Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is an annual award given to a songwriter who has written the best song of the year according to Billboard.

What is the Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year?

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is an annual award given by Billboard magazine. The award recognizes the songwriter(s) of the year’s most successful Latin songs.

Award recipients are determined by the magazine’s editorial staff based on chart performance, radio airplay, and sales data. The award was first presented in 1994 and has been given out every year since.

History of the award

The award was first presented to Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi in 1994. Trevi became the first solo female artist to receive the award. To date, she has been the only female recipient of the award. In 2000, the award was presented to Cuban-American singer songwriter La India. In 2001 and 2002, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra won the award back-to-back. American songwriter Desmond Child received the award in 2003 for his work on Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs”. Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona won the award in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, Panamanian singer-songwriter Ruben Blades won the award. In 2007 Colombian singer-songwriterShakira won the award for her work on “La Tortura”. Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero became the first non-Latin artist to win the award in 2008. In 2009, Puerto Rican composer Edgar Renteria became the first gourd performer and producer to win the trophy for his work on Calle 13’s “No Hay Nadie Como Tu”. Dominican American bachata group Aventura became the first band to win this award when they won it in 2010 for their track “Dile Al Amor”. In 2011, Mexican musician Julieta Venegas won for co-writing Javiera Mena’s song “Eres Para Mi”. The following year, Mexican rock band Zoé became second band after Aventurato win this prestigious honor when they were bestowed with it for their hit single “Bésame Mucho”. In 2013, Uruguayan reggae band Gondwana was given this recognition for their smash hit single “Mi Primera Canción” featuring Alberto Stylee.Finally in 2014 Wayne Hector became the second non Latin after Manzanero (Argentine)for his composition “We Will Rock You” originally performed by English rock band Queen which also feature on Big Time Rush’s album 24/seven becoming a massive global hit single

Previous winners

Since its inception in 1994, the Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year has been awarded to songwriters who have written and published the year’s most-performed Latin songs.

The award is given to the songwriter(s) of up to three songs, which must have been originally recorded and released in Spanish-language format and must have achieved airplay on radio stations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico during the eligibility period. The award is not necessarily given to the artist who performed the song; it is given to the person who actually wrote it.

Winners are determined by Billboard magazine based on data provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Billboard’s criteria states that a song must be “aired on radio stations in more than 50 markets with a population greater than 1 million residents, during specified eligibility periods” in order to be eligible for consideration.

Past winners include some of Latin music’s most popular and successful songwriters such as Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Juanes, Ricky Martin, and Jesse & Joy.

How the award is determined

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is determined by the number of weeks each song spends on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The songwriter with the most weeks at number one during the eligibility period is named the winner. If there is a tie, the songwriter with the most number-one songs is declared the winner. If there is still a tie, the songwriter with the most weeks in the top ten is declared the winner.

What is the criteria for the award?

To be eligible, a songwriter must have written or co-written at least three songs that have been published within the award year. The song must have peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Latin Songs chart during that time frame.

How to submit a song for consideration

The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (LSHOF) and BMI are now accepting submissions for the 15th annual prestigious Latin Songwriter of the Year award. Created to honor the greatest Latin songwriters of all time, this honor is awarded to a composer or composers who have written the most performed song on Billboard’s Latin charts during the eligibility period.

In order to be eligible, songs must have been written in Spanish or Portuguese and published for the first time in the United States between October 1st of the previous year and September 30th of this year. All songs must also have achieved airplay on radio stations in the U.S. that report to Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart during the same eligibility period.

To submit a song for consideration, please fill out and submit this form by October 31, 2020.

How to vote for the award

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is an award given by Billboard magazine. The award recognizes the songwriter(s) of the year’s most successful Latin songs.

To be eligible for this award, a song must be:
– A new composition that has not been previously released.
– Released in physical or digital format during the eligibility period (November 1, 2016 – October 31, 2017).
– Successfully charted on a Billboard Latin music chart during the eligibility period.

songs that have been re-recorded or released after being previously released are not eligible.