The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in Latin music. The list covers events and releases from Latin regions from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
Events January–March February 10 – The 61st Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sincera by Argentine singer and lyricist Claudia Brant wins Best Latin Pop Album. Aztlán by Mexican band Zoé wins Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album. ¡México Por Siempre! by Mexican singer Luis Miguel wins Best Regional Mexican Music Album. Anniversary by American-based orchestra Spanish Harlem Orchestra wins Best Tropical Latin Album. Back to the Sunset by Cuban-American musician Dafnis Prieto and his band wins Best Latin Jazz Album. February 21 – The 31st Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Puerto Rican singer Ozuna is the biggest winner, with nine awards. The Album of the Year category was removed due to a tendency in Latin pop music about releasing non-album singles. Colombian singer J Balvin wins Artist of the Year. "Me Niego" by Reik featuring Ozuna and Wisin wins Song of the Year and Collaboration of the Year. Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos receives the Excellence Award. Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and American band Intocable receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. February 25 – "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee becomes the first YouTube video to reach six billion views on the site. March 5 – The 27th Annual ASCAP Latin Awards are held at the El San Juan Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. "I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin wins Song of the Year. Daddy Yankee wins Songwriter/Artist of the Year. Colombian singer Maluma wins Songwriter of the Year. Puerto Rican singer, lyricist and producer Draco Rosa receives the Vanguard Award. Dominican singer Milly Quezada receives the Heritage Award. March 14 – The 6th iHeartRadio Music Awards are held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Bad Bunny wins Latin Artist of the Year. Vibras by J Balvin wins Latin Album of the Year. "X" by Nicky Jam and J Balvin wins Latin Song of the Year. March 20 – The 26th Annual BMI Latin Awards are held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William wins Contemporary Latin Song of the Year. Ozuna and Puerto Rican manager and songwriter Vicente Saavedra win Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year. Argentine producer Sebastian Krys receives the Champion Award. Mexican singer Mario Quintero Lara, vocalist of Los Tucanes de Tijuana, receives the President's Award. March 21In response to the lack of nominees for reggaeton and Latin trap albums at the Grammy Awards, Telemundo launched the Premios Tu Música Urbano in Puerto Rico. These are the second Latin urban-oriented awards, following the People's Choice Reggaeton and Urban Awards, which lasted from 2005 to 2007. The 1st Premios Tu Música Urbano are held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ozuna is the biggest winner with six awards. Ozuna wins Artist of the Year. Aura by Ozuna wins Album of the Year. "Dura" by Daddy Yankee wins Song of the Year. March 27 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports that the Latin music industry in the United States grew 18% in 2018 to $413 million in revenue, with streaming comprising 93% of its market. Revenues from on-demand and ad-supported services including YouTube, Vevo and Spotify grew 34%. Latin music sales comprise 6% of its total revenue in the United States. Sales from digital downloads and physical albums decreased 23% and 63% in comparison to 2017, respectively.
April–June April 2 – The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reports that Latin America shows the highest regional growth for a fourth consecutive year, with a revenue increase of 16.8%. "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber is the best-selling Spanish-language song of 2018 and the sixth overall, with 11.8 million sales plus track-equivalent streams in the world. April 13 – J Balvin becomes the first ever reggaeton-singing act to ever perform at Coachella. Other Spanish-singing acts include Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Mon Laferte and Javiera Mena among others. April 25 – The 26th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ozuna breaks the record of most wins in a single edition of the awards, with 11. Ozuna wins Artist of the Year. "Te Boté" by Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Bad Bunny wins Hot Latin Song of the Year. Odisea by Ozuna wins Top Latin Album of the Year. Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra receives the Lifetime Achievement Award. May 1 – The 26th Annual Billboard Music Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ozuna wins Top Latin Artist. Aura by Ozuna wins Top Latin Album. "Te Boté" by Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Bad Bunny wins Top Latin Song. May 13 – The 4th Heat Latin Music Awards are held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. J Balvin and Karol G win Best Male and Female Artist, respectively. Zion & Lennox win Best Group or Band. "Pineapple" by Karol G wins Best Video. "Amantes" by Greeicy featuring Mike Bahía wins Best Collaboration. May 14 – The 21st Premios Gardel take place at Ángel Bustelo Auditorium in Mendoza to celebrate the best in Argentinian music. Prender un Fuego by Marilina Bertoldi wins Album of the Year. "Sin Querer Queriendo" by Lali featuring Mau y Ricky wins Song of the Year. "Studio 2" by Escalandrum wins Record of the Year. Destino San Javier win Best New Artist. May 18 – J Balvin becomes he first ever reggaeton-singing act to ever perform on Saturday Night Live.
July–September July 3 Seven years after Jenni Rivera's death, "Aparentemente Bien" was posthumously released by Rivera's family on what would have been her 50th birthday. The song was found in a hard drive by Rivera's brother Juan. July 9—13The 20th Latin Alternative Music Conference is held in New York City. July 17Following a series of scandals involving Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rican recording artists Residente, ILE, and Bad Bunny released "Afilando Los Cuchillos" as a protest to corruption in the Puerto Rican government. Bad Bunny also postponed his tour in Europe to join the protests. August 3J Balvin becomes the first ever Latin artist to headline Lollapalooza Chicago. August 26The music video for "Con Altura" by Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho, directed by Director X, wins the MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin Video. Rosalía became the first ever Spanish act to ever win a VMA. "Con Altura" also won the Best Choreography category. September 24The nominees for the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are announced and is met with backlash by the urbano music community due to the lack of nominations of urbano artists in the general field. This resulted in several urbano artists to boycott the Latin Grammys.
