Fandango at the Wall in New York by Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective wins Best Latin Jazz Album.
February 25 – Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G breaks the record for the most-streamed female Spanish-language album in a single day with 32 million streams.
March 4 – "TQG", performed by Karol G and Shakira, tops the Spotify Global chart, marking the second time a Latin song tops the list after "Envolver".[6]
April 15 – Five Peso Pluma songs simultaneously chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, breaking the record as the Mexican artist with the most entries on the list, surpassing Paulina Rubio. His song "Ella Baila Sola" reaches the seventeenth spot, becoming the highest position for any Mexican in the United States, beating Thalía's "I Want You", released in 2003.[10]
October 17 – Nicky Jam announces his retirement at age 42, after twenty years in the industry.
October 21 – The 43rd Tejano Music Awards took place at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. At the event, Siggno's Jesse Turner and Mike Gonzalez & The Iconiczz were the night's biggest winners with two wins each, while Monica Saldivar received the most nominations at five.[22] Beto Ramon was the sole honoree for the Lifetime Achievement Award after the organization rescinded Joe Lopez following backlash from fans following his 2006 conviction for multiple sex offenses.[23]
October 23 – "Si No Estás" by Íñigo Quintero tops the Spotify Global chart, making him the first solo Spanish singer to do so.[24]
The Billboard Hot 100 ranks the most-played songs in the United States based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming. Also included are certifications awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) based on digital downloads and on-demand audio and/or video song streams: gold certification is awarded for sales of 500,000 copies, platinum for one million units, and multi-platinum for two million units, and following in increments of one million thereafter. The RIAA also awards Spanish-language songs under the Latin certification: Disco de Oro (Gold) is awarded for sales 30,000 certification copies, Disco de Platino (Platinum) for 60,000 units, and Disco de Multi-Platino (Multi-Platinum) for 120,000 units, and following in increments of 60,000 thereafter.
The following is a list of notable Latin albums (music performed in Spanish or Portuguese)[A] that have been released in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, or the United States in 2023.
Alejandro Sanz will make his first US tour (Sanz En Vivo) since before the COVID-19 pandemic.[184]
Andres Calamaro launch his Agenda 2023 tour in the US with four confirmed concerts.[184]
Ángela Aguilar headlines her own solo Piensa En Mi tour for the first time. Her father Pepe Aguilar is also touring through Mexico and the US as well.[184]
Banda MS begins touring in February 2023 to celebrate their 20th anniversary.[184]
Becky G tours throughout the US in her Mi Casa, Tu Casa tour, her first headlining tour.[184]
Blessd commences his Blessd Corner North American Tour on 29 April.[184]
Boza kicks his first US tour under the Volar Tour which begins on 22 June 2023.[184]
Carín León launches his Colmillo de Leche tour throughout the US.[184]
Carlos Rivera announces his Un Tour a Todas Partes beginning on 7 June where he tours throughout Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the US, and Spain.[184]
To celebrate his 30 years of music, Carlos Vives launches the El Tour de los 30 which begins in August 2023.[184]
Christian Nodal tours in the US in his Foraji2 tour beginning on 25 August 2023.[184]
CNCO will perform their farewell tour titled Última Cita and will tour throughout Latin America, Europe, and the US.[184]
Danna Paola will tour in the US with heir XT4S1S USA tour for the first time.[184]
Diego El Cigala will visit several cities throughout his Obras Maestras tour.[184]
Lupita D'Alessio will perform her favor tour titled Gracias U.S. Tour following a five decade stint with her music career.[184]
To further promote Don Juan, Maluma will tour throughout the US.[184]
Maná began tour in the US with their México Lindo y Querido tour in February 2023.[184]
After touring with his former band Los Bukis in 2021 and 2022, Marco Antonio Solís returns to doing a solo tour with his El Buki Tour throughout the US.
To celebrate her 20 years in music, Natalia Jiménez will tour in Spain, Mexico, and the US titled Antología: 20 Años.[184]
The Tamarindo Festival in Washington DC highlighting Afro-Latino and Caribbean disapora and featuring artists such as Sech, Tokischa, and Chimbala.[185]
The Sauce Boyz Fest in Puerto Rico highlighting artists from the urbano field.[185]
The Reggaetón Lima Festival featuring the genre in Lima, Peru.[185]
The following is a list of the 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States according to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan, which compiles data from streaming activity, digital sales and radio airplay.[187]
↑ In the United States, Billboard and the RIAA recognizes an album as "Latin" if 51% or more of its content is sung in the Spanish language.[164][165] The Latin Recording Academy extends this definition of "Latin music" to include Portuguese-language records as well as other languages and dialects of Ibero-America such as Catalan, Nahuatl, Quechua, Galician, Valencia, and Mayan. The Latin Recording Academy also includes Latin instrumental recordings performed by Ibero-American musicians.[166][167] Note that Spain and Portugal are included under this definition of Ibero-America.
↑ Abaroa, Gabriel (2019). "The First Twenty Years". 20a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy. The Latin Recording Academy: 6. Retrieved July 20, 2022. ...together with the musical community of Latin America, Portugal, Spain, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States (that is, Ibero America)...
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