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01 Jun 2023

Chappell Roan’s Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community

This Pride Month, Billboard asked artists to write a series of love letters to their LGBTQ fans, highlighting what the community means to them, as people and as artists. Below, Chappell Roan recalls finding herself in the queer community and being able to finally tell herself “Thank God I’m gay.”

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To the community that saved me:

A love letter doesn’t seem near enough for you. Sitting down racking my brain, trying to shove love into a few paragraphs doesn’t do you justice. The appreciation doesn’t fit into my vocabulary. The best I can do is offer you my project, my songs, my tears, & my eternal love for queerness.

Growing up Christian, thinking being gay was a choice, cast a shell over my heart that could only be broken by your joy and grace towards my scared and confused 18 year old self who thought maybe liking girls wasn’t just a phase anymore. Leaving my religious community to start a new life in Los Angeles was rewarded by the queer community taking me under your wing and nursing me to a happiness I’ve never felt before.

“Thank God I’m gay” is a sentence I thought I’d never say, but it’s true. Thank God I love women. Thank God you taught me to accept myself, inspired me to dress loud, and and dance the way I have dreamt of since I was nine. Thank God you support me and I have the privilege to watch you from the stage radiating freedom and beaming with smiles. Thank God for drag performers. Thank God for strap-ons. Thank God for you.

With eternal love,
Chappell Roan

01 Jun 2023

Ezekiel Lewis Promoted to President of Epic Records

Ezekiel Lewis has been promoted to president at Epic Records. After serving as executive vp and head of A&R at Epic since 2020, Lewis will now help run the company’s daily operations and continue to helm its A&R division. He will also continue to report to Epic chairwoman and CEO Sylvia Rhone.

“Having been a hit songwriter and producer for many years, Zeke brings an invaluable understanding of the artist’s creative journey,” Rhone said in announcing Lewis’ appointment. “His knowledge and experience of the inner workings of the music industry give him an immeasurable edge to drive key business conversations, while staying true to his A&R roots.” 

Lewis initially joined Epic in 2017 as executive vp, A&R. Over the last five years, he has worked with an artist roster that includes 21 Savage, BIA, Black Eyed Peas, DDG, Future, Giveon, Madison Beer, Meghan Trainor, Mimi Webb, Southside and Zara Larsson, among others.

“The entire Epic Records team embodies what it means to champion artist development in this fast-moving industry and I’m excited to help shape its future,” said Lewis in a statement. “I will honor the musical legacy of Epic, our artists and partners with my most intentional effort. I look forward to continuing our collaboration, with the singular goal of giving the world some of the most incredible and influential music created to last for generations.” 

Prior to Epic, Lewis was senior vp of A&R at Motown Records. During a six-year tenure that began in 2011, Lewis worked on projects by Ne-Yo, Erykah Badu, Migos, Lil Yachty, T.I., Rich Homie Quan and others. Lewis’ extensive list of credits includes co-writing and co-producing artists such as Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Usher and Trey Songz, as well as collaborations with Mariah Carey and Yo Gotti. 

Lewis, a 2023 Billboard Power 100 honoree, also founded Bar Music Group in 2010. The music publishing company is home to a roster of songwriters and producers whose credits encompass projects by Chris Brown, Future, Trey Songz and others. 

A musician in his own right, Lewis began his career by signing with David Foster’s 143 Records after attending Morehouse College. He later co-founded the songwriter-producer collective The Clutch. The collective is behind hits such as Omarion’s “Ice Box,” Ciara’s “Like a Boy,” Britney Spears’ “Radar” and Timbaland’s “The Way I Are.” Lewis’ additional credits include song contributions on Grammy-winning albums by Luther Vandross (Dance with My Father) and Mary J. Blige (The Breakthrough). 

01 Jun 2023

Recording Academy’s 2023-24 Board of Trustees Has Women in Top 2 Posts Concurrently for the First Time

The Recording Academy’s aggressive efforts to boost the number of women and people of people of color at all levels of the organization, including at the very top, have borne fruit.

People of color account for fully 60% of the newly-elected board of trustees, while women account for 45%. People of color represented a majority of the board (53%) for the first time two years ago, as Billboard reported. Women then accounted for 44% of the board.

For the first time in Academy history, women are serving in the top two posts on the board concurrently. Tammy Hurt has been re-elected to serve as chair; Dr. Chelsey Green was elected vice chair.

Hurt is the third woman to serve as chair, but the first two women in that role, Leslie Ann Jones and Christine Albert, both served alongside male vice chairs. Tony Cisconti was vice chair under Jones from 1999-2001. John Poppo served as vice chair under Albert (2013-15). (Poppo subsequently served as chair from 2015-19.) Rico Love was vice chair under Hurt in her first term (2021-23).

Hurt, from the Academy’s Atlanta chapter, is “an openly out LGBTQ+ officer, a landmark for the Academy,” as the Academy’s press release puts it.

