2025 in Latin music


The following is a list of events and new Spanish- and Portuguese-language music that happened or are expected to happen in 2025 in Ibero-America. Ibero-America encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States.

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

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 2025.

Deaths

  • January 1 – Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer and composer
  • January 15 — José Luis de la Paz, 57 Spanish guitarist
  • January 19 —, Peruvian singer and founder of Orquesta Candela
  • February 2 —, 51, keyboardist and founder of Mishima
  • February 5 — Angélica Infante, Mexican rock singer
  • February 17 – Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican singer
  • February 20 —, 73, Colombian salsa singer and member of Fruko y sus Tesos
  • February 22 — Lillian, 76, Brazilian singer and composer, cancer.
  • March 9 —, 58, Dominican Republic trumpeter, composer and singer
  • March 17 — Aurelio Martínez, 55, Honduran musician and politician, plane crash.
  • March 26 —, 80, Chilean singer and founder of
  • April 8:
  • *Rubby Pérez, 69, Dominican Republic merengue singer
  • * Luis Solís, Dominican Republic merengue saxophonist
  • April 15 — Idelectrox, Puerto Rican singer, producer, and songwriter
  • April 16 — Carlos Robledo, Mexican pioneer of electronic music, founder of
  • April 17 — Jaime Rodríguez, Mexican rock bass guitarist, member of
  • April 24 — Edy Star, 87, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and visual artist.
  • April 25 —, 98, Brazilian harpsichordist and conductor
  • May 1 – Nana Caymmi, 84, Brazilian singer
  • May 14 — Dharío Primero, 72, Dominican singer.
  • May 18 — David Lerma "El Guadaña, 61, Argentine singer and lead vocalist of
  • May 20 —, Argentine singer
  • May 23 — Piti Sanz, 59, Spanish composer
  • May 27 — Juan Manuel Muñoz Expósito, 81, Spanish flamenco guitarist
  • June 12 — Eduardo Miño Naranjo, Ecuadorian singer and member of
  • June 14 —, 88, Brazilian singer and percussionist, member of Fundo de Quintal
  • June 21 —, 95, Cuban guitarist, arranger, and songwriter
  • June 26:
  • *Ocasional Talento, 29, Bolivian rapper
  • *Lalo Schifrin, 93, Argentine-born American film and television composer, five-time Grammy Award winner, complications from pneumonia.
  • June 28 — Carlos Schvartzman, 77, Paraguayan musician, composer, and arranger.
  • July 9 — Araceli Julio, 39, Argentine singer and vocalist for
  • July 11 — Luvi Torres, 36, Argentine folk singer
  • July 19:
  • *, 81, Spanish singer and member of
  • *Aldo Monges, 83, Argentine singer.
  • July 24 — Amalia Macías, 91, Mexican singer and actress.
  • July 31 — Flaco Jiménez, 86, American musician.
  • August 6 — Eddie Palmieri, 88, American pianist and composer, nine-time Grammy Award winner.
  • August 31 — Diego de Morón, 78, Spanish guitarist.
  • September 3 — Gustavo Suárez Sarcos, Venezuelan accordionist and founder of Tecupae
  • September 13 — Hermeto Pascoal, 89, Brazilian jazz musician, multiple organ failure.
  • September 22 — B-King and Regio Clown, Colombian music duo