Bad Bunny’s famous hit “Me Porto Bonito” was named “Song of the Year” by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
“I behave cleanly” a global hit that brought together Puerto Rican urban artists Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone, she was chosen “Song of the Year” To American Composers, Writers and Publishers Association (ASCAP).
The decision was announced last night at an annual ceremony held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Me Porto Bonito” recorded in the latest album of Bad Bunny, “Summer Without You”also co-written by a Puerto Rican master joe one of the pioneers of reggaeton and composer of ASCAP.
The song peaked at #1 on Latin Airplay and ranked #6 on YouTube’s Best Songs of 2022 and was streamed nearby. 1.3 billion views on Spotify .
publishers El Kabecilla, RSM Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group He also received an ASCAP award as editor of “Me Porto Bonito”.
Meanwhile, Colombian artists Catin Received Composer of the Year award for his work “Provence” also played by Colombian Karol G, “congratulation” translated by Shakira and Lau Alejandro.
Both songs became multi-platinum hits in the United States and reached the top 10 on the charts. “Billboard Hot Latin Songs” .
“Honestly, I am very happy, proud, satisfied, happy. The writer’s first name, Catin Mauricio Cruz Moreno, told EFE on the event’s red carpet after accepting the award.
Katin admitted he wasn’t sure what inspired him to compose both award-winning songs, but admitted that he just did them “Because it was fun” and said he was proud of Shakira and Karol G, who explained “Two Queens of My Country” .
Katin also said that “Congratulations” was composed at Music Camp, while “Provenza” was written in Colombian producer Ovy On The Drums’ recording studio.
At first he thought he didn’t like “Provenza” very much, so Karol G changed the lyrics slightly and took a risk so that the theme would be his next single.
“You can’t win if you don’t take risks, and I won.” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, Universal Music Publishing Music Group won the Publisher of the Year Award for its hit song. “After the Beach”, “Effect”, “La Corriente”, “Me Porto Bonito”, “Mosco Mule”, “Refrigerator”, “Ojitos Lindos”, “Tarot”, “Titi Askd”・Me”, “Un Ratite” All of these songs are part of Bad Bunny’s album Un Verano Sin Ti.
Other composers honored with the 2023 ASCAP Award include Daddy Yankee for “Remix”, “Jhayco” for “Sensual Bebé”, Marc Anthony for “Mala”, Marco Antonio Solis for “Si Te Pudiera Mentir”, Ley Seca’s Gail and Lin. – Manuel Miranda in “Dos Orgitas” included in the film “Encanto” and interpreted by Sebastian Yatra.
The ASCAP Awards recognize the songwriters and publishers of 2022’s most popular songs in Latin music.
ASCAP is a membership organization. 900,000 authors composer and publisher, representing world-renowned music creators.
In 2022, ASCAP reported strong financial records of $1,522,000 in revenue and $1,388,800 in royalty distributions to members.
Source: Biobiochile