BMI Celebrates Its 2023 Latin Award Winners (PICS)

The private event was hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Latin, Jesus Gonzalez. 

To honor BMI’s newest Icon, an ensemble of female artists paid tribute to Ana Bárbara with performances of her most popular songs.

Adriana Ríos gave her rendition of “Mala Racha,” Angélica Gallegos hit the stage with “Para No Extrañarte Tanto,” Alisun Solís sang her interpretation of “De Vez en Cuando” and Lupita Infante paid homage to the revered songwriter with a performance of “Fruta Prohibida.”

After receiving the BMI Icon Award, the globally celebrated queen of grupero captivated the audience with an electrifying performance of “Lo Busqué,” “Qué Poca,” and a medley of “Quise Olvidar/No Es Brujería.”

Throughout her illustrious career, Ana Bárbara has released more than 10 studio albums, selling over six million records, and has received countless accolades including a Latin GRAMMY for Best Grupero Album for Loca de Amar, four Premios Lo Nuestro and seven Premios Furia Musical awards, and a GRAMMY nomination for Best Mexican/Mexican-American album for No Es Brujería. 

The Regional Mexican Songwriter of the Year was a tie between Edgar Barrera and Horacio Palencia for each penning six of BMI’s most-performed regional Mexican songs of the past year.

Together they co-wrote “2 Veces,” “Cada Quien,” “La Sinvergüenza,” “Ojos Cerrados” and “Ya Supérame,” and Barrera was also honored for writing “Botella Tras Botella” and Palencia for his work on “Ya Solo Eres Mi Ex.” 

The mega hit “Pepas” by Víctor Cardenas VIIC, IAMCHINO, Axel Quezada “Ghetto” and Keriel K4G Quiróz was named Contemporary Latin Song of the Year, and “Jugaste y Sufrí” by Daniel Balderrama Espinoza earned the title of Regional Mexican Song of the Year.