{"id":776434,"date":"2026-05-06T04:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776434\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:07:21","slug":"2026-ascap-latin-music-award-winners-romeo-santos-daddy-yankee-keityn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776434\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 ASCAP Latin Music Award Winners: Romeo Santos, Daddy Yankee, Keityn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers revealed its 2026\u00a0ASCAP Latin<\/a>\u00a0Music\u00a0Awards<\/a>\u00a0winners during an invite-only ceremony hosted Tuesday night (May 5) in Miami.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFor a third time, Colombian hitmaker\u00a0Keityn<\/a>\u00a0was named\u00a0songwriter of the year\u00a0after co-penning hits such as Karol G<\/a> and Marco Antonio Sol\u00eds<\/a>\u2018 \u201cColeccionando Heridas,\u201d Maluma<\/a>\u2018s \u201cCosas Pendientes,\u201d Feid<\/a>\u2018s \u201cDoblexx\u00f3\u201d and Nicky Jam<\/a> and Be\u00e9le<\/a>\u2018 \u201cHiekka.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNew York Dominican superstar \u2014 and self-proclaimed King of Bachata \u2014\u00a0Romeo Santos<\/a> won the ASCAP\u00a0Latin<\/a>\u00a0songwriter-artist of the year award backed by his recent smashes \u201c\u00c1ngel\u201d (also starring Grupo Frontera), \u201cDesde Hoy\u201d (performed by Natti Natasha) and \u201cKh\u00e9\u201d (with Rauw Alejandro).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 ASCAP Latin Song of the Year award was given to \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,\u201d performed by Karol G and written by ASCAP songwriter Rios. The tune, which dropped last June, was published by Capital Music Puerto Rico LLC and Kobalt Music Publishing. The track ruled Billboard\u2018s Hot Latin Songs<\/a> chart at No. 1 for 14 weeks and recently climbed back to No. 6 following Karol G\u2019s headlining performance at this year\u2019s Coachella.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, Daddy Yankee<\/a> extends his reign as the most decorated Latin ASCAP songwriter in history, adding his 63rd and 64th award for the uplifting anthem \u201cSonr\u00edele\u201d and \u201cLatina Foreva,\u201d the sultry tune performed by Karol G. The reggaet\u00f3n legend has been recognized at every ASCAP Latin Awards ceremony since 2005.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the industry side, Universal Music Publishing Group was recognized as Latin music publisher of the year for the fourth consecutive year, thanks to its representation of several latest hits by Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional ASCAP Latin honorees include Julito Gast\u00f3n, who earns his first recognition for cowriting Bad Bunny\u2019s global hit \u201cBaile Inolvidable\u201d alongside Antonio Caraballo. Other winners include Feid (\u201cDoblexx\u00f3,\u201d \u201cH\u00e1blame Claro,\u201d \u201cVerano Rosa\u201d), Xavi (\u201cEn Privado,\u201d \u201cFlores\u201d), Natanael Cano (\u201cPRESIDENTE\u201d), Tito El Bambino (\u201cEoO\u201d), Danny Ocean (\u201cImag\u00ednate\u201d) and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full list of ASCAP Latin music winners on the ASCAP website<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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