William Morris Endeavor (WME) Signs Anitta for Representation in All Areas

Anitta is looking to expand her global reach and impact with new representation…

The 32-year-old Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress has signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) for representation in all areas.

AnittaAnitta is hoping WME will help her expand her presence across, television and unscripted.

The agency will at the same time look to help Anitta scale her global brand in fashion, beauty, partnerships and the creator economy, with Senior Partner Brad Slater running point for the artist.

“There is a reason Anitta is undoubtedly one of the greatest performers in the world today,” Slater told Deadline. “She is the definition of what a global superstar looks like: an ever-growing multicultural fan base, multi-lingual, and most importantly has a burning motivation to continue building her career. We look forward to expanding her presence across every facet of the entertainment industry.”

Born Larissa de Macedo Machado, Anitta is considered to be one of the most globally successful Latin pop artists of her generation.

She first broke out with a number of funk carioca–infused hits in the early 2010s, becoming a household name in Brazil following the release of her 2013 single “Show das Poderosas.”

After rising to stardom in her home country, she expanded her footprint internationally over the course of a number of years, through collaborations in Portuguese, Spanish and English with a wide array of global acts, including J Balvin, Maluma, Cardi B and Madonna.

In 2022, Anitta released her album Versions of Me — featuring songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English — with her single “Envolver” making history as the biggest debut ever by a Latin artist on the Spotify Global Chart. The single shattered a record she’d previously set as it reached #1 on iTunes in 19 countries and earned her recognition from the Guinness World Records for the second time.

Anitta’s Versions of Me has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.

In 2022, she also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin with “Envolver,” becoming the first Brazilian solo artist to receive the honor. Additionally, she was nominated for Best New Artist at the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

Most recently, Anitta released “Bellakeo” with Peso Pluma, which became her highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, and later released Funk Generation, earning her second Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 67th Grammys.

She’s a leading presence at Brazil’s world-renowned Carnival, where she returns as a headliner this year.

Kehlani to Receive Impact Award at Billboard Women in Music Awards

Kehlani’s impact is being heralded…

The 30-year-old half-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer & songwriter, who claimed her first two Grammys earlier this year, will be honored at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards.

KehlaniKehlani is set to accept the Impact Award during the awards show, which celebrates women in the industry who made some of the biggest strides of the past 12 months.

This year’s Visionary Award will go to singer/songwriter and One Battle After Another actress Teyana Taylor, while Gen-Z Canadian pop star Tate McRae will receive the Hitmaker Award and Alabama country singer Ella Langley will take home the Powerhouse Award.

Meantime, Laufey (who took home her second Grammy at the 2026 ceremony) will receive the Innovator Award; and Mariah the Scientist will be given the Rising Star Award.

Zara Larsson is the winner of 2026’s Breakthrough Award, while Thalia is set to take home the Icon Award.

Hosted by Keke Palmer and complete with a dynamic lineup of performers and presenters, this year’s Women in Music celebration will take place April 29 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Tickets and tables for the event will be available to the public to purchase.

The recipient of the coveted Woman of the Year prize — which went to Doechii in 2025 — will be announced in the coming weeks.

“The 2026 Billboard Women in Music honors artists who are not only shaping the sound of today, but defining the culture of tomorrow,” Jason LipshutzBillboard‘s co-chief content officer, said in a statement. “This year’s honorees represent bold creativity, global influence and artistic excellence across genres. From breakthrough voices to enduring icons, each of these women is pushing the industry forward in powerful ways.”

Xavi Earns Sixth No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay Chart with Carín León-Collab “La Morrita”

Xavi has earned a sixth No. 1 on the Billboard Latin charts…

The 21-year-old Mexican American singer/songwriter’s “La Morrita” has claimed the top spot on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, as the song with Carín León climbs 6-1 in its sixth week on the chart.

XaviXavi recently gave a solo performance of the track at Premios Lo Nuestro on February 19 in Miami.

Boosted by a 6.9 million increase in audience impressions (a 23% gain in the U.S. during the tracking week), “La Morrita” secures Xavi’s sixth career No. 1.

