Los Angeles, June 17th 2015- Tonight was a fabulous evening for Latin music at the star-studded SESAC Latina Music Awards annual gala. The boutique performing rights organization, celebrated the achievements of its members, songwriters, publishers and affiliates at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel. SESAC’s Senior Vice President Trevor Gale, opened the evening with a welcome speech and Awards were presented by J. J. Cheng, Vice President of SESAC Latina, and Celeste Zendejas, Director.
PASSWORD: PRESS
SESAC Latina’s Songwriter of the Year, which is determined by the top charting singles, was awarded to Luciano Luna, whose compositions have been recently recorded by artists such as Julion Alvarez y su Norteño Banda, Luis Coronel, Calibre 50, Noel Torres among many others.
Song of the Year, a category in which the winner is determined by the duration of the song’s performance on the charts, was awarded to “Te Hubieras ido Antes”, recorded by Julion Alvarez and written by Luciano Luna. Publisher of the Year was Dulce Maria Music, which has a catalog of songs recorded by artists such as Calibre 50 and Banda Carnaval.
The evening’s performances began with 3x Latin Grammy winning Colombian superstar Fonseca. Following a standing ovation at the end of his set, Fonseca was presented with a plaque for his #1 song “Juntos”, which he co-wrote with fellow Colombian, Juanes. Later in the evening, Fonseca was presented with the the prestigious SESAC Latina Contemporary Icon Award, the first of its kind given by the organization.
The evening continued with a performance by Noel Torres, who has recently been called “The New Idol of Regional Mexican Music” and who has been rocketing up Latin charts with his newest album La Balanza. The superstar performed a medley of his hits, “Para que tantos besos”, “Me interesas” and “Adivina”, as a tribute to SESAC Songwriter of the Year, Luciano Luna. After receiving the award for Song of the Year, Luciano Luna thanked SESAC Latina, his colleagues, his family, but most important of all, he thanked all the artists that have recorded his songs.
Nicky Jam, one of the pioneers of the urban music movement and a winner of the YouTube award for his song “El Perdón,” 115 million views, continued the party atmosphere and got the audience pm their feet during his high energy set that closed out the celebration.
The following songs reached # 1 on the charts.
#1 Awards:
1. “Una Vez Más” – Víctor Manuelle Ft. Reik
Writer: Leo James, Xiomara Montalvo Vega
Publisher: Paso a Paso Music Publishing, Nuestra Musa Music Publishing
2. “Javier de Los Llanos” – Calibre 50
Writer: Edén Muñoz
Publisher: Dulce María Music
3. “Tenerte” – Luis Coronel
Writer: Luciano Luna
Publisher: Del New Music
4. “Pegado a Tu Boca” – Grupo Treo
Writer: Danny Daniel Díaz Morales, David Tome Da Silva Caldeira
Publisher: Songs of Tome Publishing, Treo Productions
5. “Tus Latidos” – Calibre 50
Writers: Luciano Luna, Edén Muñoz
Publisher: Dulce María Music
6. “Mi Segunda Vida” – La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
Writer: Fernando Camacho
Publisher: FERCA Songs
7. “Mi Último Deseo” – Banda Los Recoditos
Writer: Rubén Esli Castellanos
Publishers: Alvani Music Publishing, Editorial LGA
8. “Hasta Que Salga El Sol” – Banda Los Recoditos
Writer: Rubén Esli Castellanos
Publishers: Alvani Music Publishing, Editora de Ideas, Editorial LGA, Greatest Hits ARPA
9. “Levantando Polvadera” – Voz de Mando
Writer: Karenia Cervantes
Publisher: International Matanga Music
10. “El Perdón” – Nicky Jam Ft. Enrique Iglesias
Writers: Nick Rivera Caminero, Cristhian Mena, Juan Diego Medina
Publisher: La Industria Music Publishing, Sony ATV Sounds LLC
11. “Contigo” – Calibre 50
Writers: Edén Muñoz, Jose Luis Roma
Publishers: Dulce Maria Music, Sony ATV Sounds LLC
12. “Juntos” – Juanes
Writer: Fonseca
Publishers: EMI Foray Music, Five Hundred South Songs
SESAC Latina had a phenomenal year thanks to the creative talent and accomplishments of its affiliated songwriters and publishers, and their continued presence at the top of the charts.
The winners of this year’s SESAC Latina YouTube Music Performance Award, in addition to Nicky Jam “El Perdón,” were J Balvin for his song “6AM” recorded by J Balvin ft with Farruko, and Josué Ricardo Benítez and Martin Castro for their song “Mi Padrino El Diablo,” recorded by Banda La Trakalosa De Monterrey.
A COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:
www.sesaclatina.comAbout SESAC Latina Music Awards:
SESAC Latina is celebrating another year of continued growth and success with the SESAC LATINA MUSIC AWARDS. Just last month, its affiliates ruled at No. 1 on eight of the most important Latin Billboard charts, including pop, rhythm, Regional Mexican, and streaming/digital. Notably, SESAC Latina is at No 1 on Hot Latin Songs, the prestigious chart that ranks the week’s most popular singles on every Latin genre and includes airplay data from the United States and Puerto Rico. More songs by SESAC Latina affiliates went No. 1 and more stayed at the No. 1 position longer.
About SESAC:
With a selective policy of affiliation that’s unique in the industry,
SESAC represents the best composers and publishers. In so doing,
SESAC has built a repertoire of quality that covers all genres and the most popular music of today. Artists affiliated with
SESAC include such icons as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Kurt Cobain’s Catalog, Mariah Carey, Zac Brown, Mumford & Sons, Lady Antebellum, Bryan Michael Cox, Swizz Beatz, Rico Love, RUSH, Cassandra Wilson, MGMT, Alice In Chains, PSY and many more.
SESAC Latina represents such prestigious artists as Draco Rosa, Nicky Jam, Gente D’ Zona, Reik, Jencarlos Canela, Carlos Baute, Enrique Bunbury, Rayito, Rafa Arcaute, Luz Casal, Gaby Moreno, Intocable, Joey Montana, Luciano Luna, Calibre 50, Aleks Syntek, Fonseca, América Sierra, among many others.
www.sesaclatina.com.
As the first Latin music-focused division to be created by a performing rights society originally founded in 1930, SESAC is also recognized as a leader in technology, which allows it to process royalty payments more quickly and accurately. SESAC is the only society offering its affiliates monthly radio performance royalty payments.
