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.
March 2 – 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.[9]
March 19 – With 16.3 million worldwide streams, Motomami 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 – Daddy Yankee announces retirement from music after 32 years plus a finale album, Legendaddy, and a farewell tour visiting the Americas in 2022.
July 29 – With 3.708 million streams, "Despechá" by Rosalía earns the biggest streaming debut for a solo Spanish-language song by a female artist in Spotify history. It also broke the all-time single day stream record for a song by a female artist on Spotify Spain.
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, 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.[21]
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.[24]
The Billboard Hot 100 ranks the most-played songs in the United States based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming. Also included are certifications awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America (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.
The following is a list of notable Latin albums (music performed in Spanish or Portuguese)[A] that have been released in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, or the United States in 2022.
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.[140]
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.[141]
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^Flores, Griselda (2022-01-13). "All the Latin Acts Performing at Coachella 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Flores, Griselda (2022-01-24). "Edén Muñoz Is Leaving Calibre 50 to Launch a Solo Career". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^ESCOT, DANIEL BORREGO (2022-01-30). "Chanel gana el Benidorm Fest con "SloMo"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^Negro, Vinilo (2022-02-06). "Rigoberta Bandini hace historia al ser la primera artista femenina #1 en artistas en YouTube España". www.vinilonegro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^Velasco, Juan (2022-02-12). "María José Llergo gana el Goya a la mejor canción por 'Te espera el mar'". Cordópolis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^"Tornero anuncia la creación de HISPAVISIÓN en el I Foro Iberoamericano de Servicio Público Audiovisual". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^Univision. "Premio Lo Nuestro 2022: mira la lista completa de ganadores". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^Aniftos, Rania (2022-01-27). "Billboard's 2022 Women In Music Awards to Honor Bonnie Raitt, Doja Cat, Karol G & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Cobo, Leila (2021-11-15). "Mana Will Play 'Unprecedented' Exclusive Residency at LA Forum in 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Mier, Tomás (2022-01-18). "The 2022 Grammy Awards Are Headed to Las Vegas on April 3". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Flores, Griselda (2022-01-27). "2022 Latin American Music Awards Announce Date, Location & More Details". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Magazine, dod (2022-04-28). "Premios MIN 2022: lista completa de ganadores". Dod Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^Roiz, Jessica (2022-01-19). "Latin Alternative Music Conference Sets Dates for 2022 Virtual & In-Person Event". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Roiz, Jessica (2022-01-19). "Latin Alternative Music Conference Sets Dates for 2022 Virtual & In-Person Event". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^"Anitta Storms The VMAs With The Sexiest Performance Of The Night". MTV. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
^Por BERENICE BAUTISTA (2022-09-26). "Grupo Firme logra reunir 280 mil personas en su debut en el Zócalo de México". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^"Billboard Latin Music Week 2022". www.billboardlatinmusicweek.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^Singh, Simrin (15 November 2022). "Bad Bunny makes Grammys history with Album of the Year nomination". CBS. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^Cobo, Leila (17 November 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler Wins Big, Bad Bunny Follows, Rosalía Nabs Album of the Year". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^Caulfield, Keith (1 December 2022). "Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Is This Year's Top Billboard 200 Album: The Year in Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^Segovia, Nicolás. "Serrat El vicio de cantar 1965-2022 | Diario de Cultura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^GrupoRPP (2022-12-31). "Wisin y Yandel le ponen fin a sus 25 años de carrera con un último concierto en Puerto Rico". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^"Billboard Global 200 Chart: Current Week". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^"Billboard Hot 100 Chart: Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
^"RIAA 2015 Year-End Latin Sales & Shipments Data Report". RIAA. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^Cobo, Leila (January 6, 2011). "2010's Latin Music Sales Down 26.8%, Digital Up 28%, Enrique Igelsias Is Top-Selling Artist". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^"Category Definitions". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^"Top Latin Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^"Year End 2022: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^Isabel Urrutia Cabrera (2 January 2022). "Muere la getxotarra Ana Bejerano, voz todoterreno de Mocedades". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^Mor el pianista Jordi Sabatés als 73 anys (in Catalan)
^"Falleció Martín Carrizo, ex baterista de A.N.I.M.A.L., Gustavo Cerati y el Indio Solari | Radiónica". www.radionica.rocks. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^Héctor "Tito" Matos, a master and custodian of Puerto Rican plena, has died at 53
^Murió a los 91 años el cantor Osvaldo Peredo, un hombre de la bohemia tanguera (in Spanish)
^Leo Gregorio; Rafa Gordinho (27 January 2022). "Morre aos 56 anos a cantora gospel e pastora Ludmila Ferber". Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^"Brazilian Samba Singer Elza Soares Dies at 91". Billboard. Associated Press. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
^Morre aos 56 anos a cantora gospel e pastora Ludmila Ferber (in Portuguese)
^"Última hora: Muere el cantante Diego Verdaguer a consecuencia de covid-19". Excélsior (in Spanish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^A los 83 años falleció la compositora y pianista Renée Pietrafesa (in Spanish)
^"Fallece el compositor mexicano Rubén Fuentes". El Universal (in Spanish). February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^"Steve Salas, co-founder of the pioneering Eastside Chicano rock band Tierra, dies at 69". Los Angeles Times. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Mendez, Josh (16 February 2022). "radioNOTAS lamenta el fallecimiento del compositor y productor Juan Carlos Moguel | radioNOTAS" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Musician and composer Chelique Sarabia dies at 82
^Destacado guitarrista peruano Ramón Stagnaro falleció en Los Ángeles, a los 67 años (in Spanish)
^Muere Álvaro Manzano, director emérito de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador (in Spanish)
^"Violonista Carlos Barbosa-Lima morre aos 77 anos". concerto.com.br/ (in Portuguese). February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^"Muere el cantante de la Nueva Ola Patricio Renán". Cooperativa. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Muere el cantautor Pau Riba a los 73 años". Europa Press. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^"Muere Ramón Eduardo Cedeño, uno de los mejores guitarristas de Honduras" (in Spanish). 12 March 2022.
