2024 in Latin music
The following is a list of events and new Spanish- and Portuguese-language music that happened in 2024 in Ibero-America. Ibero-America encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States.
Events
January–March
- February 3 – "Zorra", written by Mark Dasousa and Mery Bas, and performed by the synth-pop duo Nebulossa, wins the third edition of the Benidorm Fest, and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held in Malmö, Sweden.
- February 4 – The Grammy Awards take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
- * X Mí by Gaby Moreno wins [Grammy Award for MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin|Best Latin Pop Album|Best Latin Pop Album].
- * Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G wins Best Música Urbana Album.
- * De Todas las Flores by Natalia Lafourcade and Vida Cotidiana by Juanes tie for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
- * Génesis by Peso Pluma wins Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano).
- * Siembra: 45º Aniversario by Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta wins Best Tropical Latin Album.
- * El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2 by Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo wins Best Latin Jazz Album.
- February 10 – "Yo Solo Quiero Amor" from the film Love & Revolution, written by Rigoberta Bandini, wins Best Original Song at the 38th Goya Awards.
- February 22 – The Premio Lo Nuestro 2024 take place at Kaseya Center in Miami, United States.
- * Karol G wins Artist of the Year.
- * Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G wins Album of the Year.
- * "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" by Bizarrap and Shakira wins Song of the Year.
- * Peso Pluma and Kenia Os win New Artist – Male and New Artist – Female, respectively.
- February 25 – The 63rd edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival takes place until March 1. Musical performers included Los Bunkers, Young Cister, Miranda!, María Becerra, Nicki Nicole, Trueno, and Anitta, among other.
- March 6 – Karol G received the Woman of the Year Award at the Billboard Women in Music. Young Miko receives the Impact Award and Luísa Sonza is one of the three singers honored with the Global Force Award.
- March 9 – "Grito", written by Iolanda Costa and Alberto "Luar" Hernández, and performed by Iolanda, wins the 56th edition of the Festival da Canção, and will represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held in Malmö, Sweden.
- March 13 – The 5th Annual Premios Odeón take place to recognize the best in Spanish music.
- * Donde Quiero Estar by Quevedo win Album of the Year.
- * "Nochentera" by Vicco wins Song of the Year.
April–June
- April 1 – At the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Shakira, Bizarrap, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Eslabón Armado, and Young Miko, all win awards in the Latin categories.
- April 12 to April 21 – Peso Pluma, Young Miko, Santa Fe Klan, J Balvin, Carín León and Ludmilla, all perform on the main stage at Coachella 2024. Other performers include Son Rompe Pera, Girl Ultra, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Cimafunk, Kevin Kaarl and Erika de Casier.
- April 25 – The 9th Annual Latin American Music Awards take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo
- * Karol G wins Artist of the Year.
- * Young Miko wins New Artist of the Year.
- * "TQG" by Karol G & Shakira wins Song of the Year.
- * Mañana Será Bonito wins Album of the Year.
- May 8 – The 13th Premios Nuestra Tierra takes place at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá to reward the best in Colombian music.
- * Karol G wins Artist of the Year.
- * Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G wins Album of the Year.
- * "Mientras Me Curo del Cora" by Karol G wins Song of the Year.
- May 11 – Spain places twenty-second at the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Zorra", performed by Nebulossa. Portugal ends tenth.
- May 28 – The 26th Annual Premios Gardel takes place at Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, to recognize the best in Argentine music.
- * Hotel Miranda! by Miranda! wins Album of the Year.
- * "Obsesión" by Lali wins Song of the Year.
- * "La Rueda Mágica – EADDA9223" by Fito Páez featuring Andrés Calamaro & Conociendo Rusia wins Record of the Year.
- * Milo J wins Best New Artist.
- June 6 – The 10th Premios Pulsar take place to recognize the best in Chilean music.
- * Autopoiética by Mon Laferte wins Album of the Year.
- * "Rey" by Los Bunkers wins Song of the Year.
- * Los Bunkers win Artist of the Year.
- * Asia Menor win Best New Artist.
- June 10 – The inaugural Premios de la Academia de la Música take place to recognize the best in Spanish music, replacing the Premios Odeón. Arde Bogotá receives the most awards with six, including Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Cowboys de la A3, and Song of the Year for "Los Perros".
- June 10 – At the 13th Libera Awards, dedicated to recognize the best in independent music in the United States, Helado Negro wins the Best Latin Record award for "LFO ".
- June 12 – The 31st Brazilian Music Awards are held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.
July–September
- July 13 – The 11th Annual MTV MIAW Awards take place at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City. Natanael Cano and Karol G lead with three awards each.
- July 25 – The 21st Premios Juventud are held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- * Carin León wins Artist of the Youth – Male.
- * Karol G wins Artist of the Youth – Female.
- * Fuerza Regida wins Favorite Group or Duo of The Year
- * Ela Taubert and Luar La L win The New Generation – Female and The New Generation – Male, respectively.
- September 11 – At the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, Anitta wins Best Latin for "Mil Veces".
