''Billboard Español'' (formerly ''Billboard en Español'') is an online Spanish-language counterpart to
''Billboard'' magazine which is shown on
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
.
The site was started in 2007 to cater specifically to the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
community.
The Spanish web site features exclusive
Latin music charts in every genre, from
Latin Tropical Airplay,
Latin Pop Airplay,
Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Regional Mexican Airplay (also referred to as Regional Mexican Songs) is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994, with "La Niña Fresa" by Banda Zeta being the first number-one so ...
, and
Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart
Latin Rhythm Airplay is an airplay-only chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs being played on Hispanic rhythmic/hurban radio stations in the United States. The music typically heard on these stations include re ...
. The focus of music charts ranges from the
Top Latin Songs
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
on the radio, to
Top Latin Albums getting the most sales.
''Billboard en Español'' offers music news and focus on Latin musicians, producers and industry professionals. It provides resources and biographies on Latin music stars like
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 ...
,
Daddy Yankee,
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
,
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
,
Flex
Flex or FLEX may refer to:
Computing
* Flex (language), developed by Alan Kay
* FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
* FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research
* FLEX (protocol), a comm ...
,
Chayanne, and
Gloria Trevi.
''Billboard en Espanol'' also highlights music from emerging artists and covers new trends in music throughout Latin communities around the world. It provides in-depth coverage of Latin music while recognizing the music fans and professionals who speak Spanish. The site was relaunched in September 2022 as ''Billboard Español''.
See also
*
Top Latin Songs
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
*
Top Latin Albums
References
External links
- ''Billboard Español''''Billboard en Español(archive)
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Billboard (magazine)
Spanish-language websites