Bad Bunny 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped)

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.

Events

January–March

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing ...

– The lineup for the returning edition of Coachella includes Anitta, Banda MS,

Chicano Batman Chicano Batman is an American band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2008, the band is composed of Eduardo Arenas (bass, guitar, vocals), Carlos Arévalo (guitars, keyboards), and Bardo Martinez (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar). Curren ...

Ed Maverick Eduardo Hernández Saucedo (born 19 January 2001), known professionally as Ed Maverick, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist of folk, alternative and rock music. He started his music career a solo artist, ...

, Karol G,

Natanael Cano Natanael Cano (born May 1, 2001) is a Mexican rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known for the unique blend of traditional Mexican corridos and American hip hop music. Cano was the first musician to publicly fuse this variant of the two ge ...

, Nathy Peluso, Nicki Nicole,

Omar Apollo Omar Apolonio Velasco (born May 20, 1997), known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer and songwriter. After signing a record deal with Warner Records, his debut album, ''Ivory'', was released in 2022 to positive reviews for his ...

, Pabllo Vittar, and The Marías. *

January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Cou ...

– Edén Muñoz announces departure from Calibre 50 to launch a solo career. *

January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler o ...

– " SloMo" by

Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French high-end luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. Chanel specializes in women's ready-to-wear, luxury goods, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is ...

wins the first edition of the Benidorm Fest and will represent

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

in the 66th edition of the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

. *

February 4 Events Pre–1600 * 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrellin ...

– ''Clamor'' by Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagès is named the best album in Spain of 2021 by winning the Premio Ruido. *

February 8 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. *1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al ...

– " Ay mamá" by Rigoberta Bandini becomes the first song that failed to represent Spain in Eurovision to top the country's chart since "

Lo Malo "Lo malo" (previously known as "Chico malo") is a song by Spanish singers Aitana and Ana Guerra, originally written in English language under the title "Boy No Good" by Tye Morgan and Will Simms and adapted into Spanish language by Brisa Fenoy. ...

" by

Aitana Aitana (, ) is a mountain massif that is part of Prebaetic System in the eastern end of the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, the mountainous area is located in the Marina Baixa, Alcoià and Comtat comarcas in the northern part of Alicante p ...

and

Ana Guerra Ana Alicia Guerra Morales (born 18 February 1994), better known as Ana Guerra, is a Spanish singer. She rose to prominence when she took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where she finishe ...

in 2018. *

February 12 Events Pre-1600 *1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. *1429 – English forces under ...

– "Te Espera el Mar" by María José Llergo, from '' Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea,'' wins the

Goya Award for Best Original Song The Goya Award for Best Original Song (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor canción original'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The award was first presented at the fifteenth edition with the first winner being th ...

. *

February 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Kar ...

–

José Manuel Pérez Tornero José Manuel Pérez Tornero (born 1954) is a Spanish researcher and journalist. He is Professor of Journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Biography Born in Almería in 1954. He earned a licentiate degree in Hispanic Philol ...

, president of

RTVE The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service know ...

, announces '' Hispavisión'', the

Iberoamerican Ibero-America ( es, Iberoamérica, pt, Ibero-América) or Iberian America is a region in the Americas comprising countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (usually former territories of Portugal or Spain). P ...

adaptation of the

after the cancellation of the

OTI Festival OTI Festival ( es, Festival OTI de la Canción, pt, Festival OTI da Canção), often known simply as La OTI, was an international song competition, organised annually between 1972 and 2000 by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) ...

in 2000. *

February 24 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. * 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. * 13 ...

– The 34th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida. ** '' El Último Tour del Mundo'' wins Album of the Year. ** " Bichota" by Karol G wins Song of the Year. ** Bad Bunny wins Artist of the Year. ** El Alfa wins Best New Male Artist. ** Ángela Aguilar wins Best New Female Artist. *

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his ''bucellarii'' are almost cut o ...

– Karol G is awarded the Rule Breaker award at ''Billboard'''s Women in Music, marking the second time a Spanish-singing artist is awarded by the institution since Rosalía in 2019. *

March 15 Events Pre-1600 * 474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. *44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. * 493 – Odoa ...

– The 3rd Annual Premios Odeón take place in Madrid. ** ''

El Madrileño ''El Madrileño'' ( English: ''The Madrilenian'') is the second studio album by Spanish rapper and singer-songwriter C. Tangana. Written by Tangana and co-produced with Alizzz, the album was released through Sony Music on February 26, 2021. With t ...

