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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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,… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
BMI Latin songwriters, artists and producers were once again at the top of the winner's list for the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, taking home nearly 60% of the night's big awards. Almost 30% of the winners were represented by foreign societies -- such as Spain's SGAE and… Read more...