The feat comes just three weeks after he hit the top spot with “No Capea,” with Grupo Frontera, which ruled Regional Mexican Airplay for one week in November.

For Carín León, this marks his 12th No. 1 on the tally, dating to “El Tóxico,” his 2021 collaboration with Grupo Firme.

Beyond its dominance on Regional Mexican Airplay, “La Morrita” gains momentum on Latin radio overall.

The single jumps 11-3 on the Latin Airplay, Xavi’s second top 10 on the chart this year.

His previous entry, “No Capea,” reached No. 1 on the February 7-dated ranking.

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” Maintains No. 1 Position on Billboard Global 200 & Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Charts

Bad Bunny remains atop the global charts… 

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s “DtMF” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, adding a fourth week atop the chart, after it first led for two weeks in January-February 2025.

Bad BunnyIt concurrently scores its second total and consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S.

Bad Bunny monopolizes the top four spots on the Global 200 and the top three on Global Excl. U.S., a week after he claimed the top five and three ranks, respectively, following his Super Bowl LX halftime show performance February 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., with “DtMF” the closing song in his set.

“DtMF” drew 76.4 million streams (down 28% week over week) and sold 6,000 (down 65%) worldwide February 13-19.

Bad Bunny’s “Baile Inolvidable” holds at its No. 2 Global 200 high; “Nuevayol” repeats at its No. 3 best; and “Tití Me Preguntó” rises a spot, returning to its No. 4 peak.

He performed all four songs at the Super Bowl, with the top three from his 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos;Tití Me Preguntó” is from his 2022 set Un Verano Sin Ti.

Meanwhile, “DtMF” tallied 52.2 million streams (down 18%) and 2,000 sold (down 45%) outside the U.S. in the tracking week. Bad Bunny also places in the Global Excl. U.S. top five with “Nuevayol,” up 3-2 for a new high; “Baile Inolvidable,” down to No. 3 from its No. 2 best; and Tití Me Preguntó,” which rises 13-5, after hitting No. 4.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

Bad Bunny’s “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

Bad Bunny rules the album roost once again…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fifth nonconsecutive week on top, rising a spot to lead the February 28-dated chart.

Bad BunnyThe ascent comes after the 2025 set spent two weeks in the runner-up slot following his Super Bowl halftime show performance (February 8), a week after its win for album of the year at the Grammy Awards (February 1).

In the tracking week ending Februrary 19, the effort earned 135,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate (down 46%).

The album reached No. 1 in its second week (and first full tracking week) on the list, dated January 25, 2025, and then spent the next two weeks at No. 1. It returned to the top for a fourth week (May 17), following its initial vinyl release.

The 41-week span between weeks at No. 1 for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the longest since Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returned to No. 1 for its third week on top, after a 54-week wait, on the April 12, 2025-dated chart. Eternal Sunshine spent its first two weeks at No. 1 (March 23 and 30, 2024) and then went back to No. 1 on the April 12, 2025, chart after a deluxe reissue.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.

Of DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’s 135,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 106,000 (down 43%, equaling 112.54 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks; it holds at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a sixth nonconsecutive week), album sales comprise 28,000 (it climbs 3-1 on Top Album Sales for its second week atop the list) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

Bad Bunny’s former No. 1 Un Verano Sin Ti, from 2022, slips a spot to No. 7 on the latest Billboard 200 with 52,000 equivalent album units earned (down 35%).

RainNao Earns First-Ever No. 1 on Any Billboard Chart with Bad Bunny-Collab “Perfumito Nuevo”

It’s a special first for RainNao.

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter is celebrating her first No. 1 on a Billboard chart as her collaboration with Bad Bunny, Perfumito Nuevo,” claims the top spot on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.

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The track rises 4-1 after two weeks in the top 10.

“Perfumito Nuevo” secures the No. 1 spot with the Greatest Gainer honors, after registering 6.3 million audience impressions, up 30%, earned during the tracking period.

Plus, the song flies 21-6 on the overall Latin Airplay chart for its first week in the top 10.