'' by

C. Tangana Antón Álvarez Alfaro (born July 16, 1990), known professionally as C. Tangana, is a Spanish rapper and songwriter. He began his musical career while in high school, rapping under the pseudonym Crema and releasing a seven-track EP titled ''Él ...

wins Album of the Year. ** "Tiroteo" by Marc Seguí,

Pol Granch Pablo Grandjean, better known as Pol Granch (4 April 1998), is a Spanish-French singer-songwriter and actor. Career In 2018, Granch won the third season of the talent contest '' Factor X España''. During the contest, he competed in Laura Paus ...

and Rauw Alejandro wins Song of the Year. ** "Tiroteo" by Marc Seguí, Pol Granch and Rauw Alejandro wins Video of the Year. ** Belén Aguilera wins Best New Artist. * March 18 –

Maná Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...

's concert residency at

LA Forum Kia Forum (formerly The Forum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located between West Manchester Boulevard, across Pincay Drive and Kareem Court, it is north of SoFi Stadium and ...

begins. * March 19 – With 16.3 million worldwide streams, ''

Motomami ''Motomami'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía, released on 18 March 2022 through Columbia Records. Rosalía enlisted producers Noah Goldstein, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins and Pharrell Williams as wel ...

'' by Rosalía becomes the most-streamed female Spanish-language album in a single day as well as the best performing album by a Spanish artist on Spotify Spain. *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

– Daddy Yankee announces retirement from music after 32 years plus a finale album, ''

Legendaddy "Legendaddy" is the 19th episode of the How I Met Your Mother (season 6), sixth season of the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' and the 131st episode overall. It aired on March 21, 2011. Plot The gang goes to the house that Ted Mosby, Ted b ...

'', and a farewell tour visiting the Americas in 2022. *

March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...

– The 10th iHeartRadio Music Awards take place at the Shrine Auditorium in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. ** "

Pepas "Pepas" is a guaracha song by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Farruko from his studio album ''La 167''. It was released as single on June 24, 2021, via Sony Music Latin. It reached No. 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the US ...

" by Farruko wins Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year ** Bad Bunny wins Best Latin Artist ** Grupo Firme wins Best New Latin Artist ** "La Casita" by Banda MS wins Regional Mexican Song of the Year ** Calibre 50 wins Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

April–June

* April 3 – The 64th Annual Grammy Awards take place at

MGM Grand Garden Arena The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. Sporting events From its opening on December 18, 1993 ...

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

. ** ''Mendó'' by Alex Cuba wins

Best Latin Pop Album The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...

. ** '' Orígen'' by

Juanes file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...

wins Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album. ** ''A Mis 80's'' by

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

wins

Best Regional Mexican Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums i ...

. ** '' El Último Tour Del Mundo'' by Bad Bunny wins Best Música Urbana Album ** ''Salswing!'' by Rubén Blades and

Roberto Delgado & Orquesta Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, is a Panamanian salsa orchestra based in Panama City. The band leader is Roberto Delgado. The band has released five studio albums and since the release of the album ''La Rosa de los Vientos'' (1996) by singer-songwriter ...

wins

Best Tropical Latin Album The Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the tropical latin music ...

. ** '' Mirror Mirror'' by Eliane Elias with

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

& Chucho Valdés wins Best Latin Jazz Album. *

April 21 Events Pre-1600 *753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). * 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...

– The Latin American Music Awards of 2022 take place at Michelob Ultra Arena in

. ** '' KG0516'' by Karol G wins Album of the Year ** "

Dakiti "Dakiti" (also titled "Dákiti") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez. It was released on October 30, 2020 through Rimas Entertainment as the lead single from Bad Bunny's third studio album, ''El Último ...

" by Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez wins Song of the Year ** Karol G wins Artist of the Year ** María Becerra wins New Artist of the Year *

April 27 Events Pre-1600 * 247 – Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ''ludi saeculares''. * 395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of ...

– The 14th Premios MIN take place at the

Navarra Arena Navarra Arena is an indoor sporting arena and fronton located in Pamplona, Spain. Its capacity is 9,808 people in the main court and 3,000 in the fronton. History Located in the place of the old swimming pools property of local football club C ...

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

to celebrate the best in Spanish

independent music Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording a ...

. ** ''Puta'' by Zahara wins Album of the Year. ** Rigoberta Bandini wins Artist of the Year. **

Tanxugueiras Tanxugueiras () is a Galician folk trio formed in 2016 by Aida Tarrío and twin sisters Olaia and Sabela Maneiro. The group aims to bring a modern sound to traditional Galician music by merging folk sounds with pop and world music influences. ...

win Best New Artist. * April 28 – The virtual version of

Latin Alternative Music Conference The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) is a major conference geared towards the marketing of Spanish-language alternative music. It showcases what it considers the best in Latin music and the exciting fresh sounds coming out of rock, hip-h ...

takes place. *

May 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. *1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. * 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forc ...