Gebre Waddell was elected secretary/treasurer, succeeding Om’Mas Keith. Albert, from the Academy’s Texas chapter, has been re-elected to serve as chair emeritus. It’s her fourth term in that role.

“I’m pleased to introduce and welcome the new national officers and trustees to our Academy family,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “This great, new group reflects our eclectic music community and will carry forward our mission of serving all music people. I look forward to working alongside this esteemed group to continue the evolution of our Academy.”

In partnership with Mason, the national officers lead the trustees and Academy senior staff to shape the mission and policies of the Academy and its affiliates. The Academy defines its mission as its “commitment to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, fight for creators’ rights, protect music people in need, preserve music’s history, and invest in its future.”

Eleven members of the 2023 –24 board of trustees are Grammy winners. J. Ivy won his first Grammy in March in the new category of best spoken word poetry album for The Poet Who Sat by the Door. Falu Shah won his first Grammy in 2022 for best children’s music album for A Colorful World.

John Legend is the current trustee with the most Grammy wins (12), followed by Angelique Kidjo (five); Yolanda Adams, Chuck Ainlay, PJ Morton and Michael Romanowski (four each); Jonathan Yip and Natalia Ramirez (two each); and Ledisi, J. Ivy and Falu Shah (one each).

Here’s more background on the four national officers:

Tammy Hurt is a drummer, music producer and television producer. She is the second person from Atlanta to hold the position. Her latest musical project, Sonic Rebel, incorporates original, genre-blurred, Dolby Atmos music beds and mashup remixes. Her boutique entertainment firm Placement Music, founded in 2010, has worked with such clients as FOX Sports, Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, HBO, BET, Sony, the NFL and NASCAR. Hurt was active in the campaign that led to the passage of the Georgia Music Investment Act, the state’s first standalone music tax incentive.

Dr. Chelsey Green is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, entrepreneur, and educator. Dr. Green and her ensemble, Chelsey Green and The Green Project, have released five studio projects, one of which (The Green Room) debuted and peaked at No. 22 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart in October 2014. Green performs concerts, music festivals and educational workshops around the world. Committed to music education, advocacy and youth arts access, Dr. Green is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music and also serves as a member of the Program Council of NewMusicUSA.

Gebre Waddell is a tech entrepreneur, mastering engineer, and published author. As CEO and co-founder of Sound Credit, he played a key role in the creation and growth of the platform, driving innovation in the field of music fintech and credits. With more than 20 years of experience as a professional mastering engineer, he has made contributions to works of prominent artists such as Ministry, Public Enemy, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. In 2013, his book Complete Audio Mastering was published by McGraw-Hill Professional,

Christine Albert is an independent recording artist and founder/CEO of Swan Songs, an Austin, Tex.-based nonprofit that fulfills musical last wishes. She has released 12 independent albums as a solo artist and as part of the folk/Americana duo Albert and Gage, and has appeared on Austin City Limits.

Here’s the full list of the Academy’s 2023-24 board of trustees:

Newly elected or re-elected:

Christine Albert

Marcella Araica

Julio Bagué

Larry Batiste

Marcus Baylor

Evan Bogart

Anna Frick

Kennard Garrett

Tracy Gershon

Dr. Chelsey Green

Jennifer Hanson

Tammy Hurt

J. Ivy

Angélique Kidjo

Ledisi

Eric Lilavois

Susan Marshall

Donn Thompson Morelli “Donn T”

Falu Shah

Gebre Waddell

Paul Wall

Wayna

Jonathan Yip

Trustees who are currently midterm:

Yolanda Adams

Chuck Ainlay

Marcella Araic

Nabil Ayers

Jennifer Blakeman

Alex E. Chávez

Doug Emery

EJ Gaines

Jordan Hamlin

Terry Jones

Andrew Joslyn

Thom “TK” Kidd

Mike Knobloch

John Legend

PJ Morton

Natalia Ramirez

Michael Romanowski

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01 Jun 2023

‘Milli Vanilli’ Documentary Coming to Paramount+

A new feature-length documentary detailing the story behind the ill-fated, chart-topping pop duo Milli Vanilli is coming to Paramount+. The project, simply titled Milli Vanilli, will make its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival on June 10 before arriving on the streaming service in the fall.

After rocky upbringings in Germany, Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan joined forces to become one of the biggest pop groups in the world — scoring three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s (“Blame It on the Rain,” “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” and “Baby Don’t Forget My Number”) in 1989 and winning the best new artist Grammy in 1990 — before it was revealed that they didn’t actually sing on any of their massive hits. The new film, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and MRC and directed by Luke Korem, will tell the duo’s “true story,” Morvan (the group’s lone surviving member) promises; Pilatus died of an alcohol and prescription drug overdose in 1998.

