Since this Tuesday morning’s kickoff at 10:30 am (EST), photos, names, and videos from the award ceremony have been consistently dropping throughout ASCAP’s social media platforms. To keep updated on the growing list of award winners, just follow along with these two hashtags, #ElPremioASCAP and #ASCAPAwards. The complete list of winners from these three days will also be available on the official website.
Hosted by actress Greeicy Rendón and Colombian singer Mike Bahía, the virtual awards ceremony will include special performances and scheduled appearances by Marc Anthony, Descemer Bueno and Pedro Capó. In a short clip released just before noon on Twitter, Bahía also mentioned to follow @ascaplatino to see “the winners, the special guests, the special performances of the top Latin artists.”
At the same time, ASCAP announced the first award winner over on its Twitter account. Vibarco, also known as Vicente Barco, and Alejandro Correa Moreno were awarded for writing the recent single, “11PM.”
And as of this Tuesday afternoon, Puerto Rican singer Farruko and producer Sharo Towers released short videos of their acceptance speeches on @ASCAPLatino’s Instagram.
So far, this year’s winners of the Latin Music Awards include:
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Bad Bunny—ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
Romeo Santos—Songwriter/Artist of the Year
“Con Calma” by Daddy Yankee ft. Snow—Song of the Year Award
Universal Music Publishing Group—Publisher of the Year award
Kobalt Songs Music Publishing—Independent Publisher of the Year
Though the award winners haven’t been announced yet on Facebook, the non-profit performance rights organization has so far posted a video performance of the track “Amor A Primera Vista,” from Cuban singer Descemer Bueno and composer Horacio Palencia.
In the introductory video seen above, ASCAP President Paul Williams said, “Latin music—your music—is some of the most popular music in the world. That’s because its rhythms, passion, honesty and deep love for both tradition and transcending borders speaks to all of us—no matter what language we speak.”
“Normally, this is the time of year we would be gathered together to honor your amazing achievements at El Premio ASCAP, our annual Latin Music Awards. While we can’t honor our winners in person this year, we can be together in spirit,” added Williams. “Starting today, we’re honoring you in a brand new way, inviting fans from all over the world to join in and celebrate your success.”
