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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 (04/06/24)

The current number-one song on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart is "La Diabla" by Xavi.

Billboard Top Latin Albums (04/06/24)

The current number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart is Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira.

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... that "Pobre Corazón", recorded by Divino, was included on Ivy Queen's Sentimiento as a part of her evolution in reggaetón?
...that Brazilian indie singer-songwriter CéU was the first international artist chosen for promotion through the Starbucks Hear Music Debut CD series?
... that the 2011 winner of the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year survived an ambush attempt that left his cousin and business manager dead?
... that the song "Cosas del Amor" has been performed by several female singers including Vikki Carr, Ana Gabriel, Milly Quezada, Jenni Rivera, Olga Tañón and Yuri?
... that in the music video for her single "Me Haces Falta" (2007), Jennifer Lopez portrays an undercover FBI agent who surrenders her lover to the police and has regrets afterwards?
... that Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist at age 73, after he had been performing for 60 years?
... that Supernova by Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's trio was beaten to a Grammy Award by an album produced and performed by Rubalcaba?

""No Quiero Saber" is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena. It was originally a track on her second studio album Ven Conmigo (1990). It was composed and produced by her brother, A.B. Quintanilla III. Pete Astudillo, a backup singer with Selena y Los Dinos, produced the song with Quintanilla. The recording was later mixed by A.B. for Selena's 1996 first remix album, Siempre Selena. It was released posthumously by EMI Latin in June 1996, as the album's second single, behind "Siempre Hace Frio".

The track was given positive reviews by music critics, with The Deseret News calling it one of Selena's best songs. After its inclusion on her second remix album as a bonus acoustic track on Enamorada de Ti (2012), critics gave a mixed review. The song won the Tejano Crossover Song of the Year award posthumously at the 1997 Tejano Music Awards. It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, while peaking within the top 20 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart and the Latin Pop Airplay.

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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album 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 has been given to artists since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 for vocal or instrumental albums containing more than half of its playing time of newly recorded material in Spanish or Portuguese. Latin jazz is a mixture of musical genres, including Afro-Caribbean and Pan-American rhythms with the harmonic structure of jazz.

The award was first presented as a tie between Michel Camilo and Tomatito for Spain and Paquito D'Rivera for Tropicana Nights. D'Rivera holds the record for most wins as performer in this category, with five (including one awarded as the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet) out of six nominations. Bebo Valdés won the award twice for albums which also earned the Grammy Award: Bebo de Cuba received the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album accolade in 2005, while Juntos Para Siempre, by Bebo and Chucho Valdés won for Latin Jazz Album in 2010.

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Entre a Mi Mundo (English: Enter to My World) is the third studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. It was released on 6 May 1992 by EMI Latin, and re-released on 22 September 2002 as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection with bonus tracks and spoken liner notes by Selena's family, friends, and former band. The album's production was postponed due to Selena's relationship with guitarist Chris Pérez, which garnered disapproval from her father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., who threatened to disband the group. The record's creation was further complicated by Selena's Ven Conmigo Tour, which overran slightly as a result of her appearance in the corrido-ballad "Buenos Amigos" with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres. Selena's brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla returned as the main songwriter for the album, assisted by lead keyboardist Ricky Vela and backup singer Pete Astudillo.

Entre a Mi Mundo incorporates mostly Tejano music and rancheras and was critically praised for its musical diversity. "Como La Flor", which is a Mexican cumbia song, has become Selena's signature song, and one of her best well-known songs.

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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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