The second round of voting is now open for Billboard‘s Latin Power Players’ Choice Award, featuring the top 15 executive nominees voted by their peers.
The new peer-voted award will run alongside Billboard‘s annual Latin Power Players list of the genre’s most influential executives. This new Latin Power Players’ Choice Award will honor the executive in the genre whose peers believe has had the greatest impact across the music business over the past year, from recording and publishing to managing and touring and beyond.
Voting is open to all Billboard Pro members, both existing and new, with one vote per member. Vote here.
Billboard launched its first Players’ Choice Award with the Power 100 list earlier this year, followed by the Country Power Players’ Choice Award that concluded in June and the R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players’ Choice Award, whose winner will be announced in August.
The second round of voting runs through Aug. 17 to narrow down the top 15 nominees into the final five top executives. The semifinalists are:
Fabio Acosta (Founder of Vibras Labs)
(Founder of Vibras Labs) Nelson Albareda (CEO of Loud and Live)
(CEO of Loud and Live) Noah Assad (Co-Founder, CEO of Rimas Entertainment)
(Co-Founder, CEO of Rimas Entertainment) Lex Borrero (Co-Founder, CEO of NEON16/Ntertain)
(Co-Founder, CEO of NEON16/Ntertain) Alejandro Duque (President of Warner Music Latin America)
(President of Warner Music Latin America) Jorge Ferradas (CEO of FPM Entertainment)
(CEO of FPM Entertainment) Jimmy Humilde (Founder, CEO of Rancho Humilde)
(Founder, CEO of Rancho Humilde) Walter Kolm (Founder, CEO of WK Entertainment)
(Founder, CEO of WK Entertainment) Federico “Fede” Lauria (Founder, CEO of Dale Play Records/Lauria Entertainment)
(Founder, CEO of Dale Play Records/Lauria Entertainment) Alexandra Lioutikoff (President of Universal Music Publishing Group Latin America & U.S. Latin)
(President of Universal Music Publishing Group Latin America & U.S. Latin) Jesus Lopez (Chairman, CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula)
(Chairman, CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula) Jorge Mejia (President, CEO of Sony Music Publishing Latin America & U.S. Latin)
(President, CEO of Sony Music Publishing Latin America & U.S. Latin) Guillermo Rosas (CEO of T6H Entertainment)
(CEO of T6H Entertainment) Afo Verde (Chairman, CEO of Sony Music Latin-Iberia)
(Chairman, CEO of Sony Music Latin-Iberia) Pedro Zamora (President, Founder of Zamora Entertainment)
The third round of voting will begin Aug. 18, to select the winner from the final five executives. Voting concludes Aug. 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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