SESAC Latina-affiliated artists are winners in marquee categories in the 14th annual Latin Grammy®
SESAC Latina's talented affiliates won big in the marquee categories in the 14th edition of the Latin Grammy® awards. The awards ceremony was telecast to 80 countries by Univisión on November 21, from the Mandalay Bay Special Events Center in Las Vegas. SESAC Latina's artists emerged victorious in such categories as Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Urban Performance, Best Norteño Album, and Best Engineered Album.
It's an overwhelming affirmation of the level of respect and admiration garnered by SESAC Latinaartists. The SESAC-affiliated winners represent a diverse mix of specialties - in addition to being songwriters, they're singers, musicians, arrangers and producers. Their work has deservedly won the respect, trust and applause of their voting peers in LARAS (Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences).
As the fastest-growing performing rights organization in the world, SESAC Latina played a major role before, during and after the official ceremonies, with performances by affiliated artists Gaby Moreno, Draco Rosa, Aleks Syntek, Banda Carnaval, Calibre 50 and Rafa Arcaute, among others.
Here is the complete list of SESAC Latina's 2013 Latin Grammy® winners:
Album of the Year
Draco Rosa "Vida"
Best New Artist
Gaby Moreno
Best Urban Performance
Pitbull Featuring Papayo "Echa Pa'llá (Manos Pa'rriba)"
Best Norteño Album
"En Peligro De Extinción" Intocable
Best Engineered Album
Kany García - Sebastian De Peyrecave
Best Urban Song
"Ula Ula" Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas - Producer Rafa Arcaute
About SESAC:
With a selective policy of affiliation that's unique in the industry, SESAC represents the best composers and publishers. In so doing, SESAC has built a repertoire of quality that covers all genres and the most popular music of today. Artists affiliated with SESAC include such icons as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Mumford & Sons, Lady Antebellum, Bryan Michael Cox, Swizz Beatz, Rico Love, RUSH, Cassandra Wilson, MGMT, Alice In Chains and many more. SESAC Latina represents such prestigious artists as Draco Rosa, Carlos Baute, Enrique Bunbury, Rayito, Rafa Arcaute, Reik, Jencarlos Canela, Luz Casal, Intocable, Joey Montana, Luciano Luna, Calibre 50, Aleks Syntek, Fonseca, América Sierra, among many others. www.sesaclatina.com
As the first Latin music-focused division to be created by a performance-rights society originally founded in 1930, SESAC Latina is also recognized as a leader in technology, which allows it to process royalty payments more quickly and accurately. SESAC is the only society offering its affiliates monthly radio performance royalty payments.
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