Union Park, Chicago was treated to a three-day festival of high-energy Latin music and culture, this past weekend, as the 2022 Ruido Fest brought a variety of Latin alternative bands and artists to its stages, featuring several BMI songwriters. With a diverse selection of indie pop, punk rock en español,… Read more...
Audioiko is a Paraguay-born DJ, producer, and composer who started making music in 2013. He rose to prominence in his home country with three #1 songs, “I Feel Good,” “Good Night,” and “Maybe,” and eventually became a staple act on the Paraguayan festival circuit. In 2016, Audioiko won a contest… Read more...
After another prolific year of incredible music, BMI songwriters made a strong showing in the nominations for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards, slated to be presented Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Earning multiple nods across the prestigious Recording Academy accolade’s 84 separate categories, the… Read more...
BMI’s Latin affiliates had another strong showing last night at the 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with many of the evening’s most prestigious wins claimed by exceptional BMI songwriters. Notably, Shakira claimed the awards for both Record of the Year and Song… Read more...
BMI is very proud to congratulate our talented Latin songwriters who received Latin GRAMMY nominations today. Spanning several genres, this year’s class of esteemed nominees represents many facets of Latin music. Multiple nominations were received by Brazilian singer/songwriter Djavan, who garnered four nods, including both Record of the Year and… Read more...
Latin GRAMMY award-winner Carla Morrison visited the BMI Los Angeles office on Thursday, April 21, to perform a few songs from her Coachella set for staff and invited media. This marks Morrison’s first time performing at the famous music festival in the Coachella Valley of California. The indie pop singer/songwriter… Read more...
The Broadcast Music, Inc. event Noche Bohemia, benefiting the Mujer de Fé Foundation, brought together members of the Latin music community on September 24 in support of a great cause. The intimate showcase, featuring Latin GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriters Paulina Aguirre and Carla Morrison, and the talented Raquel Sofia, La Santa Cecilia… Read more...
Often mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day, which takes place on September 16 and is known as “El Grito,” Cinco de Mayo is actually the commemoration of the historic Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when the Mexican Army under General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin defeated the much larger and better-equipped… Read more...
Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Carla Morrison and Don Omar were among BMI’s top winners at the XIII Annual Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 15 in Las Vegas. Juanes took home Album of the Year & Best Long Form Video for “MTV Unplugged” while Juan Luis Guerra was honored with Producer… Read more...
On the eve of the Latin GRAMMY Awards, BMI, Corona, Full Sail University, Lurssen Mastering, Muzooka, Sony/ATV, SXSW Music Festival, Universal Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing presented the 2012 Los Producers Charity Show benefitting comprehensive cancer center City of Hope’s Hispanic Resource program. The event took place at the… Read more...
