Juanes Set to Receive BMI's President's Award‏

International singer-songwriter Juanes, has been selected by Broadcast Music, Inc. ® (BMI) to receive their President’s Award at the 17th annual Latin Music Awards, Thursday, March 4 at The Tower Ballroom at the Bellagio Hotel Las Vegas.  Juanes will receive the BMI President’s Award, which is presented on unique occasions when an individual songwriter has distinctly and profoundly influenced the entertainment industry. The award to Juanes recognizes his substantial contributions to Latin music on the worldwide stage and anticipates his future creative contributions to global culture. In receiving the BMI President’s Award, Juanes joins a small but elite list of past honorees that includes Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Pete Townsend, and 2009 recipients Taylor Swift and Brooks & Dunn.

Juanes is redefining international superstardom. While many contemporaries have recorded bilingual or English-language projects in the hunt for crossover success, Juanes has continued to write and
record exclusively in Spanish. His award-winning songs including A Dios Le Pido, La Camisa Negra, Lo Que Me Gusta a Mi, among many rely on masterfully crafted lyrics but also convey poignant emotion that
transcends borders. He has topped charts in Latin America, the United States and Europe.

Juanes has garnered 13 BMI Latin Awards for songs he has composed entirely alone. The recipient of 18 Latin Grammy and Grammy awards, Juanes was recently named the Billboard Latin Star of the Decade. Also named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, Juanes is a leading humanitarian. Through his Fundación Mi Sangre (Mi Sangre Foundation), he lends his voice to an array of socially conscious calls-to-action, including the encouragement of early childhood education in Latin America, the global eradication of landmines and the increased care and rehabilitation for victims of those deadly devices.

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