^Muere la mezzosoprano Teresa Berganza (in Spanish)
^Muere el tenor Bernabé Martí, viudo de Montserrat Caballé (in Spanish)
^"Fallece Ismael Rivera Jr., hijo de salsero puertorriqueño del mismo nombre". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Arrellano, Gustavo (April 4, 2022). "Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member and guitar-string pioneer, dead at 68". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^"Muere el músico José Luis Cortés "El Tosco", líder de NG La Banda y rey de la timba". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Contreras, Emilio (2022-04-18). "Muere la cantante María Inés Naveillán, representante chilena en el festival de la OTI en 1994" (in Spanish). Radio BioBio. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
^Murió María José Cantilo, una de las mujeres pioneras del rock nacional (in Spanish)
^Murió el bandoneonista Juan José Mosalini (in Spanish)
^Aos 82 anos, morre o cantor e compositor Paulo Diniz, dono do sucesso "Pingos de Amor" (in Portuguese)
^Muere Gracia Montes, ‘la Voz de Cristal’ de la copla, a los 86 años (in Spanish)
^Cobo, Leila (4 June 2022). "Willie Sotelo, Member of El Gran Combo, Dies at 61". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Falleció César “Pupy” Pedroso, director de Los que Son Son (in Spanish)
^Fallece el cantante de salsa, Héctor Tricoche (in Spanish)
^"Maestro Henrique Morelenbaum morre aos 90 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
^Muere el compositor y cantante colombiano Darío Gómez, el “Rey del despecho” (in Spanish)
^Martinez, Anthony. "Ulises Eyherabide, Singer of the Argentine Ska band Rescate, died at 55 years old". Classic Christian Rock | The other side of Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^Fallece la actriz del cine de oro Rosa de Castilla (in Spanish)
^Falleció el Maestro del Charango Ernesto Cavour Aramayo (in Spanish)
^Manrique, Diego A. (25 August 2022). "Muere Tomás Muñoz, creador de la moderna industria discográfica española". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Muere el guitarrista Manolo Sanlúcar (in Spanish)
^Murió Marciano Cantero, el cantante de Enanitos Verdes: las emotivas palabras de su hijo (in Spanish)
^Former accordion player and Christian evangelist, Paulino Bernal, passed away
^"Fallece el músico venezolano Aquiles Báez este lunes en Alemania". El Universal (in Spanish). 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
^"Dolor en la música: Adrián "Bin" Valencia, el ex baterista de Almafuerte, murió en medio de un recital en Ramos Mejía". El1 Digital (in Spanish). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Adiós a León Schidlowsky, forjador del modernismo musical en Chile (in Spanish)
^Ícone da música brasileira, Erasmo Carlos morre aos 81 anos (in Portuguese)
^Pablo Milanés: muere el legendario cantautor cubano a los 79 años (in Spanish)
^Morre o maestro Edino Krieger, aos 94 anos, no Rio (in Portuguese)
^"Muere Carmen Jara, cantante y colaboradora de esRadio". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
^Claudisabel tinha conversado com a mãe antes do acidente (in Portuguese)
^Linda de Suza, très populaire chanteuse des années 1980, est morte (in French)
^In the United States, Billboard and the RIAA recognizes an album as "Latin" if 51% or more of its content is sung in the Spanish language.[136][137] The Latin Recording Academy extends this definition of "Latin music" to include Portuguese-language records as well as other languages and dialects of Ibero-America such as Catalan, Nahuatl, Quechua, Galician, Valencia, and Mayan. The Latin Recording Academy also includes Latin instrumental recordings performed by Ibero-American musicians.[138][139] Note that Spain and Portugal are included under this definition of Ibero-America.