Cartel de Santa is a Mexican hip hop group from Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico, founded by Hector Montaño and Ronaldo Sifuentes. The band started playing in 1996 as part of the Avanzada Regia musical movement and Artilleria Pesada. Currently composed by Eduardo Davalos de Luna, also known as MC Babo or Babo, Rowan Rabia (beatmaker) and DJ Agustín. They have been referred to as one of the most notable Mexican hip-hop groups.
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz Martínez and Randy Ortiz Acevedo. The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017. They were also members of the short-lived group Casa de Leones alongside J King & Maximan and Guelo Star. They became the first reggaeton acts to perform in the Principality of Monaco and the first reggaeton duo to do so in Australia.
King Daddy, also known as Imperio Nazza: King Daddy Edition, is a mixtape by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released independently on October 29, 2013 by his label El Cartel Records, a year after his seventh studio album, Prestige. King Daddy is a "hardcore reggaeton" record made for the genre's "lovers" and features collaborations with Arcángel, Divino, Farruko, J Álvarez, and Yandel. Daddy Yankee co-wrote and co-produced all 11 tracks with Benny Benni and Los de la Nazza, respectively; it is his last album produced by the latter, who left El Cartel Records in 2014.
"Causa y Efecto" is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her ninth studio album Gran City Pop, and was released as the lead single on March 26, 2009. Causa y Efecto became a hit reaching number 1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Hot Latin Airplays. Causa y Efecto was produced by Cachorro López and written by Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez. "Causa y Efecto" is Rubio's first number one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs since Ni Una Sola Palabra in 2006. "Causa y Efecto" was awarded "Song of the year pop/ballad" by ASCAP.
"Te Quiero" is the debut single by Panamanian singer Flex from his debut studio album Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World released on September 28, 2007. In 2008, the number serves as main-theme of Mexican telenovela Central de Abastos. It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year in 2009.
"Mientes" is a song by Mexican pop group Camila released as the lead single from their second studio album, Dejarte de Amar (2010) released on November 16, 2009 through Sony Music, the song was written by Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez. The song was also part of the soundtrack of Mexican telenovela Corazón Salvaje (2009-2010). The song received two Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
"Cuando Me Enamoro" is a Latin pop song written and performed by Spanish pop singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias and featuring Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released on 26 April 2010, as the first single from his ninth studio album. The song is the main-theme of the Mexican telenovela of the same title starring Silvia Navarro and Juan Soler. This is the second time since "Nunca Te Olvidaré" that a song of Enrique Iglesias was chosen as the main-theme of a telenovela. "Cuando Me Enamoro" became a contender for Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The single has sold around a million digital downloads worldwide to the date. This song was dedicated for K,O,M.
Rebbeca Marie Gomez, known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover versions of popular songs, many of which she uploaded to YouTube. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer Dr. Luke, who signed her to a recording contract with his label Kemosabe Records, an imprint of RCA Records. Shortly afterward, Gomez worked with singers will.i.am, Cody Simpson and Cher Lloyd.
"Que Se Sienta el Deseo" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Wisin featuring also Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on September 4, 2015, as the second single from his third studio album, Los Vaqueros 3: La trilogía (2015).
CNCO was an American latin boy band based in Miami, Florida. The group consisted of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús; Joel Pimentel was a member until his departure in May 2021. They won a five-year recording contract with Sony Music Latin after becoming the winning competitors of the first season of La Banda. The band toured with Ricky Martin. Their debut and second singles "Tan Fácil" and "Quisiera", charted well soon after their debut. They released their first album, Primera Cita, on August 26, 2016, which included the hit "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)".
"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 Records and Sony Music Latin as the lead single from Gomez's debut studio album Mala Santa on July 14, 2017.
11:11 is the fourth studio album by the Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma, released on 17 May 2019 by Sony Music Latin. The album features guest appearances from Ricky Martin, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Zion & Lennox, Madonna, Sech, Ty Dolla Sign, Chencho and Farina. To promote the album, Maluma went on the 11:11 World Tour in 2019. It was supported by four singles: "HP", "11 PM", "Instinto Natural", and "No Se Me Quita", and the promotional single "Déjale Saber". The album was noted by critics as being noticeably cleaner and more romantic than his previous projects.
"Lo Aprendí de Ti" is the second single of the live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad by American duo Ha*Ash. The single was officially released on March 6, 2015. The music video of the song is the live performance by Ha*Ash in Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City on 7 July 2014. The song then included on their live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and José Luis Ortega. The music video, become the first YouTube ballad in Spanish to reach one billion views.
"Hawái" is a song recorded by the Colombian singer Maluma, released on July 29, 2020, through Sony Music Latin as the second single from Maluma's fifth studio album, Papi Juancho (2020). A reggaeton song with pop ballad elements, it was written by Maluma, Edgar Barrera, René Cano, Kevin Cruz, Kevin Jiménez, Johan Espinosa, Stiven Rojas, Bryan Lezcano, Andrés Uribe and Juan Vargas, and co-produced by Ily Wonder, Jowan, Keityn, and Kevin ADG and Chan El Genio. A remix with Canadian singer the Weeknd was released on November 5, 2020, accompanying a music video.
"El Apagón" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti. The song was released as the album's eighth single on September 16, 2022. Themes of the song include gentrification and the power outages. El Apagón is primarily a reggaetón, bomba, and house track that also combines elements of a cappella, samba, techno, electronic, hip-hop, and dance-pop.
Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, known professionally as Peso Pluma, is a Mexican singer, musician and rapper. Learning to play the guitar during his early teens, he developed his craft by writing songs inspired by regional Mexican music. He achieved moderate success with his first two studio albums, Ah y Qué? (2020) and Efectos Secundarios (2021), which were published under the label El Cartel de Los Ángeles. He followed the albums with the singles "Por Las Noches" and "El Belicón", with the latter selling 480,000 units and being certified octuple-platinum in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He followed up his success with the EP Sembrando (2022) and the 5× Platinum Latin-certified controversial duet "Siempre Pendientes" with Luis R. Conriquez entering the Billboard Global 200.
"Por Las Noches" is a song recorded and performed by the Mexican regional music singer Peso Pluma. The song was written by the singer in its entirety. It was released as a single on June 11, 2021, through the independent record company El Cartel de Los Ángeles.
"TQM" is a song performed by American regional Mexican music group Fuerza Regida. It was written by Brandon Daniel Candia Núñez, Miguel Armenta, Cristian Humberto Ávila Vega and the group's lead singer Jesús Ortíz Paz, and was produced by Paz, Armenta, Ángel Tumbado and Jimmy Humilde. It was released on May 19, 2023, through Rancho Humilde, Street Mob Records and Sony Music Latin, as the lead single for the group's eighth studio album, Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada.
"Ch y la Pizza" is a song recorded and performed by the American group Fuerza Regida and the Mexican rapper Natanael Cano. It was written by Daniel Candia and Miguel Armenta and produced by Jesús Ortíz Paz, who is also the group's vocalist. It was released on December 1, 2022, as the lead single for the former's seventh studio album Pa Que Hablen (2022), through Rancho Humilde, Street Mob Records, Los CT and distributed by Sony Music Latin.
Luis Roberto Conriquez is a Mexican singer of regional Mexican music who specializes in corridos bélicos and other Sinaloa-style genres. He would rise to prominence in 2023 for collaborating with Mexican band La Adictiva and fellow singer Peso Pluma, on the singles "JGL" and "Siempre Pendientes", respectively. Since then, he has also recorded and released some songs in the Latin urban genre.
