2000 in Latin music

• 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 ==

First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December Unknown ==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 ==