuelan Stage
When Chino y Nacho won a Best Urban Album Latin Grammy this past November for “Niña Bonita,” the exuberant duo thanked their moms, label and fans. Then, the spectacle-wearing Nacho added in Spanish, “And I’m going to dare to say something that has never been said at the [Latin] Grammys,” almost panting with excitement before shouting, “Venezuelaaaaaaaaa!!!” As the first non-Puerto Ricans to win the coveted award,…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.25.11
BMI Trendsetters Lead List of 2010 Latin Grammy Nominees
BMI’s Latin music leaders dominate the list of 2010 Latin Grammy nominees. Perennial favorite Juan Luis Guerra earned an impressive four nods, including Album of the Year for his acclaimed A Son de Guerra. Guerra will also vie for Best Contemporary Tropical Album and Best Tropical Song thanks to "Bachata en Fukuoka,” while he is the featured guest on Song of the Year nominee “Cuando Me Enamoro.”…
From News, posted 9.13.10
Calle 13 Leads List of 2009 Latin Grammy Nominations
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
Gloria Estefan Named Icon at 16th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
En Español BMI held its 16th annual Latin Music Awards Thursday, March 12 at The Breakers Ponce De Leon Ballroom in Palm Beach, Florida. Gloria Estefan was named a BMI Icon; singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz earned his second consecutive Latin Songwriter of the Year; “A Ti Si Puedo Decirte” garnered Song of the Year honors for writer Javier Sanroman and publisher Siempre Music;…
From News, posted 3.12.09
Gustavo Santaolalla Named Icon at 15th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
Songwriters of the Year Wisin & Yandel and Espinoza Paz Honored; ‘De Rodillas Te Pido’ Named Song of the Year; Editora Arpa Musical Earns Latin Publisher of the Year BMI held its 15th annual Latin Music Awards Thursday, June 12 at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. Esteemed composer and producer Gustavo Santaolalla was named a BMI Icon;…
From News, posted 6.12.08
Manuel Alejandro Ruiz
Visionary entrepreneur and native New Yorker Manuel Alejandro Ruiz — known as “Boy Wonder” — made history in 2003 when he traveled to Puerto Rico to shoot Chosen Few, a documentary about the then-underground musical genre, reggaetón. The first in-depth look at the history of the genre served up an insider's look at crammed concert halls and fervent fans alongside interviews with its stars: Vico C, Daddy…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.18.08
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