2025 in Latin music

• February 1 – "Esa diva", written by Alberto Fuentes Lorite and Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez, and performed by Melody, wins the fourth edition of the Benidorm Fest, and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held in Basel, Switzerland.^[3]
• February 2 – The 67th Annual Grammy Awards take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.^[4]
  • Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira wins Best Latin Pop Album.
  • Las Letras Ya No Importan by Residente wins Best Música Urbana Album.
  • ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas? by Rawayana for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
  • Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León wins Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano).
  • Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar and Mimy Succar wins Best Tropical Latin Album.
  • Cubop Live! by Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus wins Best Latin Jazz Album.
  • "Bemba Colorá" by Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar wins Best Global Music Performance
  • Gustavo Dudamel wins both Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Compendium as conductor of Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina.
  • Gabriela Ortiz wins Best Contemporary Classical Composition as composer of Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina.
• February 8 – At the 39th Goya Awards, held at the Granada Conference & Exhibition Centre in Granada, Spain to recognize the best in Spanish cinema, Alberto Iglesias wins Best Original Score for The Room Next Door, while Antón Álvarez (C. Tangana) and Yerai Cortés win Best Original Song for the song "Los Almendros" from the film The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés. The film, which chronicles the career of Cortés, also won Best Documentary.^[5]
• February 20 – The 37th Lo Nuestro Awards take place at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States.
  • Karol G wins Artist of the Year.
  • Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira wins Album of the Year.
  • "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" by Karol G wins Song of the Year.
• February 23 – The 64th edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival takes place until 1 March. Performers include Myriam Hernández, Kidd Voodoo, Carín León, Eladio Carrión, Duki, Ha*Ash, and Marc Anthony, among others.^[6]
• March 8 – "Deslocado", written by André Santos, Diogo Góis, Francisco Sousa, João Guilherme Gomes, João Lourenço Gomes, and João Rodrigues, and performed by Napa, wins the 57th edition of the Festival da Canção, and will represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held in Basel, Switzerland.
• March 17 – At the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Bad Bunny, Feid, Kapo, Grupo Frontera, Carín León, Peso Pluma, Shakira, and Xavi, all win awards in the Latin categories.
• March 29 – At the Billboard Women in Music, Ángela Aguilar receives the Breakthrough Artist award.^[7]

• April 12 — Billboard launches four new subcharts of the Hot Latin Songs chart: Hot Latin Pop Songs, Hot Regional Mexican Songs, and Hot Tropical Songs.^[8]
• April 13 to April 20 – The Marías, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Mirlos, El Malilla, Judeline, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rawayana, Arca, Iván Cornejo, Alok, and Vintage Culture, all are set to perform at Coachella 2025.
• April 24 – The 14th Premios Nuestra Tierra takes place at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá to reward the best in Colombian music.
  • Shakira wins Best Global Artist.
  • "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" by Karol G wins Best Global Song.
  • Calidosa by Mike Bahía wins Album of the Year.
• April 24 – At the Billboard Latin Women in Music, Selena Gomez, Celia Cruz, Olga Tañón, Anitta, Chiquis Rivera, Natti Natasha, Ha*Ash, and Belinda, all receive awards.
• May 17 – Spain places twenty-fourth at the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal ends twenty-first.
• May 26 – At the 51st American Music Awards, held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Julión Álvarez, and Shakira, all win in the Latin categories.
• June 4 – The 2nd Premios de la Academia de Música take place at IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid, to recognize the best in Spanish music.
  • Rozalén wins Artist of the Year.
  • La Jauría by Dani Fernández wins Album of the Year.
  • "Tengo un Pensamiento" by Amaia wins Song of the Year.
  • Alcalá Norte wins Best New Artist.
• June 4 – The 32nd Brazilian Music Awards are held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Singers João Bosco, Liniker, Black Pantera, Valesca Popozuda, Emicida, Zeca Pagodinho, João Gomes, Alceu Valença, and Hermeto Pascoal, are among the winners.
• June 9 – At the 14th Libera Awards, dedicated to recognize the best in independent music in the United States, Reyna Tropical wins the Best Latin Record award for Malegría.
• June 18 – The 27th Annual Premios Gardel take place at Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, to recognize the best in Argentine music.
  • Baño María by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso wins Album of the Year.
  • "Fanático" by Lali wins Song of the Year.
  • "Real Gangsta Love" by Trueno wins Record of the Year.
  • Olivia Wald wins Best New Artist.

• July 6 – The 11th Premios Pulsar take place in Santiago, Chile, to recognize the best in Chilean music.
  • Vida by Ana Tijoux wins Album of the Year.
  • "Bolero Libra" by Gepe and Mon Laferte wins Song of the Year.
  • La Combo Tortuga wins Artist of the Year.
  • Manul wins Best New Artist.
• September 7 – At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, Shakira wins Best Latin for "Soltera". In other categories, Bad Bunny was nominated for Artist of the Year and Best Album, while Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera were nominated for Best Group.
• September 23 – The Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2025 are held at AquaRio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Simone Mendes, Zé Felipe, Henrique & Juliano, and Maiara & Maraisa, are among the winners.
• September 25 – The 22nd Premios Juventud are held at the Figali Convention Center in Fort Amador, Panama.
  • Karol G wins Artist of the Year.
  • Morat wins Favorite Group or Duo of The Year
  • De La Rose and Roa win The New Generation – Female and The New Generation – Male, respectively.

• October 23 – The 32nd Billboard Latin Music Awards are held at James L. Knight Center. Bad Bunny received the most awards with eleven out of twenty-eight nominations. Special awards were presented to Elvis Crespo (Hall of Fame Award), Laura Pausini (Icon Award), Peso Pluma (Vanguard Award), and Bad Bunny (Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award).
• October 30 – At the 2025 UK Music Video Awards, held at Magazine London in London, artists Bad Bunny, Dillom, Isabella Lovestory and Guitarricadelafuente received nominations for their music videos.
• November 13 — The 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena^[9]:
  • "Palmeras en el Jardín" by Alejandro Sanz wins Record of the Year^[10]
  • Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year^[10]
  • "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" by Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Rios, and Karol G wins Song of the Year^[10]
  • Paloma Morphy wins Best New Artist^[10]

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.^[11]

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 2025.