2016 in Latin music

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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2016.

Events

• February 24: Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is recognized by the Guinness World Record for having the most number one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and the longest running song with "Bailando". ^[2]
• February 25: "Ginza by J Balvin sets the record for the longest-leading song at number one on the Hot Latin Songs by a solo artist. The song spent 21 weeks at No. 1 on the chart. ^[3]
• March 31:
  • The 22nd annual Broadcast Music Inc. Latin music awards is held. Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi is awarded the President's Award for her contributions to the Latin pop field. ^[4]
  • Sergio George signs with Marc Anthony's label Magnus Media, the new deal "will oversee George's interests in all areas of the entertainment industry throughout the [popular market]". ^[4]
• April 21: Singer-songwriter José Miguel Fernández Sastrón is elected president of the Spanish Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE). ^[5]
• April 22:
  • In a report by Nielsen, the purchasing power of Latinos in the United States was at $1.5 trillion. With an average annual spending of $135 on music, the report found Hispanics spending more money than their non-Hispanic counterparts. ^[6]
  • Billboard magazine announced Marco Antonio Solis to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award after releasing twelve albums peaking at number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums chart in his career, the most of any artist. ^[7]
  • For the May 2, 2016 issue of Billboard magazine, Leila Cobo interviewed female music executives and Chiquis Rivera, Leslie Grace, and Carla Morrison on the declining presence of females on Billboard music charts. ^[8]
• April 25 – 28: The 2016 annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held. ^[9]
• June 7: At the 2016 Gardel Awards, Argentine rock singer Luis Alberto Spinetta's posthumous released album Los Amigo (2012) receives Album of the Year honor. Afro-Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada was named Male Pop Artist of the Year and Production of the Year, while Argentine rock band Ciro y Los Persas' song "Antes y Después" won Song of the Year. Other winners included Litto Nebia for Best Rock Album, and Julieta Rada for Best New Pop Album. ^[10]
• June 8: American hip-hop recording artist Jay Z appoints bachata singer Romeo Santos as CEO of the newly formed Roc Nation Latino. ^[11]
• June 9: Former American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) A&R representative, Ana Rosa Santiago became acting VIP president of the Latin division of Universal Music Publishing Group. ^[12]
• June 12: Following the Orlando nightclub shooting (which occurred during a Latin night event), Latin music events throughout Orange County, Florida are uncertain if future events will be canceled. ^[13] Latin DJ Candy Boy, spoke out on the lack of security at events he has hosted, while Latin music acts such as Proyecto Uno, Ilegales, Pitbull, Prince Royce, and Farruko, have upcoming shows that may be affected as a result of the events that occurred. ^[13]
• June 25: The first Festival Chispa took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focusing on Latin music and culture at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. ^[14]
• June 26: Despite a decrease on physical and digital consumption in the United States, Latin America was found by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) to have been the only region to have the highest growth rate for the fifth consecutive time. Digital sales were up 44.5 percent and music streaming increased to 80.4 percent. The study found that Brazil and Argentina were the two largest markets. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), found that Latin music overall decrease 6.3 percent from the previous year. ^[15]
• July 2: Alan Ramírez, who is the lead singer of Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, was shot in the neck during a Mexico City tour. He is currently in the hospital and is expected to recover. ^[16]
• July 4: The inaugural Lollapalooza Colombia was canceled after Barbadian singer Rihanna dropped out and organizers failing to find a replacement. ^[17]
• July 7: The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the class of 2017 for their Hollywood Walk of Fame inductees including Selena and announced Pitbull's induction set for July 15. ^[18]
• July 8
  • Salsa singer Victor Manuelle's "Imaginar" became the singer's 28th chart-topper, breaking the tie with Marc Anthony for most number ones on the Tropical Songs chart. With "Imaginar", Manuelle tied with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for most Latin number one singles. ^[19]
  • The New York City annual Latin Alternative Music Conference commenced, which catered the Latin alternative scene. ^[20]
• September 9: iHeartRadio announces the creation of the iHeartLatino, a division dedicated to Latin music, a first for a major radio station company. The division is led by Enrique Santos. ^[21]
• November 17: The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. ^[22]
  • "La Bicicleta" by Carlos Vives and Shakira wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
  • Juan Gabriel posthumously wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Los Dúo, Vol. 2
  • Manuel Medrano wins Best New Artist.
  • American singer Marc Anthony is honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Bands reformed

