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Hip-Hop, Latin & Vinyl’s Popularity Grew in 2020 (Rock, Pop & CDs’ Did Not)
Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” (via Atlantic) was the top streaming song in 2020 with 1.3 billion on-demand streams, beating out Future’s “Life Is Good” featuring Drake (via Epic), which had 1 billion on-demand streams. Lil Baby’s My Turn (via Quality Control) was the No. 1 album for the year, generating 2.6 million consumption units, with Taylor Swift’s folklore (via Republic) coming in second at 2.2 million album consumption units — of which 1.3 million were from sales (including 796,000 from downloads), making it the year’s best-selling album. In fact, Swift placed four albums in the year’s top 200 albums, as her Lover album ranked No. 33 with 878,000 album consumption units; evermore was No. 70 with 569,000 units and 1989 was No. 116 with 428,000 units. For the 21st year in a...
First Stream Latin: New Music From Manuel Turizo & Wisin Y Yandel, Maria Becerra & More
First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Manuel Turizo x Wisin & Yandel “Mala Costumbre” (La Industria Inc.) Manuel Turizo and Wisin & Yandel team up for an explosive reggaetón track that pairs catchy lyrics with an infectious beat making “Mala Costumbre” irresistible and a standout in this week’s releases. Produced by hitmakers Tainy, Lennin Palacios, Ily Wonder, Keytin and JotaRosa, the song kicks off with a slow intro featuring Turizo’s sultry deep voice, who prefaces the heartbreak song with “I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve promised myself to not open the door anymore.” Then, as the song picks up, Yandel sings over a guitar tune, “Now I’m he...
Anuel Returns to Social Media, Shares Adorable Photo With His Son
Back in October, Anuel bid “adios” to his Instagram followers, but finally returned to the social media sphere on Monday (Jan. 4). In the adorable photo kicking off 2021, the Puerto Rican trap star is seen on a boat, smiling alongside his son Pablo (rocking his dad’s shades). “LA SANGRE PESA MÁS QUE EL AGUA!!!!!!!!!” he captioned the heart-melting snap. “La vida se acaba, las carreras se acaban pero LA FAMILIA NUNCA MUERE!!!!!” “Blood weighs more than water,” the caption translates to in English. “Life ends, careers end but family never dies.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat...
10 of Armando Manzanero’s Timeless Songs
Here are 10 favorites: “Somos Novios”Manzanero wrote the sweetly innocent “Somos Novios” (We’re boyfriend and girlfriend, because we both feel mutual, profound love) in 1968. The purity of the lyrics connected at a global scale. While the English adaptation of the song — “It’s Impossible” by Sid Wayne — changed the lyrics (It’s impossible, tell the sun to leave the sky, it’s just impossible), the notion of enduring love remained. When Perry Como recorded “It’s Impossible,” it became his first song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in more than 12 years. “It’s Impossible” was also recorded by Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, Shriley Bassey and Andre Bocelli, among many others. In Spanish, “Somos Novios” remains one of the most covered Spanish language songs o...
Bilingual Collabs We Loved in 2020: The Weeknd & Rosalia, Jonas Brothers & Karol G and More
Now, with 2020 coming to an end, we’ve noticed more and more artists from different parts of the world and genres teaming up with Latinos. Listen to some of those Spanglish collabs below. “Blinding Lights (Remix),” The Weeknd feat. Rosalia The Weeknd and Rosalia really surprised fans when they announced a collaboration was on the way. Little did they know that the Spanish songstress was jumping on the remix to “Blinding Lights,” adding her flamenco-pop-tinged vocals to the track and an enchanting verse toward the end. “Hawai (Remix),” Maluma & The Weeknd The Weeknd teamed up with Maluma first, however, singing for the first time in Spanish on the remix of “Hawai.” Marking their first-ever collaboration, The Weeknd kicks off the remix by s...
Tito Rojas, Iconic Puerto Rican Salsa Singer, Dies at 65
Rojas, whose real name was Julio César Rojas, was a fixture in the world of salsa who landed 49 tracks on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart from his beginnings in the mid-1990s to as recently as this year. His No. 1 hits include 1995’s “Esperándote” and 1999’s “Por mujeres como tú,” a song that also hit No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, and would later be reprised in regional Mexican format. Rojas rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the commercial heyday of salsa, and was long signed to tropical indie MP, known for its hard-hitting, Puerto Rican salsa acts. During that time, Rojas garnered a Grammy nomination, in 2003, for Perseverancia, in the Best Salsa/Merengue album category. MP later merged with another tropical music powerhouse, JN Records But Roja...
