{"id":1959305,"date":"2026-05-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959305"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:00:00","slug":"kapo-eden-munoz-sony-music-publishing-win-big-at-2026-sesac-latina-music-awards-see-main-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959305","title":{"rendered":"Kapo, Ed\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz &amp; Sony Music Publishing Win Big at 2026 SESAC Latina Music Awards: See Main Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sound-eden-munoz-billboard-2024-bb14-anna-powell-denton-2-1548.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m u-font-size-19\">\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140245\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKapo, Ed\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz and Sony Music Publishing were among the biggest winners at the 2026 SESAC Latina Music Awards, held Wednesday (May 27) at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, where the company celebrated the global success of its songwriters and publishers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block u-width-100p lrv-u-background-color-black u-margin-b-1@desktop-xl-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-110@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-fancy-m u-font-size-15@desktop u-line-height-15px a-children-link-color-black a-children-link-color-brand-accent-blue:hover lrv-u-padding-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-link lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEd\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-110@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-fancy-m u-font-size-15@desktop u-line-height-15px a-children-link-color-black a-children-link-color-brand-accent-blue:hover lrv-u-padding-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-link lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKapo\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-110@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/2017\/05\/manuel-turizo-edx-344x344.jpg\" alt height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-fancy-m u-font-size-15@desktop u-line-height-15px a-children-link-color-black a-children-link-color-brand-accent-blue:hover lrv-u-padding-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-link lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tManuel Turizo\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor the first time, Kapo was named\u00a0pop\/Latin rhythm songwriter of the year\u00a0for hits such as \u201cM\u00e1s Que T\u00fa\u201d (with Ozuna), \u201cImag\u00ednate\u201d (with Danny Ocean), \u201cLuna\u201d (with Wisin) and more. Meanwhile, Ed\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz earned\u00a0regional Mexican songwriter of the year\u00a0for the fifth time, recognized for songs including \u201cLejos Estamos Mejor,\u201d which also took\u00a0regional Mexican song of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/P105OU1S.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Yoonchae of KATSEYE at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 17, 2026 in Indio, California.\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tYoonchae Says She &#8216;Forgot&#8217; How to Speak Korean When KATSEYE Met BTS: &#8216;My Brain Was Blank&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2089852875-e1770920504696.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Drake\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDrake Celebrates All of His No. 1 Albums &amp; No. 1 Hot 100 Hits: &#8216;Records Broken Carry on My Name&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1043SGM-e1773141460489.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Rihanna\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRHOSLC&#8217;s Whitney Rose Prompts Hilarious Response From Rihanna After Saying She&#8217;s Sad Because &#8216;We Still Haven&#8217;t Had Any New Music&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe pop\/Latin rhythm song of the year award was given to \u201cEn Privado,\u201d a bachata-inspired track penned by Manuel Turizo and Kemzo, published by MTZ Publishing, La Industria Music Publishing, and Sony Sounds, and performed by Xavi and Turizo. The song \u2014 included in Xavi\u2019s 2026 album <em>Dosis<\/em> \u2014 reached No. 1 on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay charts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSony Music Publishing was named\u00a0publisher of the year\u00a0across both award genres after scoring 13 award-winning songs during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHonoring the vibrant Latin music community is a tradition we deeply cherish at SESAC, and we are proud to celebrate the incredible creativity of its songwriters, producers, publishers, and artists,\u201d said Scott Jungmichel, president and COO of SESAC Performing Rights, in a statement. \u201cThis music does more than entertain \u2013 it tells powerful stories, connects generations, and unites people around the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCeleste Zendejas, svp of SESAC Latina, added, \u201cWe are honored to celebrate another remarkable year of exceptional music, recognizing the songwriters and publishers whose creativity continues to shape culture and inspire audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGuests were also treated to a live performance by Kapo, who continues to establish himself as a rising force in the Spanish-language Afrobeats genre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe event was sponsored by City National Bank, A&amp;I Music Entertainment, and Rossi Baldivia Klein Fine &amp; Spector. Below, see the main winners of the 2026 SESAC Latina Music Awards.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-secondary-fancy-l   \">\n\t\tRegional Mexican Songwriter of the Year\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEd\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-secondary-fancy-l   \">\n\t\tPop\/Latin Rhythm Songwriter of the Year\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKapo<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-secondary-fancy-l   \">\n\t\tRegional Mexican Song of the Year\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLejos Estamos Mejor,\u201d written by Ed\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-secondary-fancy-l   \">\n\t\tPop\/Latin Rhythm Song of the Year\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cEn Privado,\u201d written by Manuel Turizo and Kemzo<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-secondary-fancy-l   \">\n\t\tPublisher of the Year\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSony Music Publishing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/latin\/sesac-2026-latina-music-awards-winners-list-kapo-eden-munoz-1236258519\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sound-eden-munoz-billboard-2024-bb14-anna-powell-denton-2-1548.jpg?w=1024&#8243;] Trending on Billboard Kapo, Ed\u00e9n Mu\u00f1oz and Sony Music Publishing were among the biggest winners at the 2026 SESAC Latina Music Awards, held Wednesday (May 27) at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, where the company celebrated the global success of its songwriters and publishers. 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