• Amber Rose (1997–2000) ^[23]
• Bandana (2001–2004)

Number-ones albums and singles by country

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016 (Brazil)
• List of number-one songs of 2016 (Colombia)
• List of number-one albums of 2016 (Mexico)
• List of number-one songs of 2016 (Mexico)
• List of number-one albums of 2016 (Portugal)
• List of number-one albums of 2016 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 2016 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2016
• List of number-one singles of 2016 (Venezuela)

Awards

• 2016 Premio Lo Nuestro
• 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• 2016 Latin American Music Awards
• 2016 Latin Grammy Awards
• 2016 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

First quarter

January

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
1	Roberto Sierra: Sinfonía No. 3 "La Salsa", Borikén, El Baile & Beyond the Silence of Sorrow	Martha Guth
	De Fiesta	Rombai
	Sol Detente	Álvaro López and ResQBand	Latin Christian		Independiente
5	Território Conquistado	Larissa Luz
8	En Vivo en la Mexico	Joan Sebastian
	Bandana La Vuelta	Bandana
15	¿Donde Están?	José Lugo and Guasábara Combo
16	Relevante	Mario Diníz
21	Ayer, Hoy y Siempre	Los Herederos de Nuevo León
	Mi Ritmo Es Bueno	Bobby Valentín
22	Nueve canciones de amor y una de esperanza	Elefantes
	The King of Romance	Ken-Y
	Imperio Nazza: Justin Quiles Edition	Justin Quiles
29	Vive	José María Napoleón
	Me Esta Gustando	Banda Los Recoditos
	Yo	Manuel Lombo
	Lubna	Mónica Naranjo
	Vulnerable A Ti	Marian y Mariel
	Durón: Lagrimas, Amor...	Eva Juárez, Rogério Gonçalves, and A Corte Musical

February

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
2	Outras histórias	Deolinda
4	Hambre Por El Dios Vivo	New Wine
5	Yo Creo	Carlos Rivera
	Que Bendición	Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
	Tributo a los Alegres de Terán	Pesado
	Una Ultima Vez	Sin Bandera
9	Big Band	Carrera Quinta
12	Imparables	Andy & Lucas
	Magia	Luis Ramiro
	Cicatriz en la Matrix	Lendakaris Muertos
	Canciones para robots romanticos	Fangoria
	Mi Vicio y Mi Addicion	Kevin Ortiz
	El Regreso a la Habana	Aymee Nuviola
	Carlos Gardel Original	Leonardo Pastore
	Canto América	La Orquesta Sinfonietta, Michael Spiro, and Wayne Wallace
16	Entre Colegas	Andy González
18	Me Pongo de Pie	Noel Torres
	Lo Que Pesa Mi Palabra	Hijos de Barron
	Yo Soy Iván	Grupo Maximo Grado
19	25 Años	Marcos Vidal
21	Ascensão	Various artists	Brazilian roots		Selo Sesc
26	Romaphonic Sessions	Andrés Calamaro
	Buenaventura	La Santa Cecilia
	Eres la Persona Correcta en el Momento Equivocado	Río Roma
	Moura	Ana Moura
	Soy Luna	Various artists	Pop	"Alas" "Sobre ruedas"	Walt Disney Records

March

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
1	Levántate	Explosión Negra
4	Recuerden Mi Estilo	Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
	No Manchester	Mexrrissey		"International Playgirl"	Nacional Records
	Corridos Time, Season Two – Los Implacables	Los Tucanes de Tijuana
	El Poeta Halley	Love of Lesbian
	Gira	Los Huayra
	Tierra Mojada	Los Ramones De Nuevo León
	Rompiendo El Silencio	Remedios Amaya
8	Jo competeixo	Manel
11	La Bandononona En Mi Rancho	Banda Rancho Viejo de Julio Aramburo La Bandononon
	Irremediablemente Buenos Aires	Claudia Montero
18	Perdido por Perdido	Iván Noble
	Faz a Festa Funk	Tubarão
	Between Brothers	Raul Agraz
	Impredecible	Bareto
	Ginastera: The Vocal Album	Various artists
	Brindando por Nada	Las Pelotas
20	Vivo X la 25	La 25
25	Disculpen la Demoura	Marcelo Moura
	Tropix	Céu
	A Luneta E Tempo (Trilha Sonora Original De Alceu Valença)	Alceu Valença
26	A La Mar	Vicente García			Sony Music

