The culture collected on a Tuesday night in Miami.
Chaka Demus, Pliers, and the late Gitsy Willis walked away from the 2026 ASCAP Latin Music Awards — held May 5 at a ceremony in Miami — with writing credits on one of the night’s winning tracks. The song: “VOY A LLEVARTE PA PR,” a standout from Bad Bunny’s 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
The title translates as “I’m Going to Take You to PR,” and the track leans hard into that Caribbean spirit — because it’s built on DNA that runs straight through Kingston.
Murder She Wrote Lives Again
Bad Bunny’s team dug into the dancehall crates and found Murder She Wrote. The 1992 Chaka Demus & Pliers classic — produced by Sly & Robbie and guitarist Gitsy Willis — was the foundation. Its writing credits passed through to the new track, landing Chaka Demus (real name John Taylor), Pliers (born Everton Bonner), and the late Lloyd “Gitsy” Willis their spots on the ASCAP winners list.
This is what the culture has been doing for decades. Jamaican riddims travel. They get flipped, sampled, interpolated — and the plaques follow. Murder She Wrote was already a classic. Now it’s an ASCAP Latin Award winner too.
Dancehall been feeding the Latin music scene since before anyone gave it credit. This award puts the receipt on the table. The sound that started in yards and sound systems is sitting at the big table now, getting plaques and standing ovations.
Salute to the legends. The culture keeps cashing cheques.
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