Vote For The Best Latin Remix of 2020: Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Natti Natasha & More
The year has been far from perfect but luckily, music has saved the year. From great albums, such as Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG to game-changing collaborations, such as Banda MS and Snoop Dogg, Latin music artists were a key player in keeping everyone in a good mood and on their feet during the quarantine period. Remixes don’t stay behind, either. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
All the Billboard Latin Artists on the Rise of 2020: Nicki Nicole, Jay Wheeler, Eslabon Armado & More
FUERZA REGIDA Featured on: Jan. 30 Memorable Quote: “In the beginning, we performed at many flyer parties and people would stop what they were doing to pay attention to our set. After nearly two years, we started noticing that we had fans outside of our city and that our music began sounding in Los Angeles. We got really happy.” Read the full feature here ED MAVERICK Featured on: Feb. 13 Memorable Quote: “When I started writing and recording, it was just because I wanted to express what I was feeling. I didn’t have a plan or anything like that. It sort of just happened.” Read the full feature here MARIAH ANGELIQ Featured on: Feb. 27 Memorable Quote: “I’m way more focused now than when I was 16. I was lost as an artist and I was influenced by a lot of people. I alway...
Juan Luis Guerra to Debut New ‘Privé’ EP With Christmas Day Livestream
But Privé also hints at the intimacy of the project, conceived between Guerra and his longtime producer, Janina Rosado. Set to acoustic arrangements that range from blues to bossa to classical influences, the EP highlights a different side of Guerra and his band, 4.40. Guerra and his group will perform Privé on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) at 9 p.m. ET. The livestream can be viewed on his YouTube channel. “What better date than December 24 when we celebrate the birth of Christ?” Guerra says. “It’s the most important and most beautiful date in the year.” Watch the livestream on Christmas Day in the video below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat an...
Montaner Family & Camilo Sing Together for the First Time in ‘Amen’
“Amen,” released on Wednesday (Dec. 23) just in time for Christmas, brings together Ricardo, Mau, Ricky and Evaluna Montaner, together with Camilo. “We wrote it all together and yes, it’s the first time we all collaborate together,” said Ricardo Montaner, speaking from the family kitchen, where the extended family was preparing for the 5 p.m. release of the song. “It’s one of the richest professional –not to mention personal—experiences I’ve ever lived.” “Amen” is an anthemic appeal for help and closure. Although the Montaners are devout Christians and Ricardo Montaner in particular often has religious connotations in his songs, the chorus of “Amen, Amen, take away my pain”—can be applied to many situations. “Amen is a universal word that has the same meaning in any language; it’s the word...
Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony’s ‘De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta’ Debuts at No. 6 on Hot Latin Songs Chart
Plus, Luis Fonsi and Farruko’s “Perfecta” bows at No. 1 on Latin Pop Airplay. A week after it debuted at No. 7 on the Tropical Airplay chart (dated Dec. 19) with only three days of airplay, Daddy Yankee and Marc Anthony’s “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” arrives at No. 6 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Dec. 26). In the process, it secures Daddy Yankee his 35th top 10 and a total of 81 entries on the list. Marc, meanwhile, collects his 27th top 10s. “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” was released Thursday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET via El Cartel. Now, after its first full tracking week, the salsa collab. bows in the top 10 mainly on the strength of streaming activity. Hot Latin Songs blends airplay, digital sales and streaming activity. “De Vuelta” logged 3.2 million on-demand streams in the week ending Dec...
Which Latin Artist Dominated 2020? Vote!
Meanwhile, Maluma‘s “Hawái” ruled the first Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. chart (dated Sept. 19). The chart-topping track was later re-released as a remix featuring The Weeknd. On the regional Mexican space, emerging artists Natanael Cano, Junior H and Eslabon Armado cemented their spot in the genre as chart-topping artists. On the year-end ranking Eslabon Armado is the top duo/group and Cano is top new artist. Junior H crossed the finish line at No. 22 on the year-end Top Latin Artists list. His sophomore album, Atrapado en Un Sueño, earned the singer-songwriter’s first entry on any Billboard album chart. Thriving in the male-dominated genre, Chiquis scored her first-ever Latin Grammy win for her banda al...