– Spain's

ends third at the 66th edition of the

with " SloMo", becoming the country's best placing since

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. *

May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...

– '' Un Verano Sin Ti'' by Bad Bunny debuts atop the

Billboard 200 The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of art ...

, becoming the second Spanish-language studio album to do so since '' El Último Tour del Mundo'' (2020).

July–September

* July 6 – The

takes place at the Stewart Hotel in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

. * July 29 – With 3.708 million streams, "

Despechá "Despechá" (short for ) is a song by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 28 July 2022 by Columbia Records as a single from the deluxe version of her third studio album ''Motomami''. The song was written by Rosalía, regg ...

" by Rosalía earns the biggest streaming debut for a solo Spanish-language song by a female artist in Spotify history. It aso broke the all-time single day stream record for a song by a female artist on Spotify Spain. * August 23 – The 24th

Premios Gardel The Premios Gardel a la Música (originally called Premios Carlos Gardel), or just Premios Gardel (in English, the Gardel Awards), is an award presented by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) to recognize the best ...

take place at Movistar Arena in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

to celebrate the best in Argentinian music. ** ''Oscuro Éxtasis'' by Wos wins Album of the Year ** "

Miénteme "Miénteme" (; ) is a song by Argentine singers Tini and María Becerra. It was released on April 29, 2021, by Sony Music Latin and Hollywood Records as the lead single from Tini's fourth studio album, '' Cupido'' (2023). The song was writte ...

" by Tini and María Becerra wins Song of the Year ** "Mafiosa" by Nathy Peluso wins Record of the Year ** Tiago PZK wins Best New Artist *

August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...

" Envolver" by Anitta wins Best Latin at the

MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...

, becoming the first ever Brazilian act to win a VMA. Other winners include Bad Bunny and Rosalía. *

September 25 Events Pre-1600 * 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus. * 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt a ...

Grupo Firme performs a free concert at the Zócalo in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

to a crowd of 280,000, the largest concert in the country's history. * September 26 – The 2022 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Week starts its six-day run at Faena Forum in

Miami Beach Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which sep ...

. *

September 30 Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...

– Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel release their final album, ''La Última Misión''.

October–December

November 4 Events Pre-1600 *1429 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. * 1493 – Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico. * 1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's ...

The 17th edition of LOS40 Music Awards take place at the WiZink Center, in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. ** Dani Fernández wins Best Spanish Act. ** ''

'' by Rosalía wins Best Spanish Album. ** " Música Ligera" by Ana Mena wins Best Spanish Song. ** "360" by Marc Seguí wins Best Spanish Video. * November 13 – The 29th MTV Europe Music Awards air on

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

live from

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

. ** Anitta wins Best Latin. ** Manu Gavassi wins Best Brazilian Act. ** Kenia Os wins Best Latin America North Act. ** Danny Ocean wins Best Latin America Central Act. ** Tini wins Best Latin America South Act. **

Bárbara Bandeira Bárbara Sofia Holanda Bandeira (born 23 June 2001, in Azeitão) is a Portuguese pop singer. She is the youngest daughter of the Portuguese singer Rui Bandeira, who represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. Career In 2011, s ...

wins Best Portuguese Act. ** Bad Gyal wins Best Spanish Act. *

November 15 Events Pre-1600 * 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. *1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Morg ...

Following the announcement of the nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023, ''Un Verano Sin Ti'' by Bad Bunny is first the Spanish-language album to ever be nominated

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

November 17 Events Pre-1600 * 887 – Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. *1183 &n ...

– The

23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards The 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas to honour the best musical releases within Latin music released from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022. The nominations were a ...

are held at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Uruguayan singer-songwriter

Jorge Drexler Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born September 21, 1964) is a Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor specializing in otolaryngology. In 2004, Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, which he won for compos ...

is the most awarded artists with six wins: **" Tocarte" by

and

wins the Latin Grammy Awards for

Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

and Record of the Year. **''

'' by Spanish singer Rosalía wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making her the first female artist to achieve this accolade more than once. ** For the first time in Latin Grammy history, the Best New Artist accolade is presented to more than one artists in a tie, with Angela Alvarez and

Silvana Estrada Silvana Estrada (born April 15, 1997) is a Mexican musician and songwriter. She has released three albums, including two with collaboration from musician Charlie Hunter. Additionally, she has worked with artists like Natalia Lafourcade, Caloncho, A ...

