{"id":572798,"date":"2026-08-18T14:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/572798\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:34:08","slug":"la-musa-awards-2026-honorees-celia-cruz-sergio-george-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/572798\/","title":{"rendered":"La Musa Awards\u2019 2026 Honorees: Celia Cruz, Sergio George &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has officially revealed its 2026 inductees and special honorees for the 13th annual La Musa <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/awards\/\">Awards<\/a>, set to take place Wednesday, Oct. 14, at The Flamingo Theater in Miami, Billboard can exclusively announce on Tuesday (Aug. 18).<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\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<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame exists to honor the extraordinary creators whose music has become part of the soundtrack of our lives,\u201d said Rudy P\u00e9rez, chairman &amp; CEO of the LSHF, in a statement. \u201cThis year\u2019s inductees and honorees represent excellence, creativity and a lasting impact on Latin music and culture. Their songs have transcended borders, generations and languages, inspiring millions around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cEvery unforgettable song begins with a songwriter,\u201d added Desmond Child, chairman emeritus and co-founder of the LSHF. \u201cThe La Musa Awards shine a spotlight on the visionaries whose words and melodies have shaped the identity of Latin music and influenced the global musical landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis year\u2019s class of inductees includes Puerto Rican hitmaker Yoel Henr\u00edquez, 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong the evening\u2019s special award recipients is Mexican-American artist Lupita Infante (La Musa Elena Casals Award), Mayimba Music founder Marti Cuevas (Ralph S. Peer Publishers Award), ASCAP CEO Beth Matthews (The Founders Award ) and \u201cQueen of Salsa\u201d Celia Cruz, who will be honored posthumously with the Premio Legado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe event, which will include a ceremony following a red carpet, will be hosted by actor Jason Canela and artist Moriah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor more information about La Musa Awards and the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latinsonghall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Latin Song Hall\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has officially revealed its 2026 inductees and special honorees for the 13th&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":572799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[10779,156,22062,157,3296,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-572798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-awards","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-latin","tag-music","tag-music-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}