Second quarter

April

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
1	Si Yo Fuera un Chico	Helen Ochoa
	La Sonora Santanera en su 60 Aniversario	Sonora Santanera
	Ciudad De Luz	Generasion
2	Umbral	Melkin
7	Halo	Juana Molina
8	Mis Ídolos, Hoy Mis Amigos!!!	Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
	Adaptación	La Ley
	L.H.O.N.	Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
	Amiga	Álex Anwandter	Latin alternative	"Siempre Es Viernes en Mi Corazón"	Nacional Records
	Full HD	Cali Flow Latino
	Nuevo Ciclo	Chambao
13	Capitão Fausto têm os dias contados	Capitão Fausto
15	A Todo Volumen	La Septima Banda
	We Love Disney (Latino)	Various artists
	Un Amigo Tendrás	Jay Perez and the Band
	Alto Al Fuego	Traviezoz de La Zierra
	Mujeres Por Colombia, Vol. 2	Various artists
	Ensemble	Rui Massena
19	Tronco Viejo	Johnny Ventura
22	Visualízate	Gente de Zona		"Piensas (Dile la Verdad)" "La Gozadera" "Traidora"	Sony Music Latin
	La Alcaldia Del Perreo	Jowell & Randy
	Sexo Con Modelos	Marilina Bertoldi
	Viento del Este	Loquillo
	Arde Estocolmo	Pedro Guerra
	Samba De Chico	Hamilton de Holanda
	Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado	Aterciopelados
23	Pronto Auxilio (En Vivo)	Yashira Guidini
25	Bar Do Leo	Leonardo
28	Casa De Bituca	Hamilton De Holanda Quinteto
29	Tini	Martina Stoessel	Pop	"Siempre Brillarás" "Great Escape" "Got Me Started" "Si Tu Te Vas"	Hollywood Records
	Pégate de Mi Mambo	Manny Manuel	Merengue		Universal Music Latino
	Lleno de Vida	Adrian
	Vestirte de Amor	Pipe Peláez and Manuel Julián
	A Vida Num Segundo	Ceremonya
	Panda E Os Amigos	Panda E Os Amigos
30	Mosaico	Bruno Miranda

May

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
2	Tropical Infinito	Antonio Adolfo
3	Canciones de Sol	Marta Gómez
6	Latina	Thalía	Latin Pop, Reggaeton, Dance-pop, Pop-rock, Salsa, Cumbia, Vallenato, Bolero	"Desde Esa Noche" "Vuélveme a Querer"	Sony Music Latin
	Hecho a Mano	Joss Favela
	Con Tololoche	Remmy Valenzuela			Fonovisa
	Llegue para Quedarme	Juan Jose & San Juan Habana
	Yo Te Esperare	Siggno
	Guaco Histórico 2	Guaco
	Ilusión	Gaby Moreno			Metamorfosis
10	Genera	Treo
12	Sobredosis	Yomil & El Dany
	Segir Latiendo	Sanalejo
15	Sóis	João Victor
20	Limonada	Kany García			Sony Music Latin
	Soy	Lali	Pop, R&b, dubstep, reggae	"Soy" "Boomerang" "Ego"	Sony Music Argentina
	Desde Adentro – Impuesto de Fe (En Vivo)	Babasónicos
	Desde Madrid: Live	Omar Alfanno
26	Chamamé	Yangos	Brazilian roots		Independente
27	La Salvación de Solo y Juan	Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
	Doy la Cara	José Mercé

June

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
3	Ilevitable	ILE			Sony Music Latin
	Libre Otra Vez	La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
	No Pongan Esas Canciones	Espinoza Paz
	Inesperado	Anahí	Latin pop	"Rumba" "Boom Cha" "Eres" "Amnesia"	Universal Music Latin
	Sax to Tango	Julio Botti and Pablo Ziegler
	Canções De Exílio	Jay Vaquer
	Danzas En Todos Los Tiempos	Edith Peña
	Amor de los dos	David Bustamante
9	Deus Não Te Rejeita	Anderson Freire
10	Inmortal	Gloria Trevi
	Habana Dreams	Pedrito Martinez Group
	Auténtico	Alejandro Lerner
	Arriba Abajo	123 Andrés
	José Serebrier Conducts Samuel Adler	Maximilian Hornung and José Serebrier
	Aquí Estoy	Mario Bautista
	3	David Carreira
	Cuba Sobre Cuerdas	Babalú Quinteto	Tropical		Merlín Producciones
17	Highway	Intocable
	Otro Formato de Musica	La Tribu de Abrante
	Des/Amor	Reik
	Lo que llevas en tu corazón	Elenco Junior Express
	Samba Book: Jorge Aragão	Various artists	Samba		Musickeria
20	Mi Familia	Gustavo Casenave
24	Energía	J Balvin	Reggaeton	"Ginza" "Bobo" "Safari" "Sigo Extrañandote"	Capitol Latin
	Bachata Nation	Toby Love
	Raíces	Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
	Tecnoanimal	Gustavo Cordera
	Argentum	Carlos Franzetti
	Gardel Sinfónico	Ariel Ardit and Filarmónica De Medellín
	Magnética	María Toledo
	Tributo A Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro	Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
27	No Lo Había Dicho	Pepe Aguilar
30	Toda la Vida	Daniel Santacruz
	Mercosul	Víctor Biglione

