BMI Congratulates its 2023 Latin GRAMMY Nominees

Posted in News on September 22, 2023

BMI is once again exceptionally proud of all its Latin songwriters who have been recognized with nominations in this year’s Latin GRAMMY Awards. Leading the pack of nominees is songwriter/producer Edgar Barrera who received an astonishing 13 nominations, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and twice for Song of the Year. Likewise, Barrera is nominated in three separate instances for Best Tropical Song and Best Regional Song. Karol G and Shakira are tied with seven nominations each.

This iteration of the Latin GRAMMYS will also feature new categories including Songwriter of the Year (for which Edgar Barrera, Horacio Palencia and Elena Rose are nominated) and Best Singer/Songwriter Song. The ceremony will be held on November 16 in Seville, Spain and be broadcast on Univision.

Here is the complete list of BMI nominees. Congratulations to all and good luck!

General Field

Record of the Year
“No Es Que Te Extrañe,” Christina Aguilera
Jean Rodriguez, recording engineer

“Déjame Llorarte,” Paula Arenas* Featuring Jesús Navarro*
Marcos Sánchez, record producer.

“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Bizarrap Featuring Shakira
Dave Clauss, mixer, mastering engineer.

“Si Tú Me Quieres,” Fonseca* & Juan Luis Guerra
Juanes, record producer; Juan Mario Aracil & Trevor Muzzy, mixers.

“Mientras Me Curo Del Cora,” Karol G
Juan Andrés Ospina, record producer; Ovy on The Drums, recording engineer; Rob Kinelski, mixer

“Ojos Marrones,” Lasso*
Orlando Vitto, mixer

“La Fórmula,” Maluma* & Marc Anthony*
Edgar Barrera, Sergio George , Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, record producers; Arbise “Motiff” Gonzalez, mixers

“Despechá,” Rosalía
Gaby Music, Noah Goldstein, Chris Jedi & Rosalía, record producers

Album of the Year
La Cu4rta Hoja, Pablo Alborán*
Nicolas De Lea Espriella, album producer

A Ciegas, Paula Arenas*
Marcos Sánchez, album producer, album recording engineer

De Adentro Pa Afuera, Camilo*
Edgar Barrera, album producer, songwriter

Décimo Cuarto, Andrés Cepeda
Andrés Torres, album recording engineer

Vida Cotidiana, Juanes
Juanes songwriter, album producer, album recording engineer, album mixer; Sebastian Krys, album producer, album recoding engineer, album mixer; Emmanuel Briceño Vera, album recording engineer

Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G
Ovy on The Drums, album produer; Karol G & Ovy on The Drums, songwriters

Play, Ricky Martin
L.E.X.U.Z., album producer; Ricky Martin songwriter

Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así, Carlos Vives*
Andrés Leal, album produer

Song of the Year
“Acróstico,” L.E.X.U.Z, Luis Fernando Ochoa & Shakira, songwriters (Shakira)

“Ella Baila Sola,” Pedro Julian Tovar Oceguera, songwriter (Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma)

“NASA,” Edgar Barrera, songwriters (Camilo* & Alejandro Sanz*) Edgar Barrera, songwrier

“Ojos Marrones,” Agustín Zubillaga, songwriter (Lasso*)

“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap & Shakira, songwriters (Bizarrap Featuring Shakira)

“TQG,” Karol G, Ovy On The Drums & Shakira, songwriters (Karol G Featuring Shakira)

“un X100to,” Edgar Barrera & Marco Daniel Borrero, songwriters (Grupo Frontera Featuring Bad Bunny*)

Best New Artist
Leon Leiden
Maréh

Best Pop Song
“5:24,” Edgar Barrera, songwriter (Camilo*)
“Contigo,” Andrés Torrea, songwriter (Sebastián Yatra* Featuring Pablo Alborán*)
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Bizarrap, Kevyn & Shakira, songwriters (Bizarrap Featuring Shakira)

Field 2: Urban

Best Urban/Fusion Performance
“Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52,” Bizarrap
“TQG,” Karol G Featuring Shakira
“Yandel 150,” Yandel

Best Reggaeton Performance
“Gatúbela,” Karol G Featuring Maldy
“Hey Mor,” Ozuna

Best Urban Music Album
Saturno, Rauw Alejandro
Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song
“Autodidacta,” & Nohelys Jimenez, songwriter (J Noa)

Best Urban Song
“Mi Mejor Canción,” Gocho & Eric Perez Rovira, songwriters (Gocho Featuring Farruko*)
“Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52,” Bizarrap, songwriter (Bizarrap Featuring Quevedo*)
“TQG,” Karol G, Ovy On The Drums & Shakira, songwriters (Karol G Featuring Shakira)
“Yandel 150,” Yandel, songwriter (Yandel & Feid*)

Field 3: Rock

Best Rock Album
Sólo D’ Lira, Molotov

Best Rock Song
“Gris,” Juanes, songwriter (Juanes)
“Leche De Tigre,” Juan Galeano, songwriter (Diamante Eléctrico* Featuring Adrián Quesada*)

Best Pop/Rock Album
El Diablo En El Cuerpo, Alex Anwandter
Trinchera Avanzada, Babasónicos
Vida Cotidiana, Juanes

