Nicky Jam’s “Ojos Rojos” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart

Nicky Jam doesn’t mind his red eyes

The 41-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer’s has earned another No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as his single “Ojos Rojos” climbs 5-1 to lead the April 23-dated ranking.

Nicky JamNicky Jam expands his dominance with 16 leaders, and the first unaccompanied by another act in over five years.

“Ojos Rojos” advances from No. 5 – having previously reached No. 4 for two weeks – in its 11th week, thanks to a 48% boost in audience impressions, to 10.5 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 17, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data.

WSKQ New York posted the biggest increase among panelists, up 1 million to 1.8 million, followed by WMEG San Juan, P.R. (up 564,000 to 914,000), and KXOL Los Angeles (up 497,000 to 842,000).

The coronation of “Ojos Rojos’” arrives amid Nicky Jam’s Infinity Tour, which kicked off February 3 in Boston.

The song evicts J Balvin and Ed Sheeran’s “Sigue” from its one-week reign and takes home the Greatest Gainer honors of the week.

With the new champ, Jam collects his 16th No. 1 – among a collection of 39 career entries – and first as a soloist without any other artist since the two-week champ “El Amante” in February 2017. Since then, he’s placed 10 other leaders, all through collaborations.

In addition, the song pushes 3-1 on Latin Rhythm Airplay, Nicky Jam’s first leader in almost a year following “Fan de Tus Fotos” with Romeo Santos (May 2021).

Elsewhere, “Ojos Rojos” makes progress on the all-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, entering the top 20 (24-20) despite a decline in both sales and streams: Hot Latin Songs blends airplay, digital sales and streaming data.

Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato’s “Échame La Culpa” Among 19 Latin Videos to Reach 1 Billion Views on YouTube

Échale la culpa a Luis Fonsi

Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato

YouTube has released the official list of the new Latin videos that have reached the billion views, with the 40-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter’s collaboration with Demi Lovato making the grade.

In 2018, nineteen Latin videos have joined the elite club, including Fonsi’s clip for his single with the 26-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress, “Échame La Culpa.”

It all started when “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias featuring Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno reached the coveted figure in 2015.

Then, in 2016, four new videos joined the list: Shakira‘s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” Romeo Santos with “Propuesta Indecente,” “Ay Vamos” by J Balvin and Jennifer Lopez with “On The Floor” featuring Pitbull.

In 2017, everything changed. After the overwhelming success of Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” clip — currently the most-viewed video  with 5.7 billion views — 17 more videos (including “Despacito”) earned access to the famous list. Among those videos are “El Amante” by Nicky Jam, J Balvin‘s “Mi Gente” with Willy William, Daddy Yankee’s “Shaky, Shaky,” Maluma‘s “Felices Los 4,” and his collaboration with Shakira, “Chantaje,” among others.

And now in 2018, 19 other videos have joined the prestigious club, including “El Farsante” by Ozuna with Romeo Santos; Becky G and Bad Bunny’s “Mayores;” and Manuel Turizo with “Una Lady Como Tu.”

Interestingly, two of the billion-view members are official audio clips: Camilla Cabello’s “Havana” and Danny Ocean’s “Me Rehúso.”

Here’s the complete list:

Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa,” 1,669,863,461 views
Natti Natasha, Ozuna – “Criminal,” 1,643,680,995 views
Casper, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny, Ozuna – “Te Bote Remix,” 1,409,583,342 views
Camila Cabello – “Havana” (Official Audio) featuring Young Thug, 1,408,373,008 views
Becky G, Bad Bunny – “Mayores,” 1,394,630,929 views
Nicky Jam, J Balvin – “X (Equis),” 1,378,002,840 views
Maluma – “Corazón” featuring Nego do Borel, 1,269,801,392 views
Danny Ocean –  “Me Rehúso” (Official Audio), 1,230,850,189 views
Piso 21 – “Déjala Que Vuelva” featuring Manuel Turizo, 1,219,424,146 views
Daddy Yankee – “Dura,” 1,170,766,172 views
Manuel Turizo – “Una Lady Como Tú,” 1,169,161,359 views
Ozuna, Romeo Santos – “El Farsante (Remix),” 1,092,873,729 views
Enrique Iglesias – “Subeme La Radio” featuring Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox, 1,085,524,380 views
MC Fioti – “Bum Bum Tam Tam,” 1,085,457,581 views
Becky G, Natti Natasha – “Sin Pijama,” 1,076,318,062 views
Wisin – “Escápate Conmigo” featuring Ozuna, 1,066,699,954 views
Prince Royce – “Darte un Beso,” 1,030,461,056 views
Don Omar – “Danza Kuduro” featuring Lucenzo, 1,023,426,878 views
Shakira – “La La La” featuring Carlinhos Brown,1,015,400,871 views

Nicky Jam Announces El Ganador U.S. Tour Dates

Nicky Jam is taking his winning music across the United States…

The 36-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer-songwriter has announced the dates for his El Ganador U.S. tour.

Nicky Jam

Nicky Jam’s concert tour, which will feature reggaeton duo Plan B as an opening act, includes 12 cities so far, starting August 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and continuing in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New York and Miami, among others.

Nicky Jam has already taken his El Ganador tour to Europe, where he visited twelve different cities and performed for more than 65,000 people.

Last month, Nicky Jam was the top winner at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards with six trophies.

This week, his single “El Amante” climbed 3-2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, reaching a new peak on the chart.

Tickets for Nicky Jam’s U.S. tour will be available on Friday 19th May at 10:00 am ET. The tour is presented by CMN.

Here are the El Ganador dates and cities:

August 11 — San Jose, CA at SAP Center
August 12 — Los Angeles, CA at Microsoft Theater
August 25 — Boston, MA at Agganis Arena
August 26 — Washington DC at EagleBank Arena
August 27 — Chicago, IL at Allstate Arena
September 7 — Dallas, TX at Verizon Theater
September 8 — Houston, TX at Toyota Center
September 10 — New York, NY at The Theater at Madison Square Garden
September 15 — Reading, PA at Santander Arena
September 16 — Miami, FL at American Airlines Arena
September 17 — Orlando, FL at Amway Center

Nicky Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart with “El Amante”

Nicky Jam is a lover and a fiver

The 35-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer-songwriter has landed his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with “El Amante.”

Nicky Jam

Nicky Jam’s new single rises 5-1 on the chart with a 46 percent surge to 16.5 million audience impressions in the week ending February 5.

The song also gives the singer his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, where it also jumps 5-1.

On the Top Latin Albums chart, his album Fenix remains at No. 1 in its second week, with 6,000 equivalent units (down 55 percent).

Nicky Jam Releases Official Video for New Single “El Amante”

Nicky Jam is calling all lovers…

The 35-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American singer-songwriter has released the official music video to his new single “El amante.”

Nicky Jam

The video kicks off with a very believable “fight” between Nicky Jam’s neighbors: The girl he loves and her partner, played by actor Noel Gugliemi Their discussion leads Nicky Jam to start vamping on his keyboard and singing, “I’m tired of being your lover/ I’m telling you on my end/ I can’t deal with it anymore/ I hate listening to him saying he’s your owner/ my pride is killing me/ I can’t stand it anymore.”

Gugliemi leaves the apartment building and looks menacingly over his shoulder at Nicky Jam up in his balcony. But Nicky Jam keeps on playing on, serenading his girl from the neighborhood street in what becomes a bona fide block party.