Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media
Music in Latin America - statistics & facts
Latin America is famous for the vibrance and diversity of its music. For decades, stars like Pedro Infante (1917-1957), Celia Cruz (1925-2003), Yma Sumac (1922-2008), Carmen Miranda (1909-1955), Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), Violeta Parra (1917-1967), and many others have been reflecting the clash of cultures that resulted in a dynamic market both in terms of production and consumption. Throughout most of the second half of the 2010s, the recorded music segment reported double-digit growth rates in Latin America. At the end of the decade 鈥 already under the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak 鈥 the region reported the highest increase in revenue in the music industry worldwide. The expansion was not homogeneous across the subcontinent, however. Altogether, its two largest markets, Brazil and Mexico, accounted for about two-thirds of the revenue of the recorded music sector in Latin America in 2020.
