Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame

"La Musa Awards" redirects here. For Chilean awards of similar name, see Musa Awards.

The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) (Spanish: El Pabellón de la Fama de los Compositores Latinos) also known as La Musa Awards, was established on October 18, 2012, by Desmond Child and Rudy Pérez, and is located in Miami, Florida, United States. The hall of fame is dedicated to "educating, honoring and celebrating the lives and music of the world's greatest Latin songwriters and composers".^[2] The hall of fame was conceived by Child after he realized that he was only the third Latino to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[3] Pérez came up with the same idea after having discussions with Latin composers Manuel Alejandro and Armando Manzanero 16 years prior to its conception.^[4] Initially, the organization had only 119 participants which grew to over 15,000 members in two years from 21 Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries across Latin America, Europe, and the US. Nominations for the inductions are selected by its committee of music professionals, which consists of producers, composers, musicians, and performers,^[5] with the winners being voted by the general public.^[3] The only exception was for the 2022 inductees. To be eligible for a nomination, the songwriter, composer, or lyricist is required to have their first published work released at least 20 years prior to the year of induction.^[2][6]

Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
Spanish: El Pabellón de la Fama de los Compositores Latinos

Established	October 18, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-18)
Location	1688 Meridian Avenue 6th & 7th Floor Miami, Florida
Coordinates	25.7920199°N 80.1368746°W / 25.7920199; -80.1368746
Type	Hall of fame
Founder	Desmond Child and Rudy Pérez
President	Marti Cuevas[1]
Website	Official website

The accolades are divided into three groups: inductees, posthumous inductees, and additional honorees.^[7] While inductees are selected by an online survey, the posthumous inductees, and special honors are presented by the organization's committee.^[2] For the inaugural La Musa Awards, five inductees were selected from 24 nominees of performing and non-performing songwriter categories.^[5][8] The gala took place on April 23, 2013, at the New World Center in Miami Beach.^[9] After a two-year absence, the organization celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2022 and inducted both of its founders into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[10] Since the inception, songwriters originating from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, the US, and Venezuela have been inducted.

Inductees

Key

‡	Indicates non-performing recipient

List of inductees

Year	Image	Inductee	Nationality	Ref.
2013		Manuel Alejandro ‡	Spain	[11][12]
		José Ángel Espinoza ‡	Mexico
		José Feliciano	Puerto Rico
		Julio Iglesias	Spain
		Armando Manzanero	Mexico
		Concha Valdés Miranda	Cuba
2014	—	Omar Alfanno ‡	Panama	[13][14]
	—	Rafael Pérez Botija ‡	Spain
	—	Lolita de la Colina ‡	Mexico
		Gloria Estefan	Cuba
2015	—	Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas ‡	Colombia	[15][16]
		Emilio Estefan ‡	Cuba
		Myriam Hernández	Chile
		Gustavo Santaolalla ‡	Argentina
		Álvaro Torres	El Salvador
		Diego Torres	Argentina
2016	—	Claudia Brant ‡	Argentina	[17][18]
	—	Alejandro Jaén ‡	Spain
		Miguel Luna ‡	Mexico
		Draco Rosa	Puerto Rico
		Los Temerarios	Mexico
	—	Cheo Zorrilla	Dominican Republic
2017		Erika Ender ‡	Panama	[19][20]
		Ana Gabriel	Mexico
		Roberto Livi ‡	Mexico
		Camilo Sesto	Spain
	—	Martin Urieta	Mexico
		Carlos Vives	Colombia
2018		Carlos Rubira Infante ‡	Ecuador	[21][22]
	—	Fernando Osorio ‡	Venezuela
		Gloria Trevi	Mexico
		Chucho Valdés	Cuba
2019		Willie Colón	United States	[23][24]
	—	Armando Larrinaga ‡	Cuba
		Chico Novarro ‡	Argentina
		Ivy Queen	Puerto Rico
		Michael Sullivan ‡	Brazil
2022		Desmond Child ‡	United States	[10]
		Juanes	Colombia
		Rudy Pérez ‡	Cuba United States
		Tony Renis ‡	Italy
2024	—	Luny ‡	Puerto Rico	[25]
		Julio Reyes Copello ‡	Colombia
		Saúl Hernández	Mexico

Posthumous inductees

List of posthumous inductees

Year	Image	Inductee	Nationality	Ref.
2013	—	Roberto Cantoral	Mexico	[26]
2014		Carlos Gardel	Argentina	[27]
		Antônio Carlos Jobim	Brazil
	—	Agustín Lara	Mexico
		Ernesto Lecuona	Cuba
		Rafael Hernández Marín	Puerto Rico
		Violeta Parra	Chile
2015		Juan Carlos Calderón	Spain	[28]
		Chabuca Granda	Peru
		María Grever	Mexico
		Paco de Lucía	Spain
	—	César Portillo de la Luz	Cuba
		Joan Sebastian	Mexico
2016		Juan Gabriel	Mexico	[29]
	—	Benny Moré	Cuba
		Mariano Mores	Argentina
		Tito Puente	United States
	—	Myrta Silva	Puerto Rico
2017		Gustavo Cerati	Argentina	[30]
2018	—	René Touzet	Cuba	[31]
2022		Johnny Ventura	Dominican Republic	[10]