Third quarter

July

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
1	Desde El Fondo	Kuisitambó
5	Pregoneros De La Calle	Cosa Nuestra
8	Senti2	Antonio José
	Ao Vivo – Melodias Do Sertão	Bruna Viola	Brazilian roots		Universal Music
15	Primera Fila	Las Tres Grandes: Eugenia León, Tania Libertad, and Guadalupe Pineda
19	Anavitória	Anavitória	Pop		Universal Music
22	30 Años	Los Nocheros
29	La Esperanza Frente a Mi	Danny Gokey
	Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006	La Maquinaria Norteño
	La Promesa	Justin Quiles
30	El Sonero del Bailador	Hector "Pichie" Perez

August

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
4	Leva-me a sério	Agir
5	Tiempo	24 Horas
8	Panda e os caricas 3	Panda e os caricas
12	Vestido de Etiqueta por Eduardo Magallanes	Juan Gabriel	Latin pop		Fonovisa, Universal Music Group
	Campesino	Los Originales de San Juan
	Todos Nuestros Átomos	Utopians	Rock en español		Sony Music, Popart Discos
	Tudo nosso	Jamz	Pop		Som Livre
19	De Bem Com A Vida	Martinho da Vila
25	Coletera	Coletera	Tropical fusion		Tambora
26	Alunizando	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
	Primera Cita	CNCO	Latin pop	"Tan Fácil" "Quisiera" "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" "Para Enamorarte"	Sony Music Latin
	Piénsalo	Los Palominos			Freddie
	Soy Luna: Música en ti	Various artists	Pop	"Eres (Radio Disney Vivo)" "Valiente (Radio Disney Vivo)" "Alas (Radio Disney Vivo)"	Walt Disney
	Monstruos	Leiva
	Culpable Tu	Alta Consigna
	Se Llama Flamenco	José Mijita	Flamenco		El Flamenco Vive

September

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
2	El Tren de los Regresos	Yordano	Latin pop		Sony Music Latin
	A Danada sou eu	Ludmilla	Pop		Warner Music
3	Soltasbruxa	Francisco, el Hombre	Latin music, MPB, rock, carnival marchinha	"Calor da Rua"	Independent
9	Un Azteca en el Azteca	Vicente Fernández
	¿Van a Querer Mas?	Enigma Norteño
	Gilda, No Me Arrepiento de Este Amor	Natalia Oreiro
12	Generacion Radical	BARAK	Latin Christian		Mar De Cristal Music & Ministerio Barak
15	Bucles	Patricia Malanca	Tango		Epsa Music
16	Pocho Aztlan	Brujeria
	No Que No (Banda Y Tololoche)	El Bebeto
	Gracias	Gemeliers
	Soledad 20 Años (En Vivo)	Soledad
	Daniel	Daniel	Música sertaneja		Universal Music
	Alas Canciones	Los Cafres			Popart Discos
23	Desde el Rancho	Calibre 50
	Juntos Por La Sonora	La Sonora Dinamita	Tropical
	La Montaña Rusa	Dani Martín
	Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha	António Zambujo	MPB		MPB Discos, Universal Music Portugal
	Devuélveme Mi Libertad	Frank Reyes	Bachata		Mojito, Frank Reyes & Asociados
	Big Yauran	J Álvarez	Urban		On Top Of The World
	El Círculo	Kase.O	Urban		Altafonte Bajo Licencia De Boa, Rap Solo
	La Promesa de Thamar	Sig Ragga	Latin alternative		Sony Music
	Brutown	The Baggios	Rock		Toca Discos
25	El Tuyero Ilustrado	Edward Ramírez & Rafa Pino	Folk		Independiente
26	Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Interpretation On The Music Of Woody Shaw	Brian Lynch
30	Dicen	Cristian Castro	Latin pop	"Decirte Adios"	Sony Music Latin
	Motivan2	Zion & Lennox	Reggaeton	Embriágame, Otra Vez, Mi Tesoro
	Así es la Vida	Omar Ruiz
	De Plaza En Plaza (Cumbia Sinfonica)	Los Angeles Azules
	El Mayor de Mis Antojos	La Original Banda El Limon De Salvador Lizarraga	Banda		Luz, Sony Music
	#TuMano En Vivo	Luciano Pereyra
	Pecado Capital	La Beriso
	No. 50	Los Invasores de Nuevo León	Norteño		Remex Music
	MM3	Metá Metá	Rock		Jazz Village
	Na luz do samba	Luciana Mello	Samba		Radar
Unknown	El Tren	Luis Salinas			Luis Salinas