For Benito, the new win adds a 37th top 10 to his ledger, RaiNao scores her first.

Mariah Carey Extends No. 1 Record on Billboard’s Billboard Global 200 as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Returns to Top Spot

Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You, ” is extending its record on Billboard’s Billboard Global 200, rebounding a spot to the summit for the 20th time.

The 56-year-old half-Venezuelan American Grammy-winning singer’s 1994 modern classic widens its lead over HUNTR/X’s “Golden” and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” each in second place with 18 weeks on top, for the longest command since the chart began in September 2020.

Mariah Carey

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops the Global 200 with 101.6 million streams (up 8% week-over-week) and 7,000 sold (up 2%) worldwide in the week ending December 18.

The Billboard Global 200 ranks songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

Bad Bunny’s “DTMF” Logs 41st Week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs Chart

Bad Bunny is inching closer to another Latin music record…

After securing his record-extending seventh consecutive win atop Billboard’s year-end top Latin Artist of the year in 2025, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar is thisclose to another record.

Bad Bunny

His hit “DTMF” logs its 41st week at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart dated December 27, tying for the second-most weeks at No. 1 with Enrique Iglesias’ “Bailando” (featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona), which concluded its 41-week streak atop the chart in February 2015.

The songs trail only Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” (featuring Justin Bieber), which continues to lead with 56 weeks at No. 1.

The Hot Latin Songs chart launched in 1986.

“DTMF,” the fourth single from Benito’s album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, banks its 41st week at the summit on Hot Latin Songs fueled by 6 million official U.S. streams and 2.6 million in radio airplay audience during the December 12-18 tracking week, as reported by Luminate.

It’s the second song from the album to have achieved the No. 1 slot, following “Nuevayol” (one week in January), which sits at No. 5.

Additionally, two other tracks hold strong on the chart’s top 10: “Baile Inolvidable” at No. 3 and “EOO” at No. 4.

In the 39-year history of the Hot Latin Songs chart, 11 songs have logged 20 or more weeks at No. 1. Among those artists with more than one track achieving the feat are Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Iglesias.

 

Here are the longest-leading No. 1s on Hot Latin Songs since its inception:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Peak Date
56, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, feat. Justin Bieber (Feb. 18, 2017)
41, “DTMF,” Bad Bunny (Jan. 25, 2025)
41, “Bailando,” Enrique Iglesias, feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona (May 17, 2014)
30, “El Perdón,” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias (March 21, 2015)
27, “Dákiti,” Bad Bunny & Jhayco (Nov. 14, 2020)
26, “Pepas” Farruko (Aug. 28, 2021)
25, “La Tortura,” Shakira, feat. Alejandro Sanz (June 4, 2005)
24, “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life),” Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin (January 4, 2020)
22, “Ginza,” J Balvin (Oct. 17, 2015)
20, “Me Porto Bonito,” Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone (May 28, 2022)
20, “Te Quiero,” Flex (April 5, 2008)

Mariah Carey Earns Milestone 100th Career Week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

Mariah Carey has 100 reasons to smile…

The 56-year-old half-Venezuelan American Grammy-winning singer’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” adds a record-extending 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Mariah Carey

Carey claims her unprecedented and milestone 100th career week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, having accumulated her haul over 19 leaders, dating to her first, “Vision of Love,” in 1990.

Rihanna ranks second with 60 weeks at No. 1, followed by The Beatles (59) and Drake (56).

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” secures another notable record as it logs its 78th week on the Hot 100, surpassing Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” as the longest-charted title ever by a woman artist.

Two weeks earlier, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returned to No. 1 on the Hot 100 to lead in a record-extending seventh holiday season.

It arrived on Carey’s album Merry Christmas in November 1994 and, as streaming grew and holiday music became more prominent on streaming services’ playlists, it first hit the top 10 in December 2017 and the top five in the 2018 holiday season.

It led at last, prior to its three weeks this season, over the holidays in 2019 (for three weeks), 2020 (two), 2021 (three), 2022 (four), 2023 (two) and 2024 (four). (Older holiday songs are eligible to appear on the chart each season.)

