Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year explained

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that informs Billboards weekly charts."^[1] The award is given to the best performing songwriters on Billboards Latin charts.

Marco Antonio Solís is the most awarded songwriter in the category with five wins out of ten nominations, followed by Espinoza Paz and Romeo Santos with four awards each from six and seven nominations, respectively. As of 2023, only Marco Antonio Solís, Espinoza Paz, Romeo Santos and Bad Bunny have won Songwriter of the Year thrice in a row. The current holder as of the 2023 ceremony is Peso Pluma.

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Nominees
1996	Marco Antonio Solís		[2]
1997			[3]
1998			[4]
1999	[5]
2000	Marco Antonio Solís		[6]
2001	Omar Alfanno		[7]
2002	Juan Gabriel		[8]
2003	Estéfano		[9] [10]
2004	Juanes		[11] [12]
2005	Leonel García		[13] [14]
2006	Juanes		[15] [16]
2007	Romeo Santos		[17] [18]
2008	Marco Antonio Solís		[19] [20]
2009	Espinoza Paz		[21] [22]
2010			[23]
2011			[24] [25]
2012	Prince Royce		[26] [27]
2013	Espinoza Paz		[28]
2014	Romeo Santos		[29] [30]
2015			[31] [32]
2016			[33]
2017	Horacio Palencia		[34]
2018	Daddy Yankee		[35]
2019	Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera		[36]
2020	Bad Bunny		[37]
2021			[38]
2022			[39]
2023	Peso Pluma		[40]

Records

Most nominations

Nominations	Recipient
10	Marco Antonio Solís
7	Horacio Palencia
	Romeo Santos
6	Espinoza Paz
	Daddy Yankee
4	Joan Sebastian
	Juan Gabriel
	Juanes
	Rudy Pérez
	J Balvin
	Bad Bunny
3	Estéfano
	Luciano Luna
	Edgar Barrera
2	Don Omar
	Franco de Vita
	Gerardo Ortíz
	Kike Santander
	Omar Alfanno
	Ozuna
	Tainy
	Marco Barrera

Most awards

Awards	Producer
5	Marco Antonio Solís
4	Espinoza Paz
	Romeo Santos
3	Bad Bunny
2	Juanes

Notes and References

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40. News: Peso Pluma & Bad Bunny Win Big at 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Full Winners List. Billboard. Coco. Leila. October 5, 2023. October 6, 2023.