October

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
3	Dixit Dominus: Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel	Jordi Savall	Classical		Alia Vox
6	20 Años – En Vivo En Café Vinilo	El Arranque	Tango		Vinilo Discos
7	En Estos Días	Regulo Caro
	MTV Unplugged	Miguel Bosé	Latin pop		Warner Music Spain
	Hombre Afortunado	Crecer German
	11	Abel Pintos
	Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 1	Ray Obiedo
	Trenes, Aviones y Viajes Interplanetarios	Santiago Cruz
	Spain Forever	Michel Camilo and Tomatito			Universal Music Spain
	Alma brasileira	Diogo Nogueira	Samba		EMI Brasil
11	Horacio Gutiérrez Plays Chopin & Schumann	Horacio Gutiérrez	Classical		Bridge
14	Blanco Perla	Cosculluela
	Libre	Franco De Vita	Latin pop	"¿Dónde Esta la Vida?"	Sony Music Latin
	Latidos	Lapiz Conciente
	Y Al Final Quede Sin	Proyecto X
	El doble de tu mitad	Rulo y la contrabanda
	Se me amas	Xutos & Pontapés
	Música Mía	Victoria Sanabria
	Oddara	Jane Bunnett and Maqueque	Latin jazz		Linus Entertainment
17	Gracias	Cepillín	Children's		Alternativa Representa
19	La Monto Dondequiera	José Nogueras
20	Puerto Rico es una Fiesta	Los Cantores de Bayamon
21	Andamos en el Ruedo	Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes	Regional Mexican
	Alto Rango	Gadiel
	Te cuento un secreto	India Martínez
	Dejando Huellas	Anibal de Gracia y Sus Invitados
	La Gran Oscilación	Diamante Eléctrico	Rock en español		Mercado Negro, Criteria Entertainment
25	Ao Vivo Em Israel	Fernanda Brum	Latin Christian		MK Music
28	Paloma Negra Desde Monterrey	Jenni Rivera	Banda, ranchera	"Paloma Negra (Live)", "Mírame" (Live), "La Mentada Contestada" (Live), "Sufriendo A Solas" (Live)	Fonovisa, Universal Music Latin Entertainment
	Ida y Vuelta	Ricardo Montaner	Latin pop, Banda	"Aunque Ahora Estés Con El"	Sony Music Latin
	Indestructible	Diego el Cigala
	Casa	Iván Ferreiro
	Putumayo Presents: Latin Christmas	Various artists
	ABUC	Roberto Fonseca
	Música De Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2	Eddie Mora Bermúdez and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica	Classical		Independiente
29	Como Lo Haciamos Antes	Andrés Jiménez, "el Jíbaro"