October–December
November 3 – The 26th MTV Europe Music Awards take place at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville. Pabllo Vittar wins Best Brazilian Act. Mon Laferte wins Best Latin America North Act. Sebastián Yatra wins Best Latin America Central Act. J Mena wins Best Latin America South Act. Fernando Daniel wins Best Portuguese Act. Lola Indigo wins Best Spanish Act. November 8 – The 14th LOS40 Music Awards take place at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Rosalía wins Best Spanish Artist. Nuclear by Leiva wins Best Spanish Album. "Lo Siento" by Beret wins Best Spanish Song. "De Tus Ojos" by Vanesa Martín wins Best Spanish Video. November 14The 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada: "Mi Persona Favorita" by Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello wins Record of the Year. El Mal Querer by Rosalía wins Album of the Year. "Calma" by Pedro Capó wins Song of the Year. Venezuelan singer Nella wins Best New Artist.
Number-one albums and singles by country
List of Billboard Argentina Hot 100 number-one singles of 2019 List of number-one albums of 2019 (Mexico) List of number-one songs of 2019 (Mexico)
List of number-one albums of 2019 (Portugal) List of number-one albums of 2019 (Spain) List of number-one singles of 2019 (Spain) List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2019 List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Songs of 2019
Spanish-language songs on the Billboard Hot 100 In 2019, a total of 20 Spanish-language songs have debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 and other four charted from the previous year. From the Latin songs released in 2019, "Con Calma" by Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry featuring Snow was the highest-peaking of the year, having reached number 22. "Vete" by Bad Bunny became the highest debut in the history of the Hot 100 for a completely-Spanish-language song by a solo act with no accompanying artists.
SongPerformer(s)EntryPeakWeeks"Taki Taki"DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna, and Cardi BOctober 13, 20181126"Mía"Bad Bunny featuring DrakeOctober 27, 2018527"Ella Quiere Beber"Anuel AA and Romeo SantosNovember 17, 20186120"Feliz Navidad"José FelicianoDecember 22, 20182932019 debuts"Solo de Mí"Bad BunnyJanuary 12, 2019931"Secreto"Anuel AA and Karol GFebruary 2, 20196810"Con Calma"Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry featuring SnowFebruary 9, 20192225"Calma"Pedro Capó and FarrukoMarch 23, 20197120"Inmortal"AventuraApril 20, 2019951"Baila Baila Baila"Ozuna featuring Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko, and Anuel AAMay 11, 2019699"Soltera"Lunay featuring Bad Bunny and Daddy YankeeMay 25, 20197112"Te Robaré"Nicky Jam and Ozuna916"HP"MalumaJune 8, 2019961"Callaíta"Bad Bunny and TainyJune 22, 20195220"Amor Genuino"Ozuna921"Otro Trago"Sech and Darell featuring Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Anuel AA3420"Qué Pretendes"J Balvin and Bad BunnyJuly 13, 2019655"No Me Conoce"Jhay Cortez featuring J Balvin and Bad BunnyJuly 20, 20197114"China"Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, and Karol G featuring Ozuna and J BalvinAugust 3, 20194317"La Canción"J Balvin and Bad BunnySeptember 14, 2019848"Adicto"Tainy, Anuel AA, and OzunaOctober 5, 2019862"Tusa"Karol G and Nicki MinajNovember 23, 2019783"Ritmo"The Black Eyed Peas and J BalvinNovember 30, 2019894"Vete"Bad BunnyDecember 7, 2019334"Feliz Navidad"José FelicianoDecember 14, 2019233
Sales and streaming
United States In July 2019, Nielsen SoundScan reported that equivalent album units for Latin music in the United States totaled 10.2 million in the tracking period of January 4 through June 20, 2019.
Best-selling albums (equivalent units)
RankAlbumPerformerUnits1X 100PreBad Bunny425,0002AuraOzuna161,0003OdiseaOzuna139,0004VidaLuis Fonsi126,0005Real Hasta La MuerteAnuel AA123,0006GangaleeFarruko111,0007OceanKarol G94,0008VibrasJ Balvin81,0009Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de AventuraAventura75,00010UtopíaRomeo Santos71,000
Best-selling albums (traditional sales)
RankAlbumPerformerSales1Africa SpeaksSantana63,0002VidaLuis Fonsi29,0003UtopíaRomeo Santos18,0004OpusMarc Anthony13,0005FantasíaSebastián Yatra9,0006IllumiNattiNatti Natasha8,000X 100PreBad Bunny811:11Maluma5,000AztlánZoeOnesSelena
Best-selling songs
RankSongPerformerSales1"Con Calma"Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry featuring Snow120,0002"Taki Taki"DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna, and Cardi B77,0003"Mía"Bad Bunny featuring Drake66,0004"Calma"Pedro Capó and Farruko60,0005"Despacito"Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber45,0006"Baila Baila Baila"Ozuna featuring Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko, and Anuel AA31,0007"Secreto"Anuel AA and Karol G30,0008"Ella Quiere Beber"Anuel AA and Romeo Santos23,0009"Lost in the Middle of Nowhere"Kane Brown featuring Becky G22,00010"Medellín"Madonna and Maluma21,000