# Billboard Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year

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 Billboard's weekly charts." The award is given to the best performing songwriters on Billboard's 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 | Ref. |
| 1996 | Marco Antonio Solís | Nominations were not present prior to 1999 | |
| 1997 | Marco Antonio Solís | Nominations were not present prior to 1999 | |
| 1998 | Marco Antonio Solís | Nominations were not present prior to 1999 | |
| 1999 | No award | No award | |
| 2000 | Marco Antonio Solís | Kike Santander Juan Gabriel Rudy Pérez | |
| 2001 | Omar Alfanno | Estéfano Rudy Pérez Kike Santander | |
| 2002 | Juan Gabriel | Marco Antonio Solís Omar Alfanno Estéfano | |
| 2003 | Estéfano | Franco de Vita Juanes Rudy Pérez | [9] [10] |
| 2004 | Juanes | Franco de Vita Juan Gabriel Marco Antonio Solís | [11] [12] |
| 2005 | Leonel García | Fato Rudy Pérez Marco Antonio Solís | [13] [14] |
| 2006 | Juanes | Daddy Yankee Juan Gabriel Don Omar | [15] [16] |
| 2007 | Romeo Santos | Mariano Barba Joan Sebastian Marco Antonio Solís | [17] [18] |
| 2008 | Marco Antonio Solís | Juan Luis Guerra Romeo Santos Joan Sebastian | [19] [20] |
| 2009 | Espinoza Paz | Juanes Joan Sebastian Marco Antonio Solís | [21] [22] |
| 2010 | Espinoza Paz | Horacio Palencia Romeo Santos Joan Sebastian | |
| 2011 | Espinoza Paz | Romeo Santos Horacio Palencia Daddy Yankee | [24] [25] |
| 2012 | Prince Royce | Horacio Palencia Espinoza Paz Fher Olvera | [26] [27] |
| 2013 | Espinoza Paz | Horacio Palencia Don Omar Gerardo Ortíz | |
| 2014 | Romeo Santos | Luciano Luna Espinoza Paz Gerardo Ortíz | [29] [30] |
| 2015 | Romeo Santos | J Balvin Horacio Palencia Luciano Luna | [31] [32] |
| 2016 | Romeo Santos | Horacio Palencia Nicky Jam Sergio Mercado | |
| 2017 | Horacio Palencia | Edén Muñóz Luciano Luna Daddy Yankee | |
| 2018 | Daddy Yankee | Justin Bieber Erika Ender Luis Fonsi Marty James Poo Bear | |
| 2019 | Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera | Daddy Yankee J Balvin Ozuna | |
| 2020 | Bad Bunny | Daddy Yankee J Balvin Ozuna | |
| 2021 | Bad Bunny | Anuel AA Edgar Barrera J Balvin Tainy | |
| 2022 | Bad Bunny | Edgar Barrera Marco Barrera Roberto Rosario Tainy | |
| 2023 | Peso Pluma | Bad Bunny Edgar Barrera Marco Barrera Pedro Tovar | |

## Records
### Most nominations

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

### Most awards

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