November

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
4	Solo Por Tu Gracia	The Rock En Español
	El planeta imaginario	La Oreja de Van Gogh
	Fase Dos	Juan Pablo Díaz	Salsa		Juanpi Música
	El Más Loco	Oscarito
	Salsangroove	Salsangroove	Tropical fusion		Independiente
	Troco Likes Ao Vivo: Um Filme de Tiago Iorc	Tiago Iorc	Pop		Som Livre
	Jardim-Pomar	Nando Reis	Rock		Relicario
	Delírio no Circo	Roberta Sá	Samba		Relicario
	1977	Luan Santana	Música sertaneja		Som Livre
	Live	Simone & Simaria	Música sertaneja		Universal Music
	Batom Bacaba	Patrícia Bastos	Brazilian roots		Tratore
No Embalo Do	Pinduca	Brazilian roots		Na Music
9	Origen	Daniel Minimalia			Zouma
11	No Me Vuelvas A Besar Así	Solido
	Quítate las Gafas	Melendi
	Hasta Que Se Apague el Sol	Isabel Pantoja
	Coisas Do Meu Imaginário	Rael	Urban		Laboratório Fantasma
	Vente Conmigo	Las Migas	Flamenco		Concert Music
	Viva Mi Planeta 2!	Cantajuego	Children's		Sony Music Spain
14	Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos	Anat Cohen and Marcello Gonçalves	Latin jazz		Anzic
18	Son del Mar	Chigualito
	Viejo Marihuano	Cartel de Santa
	Durmiendo En El Lugar Equivocado	La Adictiva
	Rockteño	Siggno
	De Puerto Rico para el Mundo	Various artists
	Mis Decretos	El Chapo de Sinaloa	Banda		Luz, Sony Music
	II	De la Tierra	Rock		Sony Music Latin
	Aventuras II	Blitz	Rock		Deck
	Silva Canta Marisa	Silva	MPB		Slap Música Brasil
20	MexiCkanos	C-Kan
23	La Parranda De Gaitanes	Gaitanes	Tropical		Gaitán Bros Productions
24	Sol	Gustavo Galo			Independente
25	La Marca	Grupo Manía
28	Vengo Caminando	Diego Guerrero			Diego Guerrero Music
30	Besos Callejeros	Maribel Guardia	Banda		Tico Sounds

December

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
2	Hijos del Mar	David Bisbal	Latin pop	Universal Music Spain
	Otra Liga	Jory Boy
	El Milagro en el Tepeyac	Las Flores and Indira Montes
	Barro y Fauna	Eruca Sativa	Rock en español		Sony Music Argentina
	Los Tercos	Los Tercos	Norteño		Discos Y Cintas Serca
	13	Rodolfo Mederos	Tango		BN
	¡Churo!	Mariana Baraj	Children's		S-Music
9	Homenaje a La Gran Señora	Natalia Jiménez	Latin pop, mariachi		Sony Music Latin
	Carlos Vives + Amigos Desde El Estadio El Campin de Bogota	Carlos Vives
	Un Millón de Primaveras	Lalo Mora	Banda		Mora Music
	Boogie Naipe	Mano Brown	Pop		Radar
10	Pa' Fuera	C4 Trío & Desorden Público			Orden Privado
13	San Juan Grand Prix	Álvaro Díaz
15	Patrimonio Cultural	Jorge Oñate and Alvaro López	Vallenato		Sony Music
	Mixturas	Orquesta De Tango De La UNA	Tango		Epsa Music
	Armando Manzanero Presenta A Alvera Aquí	Alvera
16	+ Misturado	Mart'nália	Samba		Biscoito Fino
22	Piango, Piango	Yuvisney Aguilar & Afrocuban Jazz Quartet	Latin jazz		Rumor
23	MUG	Yamil & El Dany
	Vengo a Aclarar	El Fantasma

Unknown

Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
Alma mestiza	Rebeca Lane  [ es ]

Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2016, according to Billboard . ^[24]

Rank	Album	Artist
1	Los Dúo, Vol. 2	Juan Gabriel
2	Recuerden Mi Estilo	Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
3	Los Dúo	Juan Gabriel
4	Que Bendición	Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga
5	Amor & Pasión	Il Divo
6	Vestido de Etiqueta por Eduardo Magallanes	Juan Gabriel
7	Las Bandas Romanticas de America 2016	Various artists
8	Lo Mejor de...Selena	Selena
9	Lecciones Para El Corazón	Julión Álvarez
10	Energia	J Balvin

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2016, according to Billboard. ^[25]

Rank	Single	Artist
1	"Hasta el Amanecer"	Nicky Jam
2	"Duele el Corazón"	Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin
3	"Ginza"	J Balvin
4	"La Bicicleta"	Carlos Vives and Shakira
5	"Solo Con Verte"	Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
6	"Bobo"	J Balvin
7	"El Perdedor"	Maluma featuring Yandel
8	"Shaky Shaky"	Daddy Yankee
9	"Encantadora"	Yandel
10	"El Perdón"	Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias

