The 27-year-old Puerto Rican rapper and singer’s single “KEII” has reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart.
“KEII” leads the list in its 11th week on the survey and picks up a 48% increase in audience impressions (to 15.9 million) earned in the week ending April 26, according to Nielsen Music.
It’s his third No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart. He’s previously reached the summit with “China,” featuring Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna and J Balvin, and the “Otro Trago Remix” with Sech, Ozuna, Nicky Jam and Darrell.
The song also tops the Latin Rhythm Airplaychart dated May 2, 2020 as song the jumps 6-1.
The 34-year-old Colombian reggaeton singer’s latest single, “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)” with The Black Eyed Peas, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.
It’s J Balvin’s eighth No. 1 on the chart.
“RITMO,” released on October 12, crowns the tally in its 11th week after a six-week run in the top five. The track dethrones Bad Bunny’s four-week ruler “Vete.”
Though all metrics for “RITMO” are up (sales, streams and airplay), it ascends mainly on the strength of streaming activity. The song registered 7.1 million U.S. streams (up 3%) in the week ending December 26, according to Nielsen Music, and remains at No. 5 on the Latin Streaming Songschart for a second week.
While “RITMO” posts a 2% decline on Latin Airplay, it continues at No. 13 for a second week on the chart.
Meanwhile, the track takes the Digital Greatest Gainer honors with a 19% gain holding steady at No. 2 on the Latin Digital Song Sales list for a fifth consecutive week.
J Balvin has a total of 55 Hot Latin Songs entries.
Over on the all-genre Hot 100 chart, “RITMO” moves 89-86.
The 42-year-old Puerto Rican rapper/singer nabs his eighth straight No. 1 of the year, and 18th overall, on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart dated December 21 as “Que Tire Pa Lante” hits No. 1 in its eighth week on the list.
The dancehall uptempo reggaetón track, released October 18, adds to the list of now 18 leaders on the chart for Daddy Yankee, which dates back to 2005 when the 15-week ruler “Rompe” arrived at No. 1 in its fourth week.
Daddy Yankee now ties with J Balvinfor the second-most leaders on the Latin Airplay chart, which began in 1994, both with 18, trailing only Enrique Iglesiaswho continues at the helm with 30.
“Que Tire Pa Lante,” which features uncredited cameos by Anuel AA, Darell, Natti Natasha, Wisin and Lennox, leads through a 28% boost in audience impressions (to 9.4 million) in the week ending December 15, according to Nielsen Music.
With “Que Tire Pa Lante” at the helm Daddy Yankee rises to 64 weeks in the penthouse for his Latin Airplay chart career, the third and only urban act with the most weeks at the summit, behind Latin pop acts Iglesias (160) and Shakira (68).
Here’s a look at Daddy Yankee’s entire No. 1 collection on Latin Airplay:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Daddy Yankee), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
“Rompe,” 15, Dec. 10, 2005 “Lovumba (Prestige),” one, Feb. 25, 2012 “La Nueva y La Ex,” one, Feb. 08, 2014 “Nota de Amor,” Wisin + Carlos Vives, featuring Daddy Yankee, one, April 25, 2015 “Sígueme y Te Sigo,” one, May 23, 2015 “Vaiven,” one, Jan. 23, 2016 “Despacito,” with Luis Fonsi, featuring Justin Bieber, 19, March 11, 2017 “Todo Comienza En La Disco,” Wisin featuring Yandel & Daddy Yankee, one, March 10, 2018 “Dura,” five, March 17, 2018 “Zum Zum,” with RKM & Ken-Y & Arcangel, one, Nov. 17, 2018 “Con Calma,” featuring Snow, eight, March 16, 2019 “Baila Baila Baila,” with Ozuna, J Balvin, Farruko & Anuel AA, one, May 11, 2019 “Soltera,” with Lunay & Bad Bunny, two, July 13, 2019 “No Lo Trates,” with Pitbull & Natti Natasha, one, Sept. 14, 2019 “Runaway,” with Sebastian Yatra, Jonas Brothers & Natti Natasha, one, Oct. 5, 2019 “China,” with Anuel AA, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin, two, Sept. 21, 2019 “Si Supieras,” with Wisin & Yandel, one, Oct. 22, 2019 “Qu Tire Pa Lante,” one (to date), Dec. 21, 2019
Daddy Yankee, meanwhile, nets his 26th Latin Rhythm AirplayNo. 1 as “Qu Tire Pa Lante” moves 3-1. He extends his record for the most crowns (26), since the chart’s inception in 2005.
The 34-year-old Colombian reggaeton singer and rapper’s collaboration with DJ Snakeand Tyga, “Loco Contigo,”rises 2-1 on the BillboardLatin Airplaychart dated November 2.
With the move, J Balvin goes into a four-way tie with Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martinand Romeo Santosfor the second-most No. 1s in the chart’s history , all with 17 (Enrique Iglesiascontinues at the helm with 30).
“Loco Contigo” arrives at the summit almost a year after DJ Snake claimed his first leader on the tally with “Taki Taki” (on the December 8, 2018-dated chart). Meanwhile, it marks the first No. 1 for American rapper Tygaon any BillboardLatin chart.
The Spanglish track released via DJ Snake/Geffen/Interscopeon June 14, lands in the penthouse in its 14th week on the chart with 12.7 million in audience impressions (up 1%) earned in the week ending October 27, according to Nielsen Music.
Written by J Balvin, Tyga, Justin Quilesand DJ Snake, “Loco Contigo” is the sixth single off DJ Snake’s Carte Blanchealbum, which debuted at No. 2 on the Top Dance/Electronic Album Saleschart (August 10-dated list).As “Loco Contigo” arrives at the pinnacle of Latin Airplay, it makes progress on other Latin rankings. The song climbs an equal 2-1 on both the Latin Pop Airplayand Latin Rhythm Airplaycharts.vaScript
The 22-year-old Mexican American bilingual singer/rapper, who has released singles and collaborations since 2013, is set to release her first album in the near future.
