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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, 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 ( 04/20/24)

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

Billboard Top Latin Albums ( 04/20/24)

The current number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart is Génesis by Peso Pluma.

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... that two Spanish versions of the Italian song " Tutta la vita" peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart?
... that Venezuelan performer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" received a Grammy Award nomination for his number-one song " Baila Mi Rumba"?
... that " Buenos Amigos" was a career-launching song for American singer Selena, who recorded it as a duet with Álvaro Torres in 1991?
... that, in 2000, Argentinian singer Rodrigo sold out 13 consecutive shows at the Luna Park arena to promote his quadruple-platinum album A 2000?
... that all the nominees for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1998 reached number-one at the Billboard Latin Songs chart?
... that in 1989 Cuban singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan became the first artist to simultaneously reach number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Latin Songs charts with her single " Don't Wanna Lose You"?

"Vida" is a latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 7 December 2010 as the second single from his twelfth studio album, Poquita Ropa (2010). The song was written by Arjona, who produced it with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos. The song is considered to be an autobiographical song for the singer, and its lyrics are based on "matters of identity".

An accompanying music video for "Vida" was released in November 2010. It was directed by Joaquín Cambré and filmed in Mexico, and "represent[s] that mix of feelings crafting an ambience of hope inside of a story that inetivably has a tragic end." The video was used as part of the feature film Poquita Ropa — Una Historia Apasionada as well as on Arjona's Metamorfosis World Tour. As of 28 July 2012, the video has reached 3.9 million views on YouTube.

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The Billboard Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year was an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony that recognizes "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that shapes Billboard's weekly charts." According to Billboard magazine, the category was "created in response to the growing number of charting titles from the genre" of reggaeton. Reggaeton is a genre that has its roots in Latin and Caribbean music. Its sound derived from the Reggae en Español in Panama.

The accolade was first presented at the eleventh Billboard Latin Music awards in 2005 to Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee for his album Barrio Fino (2005). The record made Daddy Yankee the first reggaeton act to debut at the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart and became the best-selling Latin album of the decade (2000-2010) in the United States. Yankee also received the accolade at the 2006 and 2008 awards ceremonies for his albums Barrio Fino: En Directo (2006) and El Cartel: The Big Boss (2007).

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Diva is the third studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen. It was released on August 23, 2003 and independently distributed by Real Music Group after being dropped from Sony Discos. The recording followed her two previous studio albums which were commercially unsuccessful and a hiatus from her musical career beginning in 1999. It featured collaborations with Latin hip hop artists including Mexicano 777, Bimbo and K-7 while the album's production was handled by a variety of musical producers; Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson, Noriega, and Iván Joy were enlisted, while DJ Adam produced a majority of the tracks. Lyrically, the album explored female empowerment, infidelity, heartbreak and love with "a veritable compendium of her artistic passion, femininity, and culture". The musical styles of the recording alternate between reggaetón and hip-hop while Queen experiments with R&B and pop balladry.

Diva spawned a total of seven singles: " Quiero Bailar", " Quiero Saber", " Papi Te Quiero", " Guillaera", " Tuya Soy", " Tu No Puedes", and " Súbelo", which were released over the course of three years.

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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.
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