The Latin Wave

Ricky Martin performs "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys and follows with "Livin’ la Vida Loca". Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias cross over too, mostly by singing in English.

In Panama and Puerto Rico, artists build a new sound on the dembow rhythm. Daddy Yankee’s "Gasolina" (2004) takes it worldwide.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s "Despacito", boosted by a Justin Bieber remix, spends 16 weeks at No. 1 in the US, tying the record at the time.

J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Rosalía and Karol G become global stars singing in Spanish. Bad Bunny is the world’s most-streamed artist on Spotify three years running.

Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito becomes the first all-Spanish album by a woman to top the Billboard 200. Peso Pluma makes Mexican corridos tumbados a global sound, and "Ella Baila Sola" becomes the first regional Mexican song in the Hot 100 top 10.

Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos becomes the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year, and he headlines the Super Bowl LX halftime show the next week.