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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...)

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Billboard Latin charts

Billboard Hot Latin Songs (05/11/24)

The current number-one song on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart is "Gata Only" by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj.

Billboard Top Latin Albums (05/11/24)

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 thanks to the song "Sopa de Caracol", the musical ensemble Banda Blanca became the best-known Honduran band?
... that Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita received nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards for his album En Primera Fila and the song "Tan Sólo Tú"?
... that the music video for Ricardo Arjona's song "Si Tu No Existieras" is composed of live clips taken from his Metamorfosis World Tour?
... that Chilean Mexican band Los Ángeles Negros adopted that name after a member's mother said she liked it?
... that Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for her album Sobrevivir?
... that Puerto Rico's diverse musical heritage influenced Ivy Queen's Christmas composition of "Vamos a Celebrar", which includes the traditional sound of the plena?

"Tengo Un Amor" (English: "I Have One Love") is the debut single by Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Toby Love from his self-titled debut studio album. It was released on November 6, 2006 by Sony BMG Norte. A remix version with R.K.M & Ken-Y was also recorded and included on the album. After separating from the Bachata group Aventura in 2006, Toby Love set out on his own to record his debut album. The song became a success in the Latin market, reaching number one in the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, the top five of both the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay charts while peaking at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (Spanish: [seˈlena kintaˈniʎa ˈpeɾeθ] or [seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes]) (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the "top Latin artist of the '90s", the "best selling Latin artist of the decade". She is often called the "Mexican American equivalent" of Madonna for her clothing choices, by media outlets.{{efn|Media outlets who called Selena the "Mexican American equivalent" of Madonna includes The Victoria Advocate, The New York Times, MTV.com, and Rhapsody. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all-time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into mainstream.

The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted on the music scene in 1980 as a member of the band Selena y Los Dinos, which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. Selena began recording professionally in 1982. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1986, which she won nine consecutive times.

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Nada Es Igual... (English: Nothing is the Same...) is the eleventh studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 20 August 1996. The album has a musical style similar to his previous pop album Aries (1993) on which Miguel performs power ballads and R&B tunes. Recording took place at the Record Plant Studios in February 1996, with production handled by Miguel and his longtime associate Kiko Cibrian. Its songwriting was assisted by Cibrian, Rudy Pérez, and Alejandro Lerner. The album was promoted by three singles: "Dame", "Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado", and "Que Tú Te Vas"; the former became the most successful single reaching number two and number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts, respectively. To further promote the recording, Miguel launched the Tour America 1996 where he performed in several South American countries.

Upon its release, Nada Es Igual... was met with mixed reviews from music critics. While Miguel's vocals and the production of the album were praised, it was heavily scrutinized by music critics for being too similar to his previous pop recordings.

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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.