"6 AM" is a Spanish-language song performed by Colombian singer J Balvin, featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko. Is the fourth and last single from his first studio album La Familia (2013). The song is nominated for Best Urban Performance and Best Urban Song at the 15th Latin Grammy Awards. It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year in 2015. As of December 2018, the music video has received over 1.0 billion views on YouTube.
This is a list of notable events in Latin music that took place in 2017.
"Escápate Conmigo" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Wisin from his fourth studio album, Victory (2017). Featuring fellow Puerto Rican singer and rapper Ozuna, the track was released by Sony Music Latin on March 31, 2017. It was written by Ozuna, Marco Ramírez, Víctor Torres, Christian Linares-Carrasquillo, and Wisin, who also produced the song. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. A remix featuring Bad Bunny, De la Ghetto, Arcángel, Noriel, and Almighty was released on July 7, 2017.
"Mayores" is a song by American singer Becky G and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. Written by Mario Caceres, Servando Primera, Saul Castillo, Bad Bunny, and Patrick Ingunza, it was released by Kemosabe, RCA and Sony Music Latin as the lead single from Gomez's debut studio album Mala Santa on July 14, 2017.
"Downtown" is a song by Brazilian singer Anitta and Colombian singer J Balvin fully sung in Spanish, despite its title being in English. It was written by Anitta and Balvin together with Justin Quiles and producer Sky Rompiendo. The song was released as a single on 19 November 2017 as part of Anitta's project entitled Check Mate, in which she released a new song each month. The track was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song at the 19th Latin Grammy Awards.
"Machika" is a song recorded by Colombian singer J Balvin, Aruban singer Jeon and Brazilian singer Anitta. It was released as a single on 19 January 2018 through Capitol Records and Universal Music Latin from Balvin's studio album Vibras. The song was written by Balvin, Jeon and Anitta together with producer Sky Rompiendo. The song is produced by Clyde Narain and CHILDSPLAY.
"I Like It" is a song by American rapper Cardi B with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released on May 25, 2018, to radio stations through Atlantic Records as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018). "I Like It" is a Latin trap and hip hop song that comprises a trap drum beat and Boogaloo music. It was written by the three performers along with Pardison Fontaine and Klenord Raphael, while the production was handled by J. White Did It, Tainy, Craig Kallman and Invincible. The song contains a sample from "I Like It Like That", replayed by musicians during production, with Tony Pabón, Manny Rodriguez, and Benny Bonnilla being credited as co-writers.
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2018 in Latin music. The list covers events and releases from Latin regions including Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
"Sensualidad" (lit:Sensuality) is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, American singer Prince Royce, and Colombian singer J Balvin featuring producers Mambo Kingz and DJ Luian. It was released by Hear this Music on November 3, 2017 as a single. The song is the first top 10 hit for Mambo Kingz and DJ Luian on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It also serves as Bad Bunny's first top 10 song as a lead artist on the chart.
"Taki Taki" is an English-Spanish song by French DJ and record producer DJ Snake, featuring vocals from American singer Selena Gomez, Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, and American rapper Cardi B. The song was released on 28 September 2018 as the second single from DJ Snake's second studio album Carte Blanche (2019). It was written by DJ Snake, Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B, Ava Brignol, Jorden Thorpe, Juan Vasquez and Vicente Saavedra. Ozuna opens the moombahton and reggaeton song in Spanish, while Cardi B and Gomez follow in English and Spanish.
"Baila Baila Baila" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, released as the lead single on January 5, 2019, from his third studio album Nibiru. It was later remixed, first in a MamWali version with Ala Jaza and another version featuring Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko and Anuel AA, released on April 25. The latter remix helped the song reach new chart peaks in several countries, including number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified platinum for moving one million units in United States alone.
"Otro Trago" is a song by Panamanian singer Sech featuring Puerto Rican rapper Darell, released as a single from Sech's debut album Sueños in April 2019 through Rich Music. It reached number one in Sech's native Panama, as well in Spain, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. In the United States, the song debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, later peaking at number 34, making Sech's first entry as a solo artist on the chart. Additionally, it became Sech's first chart-topper on the US Hot Latin Songs, making it the first Panamanian artist to reach number one on the chart.
"La Canción" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The song was released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from their collaborative album Oasis. It reached number one in Mexico and on the US Latin Songs chart.
"Qué Pretendes" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The song was released on 28 June 2019 as the first single from their collaborative album Oasis. The song marks the pair's third collaboration on a single following 2018's "I Like It" with Cardi B.
"China" is a song by Puerto Rican rappers Anuel AA and Daddy Yankee and Colombian singer Karol G with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and Colombian singer J Balvin from Anuel AA's second studio album Emmanuel. The single was released through Anuel AA's label Real Hasta la Muerte on July 19, 2019, alongside a music video directed by Marlon Peña. "China" samples the 2000 song "It Wasn't Me" by Jamaican musician Shaggy, which itself samples War’s “Smile Happy” hence both Shaggy and the members of War are credited as songwriters for this song. It was also written by Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna, and J Balvin, and was produced by Puerto Rican record producer Tainy.
The following is a list of events and new music that happened or are expected to happen in 2020 in the Latin music industry. Latin regions include Ibero-America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
"Con altura" is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía and Colombian singer J Balvin featuring Spanish musician el Guincho. Written by Rosalía, Balvin, Aury "Mariachi Budda" Pineda, el Guincho, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, and Sky Rompiendo and produced by the last four alongside the Spanish singer, the song was released by Columbia Records on 28 March 2019.
"Un Día " is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin, English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican producer Tainy. Tainy produced the song, while he co-wrote it with Balvin, Lipa, Bad Bunny, Alejandro Borrero, Clarence Coffee Jr., Daystar Peterson, and Ivanni Rodriguez. Universal Music Group released the song for digital download and streaming as a standalone single in various countries on July 23, 2020. It appears on J Balvin's second compilation extended play (EP), Summer Vacation (2020), his fifth studio album Jose (2021), and the reissue of Lipa's second studio album, Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition (2021).
The following is a list of events and new music that happened in 2021 in the Latin music industry. Latin regions include Ibero-America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
The following is a list of events and new Spanish and Portuguese-language music that happened or are expected to happen in 2022 in the Latin music industry. Latin regions include Ibero-America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