, the former a 95 year-old woman making the oldest person to receive the accolade. * December 1''Un Verano Sin Ti'' tops the ''Billboard'' 200 year-end charts, making it the first Spanish-language album to do so. It also spent 13 weeks at number one on the chart. * December 23 – Joan Manuel Serrat makes his final concert before retiring at age 79. It was held at

Palau Sant Jordi Palau Sant Jordi (, en, St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was ...

, in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. *

December 31 It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Years Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the followin ...

– Wisin & Yandel end their farewell tour La Última Misión World Tour at Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

Number-one albums and singles by country

* List of ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100 number-one singles of 2022 *

List of number-one albums of 2022 (Portugal) The Portuguese Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Portugal, as compiled by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. See also * List of number-one singles of 2022 (Portugal) References {{Portuguese charts Number one albums P ...

List of number-one albums of 2022 (Spain) Top 100 España is a record chart published weekly by PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed of Spanish and multinational record companies. This association tracks both physical (including CDs and viny ...

* List of number-one singles of 2022 (Spain) * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Latin Albums from the 2020s * List of ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2022

Awards

Latin music awards

* 34th Lo Nuestro Awards * 2022 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards * 2022 Latin American Music Awards * 2022 Latin Grammy Awards * 2022 Heat Latin Music Awards *

2022 MTV Millennial Awards The 9th Annual MTV MIAW Awards took place on July 10, 2022, at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City. They were broadcast live by MTV Latin America. The awards celebrated the best of Latin music and the digital world of the millennial generation ...

* 2022 Tejano Music Awards

Awards with Latin categories

* 29th ''Billboard'' Music Awards * 64th Annual Grammy Awards * 9th iHeartRadio Music Awards * 17th Los40 Music Awards * 39th MTV Video Music Awards * 24th Teen Choice Awards * 3rd Annual Premios Odeón

Spanish- and Portuguese-language songs on the ''Billboard'' Global 200

The ''Billboard'' Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' magazine that ranks the top songs globally based on

digital Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits. Technology and computing Hardware *Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals **Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...

sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. An asterisk (*) represents that a single is charting for the current week.

Spanish-language songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100

The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ranks the most-played songs in the United States based on sales (physical and

), radio play, and online streaming. Also included are certifications awarded by the

Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

(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.

Albums released

The following is a list of notable Latin albums (music performed in Spanish or Portuguese) that have been released in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, or the United States in 2022.

First quarter

January

February

March

Second quarter

April

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Performance in the United States

Albums

The following is a list of the 10 best-performing Latin albums in the United States according to ''

'' and

Nielsen SoundScan Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Products, and MRC Data) is a provider of music sales data. Established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1991, data is collected weekly and made available every Sunday (for albums sales) and eve ...

, which compiles data from traditional sales and album-equivalent units.

Songs

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.

Airplay in Latin America

Deaths

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empi ...

– , Spanish singer (

Mocedades Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres Tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga ...

), 60 *

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 1531 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. *1564 – ...

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Ludmila Ferber Ludmila Múrias Ferber Lino (8 August 1965 – 26 January 2022) was a Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter, worship pastor and writer. Life and career The singer is the descendant of Russian Jews, Spanish and Portuguese. She became evangeli ...

, Brazilian Christian singer-songwriter and writer, 56 *

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

– Elza Soares, Brazilian samba singer, 91 *

January 27 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent. * 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to becom ...

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Diego Verdaguer Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (, was an Argentine-born singer. Biography Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón. He was married to the singer Amanda Mig ...

, Argentine singer-songwriter, 70 *

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. * 1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. * 1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians ar ...

– Rubén Fuentes, Mexican violinist and composer, 95 *

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...

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Carlos Barbosa-Lima Antonio Carlos Ribeiro Barbosa Lima (17 December 1944 – 23 February 2022) was a Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist. He spent most of his professional life as a resident in the United States, devoting much of his time as a recitalist on in ...

, Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist, 77 *

March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern ...

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Patricio Renán Patricio Renán (born Renán Patricio Sánchez Gajardo, 4 January 1945 – 5 March 2022), also known as Pato Renán, was a Chilean singer who became famous during the Chilean New Wave (or Chilean "Nueva Ola") era of 1960s music. Known mostly as a ...

, Chilean New Wave and ballad singer, 77 * March 6 – Pau Riba i Romeva, Spanish and Mallorquín musician, 73 * March 11 – Guayo Cedeño, Honduran jazz and samba musician, 48 (respiratory failure)

References

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