Portal:Latin music
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Latin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Italiano and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese. (Full article...)
Billboard Latin charts
- The current number-one song on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart is "Gata Only" by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj.
- The current number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart is Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada by Fuerza Regida.
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- ... that Cuenta Conmigo by Jerry Rivera won the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year and outsold the highest selling salsa album at the time?
- ...that a boycott of Juanes' song "La Camisa Negra" was organized after it was used by neo-fascists
- ... that the music video for Enrique Iglesias' "Héroe" earned a Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards in 2002?
- ... that Si Me Recuerdas by Mexican band Los Bukis earned the Lo Nuestro Award and a Grammy Award nomination?
- ... that the name for the Mexican band Jotdog was inspired by the pop art work of Andy Warhol?
- ... that Santana's Supernatural won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year in 2000?
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Lyrically, "El Amor" was written by Arjona in an attempt to show all sides of love, explaining that "So many good things about love has been shown, that somebody had to turn it around and tell the bad ones". The song became Arjona's fourth single to reach number one on the US Billboard Top Latin Songs, and the seventh to do so on the Latin Pop Songs chart. It also became his first song ever to reach number one on the Tropical Songs chart, improving his previous peak of number two almost twelve years prior. "El Amor" also topped several national charts from Latin America.
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The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year.
Alejandro Sanz, Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra (one as producer) have won the most awards in the category with three wins. They are followed by Calle 13 with two winning albums. Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira became the first female recipient in 2006.
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Upon its release Hasta la Raíz received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, with some critics being skeptical about her songwriting and staying on her comfort zone as an artist, while others praised her evolution as a musician and named the album one of the best pop releases of the year. The record peak at number twelve on the US Billboard Latin Albums and number-one in Mexico, where it was certified platinum and shipped over 30,000 copies in the country.
Latin music WikiProject
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin music was created with the purpose of assembling writers and editors interested in Latin music.
- The aim of this project is to standardize and improve articles related to the various genres of Latin music, as well as to create missing articles.
- To become a member of the WikiProject (anyone may join), simply click here and add your username.
Featured content
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Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart ·
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 ·
Formula, Vol. 1 ·
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album ·
List of awards and nominations received by Ivy Queen ·
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year ·
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year ·
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year ·
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year ·
List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s ·
Ricardo Arjona discography ·
Ricky Martin albums discography ·
Romance (Luis Miguel album)
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