BMI to Celebrate 11th Annual Latin Awards in Puerto Rico; Dinner and Ceremony to Be Held March 16, 2004 at the Ritz Carlton, San Juan.Entertainment Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. announced today the music performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. organization's 11th annual Latin Awards will be held March 16th at The Ritz Carlton in San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. . The awards recognize the songwriters and publishers of the most played Latin songs on U.S. radio and television from the company's Latin repertoire for a one year period. The "Song of the Year", "Songwriter of the Year" and "Publisher of the Year" will be announced during the evening. Winners from previous years have included Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is one of the most popular norteño bands, from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico. The group was started by Jorge Hernández, his brothers, and a cousin, and began recording after moving to San Jose, California in the late 1960s, when all the members were still in , Elvis Crespo, Estefano, Shakira, Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Juanes, Luis Miguel, Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra (born June 7, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is one of the most internationally recognized Dominican singer/songwriters. His pop style of merengue and bolero and Afro-pop/Latin fusion have garnered him considerable success outside the Dominican Republic. and Lupillo Rivera, to name a few. According to Diane J. Almodovar, BMI Assistant VP, Latin Music: "We are very pleased to bring BMI's premiere Latin music event, for the first time, to San Juan. When we created the awards 11 years ago, we intended to bring them to each of the major US Latin markets. San Juan is certainly one of the most important." The black-tie, invitation-only awards have previously been staged in Los Angeles, Miami and San Antonio. |
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