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations.

“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings, drew 43.6 million streams (up 10%) and 28 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 24%) and sold 3,000 downloads (up 1%) in the U.S. December 12-18, according to Luminate.

The single holds for a record-extending 25th week atop the Streaming Songs chart; dashes 23-15 on Radio Songs, where it has hit a No. 7 best; and stays at No. 5 on Digital Song Sales, following six weeks on top.

Here’s a rundown of all of Carey’s Hot 100 No. 1s and their weeks spent at the summit:

21, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (2019-25)
16, “One Sweet Day,” with Boyz II Men (1995-96)
14, “We Belong Together” (2005)
8, “Fantasy” (1995)
8, “Dreamlover” (1993)
4, “Hero” (1993-94)
4, “Vision of Love” (1990)
3, “Honey” (1997)
3, “Emotions (1991)
3, “Love Takes Time” (1990)
2, “Touch My Body” (2008)
2, “Don’t Forget About Us” (2005-06)
2, “Heartbreaker,” feat. Jay-Z (1999)
2, “Always Be My Baby” (1996)
2, “I’ll Be There” (1992)
2, “I Don’t Wanna Cry” (1991)
2, “Someday” (1991)
1, “Thank God I Found You,” feat. Joe & 98 Degrees (2000)
1, “My All” (1998)

Longest-Charted Hot 100 Hits by Women (in lead roles):
78 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (No. 1 peak for 21 weeks, 2019-25)
77, “Levitating,” Dua Lipa (No. 2, 2021)
72, “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish (No. 17, 2024)
69, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Brenda Lee (No. 1, three weeks, 2023-24)
69, “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes (No. 2, 1997)

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” concurrently tops Billboard’s multimetric Holiday 100 chart for a 70th week, of the chart’s 78 total weeks since the survey originated in 2011.

It leads the Holiday Streaming Songs, Holiday Airplay and Holiday Digital Song Sales charts concurrently for the first time this season, and triples up as the top Yuletide title in all three metrics simultaneously for a record 28th time. Since the three charts began coexisting in December 2013, no other song has led them all at the same time even once.

Romeo Santos Earns 23rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart with Prince Royce-Collaboration “Lokita Por Mí”

Romeo Santos is extending his own record…

The 44-year-old Dominican American singer-songwriter has logged his 23rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with “Lokita Por Mí,” alongside Prince Royce, extending his own record for the most No. 1s among acts that primarily record tropical music.

Romeo Santos

The track surges 5-1 on the chart dated December 27.

Royce, meanwhile, banks his 20th champ.

“Lokita Por Mí” was released on November 28 on I Love Amiguita/Sony Music Latin, as one of 13 bachatas on Santos and Royce’s collaborative album Better Late Than Never.

The set debuted at No. 1 on the Top Tropical Albums and at No. 2 on the Top Latin Albums charts (dated Dec. 13).

“Lokita Por Mi” rises to No. 1 after an 11% increase in audience impressions, to 8.2 million, earned in the United States on the December 12-18 tracking week, as reported by Luminate.

t sends Feid’s “Se Lo Juro Mor” to No. 7, after the latter’s 32% dip in impressions (to 6.1 million).

With the latest achievement, Santos strengthens his record for the most No. 1s among tropical acts, with 23 champs. This comes just eight months after his “Khé?” with Rauw Alejandro, claimed the top spot for a week in March.

Royce, meanwhile, holds the second spot among tropical acts with 20 No. 1s. He also ties with Karol G for the 10th-most No. 1s across all genres.

Additionally, the song climbs from No. 3 to No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart.

Here are the 11 acts with the largest collection of No. 1s on the overall Latin Airplay chart since its inception in 1994:

Count, Artist
39, J Balvin
36, Ozuna
32, Enrique Iglesias
30, Bad Bunny
29, Daddy Yankee
25, Maluma
24, Shakira
24, Wisin
23, Romeo Santos
20, Karol G
20, Prince Royce