The best musical collaborations featuring Latin artists

Romeo Santos didn't waste any time after Aventura broke up in 2011. One of Santos's first singles as a solo artist was "Promises," which had an assist from R&B god Usher. 

One of the main reasons, besides her undeniable talent, why Shakira successfully crossed over into the mainstream and has been able to stay there is her frequent collaborations with renowned pop artists. 2014's "Can't Remember To Forget You," which features bad girl Rihanna, is one of the most recent examples of this. 

Beyoncé second album, "B'day," was stacked with hit singles. Six, to be exact. Among them was "Beautiful Liar," a Latin-infused banger that co-starred Shakira. 

Oh come on now. You knew "Hips Don't Lie" was going to be on this list. After all, we are talking about the best musical collaborations featuring a Latino artists, and you can't speak on the topic legitimately without mentioning the most successful collab of all time.

In 1999, Carlos Santana, who had long established himself as a legendary guitarist, released "Supernatural," his comeback album which featured star-studded collaboration upon star-studded collaboration. One of the biggest hits of "Supernatural"(of which there were many) was "Corazon Espinado," a Spanish language track with legendary Mexican rock band Mana.

Not content with dominating with frequency the Billboard Hot 100, R. Kelly put out "Burn It Up" in 2006. The single, which featured raggaetoneros Wisin y Yandel, would go on to enter the Billboard U.S. Hot Latin Songs shortly after its release. 

Just in case it wasn't clear that Romeo Santos is destined for mainstream greatness, the former Aventura star recruited none other than Drake, the 6 God, to spit some bars on his 2014 hit "Odio." For those of you keeping track at home, that's two major collabs with big time artists for Romeo Santos.  

You could tell that Prince Royce was itching to cross over into the mainstream well before 2014's "Double Vision," his first album in English. The key piece of evidence to back up this assertion is "Already Missing You," a dance-heavy duet with Selena Gomez released in 2013.

In 2015, after a string of bad behavior and publicity (including his very public, 2014 arrest in Miami for driving under the influence and resisting arrest), Justin Bieber began his redemption tour with the release of "Purpose," his fifth studio album. One of the highlights of that album (of which there are many), is "Sorry," which also had an accompanying "Latin Remix." For that version of his hit, the Biebs recruited Colombian sensation J Balvin.  

Sometimes, a remix goes on to outperform the original version of a song. That's what happened to R. Kelly's "Ignition," and to Daddy Yankee's "Impacto." The remix version of the latter, which featured Fergie, would go enter the Billboard Hot 100, whereas the original didn't even chart. 

The last song Selena would ever record before she was tragically murdered in 1995 was "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)". That's according to David Byrne, her duet partner in the song and founding member of pioneering rock band The Talking Heads. Although the track wasn't as big hit as her other English songs, "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" serves as a reminder of what could have been had Selena not died at such a young age.  

Colombian musician Juanes followed up "Camisa Negra" with Un Dia Normal, his 2002 Latin Grammy-winning sophomore effort. Part of the success of that album can be attributed "Fotografia," a Spanish duet with Nelly Furtado. This wouldn't be her only venture into the world of Latin music. In 2009, Nelly Furtado would put out "Mi Plan," which would go on to win its own Latin Grammy. 

In 2011, Latino heart throb Ricky Martin teamed up with British songstress Joss Stone to release the feel good anthem "The Best Thing About Me Is You."