Javier Rochin is an emerging songwriter and musician from Sinaloa, Mexico who has written for some of the greatest acts in the Regional Mexican genre, including Omar Tarazón, Eden Muñoz, and Cesar Valdivia, among others. His breakthrough came in 2019 when a song he co-wrote for Banda Legal went to… Read more...
Emmanuel Delgado is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Mazatlán who has spent more than a decade working in the music industry alongside artists like Calibre 50, Grupo Firme, El Coyote, and many more. He co-wrote Gerardo Ortiz’s “Tranquilito,” which hit #1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart in 2021,… Read more...
BMI is once again exceptionally proud of its many affiliates who were singled out for their outstanding musical accomplishments at last night’s Billboard’s Latin Music Awards, which were held in Miami at the Watsco Center. Among the evening’s multiple winners, Karol G led the way with awards for Hot Latin… Read more...
BMI last night proudly announced the songwriters and publishers of Latin music’s most-performed songs of the past year on U.S. radio and television at the 23rd annual BMI Latin Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Multi-platinum Latin music singer/songwriter, actress and philanthropist Gloria Trevi received… Read more...
Gerardo Ortiz dominated the first-ever Billboard Mexican Music Awards, held Thursday, October 20 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The inaugural ceremony celebrated the top songwriters and performers of Regional Mexican music, reflecting the explosive growth of the genre and Ortiz’s current leadership of it. He scored six wins… Read more...
Billboard magazine recently published praise for BMI’s Delia Orjuela and Byron Wright, naming them to its 2011 Latin Power Players and 30 Under 30 lists, respectively. The honors underpin the diverse strength of BMI’s current executive roster, which includes established and up-and-coming leaders alike. Based in… Read more...
When Mexican band Calibre 50 dropped their sophomore release De Sinaloa Para El Mundo earlier this year, expectations were dizzyingly high. The quartet formed about 3 years ago in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, the birthplace of banda music. Their hard-hitting name—as well as the title of their first album Renovar o Morir… Read more...