Honorees

La Musa Honors

The La Musa Honors were only presented in 2013 and were awarded to Olga Guillot, Draco Rosa, Nat King Cole, Desi Arnaz, Ralph S. Peer, Prince Royce, and Natalia Jiménez.^[26]

Desi Arnaz Pioneer Award (Premio Pionero Desi Arnaz)

Named after Cuban musician Desi Arnaz, the award recognizes "trailblazers in contemporary music".^[32]

Desi Arnaz Pioneer Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2013	Desi Arnaz	[26]
2014	Raul Alarcon Sr.	[33]
2015	Quincy Jones	[32]
2016	Angelo Medina	[29]
2017	Afo Verde	[30]
2018	Eydie Gormé	[31]
2019	Jesús López	[34]
2022	Eddy Cue	[10]

Icon Award (Premio Icono)

Recognition of an artist for their career and musical contribution.^[35]

Icon Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2014	Alejandro Sanz	[35]
2015	Café Tacuba	[28]
2017	Carlos Vives	[35]
2018	Víctor Manuelle	[35]
2019	Pitbull	[36]
2022	Residente	[37]
2024	Luis Fonsi	[25]

Hero's Award (Premio Triunfador)

Presented to young musicians "who have reached outstanding achievements in their career while contributing to the development of Latin music".^[38]

Hero's Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2014	Miguel	[27]
2015	Fonseca	[28]
2016	Yandel	[38]
2017	Wisin	[30]
2018	Gente de Zona	[31]
2024	Luis Figueroa	[25]

Conqueror Award (Premio Conquistador)

Recognition of a musician's "career and important artistic contributions in the Latin music industry".^[39]

Conqueror Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2014	Jencarlos Canela	[27]
2015	Beto Cuevas	[39]
2016	Yotuel Romero	[29]
2017	Horacio Palencia	[30]
2018	Descemer Bueno	[31]
2019	Luciano Luna	[40]

La Musa Elena Casals Award (Premio La Musa Elena Casals)

Recognition of "outstanding young talent and achievements in music".^[41]

La Musa Elena Casals Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2014	Marlow Rosado	[27]
2015	Alejandra Guzmán	[41]
2016	Julieta Venegas	[29]
2017	Ednita Nazario	[30]
2018	Karol G	[31]
2019	Kany García	[40]
2022	Elena Rose	[10]
2024	Ella Bric	[25]

Publishers Award (Premio Editores Ralph S. Peer)

Publishers Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2014	Zach Horowitz	[27]
2015	Jose Perdomo	[28]
2016	Jorge Mejia	[29]
2017	Ralph Peer, II	[30]
2018	Alexandra Lioutikoff	[31]
2019	Nestor Casonu	[40]
2022	Gustavo Menendez	[10]
2024	Kathy Spanberger	[25]

Living Legend (Leyenda en Vida)

Recognition of "artistic contribution, cultural impact, and lasting legacy".^[42]

Living Legend honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2013	Andy García	[42]
2015	Emilio Estefan	[28]
2018	Raphael	[42]
2019	José José	[40]
2022	Manuel Alejandro	[10]
2024	Draco Rosa	[25]

Founders Award (Premio de Los Fundadores)

Founders Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2015	John LoFrumento	[28]
2016	Linda Moran	[29]
2018	Karen Sherry	[31]
2019	Dan Warner	[40]
2022	Walter Kolm	[10]

Legacy Award (Premio Legado)

Honors "legendary performers who have shined the spotlight on Latin music and culture throughout their distinguished careers".^[43]

Legacy Award honorees

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2015	Rita Moreno	[43]
2016	Larry Harlow	[29]
2017	Julio Jaramillo	[30]

Towering Song (La Canción de Todos los Tiempos)

Towering Songs

Year	Song	Ref.
2014	"El Día Que Me Quieras"	[27]
2015	"Guantanamera"	[28]
2016	"Oye Como Va"	[29]
2017	"La Bamba"	[30]
2018	"Macarena"	[31]
2019	"Suavemente"	[40]
2022	"Feliz Navidad"	[10]
2024	"Conga"	[25]

Other honorees

Special awards to honorees that have only been presented once:

Other honorees

Year	Award	Recipient / Work	Ref.
2013	The Voice of the Muse (La Voz de la Musa)	Olga Tañón	[44]
2016	WorldArts Discovery of the Year	Emily Estefan	[29]
2017	Towering Song (La Canción del Año)	"Despacito"	[44]
2022	Medal of Freedom	"Patria y Vida"	[10]
2024		Olga Guillot	[25]

Previously nominated artists

The following songwriters have been nominated at least once for the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, but have yet to be selected as an inductee.