Becky G has revealed that her debut album Mala Santawill arrive on Thursday, October 17. Becky G shared the news on social media, writing: “Finally. This is my new era.”
During the past few years, the singer/songwriter and soon-to-be host of 2019 MTV EMAs awardshas proven her versatility as an entertainer.
Becky G has already conquered Billboard’s Latin Airplaychart with “Mayores” and “Sin Pijama.” With “Mayores,” she became one of only five women to achieve that feat in 2017.
Next week, Becky G will also participate at the Billboard Latin AMAs Summit as a speaker on The Superstar panel, and will be honored with the Extraordinary Evolution Award at the 2019 Latin American Music Awards for her success as a young performer who has reached the pinnacle of success in a short period of time.
Becky G is evolving as an artist… And, now she’ll have the hardware to prove it.
The 22-year-old bilingual Mexican American singer/rapper will be honored with the Extraordinary Evolution award during the fifth edition of the Latin American Music Awards, Telemundo has announced.
Becky G will also perform at the 2019 edition of the show.
The Extraordinary Evolution award recognizes the success of a young performer who has demonstrated change and accelerated growth as an artist to reach the pinnacle of success in a short period of time. Last year, Colombian singer Maluma was the first recipient.
Becky G’s achievements include two No. 1 hits on Billboard‘s Latin Airplay chart (“Mayores” and “Sin Pijama”), a starring role in the movie Power Rangers, and many collaborations with superstars including Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Anitta, Natti Natasha, Bad Bunny and CNCO.
Last year, Becky won two Latin AMAs (favorite female artist and favorite urban song for “Mayores”) and received YouTube’s Diamond Play Buttonfor surpassing 10 million followers on the digital platform.
The Latin American Music Awards will take place on October 17 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. Tickets for the show are available here.
The 25-year-old Panamanian urban singer has earned his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, as his single with Darell, “Otro Trago,” rises 3-1 on the chart dated August 31.
The new chart-topper arrives a month after the remix of the song, which features Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA, was released.
While Sech and Darell, who collaborated on the original version of the track, claim their first No. 1 on the list, Nicky Jam secures his 11th, Ozuna his 12th, and Anuel AA his fourth.
“Otro Trago” rises due in part to a 16% boost in audience impressions (13.8 million), logged in the week ending August 25, according to Nielsen Music.
The song also lands at No. 1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay tally. It previously topped the Hot Latin Songschart for two nonconsecutive weeks (starting August 10).
Only two other songs have topped the Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts in 2019: Bad Bunny’s “MIA,” featuring Drake, and Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma,” featuring Snow.
Elsewhere, “Otro Trago” advances 8-7 on Latin Pop Airplay.
The song is Sech’s second single from his debut albumSueños, whichholds for its fifth consecutive week at No. 3 (its peak) on the Top Latin Albums chart.
The 20-year-oldMexican singer-songwriter has notched his seventh Top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart dated August 31, with “De Los Besos Que Te Di.”
The second single off his second studio album Ahorarises 11-7 in its seventh week.
The tune moves ahead with 9.3 million in audience (up 7%).
Nodal first checked into the list’s top 10 when first chart entry, “Adios Amor,” peaked at No. 5 in 2017. Since then he’s logged six more top 10s, all of which have been solo efforts, unaccompanied by another act, except for “Probablemente,” which featured David Bisbal (a No. 3 peak).
On the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, “De Los Besos Que Te Di” continues at No. 1 for a second week after it landed atop the chart in its eighth week.
The 34-year-oldColombian reggaeton singerhas nabbed his 15th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with his collaboration with Bad Bunny, “Que Pretendes.”
J Balvin and Bad Bunny’s singerlifts 2-1 on the chart dated August 10.
It’s the first single off their collaborative eight-track album, Oasis (released June 28), advances with 13.8 million audience impressions (up 35%) earned in the week ending August 4, according to Nielsen Music.
J Balvin breaks away from a four-way tie with Carlos Vives, Shakira, and Wisin who have each claimed 14 No. 1s thus far. J Balvin now places as the act with the third-most leaders in the chart’s history which began in 1994. Bad Bunny, meanwhile, claims his sixth.
Beyond the “Que Pretendes” coronation, each act has nabbed two other No. 1s in 2019. J Balvin claimed his first No. 1 of the year when “Reggaeton” hit the top in its 13th week (chart dated April 6). His collaboration on Ozuna’s remix, “Baila Baila Baila,” alongside Daddy Yankee, Farruko and Anuel AA, secured a spot atop the list just a little over a month after.
Bad Bunny’s “Soltera,” with Lunayand Daddy Yankee arrived at No. 1 on the July 13-dated tally (a two-week reign), while “Callaita,” with compatriot producer Tainy, landed at the summit last week (Aug. 3-dated list).
The 42-year-old Puerto Rican rapper superstar will perform on The Late Late Show With James Corden.
In doing so, Daddy Yankee will be the first-ever Spanish-language performer on the show when it airs Wednesday on CBS.
Daddy Yankee will perform his hit single “Con Calma,” featuring Snow, which rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart dated March 16.
In 2018, Daddy Yankee earned 10 Guinness World Recordtitles for his achievement as the first Latin artist to reach No. 1 on Spotify, confirmed as of July 9, 2017. He received seven Guinness World Record titles for the success of the global smash hit “Despacito,” performed alongside Luis Fonsi, and two additional titles for topping Billboard‘s Latin Rhythm Airplaychart.