Deaths

• January 1  – Gilberto Mendes, 93, Brazilian composer ^[26]
• January 5  –Pachy Carrasco, 47, Dominican Republic musician, composer, and producer
• January 6  – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, 87, Cuban trumpeter ^[27]
• January 10  – Hernán Gamboa, 69, Venezuelan musician, original member of Serenata Guayanesa group ^[28]
• January 18  – Pablo Manavello, 65, Italian-Venezuelan Arranger, producer, and songwriter ^[29]
• February 3  – Alba Solís, 88, Argentine singer and actress ^[30]
• February 23  – Rey Caney, 89, Cuban musician. ^[31]
• March 9  – Naná Vasconcelos, 71, Brazilian jazz percussionist and vocalist ^[32]
• March 10 – Larry Salinas, Venezuelan choir ^[33]
• April 1  – Candita Batista, 99, Cuban singer
• April 2
  • Manolo Tena  [ es ], 64, Spanish singer. ^[34]
  • Gato Barbieri, 83, Argentine jazz saxophonist, pneumonia. ^[35]
• April 11  – Ernesto Baffa  [ es ],83, Argentine bandoneon musician, composer, and music director ^[36]
• April 13  – Mariano Mores, 98, Argentine tango composer and pianist. ^[37]
• April 16
  • Peter Rock, 70, Austrian-born Chilean rock musician ^[38]
  • Ismael Quintana, 78, Puerto Rican singer and composer. ^[39]
• May 15  – Cauby Peixoto, 85, Brazilian singer, pneumonia ^[40]
• May 16  – Emilio Navaira, 53, American country and Tejano singer ( Life Is Good ), heart failure. ^[41]
• June 7  – Juana la del Revuelo  [ es ], 64, Spanish Flamenco singer. ^[42]
• June 11  – José Luis Armenteros, 72, Spanish musician and composer. ^[43]
• June 12  –Adrian Posse, 67, Argentine composer, producer, and industry executive. ^[44]
• June 13  –Jose Lugo, 56, American musician, pianist, producer, and arranger. ^[45]
• June 19  – Alejandro Jano Fuentes, 45, The Voice Mexico (murdered). ^[46]
• June 20  – Chayito Valdez, 71, Mexican-born American folk singer and actress, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. ^[47]
• June 29  – Inocente Carreño, 96, Venezuelan composer ^[48]
• June 30  – Juan Habichuela, 82–83, Spanish flamenco guitarist ^[49]
• July 5  – Lupe Tijerina, 69, Mexican singer and accordionist ^[50]
• July 6  – Alirio Díaz, 92, Venezuelan classical guitarist and composer. ^[51]
• July 11  –Rick Marroquin, 45, Creative Artists Agency member, worked on Hispanic marketing (lung cancer) ^[52]
• July 12  –Lupe De La Cruz, music executive marketing on EMI Latin and Univision Records ^[53]
• July 13  – El Lebrijano, 75, Spanish flamenco singer ^[54]
• July 24  – Horacio Olivo, 83, Puerto Rican actor and singer. ^[55]
• August 5  – Vander Lee, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter. ^[56]
• August 6  – Guillermo Anderson, 54, Honduran musician, thyroid cancer. ^[57]
• August 7  – Dolores Vargas, 80, Spanish singer, complications of leukemia. ^[58]
• August 19  – Horacio Salgán, 100, Argentine tango musician. ^[59]
• August 28  – Juan Gabriel, 66, Mexican singer-songwriter. ^[60]
• September 11  –Jorge "El Cura" Fernández, Mexican singer ^[61]
• September 12  – Tavin Pumarejo, 84, Puerto Rican actor, comedian and jíbaro singer. ^[62]
• September 23  –Leonardo Acosta, 83, Cuban musicologist ^[63]
• September 29  – Raúl Garello  [ es ], 80, Argentine bandoneon, music director, composer and arranger ^[64]
• October 9  –Quique Lucca, 103, Puerto Rican centenarian, founder of La Sonora Ponceña. ^[65]
• October 27  – Nelson Pinedo, 88, Colombian singer (Sonora Matancera). ^[66]
• October 28  – Ramón "Chunky" Sánchez, Chicano musician and frontman of Los Alacranes ^[67]
• December 13  – Betsy Pecanins, 62, American-born Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer, stroke. ^[68]
• December 18  – Gustavo Quintero, 76, Colombian singer-songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
• December 19  – DJ Jinx Paul, 39, traffic collision ^[69]

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