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The BMI Awards were held at Las Vegas' Bellagio hotel last night where Colombian Rocker Juanes was the recipient of the 2010 President's Award.

The always humble humanitarian took stage with 5 members of his band, and delivered this very modest speech:

"Like all my colleagues here, I've been writing ever since I can remember. It's a pleasure to share this moment with all of you. "

He continued:

"I remember the first meeting I had with BMI, some 12 years ago, when I knew nothing of the music industry, and they walked me through all this."

The rocker also performed acoustic renditions of his hits,  and invited Mexican singer Ximena Sarinana to share in the duet "Fotografia" and friend Juan Luis Guerra to sing "Odio por Amor."

The black-tie, invitation-only gala recognizes the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s top BMI Latin songs played on American radio and television. [Billboard]

Photos via BMI

Tags BMI, Fotografia, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Odio Por Amor, Ximena Sariñana