This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2011.
Pablo AlboránMax Capote3Ball MTYNatalia JiménezDulce MaríaEl Bebeto y su Banda Patria ChicaMonchy & NathaliaLoisaidasHenry SantosNovember 10 — The 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.Calle 13 breaks the record for the most awarded artist in a single ceremony with nine wins including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Latinoamérica" and Album of the Year for Entren Los Que Quieran.Colombian singer Shakira was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the YearNumber-ones albums and singles by country
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Brazil)List of number-one albums of 2011 (Mexico)List of number-one albums of 2011 (Portugal)List of number-one albums of 2011 (Spain)List of number-one singles of 2011 (Spain)List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010sList of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 20112011 Premio Lo Nuestro2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards2011 Latin Grammy Awards2011 Tejano Music AwardsThe following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2011, according to Billboard.
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2011, according to Billboard.
January 24 - Francisco Mata, 78, Venezuelan folk singer and composer.February 25 - Eneas Perdomo, 80, Venezuelan folk singer.March 26 - Lula Côrtes, 61, Brazilian musician (Paêbirú), throat cancerMay 7 - Johnny Albino, 93, Puerto Rican bolero singer, heart attack.July 9 - Facundo Cabral, 74, Argentine singer and songwriter, shot.July 14 - Antonio Prieto, 85, Chilean singer and actor, cardiac arrest.July 26 - Joe Arroyo, 55, Colombian singer.August 10 - Moraíto Chico II, 54, Spanish musician, cancer. 