hispanic heritage month

ANTONIO AGUILAR Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Antonio Aguilar was not only known for singing with mariachi. He often recorded songs with tamborazo — which is similar to banda — which originated in Aguilar’s native Zacatecas. His Antonio Aguilar Con Tambora albums are an homage to the style, featuring classics such as “Un Puño de Tierra,” “Por Una Mujer Casada” and “Lamberto Quintero.” On the charts: Aguilar secured a top 20 with his second entry on Hot Latin Songs with “Por Ti No Voy a Llorar” in July 1964. Mis Número 1… Mis Tesoros earned Aguilar his highest charting title on Top Latin Albums, as the set peaked at No. 26 in Aug. 2015. ARIEL CAMACHO The Mexican singer-songwriter’s career was just starting when he died in a car accident, but Ariel Camacho, who placed all bets ...

Thalía took her music career to the next level with 1995’s En Éxtasis, her first album in a long partnership with EMI Latin. At the same time, her telenovela Maria La Del Barrio was a global success in syndication in more than 180 countries. The lead single for En Éxtasis, “Piel Morena,” was the first of many anthems for Thalía. The proudly Mexican song on which she highlighted her brown skin peaked at No. 7 on the Hot Latin Songs chart dated Oct. 7, 1995. “Piel Morena” marked the first of Thalía’s 26 entries on the Hot Latin Songs chart and the first of 12 on the chart’s top 10. Of those, four went to No. 1. In the digital era, she remains a force as the first Mexican female artist to hit one billion views on YouTube with “No Me Acuerdo,” fe...

Becky G kicked off her music as a teenager, demonstrating across her videos how her music and personality have evolved throughout the years. The “Sin Pijama” singer is confirmed for a can’t-miss conversation at the 30th-anniversary installment of Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place virtually from Oct. 20-23. The Mexican-American hitmaker will join Jorge and Hernán Hernández from the iconic norteño group Los Tigres del Norte to discuss the role artists currently play in engaging voters and the immigrant experience as seen by two generations of Mexican-American artists. To RSVP, click here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. G...

Traveling to Nicaragua every year became a family tradition and it was throughout the years that I discovered its captivating and promising music scene. Most notably, Luis Enrique, positioning himself as “the Prince of Salsa” as one of the leading forces of the romantic salsa movement of the ‘80s and ‘90s. His timeless hits such as“Así Es La Vida,” “Tu No Le Amas, Le Temes” and “Yo No Se Mañana,” amongst others, have all entered the Billboard charts, and his 2009 album Ciclos nabbed the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album. Luis comes from one of the country’s biggest musical families, including the iconic singers (and his uncles) Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Carlos Mejia Godoy, both of whom were pivotal in the New Song Movement in Central America of the 1970s. Carlos also helped pro...

Let’s take a look at their eight albums that hit No. 1 in 2020: Easy Money Baby – Myke TowersThe Puerto Rican rapper earned his first entry on any Billboard albums chart as his sophomore full-length album arrived at No. 1 on the Feb. 10 survey. “This is a giant step in this new phase of my career,” Towers told Billboard, excited about claiming his first leader in his first chart visit. Alter Ego – Prince RoyceThe bachata star nabbed his fifth No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart when Alter Ego launched atop the chart dated Feb. 22. The double album consisting of Genesis and Enigma chapters became the first set by a tropical music act to bow at No. 1 since Romeo Santos’ Utopía arrived atop the tally on the April 20, 2019-dated chart. Hecho en México – Alejandro F...

Ever since scoring her first top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in 2017, Karol G has been nothing but unstoppable. The Colombian pop-urban artist previously entered the prestigious Billboard chart with her singles “Hello” with Ozuna and “Casi Nada” but it was her Bad Bunny-assisted track, “Ahora Me Llama,” that nabbed her the first top 10 of her career. After getting on the international radar, Karol has released back-to-back hits for the past three years. Her latest single, “Ay, Dios Mio!,” produced by Ovy on the Drums and released on July 10, earned Karol her eight top 10. On three occasions, the urbana star reached No. 1, including her viral 2019 hit “Tusa,” in collaboration with Nicki Minaj, where she reigned the chart for four consecutive weeks. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Mo...