List of inductees

Name	Image	Nationality	No. of noms.	Year(s) nominated	Ref.
Carlos Eleta Almarán	—	Panama	1	2013	[12]
Roberto Angleró	—	Puerto Rico	2	2017, 2018	[20][22]
Ramón Arcusa	—	Spain	1	2015	[16]
Ricardo Arjona[note 1]		Guatemala	2	2013, 2014	[12][14]
Armando Avila	—	Mexico	2	2017, 2018	[20][22]
Rubén Blades		Panama	5	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	[14][16][18][20][24]
Hugo Blanco		Venezuela	1	2013	[12]
Leo Brouwer		Cuba	1	2015	[14][16][18][20][24]
Chico Buarque		Brazil	1	2013	[12]
Vico C		Puerto Rico	2	2016, 2018	[18][22]
Jorge Calandrelli	—	Argentina	1	2017	[20]
José María Cano		Spain	1	2016, 2019	[18][24]
Erasmo Carlos		Brazil	5	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	[16][18][20][22][24]
Roberto Carlos		Brazil	3	2013, 2014, 2015	[12][14][16]
Andrés Castro	—	Colombia	1	2019	[24]
Alberto Cortez		Mexico	2	2013, 2014	[12][14]
Elvis Crespo		Puerto Rico	1	2017	[20]
Oscar D'León		Venezuela	2	2018, 2019	[22][24]
Daddy Yankee		Puerto Rico	1	2019	[24]
Franco De Vita		Venezuela	2	2014, 2015	[14][16]
Luis Gomez Escolar	—	Spain	3	2015, 2018, 2019	[16][22][24]
Estéfano	—	Colombia	2	2017, 2019	[20][24]
Rubén Fuentes		Mexico	2	2014, 2015	[14][16]
Charly García		Argentina	1	2017	[20]
Guadalupe García García	—	Cuba	1	2019	[24]
Amaury Gutiérrez	—	Mexico	1	2017	[20]
Alejandro Jaén	—	Spain	2	2015, 2016	[14][16]
João Gilberto		Brazil	2	2013, 2018	[12][22]
Juan Luis Guerra[note 1]		Dominican Republic	2	2013, 2014	[12][14]
Enrique Iglesias		Spain	1	2017	[20]
Carlos Lara	—	Mexico	2	2016, 2017, 2019	[18][20][24]
Mario Quintero Lara		Mexico	1	2019	[24]
Guillermo De Leon Ruiz	—	Guatemala	1	2018	[22]
Alejandro Lerner		Argentina	2	2016, 2019	[18][24]
Gian Marco		Peru	1	2014	[14]
Gustavo Marquez	—	Argentina	1	2017	[20]
Pablo Milanés		Cuba	2	2015, 2019	[16][24]
Rafi Monclova	—	Puerto Rico	2	2013	[12]
Ricardo Montaner		Venezuela	2	2017	[12]
Ednita Nazario		Puerto Rico	1	2015	[16]
Luis Fernanco Ochoa	—	United States	2	2016, 2017	[18][20]
Fher Olvera		Mexico	1	2017	[20]
Johnny Ortiz	—	Puerto Rico	1	2014	[12]
Johnny Pacheco		Dominican Republic	1	2019	[24]
Jorge Luis Piloto	—	Cuba	2	2014, 2016	[14][18]
Alberto Plaza	—	Chile	1	2015	[16]
KC Porter		United States	2	2016, 2018	[18][22]
Chema Purón	—	Spain	1	2015	[16]
A.B. Quintanilla		United States	1	2019	[24]
Rubén Rada		Uruguay	1	2018	[22]
José Antonio Rodríguez	—	Dominican Republic	1	2019	[24]
Joaquín Sabina		Spain	1	2016	[18]
Horacio Salinas		Chile	1	2018	[18]
Chelique Sarabia		Venezuela	5	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019	[12][14][16][18][24]
Kike Santander		Colombia	2	2016, 2018	[18][22]
Romeo Santos		United States	1	2017	[20]
Shakira		Colombia	1	2016	[18]
Lalo Schifrin		Spain	3	2013, 2014, 2015	[12][14][16]
Joan Manuel Serrat		Spain	4	2013, 2014, 2018, 2019	[12][14][22][24]
Rafael Solano	—	Dominican Republic	2	2014, 2018	[14][22]
Marco Antonio Solís		Mexico	3	2016, 2017, 2018	[18][20][22]
Caetano Veloso		Brazil	3	2015, 2016, 2017	[16][18][20]

Note

1. Ricardo Arjona and Juan Luis Guerra were selected among the nominees in 2014, but because they were unable to attend the ceremony, they have yet to be inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[45]