Sabrina Claudio Named Apple Music’s Newest Up Next Artist

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Sabrina Claudio is an Apple of the music world…

The 21-year-old half-Cuban and half-Puerto Rican singer is Apple Music‘s newest Up Next artist.

Claudio follows in the footsteps of her upcoming tour partner 6LACK, a previous selection.

Apple’s Up Next program showcases emerging artists in music like previous Up Next alum Sigrid, Khalid, Mr. Eazi and Daniel Caesar.

To coincide with the announcement, Apple Music will release an exclusive interview with the “Belong To You” singer and Beats 1 host Ebro Darden as well as a short documentary on the singer’s humble beginnings.

The announcement comes on the heels of Claudio’s newest project About Time and ahead of her upcoming 28-city jaunt with 6LACK. On Monday (October 23), the singer will also make her television debut with a live performance on The Late Late Show with James Cordon.

“What am I afraid of as an artist? I guess I was scared before of just not being heard,” Claudio says in the trailer of her doc. “But I’m too loud now.”

Shakira to Appear on Apple Music’s “Carpool Karaoke: The Series”

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira is hitting the carpool lane in Spain…

The 40-year-old Colombian superstar serves as Trevor Noah’s tour guide in her adopted hometown of Barcelona in a new episode of Apple Music‘s Carpool Karaoke: The Series premiering Tuesday (September 12).

Remarking on Barcelona’s beauty, Noah sports a red and yellow scarf, boasting the colors of the Catalan flag.

The car cruises to Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia cathedral, the city’s biggest tourist attraction, where Shakira immediately causes selfie madness, while Noah makes jokes about the fact that no one seems to recognize him in the least.

A teaser for the episode promises a joyful, and well-timed, homage to Barcelona and its street life.

The episode airs almost a month after the August 17 terrorist attack in the city center that killed 14 people.

Watch Noah and the Shakira tour Barcelona as they sing “Wherever, Whenever,” “Waka Waka” and “Hips Don’t Lie.”

J Balvin Releases “Safari” Music Video on YouTube

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a wild, wild world for J Balvin…

The 31-year-old Colombian reggaeton singer has released the highly anticipated music video for his single “Safari” on YouTube.

Balvin had previously premiered the clip on on Apple Music in August.

Surrounded by female dancers in an intimate setting, Balvin, Pharrell and rapper BIA sing the reggae infused track featured on his latest album, Energía.

“Safari” is currently No. 21 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart (dated September 10).

The steamy video was filmed during Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles and directed by Grant Singer.

Lovato Releases New Single “Body Say”

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is sharing her Body (Say)…

The 23-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress has dropped her new single “Body Say” on Apple Music, Spotify and Google Play.

The release of the steamy song comes soon after Lovato revealed it as her latest single.

Lovato recorded the sexy track — with lyrics that say “You can touch me with slow hands/Speed it up, baby, make me sweat/Dreamland, take me there ‘cause I want your sex/If my body had a say, I wouldn’t turn away” — only a couple weeks ago before releasing it Friday (July 1).

She tweeted to fans that she “wanted you guys to hear it right away…whats the point in waiting anymore.”

The singer first teased “Body Say” earlier in the week with a set of nude, black-and-white images taken for the single’s artwork.

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J Balvin’s “Bobo” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs Chart

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

It’s another chart topper for J Balvin…

The 31-year-old Colombian reggaeton singer’s latest single “Bobo,” which broke Spotify and Vevo records after its release, rises 3-1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart (dated July 2), earning him his third chart-topping hit.

“Bobo” reaches No. 1 in only its sixth charting week.

A 31 percent rise in streams helped push the song to the summit, earning the Streaming Gainer tag and increasing to 2.4 million U.S. on-demand plays in the week ending June 16, according to Nielsen Music.

YouTube claims the most clicks, with 69 percent of the overall streams. Over on the Latin Streaming Songs chart, “Bobo” reaches a new peak — rising 4-2.

“Bobo” is the second single from Balvin’s Energia album, which will be released June 24. Most recently, he spent 22 weeks atop Hot Latin Songs with the set’s lead track, “Ginza.”

Two additional preview songs from the album were released exclusively on Apple Music on June 17; “Safari,” featuring Pharrell, BIA and Sky, and “Malvada,” which could impact the charts dated July 9.

Gomez Releases Steamy Video for New Single “Hands to Myself”

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is getting a little handsy…

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress has released the official video for her latest single “Hands to Myself,” and she isn’t afraid to look sexy or psycho in it.

In the clip, which was directed by Alek Keshishian, Gomez plays an obsessive fan to a hunky Hollywood celebrity, breaking into his home with an intent to fulfill some sensual fantasies. She strips down to her underwear, writhes around on his bed and tries on his clothes

But then when the guy, played by Christopher Mason, shows up, he calls the cops and they slap the cuffs on Gomez.

But before you feel bad for Gomez, there’s a twist!

Watch it via Apple Music here.

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