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BMI affiliates made another strong showing in the nominations for the 2018 Latin GRAMMY Awards, which were announced Thursday. In keeping with their continued ascent, a multitude of BMI’s Latin songwriters received multiple nominations to collect coveted GRAMMY gold for their groundbreaking work this year. Among this impressive list of…
BMI Brings ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Series Back to Billboard Latin Music Week in Las Vegas
BMI is proud to present its renowned How I Wrote That Song event at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas as part of Billboard Latin Music week on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. This long-running panel series celebrates chart-topping singer/songwriters and producers, and serves as a platform for panelists to discuss…
Una Conversación con Elvis Crespo
El compositor de BMI, Elvis Crespo, tiene una regla. Cuando está en el estudio escuchando música nueva y no siente un ritmo por dentro que lo inspire a moverse, entonces hay mas trabajo que hacer. “Cuando me levanto de mi asiento significa que una audiencia se levantará a bailar cuando…
A Conversation with Elvis Crespo
En Español: Una Conversación con Elvis Crespo BMI songwriter Elvis Crespo has a rule. When he’s in the studio listening to new music and it doesn’t move him, then it’s not ready and more work needs to be done. “When I get up from my seat that means an…
10 Preguntas con Elvis Crespo
Es un buen momento para el merengue. Basta preguntarle a Elvis Crespo, cuyo nuevo álbum Tatuaje está teniendo el tipo de éxito en las listas musicales que la mayoría de los veteranos tan solo sueñan con tener. Está claro que hoy lo que más se vende es la bachata juvenil…
10 Questions With Elvis Crespo
It’s a good time for merengue. Just ask BMI songwriter Elvis Crespo, whose new album Tatuaje is experiencing the kind of chart-topping success most veterans can only hope for. These days, it’s mostly youthful bachata that sells like hot cakes within the realm of música tropical, but thanks to Crespo’s…
BMI at Billboard Latin Conference and Awards Week
The Billboard Latin Music Conference celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with a week of panels, performances and awards featuring Latin music’s most important players. BMI’s Latin team had a busy week in Miami, centered around a star-studded ‘How I Wrote That Song’ panel that included Elvis Crespo, Roberto Tapia,…
BMI Congratulates the 2013 Latin GRAMMY Nominees
The nominations for the 14th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards were announced September 25 from the Avalon music venue in Los Angeles. Broadcast Music, Inc. congratulates the nominees for Latin music’s biggest night, taking place in Las Vegas on November 21, with the broadcast airing live on Univision. Carlos Vives, who…
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With BMI
September 15 marks the beginning of a month-long recognition of the rich history and important contributions Latinos have made to American society and culture. What started as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 grew into a month-long observation in the late ’80s. “Nurtured by their rich…
Juan Luis Guerra Leads Latin Grammy Nominees
BMI singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra leads the list of nominees for the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, announced August 29 at a press conference held at club Mansion in Miami. The Latin Grammy ceremony will be held November 8 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Guerra scored five…
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