Nicolette Larson sang her way to success in the 70s, but her career and life were cut tragically short.

Latin pop is big now, but it didn't start that way. It slowly grew over decades, evolving from early rock-and-roll crossovers to salsa, regional Mexican music, and the global reggaeton wave. These are the songs that helped shape the sound of Latin pop and push it into the mainstream across the Americas and beyond.

For most of the history of the recording industry, artists rarely owned the master recordings of their music. In recent decades, however, more artists have begun challenging that system, and their legal battles have reshaped conversations about artist ownership and creative freedom. The musicians below chose to fight against the system—and won.

Some tours became famous because the shows were incredible. Others became infamous because everything around the music seemed to spiral out of control. Between riots, pranks, broken equipment, and bizarre stunts, these tours left behind stories that fans still repeat decades later.

The ’90s gave us some of the most instantly recognizable songs ever recorded—tracks that still show up at weddings, in movies, and on every nostalgic playlist imaginable. But here’s the twist: while everyone can belt out the chorus, far fewer people can actually name who sang them.

Before streaming queues and autoplay made decisions for us, television required commitment. You showed up at a specific time, watched with everyone else, and actually waited a week to see what happened next. The 2000s didn’t just produce great shows—they transformed TV into something sharper, riskier, and far more addictive. It was the era where storytelling leveled up across the board, and suddenly the small screen didn’t feel so small anymore.