Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2026 La Musa Awards Inductees and Honorees
The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 inductees and special honorees for the 13th annual La Musa Awards, with a ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, 14 October at The Flamingo Theater in Miami. Billboard revealed the full class exclusively on 18 August.
Six songwriters spanning Latin pop, salsa, regional Mexican music and more make up this year's inductee class. They are Puerto Rican hitmaker Yoel Henríquez, Spanish singer-songwriter Danny Daniel, Colombian producer Kike Santander, Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Sergio George, regional Mexican artist Mario Quintero Lara, and Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco.
Beyond the inductee class, the La Musa Awards recognise figures across the Latin music industry's business and creative infrastructure. Mexican-American artist Lupita Infante will receive the La Musa Elena Casals Award. Celia Cruz, the Cuban salsa singer who died in 2003, will be honoured posthumously with the Premio Legado — the legacy award. Marti Cuevas, founder of the music publishing and management company Mayimba Music, will receive the Ralph S. Peer Publishers Award, named for the early 20th-century publisher and recording executive. Beth Matthews, CEO of ASCAP — the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the US performance-rights organisation that collects royalties for songwriters — will receive The Founders Award.
Actor Jason Canela and artist Moriah will host the ceremony, which follows a red carpet. The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame is chaired by Rudy Pérez as chairman and CEO, with Desmond Child serving as chairman emeritus and co-founder.
The inductee class spans several countries and genres — Puerto Rico, Spain, Colombia, Mexico and Peru — which is consistent with the Hall of Fame's pan-Latin remit. What gives the lineup texture is the range of roles represented: hitmaking songwriters, a producer, a salsa bandleader, a regional Mexican recording artist and a decorated solo artist all enter the same class, a reminder that Latin music's creative workforce is not a single discipline.