Best Pop/Rock Song
“Caminar Sola,” Alex Anwandter, songwriter (Julieta Venegas*)
“¿Dónde Se Llora Cuando Se Llora?,” Francisca Valenzuela, songwriters (Francisca Valenzuela)
“Ojos Marrones,” Agustín Zubillaga, songwriter (Lasso*)

Field 4: Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
Nacarile, iLe

Best Alternative Song
“Aleros/Pompeii,” Sebastian Ayala, Daniel Briceño, Henry D ́Arthenay & Hector Tosta, songwriters (La Vida Boheme)
“ANASTASIA,” Jonathan Julca, songwriter (Cami*)
“Traguito,” iLe & Mon Laferte, songwriters (iLe & Mon Laferte)

Field 5: Tropical

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Hombre Absurdo, Gregorio Uribe

Best Merengue/Bachata Album
Trópico, Vol. 2, Pavel Núñez

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Otro Color, Ilegales

Best Tropical Song
“Ambulancia,” Édgar Barrera, Camila Cabello & Juan Morelli, songwriters (Camilo* & Camila Cabello)
“Día De Luz [80 Aniversario],” Pablo Milanés*, songwriter (Pablo Milanés* Featuring Juanes)
“El Merengue,” Edgar Barrera, Marshmello & Miguel Andres Martinez Perea, songwriters (Marshmello & Manuel Turizo*)
“La Fórmula,” Edgar Barrera, René David Cano Ríos, Sergio George, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra & Justin Rafael Quiles, songwriters (Maluma* & Marc Anthony*)

Field 6: Singer/Songwriter

Best Singer/Songwriter Album
Nueve, Santiago Cruz
Tierra De Promesas, Maréh
El Equilibrista, Juan Carlos Pérez Soto

Best Singer/Songwriter song
“La Raíz,” Valeria Castro, songwriter (Valeria Castro)
“1.200 Kilómetros,” Santiago Cruz, songwriter (Santiago Cruz)
“Si Me Matan,” Silvana Estrada, songwriter (Silvana Estrada)
“Tu Historia, La Mía y La Verdad,” Juan Carlos Pérez Soto, songwriter (Juan Carlos Pérez Soto)

Field 7: Regional-Mexican

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
Bordado A Mano, Ana Bárbara
Sólo Muere Si Se Olvida, Adriel Favela

Best Banda Album
De Hoy En Adelante, Que Te Vaya Bien, Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Una Copa Por Cada Reina (Deluxe), Nathan Galante

Best Tejano Album
Sin Fin, Gary Hobbs
El Patrón, Jay Perez
Para Empezar A Amar, Juan Treviño

Best Norteño Album
Fuera De Serie, La Energía Norteña

Best Regional Song
“Alaska,” Edgar Barrera, songwriters (Camilo* & Grupo Firme)
“Ella Baila Sola,” Pedro Julian Tovar Oceguera, songwriter (Eslabon Armado* & Peso Pluma)
“La Siguiente,” Edgar Barrera, songwriter (Kany García* Featuring Christian Nodal*)
“un X100to,” Edgar Barrera, songwriter (Grupo Frontera* Featuring Bad Bunny*)

Field 8: Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album
Brooklyn-Cumaná, Jorge Glem y Sam Reider
The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute. Ritmo, Emilio Solla
Made In Miami, Camilo Valencia & Richard Bravo
Romance Al Campesino Porteño, Miguel Zenón

Field 9: Traditional

Best Folk Album
Camino Al Sol, Vicente García

Best Tango Album
Ahora, Romo – Agri – Messiez Tango Trio (Emiliano Messiez)
Argentinxs, Tanghetto

Field 10: Jazz

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
I Missed You Too!, Paquito D’Rivera (with Reunion Sextet)

Field 11: Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish language)
Fuego & Poder (Live), Barak
Vida, Alex Campos
El Cielo Aún Espera, Jesús Adrian Romero

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
D, Djavan
Serotonina, João Donato

Field 13: Children’s

Best Latin Children’s Album
Aventuras, Flor Bromley
Vamos Al Zoo, Danilo & Chapis

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
“Concerto Venezolano,” Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Pacho Flores Featuring Paquito D’Rivera)
“Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bandoneon, III. Aboriginal,” JP Jofre, composer (JP Jofre and Seunghee Lee)
“Lucha Libre!,” Juan Pablo Contreras, composer (Juan Pablo Contreras)

Field 14: Classical

Best Classical Album
Cantata Negra
Jorge Castro Ruiz, album producer

Field 15: Arranging

Best Arrangement
“Songo Bop,” Rafael Valencia, arranger (Camilo Valencia, Richard Bravo* Featuring Milton Salcedo)
“Crónicas Latinoamericanas,” Daniel Freiberg, arranger (Varios Artistas)
“Spain,” Emilio Solla, arranger (Varios Artistas)

Field 17: Songwriter

Songwriter of the Year
Edgar Barrera
Horacio Palencia
Elena Rose

Producer of the Year
Edgar Barrera
Bizarrap
Marcos Sánchez

Best Long Form Music Video
Donde Machi – Album Completo, Dawer, video director
Patria Y Vida: The Power Of Music, Varios Artistas; Beatriz Luengo, video director; Beatriz Luengo, video producer

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