2000 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2000.

Events

• January 25 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the creation of the "Los Premios de Oro y Platino" ("The Gold and Platinum Awards" in Spanish) for Latin albums (defined by the RIAA as a release with 51% or more in Spanish). Initially the thresholds for awards are 100,000 units for Disco de Oro, 200,000 units for Disc de Platino, and 400,000 or more for Multi-platino.
• September 13 – The inaugural Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California:
• "Corazón Espinado" by Santana featuring Maná wins the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
• Amarte Es un Placer by Luis Miguel wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
• "Dímelo" by Marc Anthony wins the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
• Ibrahim Ferrer wins the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
• Cuban-American songwriter and producer Emilio Estefan is honored as the Person of the Year

Number-one albums and singles by country

• List of number-one albums of 2000 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 2000 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2000

Awards

• 2000 Latin Grammy Awards
• 2000 Premio Lo Nuestro
• 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• 2000 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

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December

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Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2000, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2000, according to Billboard.

Births

• January 27Blessd, Colombian reggaeton singer
• February 12María Becerra, Argentine reggaeton singer
• April 12Manuel Turizo, Colombian reggaeton singer
• April 13Khea, Argentine trap rapper
• August 25Nicki Nicole, Argentine rapper
• October 4Lunay, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer

Deaths

• May 24 – Rodrigo, 27, Argentine singer of cuarteto music
• May 31 – Tito Puente, 77, American timbales musician, songwriter, record producer, and performer of mambo and Latin jazz music
• July 23 – , Spanish pop singer (Vainica Doble)
• October 6 – Cuco Sánchez, 79, Mexican singer and songwriter ("Fallaste Corazón", "Siempre Hace Frío")
• October 15 – , Argentine bolero singer
• November 19 – , Mexican singer of boleros and cumbia music
• December 12 – Libertad Lamarque, 92, Argentine actress and singer

References