Pictured are (l to r): Los Horoscopos de Durango's Vicky Terrazas; BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela; Veronica Nava, Program Director for La Nueva 101.9FM; and Los Horoscopos de Durango's Marisol Terrazas.

Pictured are (l to r): Songwriters Oswaldo Villarreal and Adrian Pieragostino (co-writer of Los Horoscopos' "Tan Solo en Ti"); BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela; Los Horoscopos de Durango's Vicky Terrazas; BMI Associate Director, Latin Music, Marissa Lopez; peermusic's Creative Director Yvonne Gomez; Los Horoscopos de Durango's Marisol Terrazas; and songwriter Manelik Martinez, with songwriters Ernesto Cortazar and Edgar Cortazar (co-writer of Horoscopos' "Tan Solo en Ti"), kneeling in front.

Pictured are (l to r): Horoscopos de Durango's Vicky Terrazas; BMI Assistant Vice President, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela; Horoscopos de Durango's Marisol Terrazas; and BMI Associate Director, Latin Music, Marissa Lopez.

Photos by Eddie Sakaki

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 a BMI Icon at the 2006 BMI Latin Awards and tops the list of BMI 2007 Latin Grammy winners.

Ricky Martin, Calle 13 and Caetano Velosa each garnered three awards. Martin won Best Male Pop Vocal Album for MTV Unplugged and Best Long Form Music Video for “MTV Unplugged”; Calle scored a Best Urban Music Album award for Residente O Visitante and Best Urban Song award for “Pal Norte”; and Caetano Velosa won Best Singer-Songwriter album for Cê and Best Brazilian Song for “Não Me Arrependo.”

Mexican artist Pepe Aguilar won the Best Ranchero Album for Enamorado, while Bobby Cruz’s Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre was named Best Traditional Tropical Album of the Year.

Sebastian Krys added a sixth Latin Grammy to his list of accolades with this year’s Producer of the Year honor for his work with such artists as Luis Fonsi, Daniela Guzmán and Jennifer Peña., while Los Tigres del Norte were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for their three-decade career and influential multi-genre music.

Additional BMI Latin Grammy winners include Freddie Martinez, Sr. (Best Regional Mexican Song); Los Horoscopos De Durango (Best Banda Album); Chick Corea & Bela Fleck (Best Instrumental Album); and Rabanes (Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal).

BMI Latin Grammy Winners

Juan Luis Guerra
Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best Tropical Song
Best Merengue Album of the Year

Los Tigres Del Norte
Lifetime Achievement Award

Ricky Martin
Best Male Pop Vocal
Best Long Form Music Video

Calle 13
Best Urban Music Album
Best Urban Song

Caetano Veloso
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Best Brazilian Song

Oscar D’Leon
Best Contemporary Tropical Album of the Year

Bobby Cruz
Best Traditional Tropical Album of the Year

Freddie Martinez, Sr.
Best Regional Mexican Song

Marcos Witt
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Pepe Aguilar
Best Ranchero Album

Los Horoscopos De Durango
Best Banda Album

Chick Corea
Best Instrumental Album

Béla Fleck
Best Instrumental Album

Sebastian Krys
Producer of the Year

Rabanes
Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Guerra scored five nominations, including Album of the Year, Best Merengue Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Tropical Song, which has he won twice in previous years. In addition, The Latin Recording Academy has named Guerra the 2007 “Person of the Year”.

BMI songwriter/artists Ricky Martin and Calle 13 tied with four nominations each, while Shakira scored a nomination for her “Beautiful Liar” duet with Beyonce.

Martin was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Album, Best Long Form Music Video, and Record of the Year for “Tu Recuerdo (Your Memory)”. Calle 13 received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for Residente O Visitante, Best Short Form Music Video for "Hay Un Son," and Best Urban Song for "Pal Norte".

Additional BMI songwriter/artists nominated for Latin Grammy’s include Pepe Aguilar, Cristian Castro, Grupo Montez de Durango, Kinky, Panda, Elvis Crespo, Los Horoscopos de Durango, Ivy Queen Graciela Beltran, Oscar D’Leon and Pablo Olivares. The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT.

Shakira	Juanes	Los Horóscopos De Durangos

Fellow Colombian rocker Juanes and nuevo bachata artist Andy Andy both picked up three awards, with Juanes wearing the Songwriter of the Year crown, a title he also earned at this year's BMI Latin Awards ceremony.

Luny Tunes	Andy Andy

Los Horóscopos De Durango's two wins included Regional Mexican Album of the Year for Y Seguimos Con Duranguense!!! and Regional Mexican Airplay Song of the Year for the album's single, "Si La Quieres."

Reggaetón production duo Luny Tunes was named Producer of the Year, marking the first time a producer in that genre has won the prestigious title. Luny Tunes produced and wrote "Mayor Que Yo" performed by BMI artists Baby Ranks, Tonny Tun Tun, Wisin y Yandel and Hector "El Father," which also won the newly created Reggaetón Song of the Year award.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards, which honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music on the Billboard charts, are part of the annual Billboard Latin Music Conference, held April 24-27 in Miami's South Beach.

BMI's 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards winners:

Hot Latin Song of the Year
"La Tortura"
Shakira

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Duet
"La Tortura"
Shakira

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year
Juanes

Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male
En La Luna
Reyli (SACM)

Latin Pop Album of the Year, Female
Fijacion Oral Vol. 1
Shakira

Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
Consejo
La Secta AllStar

Tropical Album of the Year, Male
Ironía
Andy Andy

Tropical Album of the Year, New Artist
Ironía
Andy Andy

Regional Mexican Album of the Year, Male Duo or Group
Y Sigue La Mata Dando
Grupo Montez De Durango

Regional Mexican Album of the Year, Female Group or Female Solo Artist
Y Seguimos Con Duranguense!!!
Los Horóscopos De Durango

Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Male
"La Camisa Negra"
Juanes

Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group
"La Tortura"
Shakira

Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, Male
"Que Ironía"
Andy Andy

Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group
"Ella Y Yo"
Featuring Don Omar

Regional Mexican Airplay Song of the Year, Male Group
"Eres Divina"
Patrulla 81

Regional Mexican Airplay Song of the Year, Female Group or Female Solo Artist
"Si La Quieres"
Los Horóscopos De Durango

Latin Tour of the Year
Luis Miguel

Reggaeton Song of the Year
"Mayor Que Yo"
Baby Ranks, Tonny Tun Tun, Wisin y Yandel, Hector "El Father"

Latin Ringtone of the Year
"La Tortura"
Shakira

Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year
"I Don't Care/Que Más Da (Dance Remixes)"
Ricky Martin featuring Fat Joe

Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
"Kickin' It...Juntos"
Akwid

Latin Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Dios Es Bueno
Marcos Witt

Songwriter of the Year
Juanes

Producer of the Year
Luny Tunes

Publisher of the Year
EMI Blackwood
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