October–December
- October 20 – The 31st Billboard Latin Music Awards are held at Fillmore Miami Beach. Karol G received the most awards with eight out of seventeen nominations. Other winners include Bad Bunny for Artist of the Year and Xavi for New Artist of the Year. Special awards were presented to Pepe Aguilar, Alejandro Sanz and J Balvin.
- November 8 – The 19th Los 40 Music Awards take place at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro both lead with three wins each.
- November 10 – At the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, held at the Co-op Live in Manchester, United Kingdom, Peso Pluma wins Best Latin.
- * The Regional awards winners were: Lola Índigo, Bárbara Bandeira, Pabllo Vittar, Young Miko, YeriMua, Manuel Turizo, and Dillom.
- November 14 – The 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida:
- * Juan Luis Guerra wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Record of the Year for "Mambo 23" and Album of the Year for Radio Güira.
- * "Derrumbe" by Jorge Drexler wins Song of the Year
- * Ela Taubert wins Best New Artist
- November 20 - Ivy Queen becomes the first reggaeton artist to headline a concert at the Carnegie Hall in New York City.
- November 22 - David Marez and Placido Salazar were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Tejano Music Awards, while Jay Perez received three wins, the most at the event.
- December 3 – The 2024 Multishow Brazilian Music Awards take place at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro.
- * Liniker wins four awards, including both Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, the latter for Caju.
- * Anitta wins TVZ Music Video of the Year for "Mil Veces".
- * Lauana Prado wins Hit of the Year for "Escrito nas Estrelas".
Number-one albums and singles by country
- List of Billboard Argentina Hot 100 number-one singles of 2024
- List of number-one albums of 2024 (Portugal)
- List of number-one singles of 2024 (Portugal)
- List of number-one albums of 2024 (Spain)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2024 (Brazil)
- List of number-one singles of 2024 (Spain)
- List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2020s
- List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2024
Spanish- and Portuguese-language songs on the ''Billboard'' Global 200
The Billboard Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks the top songs globally based on digital 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, radio play, and online streaming. Also included are certifications awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America 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 is awarded for sales 30,000 certification copies, Disco de Platino for 60,000 units, and Disco de Multi-Platino for 120,000 units, and following in increments of 60,000 thereafter.Albums released
The following is a list of notable Latin albums that have been released in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, or the United States in 2024.Year-End
Performance in the United States
Albums
The following is a list of the 10 best-performing Latin albums in the United States according to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan, 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.| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Gata Only" | FloyyMenor and Cris MJ |
| 2 | "Perro Negro" | Bad Bunny |
| 3 | "La Diabla" | Xavi |
| 4 | "Mónaco" | Bad Bunny |
| 5 | "Qlona" | Karol G and Peso Pluma |
| 6 | "Harley Quinn" | Fuerza Regida and Marshmello |
| 7 | "Si No Quieres No" | Luis R. Conriquez and Netón Vega |
| 8 | "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" | Karol G |
| 9 | "Tú Name" | Fuerza Regida |
| 10 | "La Víctima" | Xavi |
Deaths
- January 4 – Diego Gallardo, 31, Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, shot.
- January 6 – Amparo Rubín, 68, Mexican singer and lyricist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- January 14 –, 84, Argentine drummer
- February 2 –, 49, Argentine lead singer for Los Sacha
- February 7 – Chuy Montana, 25, Mexican singer
- February 14 – Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, Tejano music radio host, gunshot wounds
- February 20 – Majestic, 24, Mexican rapper
- March 7 – Pedro Altamiranda, 88, Panamanian singer and composer
- March 9 – Gabriel Ramírez, 71, Spanish banjo player
- April 3 – Muñequita Milly, 23, Peruvian folk singer, complications from surgery.
- April 13 – Lorenzo Palomo, 86, Spanish composer.
- April 16 – Clorofila, 59, Mexican producer, visual artist, and Nortec musician
- April 26 –, 51, Brazilian singer, leader of Molejo
- May 21 – Omar Geles, 57, Colombian vallenato singer and accordionist
- June 8 – Dr. Velasquez, 40, Colombian singer, composer, producer, manager, and businessman
- June 12 – Johnny Canales, 81, Mexican Tejano singer and television host
- July 8 – Adrián Olivares, 48, singer and former member of Menudo
- July 10 – Amaury Hernández Gil, 41, Dominican Republic Christian singer, former member of EmanuelDCN and Kabed
- July 15 – Ivana Pino Arellano, 32, Chilean country singer
- September 5 – Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova musician, Grammy winner, complications from long COVID.
- September 18 – Juan Brujo, 61, singer
- October 3 –, 90, Cuban singer and songwriter
- October 9 —, 81, Venezuelan singer and songwriter
- October 10 – El Taiger, 37, Cuban reggaeton singer, shot.
- October 21:
- * Egidio Cuadrado, 71, Colombian vallenato accordionist.
- * Peter Deantoni, 76, Argentine rock music manager
- October 23 – Charlie Sierra, 68, Puerto Rican timabales musician
- December 6 – Angela Alvarez, 97, Cuban-born American singer
- December 9 —, 81, Venezuelan singer
- December 25 – Dulce, 69, Mexican singer