Romeo Santos and Andres Castro received the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 22nd annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards, held tonight at The Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan Center in New York, NY. The living legends of Fania All-Stars were presented with ASCAP’s Latin Heritage Award, Daddy Yankee was honored with the ASCAP Voice of Music Award, “Limbo” interpreted by Daddy Yankee was named Latin Song of the Year, Sony/ATV Discos Music Publishing received the Publi of the Year Award. The songwriters and publi
Romeo Santos and Andres Castro Named Songwriters of the Year at 22nd Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards
Telemundo network TV personality, Odalys Molina hosted the all-star gathering, which featured performances and the participation of some of Latin music’s hottest stars, including: Alex y Fido, Alma Jimenez, Brika, Descemer Bueno, Isidro Infante, Ismael Miranda, Johnny Pacheco, Julio Reyes, Jackie Cruz, Kany Garcia, Larry Harlow, Lena, Lundon Knight, Roberto Roena, Ruben Blades, Joan Sebastian, Tommy Torres, Tr3b, Victor Manuelle, Villalobos Brothers and others.
ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams was joined by tropical music songwriter-producer Victor Manuelle to present the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award to Fania All-Stars. Williams also presented the ASCAP Voice of Music Award to Daddy Yankee.
ASCAP President Paul Williams and EVP Membership John Titta joined the stage to present the Songwriter of the Year Award to Andres Castro and Romeo Santos. This is the first time that Castro received the Songwriter of the Year award and Romeo Santos’ fourth win in that category.
ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento presented the PubliMusic Publishing. The Independent PubliEVP of Membership, John Titta and VP of Latin Membership Alexandra Lioutikoff.
Awards were also presented throughout the evening in the following categories: Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Urban and Television.
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