“Finally – the true story of Milli Vanilli has been told!” Morvan says in a statement announcing the film’s acquisition. “I’m thankful Luke Korem and his team went to the lengths that they did. The journey I returned to during the filming of this documentary didn’t leave any stone unturned. At last I can close this chapter in peace. … Get ready to take a walk in our steel-toe boots.”

Korem adds in his own statement: “For over 30 years, the story of Milli Vanilli – in particular Rob and Fab – has been reduced to sensational headlines. With this documentary, we pull back the curtain on pop music. Featuring interviews with the real singers, record executives, the producer mastermind behind the deception and exclusive interviews with Rob and Fab, we unveil the truth of this complex, exciting and dramatic story. I’m thrilled that Paramount+ shares our vision and will bring this film to audiences around the world.”

Milli Vanilli — which includes an interview with Billboard contributing writer/editor Gil Kaufman, who wrote an oral history on the group’s rise and fall in 2020 — is directed and produced by Korem and produced by Bradley Jackson, MRC, Keep On Running Pictures and MTV Entertainment Studios. Hanif Abdurraqib and Kim Marlowe are executive producers. The documentary will be available via Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria in the fall.

01 Jun 2023

Walt ‘Baby’ Love, Nelson George & More to Be Honored by Living Legends Foundation

Walt “Baby” Love, a 2022 inductee into the Radio Hall of Fame, will receive another honor in October as he’s one of eight individuals slated to be recognized by the Living Legends Foundation at its annual awards dinner and gala. Love will receive the Ray Harris Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s event.

Love has hosted three long-running radio programs — The Countdown with Walt “Baby” Love, Gospel Traxx and The Urban AC Countdown. For 21 years, Love worked at Radio & Records as its urban radio and music editor while simultaneously hosting his syndicated radio shows.

Nelson George, who likewise first made his mark in music trade journalism before broadening his focus, will also be honored. George, who wrote for Billboard in the 1980s before becoming a noted author and filmmaker, will receive the Media Icon Award.

The other honorees are Ed Lover, star of The Ed Lover Show with Monie Love (Jerry Boulding Radio Award); Lionel Ridenour, founder/CEO of Anchor Promotions (Music Executive Award); Tracey Jordan, partner of Lazin/Jordan Productions (Mike Bernardo Female Executive Award); Rocky Bucano, executive director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum (Hip Hop Visionary Award); Vernon Brown, Esq., founder of V. Brown & Company (Entertainment Advocate Award); and Shanti Das, former music executive and founder of Silence The Shame (A.D. Washington Chairman’s Award).

“This year is particularly special because, in addition to our annual awards ceremony, we are also celebrating 50 years of hip-hop,” said Living Legends Foundation chairman David C. Linton in a statement. “We are the first generation of music executives to help break and recognize hip-hop as a global music art form. Most of our board and advisory members were responsible for signing many of today’s hip-hop legends and icons to recording contracts and record label imprint deals, ultimately creating the phenomenon known to the world as ‘hip-hop culture.’ Additionally, for the past three to four decades, many of our board members have guided the careers of these legends and icons via management, marketing, radio promotions, publicity, sales, and A&R.”

This year’s awards dinner and gala will be held on Friday, Oct. 6 at Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 N. Vine Street, Hollywood. The red carpet and cocktail reception begin at 6:30 p.m. with the awards dinner starting at 7:30 p.m.

This year’s dinner chairs are Skip Dillard, brand manager and program director for Audacy’s WXBK/94.7, the Block, New York City; and Lady B, on-air personality at Classix 107.9 in Philadelphia.

Founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1992, the Living Legends Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization and has been funded primarily by corporate contributions and individual donations. The organization has expanded its mission to assist those who have served the music industry and who have what it calls “a confirmable need.”

Over the past 30 years, the foundation has honored more than 100 leaders in the areas of broadcasting, film, recorded music, media, publishing, radio, publicity and marketing.

For more information, visit the organization’s website.

01 Jun 2023

Ed Sheeran Blasts Back at Lewis Capaldi’s NSFW Anti-Ed Chant at Festival

One good f-bomb deserves another. Ed Sheeran posted a four-letter response to Lewis Capaldi on Wednesday (May 31) after the “Wish You the Best” singer took a dig at him during his headlining set at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in his native Scotland on Sunday.

“I thought we were friends, Lewis. I thought we were friends you f…,” Sheeran said with a smile on his face as he added some saltier bleeped language. The video came with a playful message tweaking Capaldi using his own lyrics, with Sheeran writing, “I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved.”

Sheeran also included the original offending video, in which Capaldi tells the capacity crowd, “Ed is not here today… yeah, f–k ’em! Everybody on the count of three say ‘F–k you, Ed!’” The crowd then dutifully followed Capaldi’s command. The two pop stars have playfully poked each other before about a house Sheeran suggested Capaldi buy that created a fake rift between them.

Capaldi had reason to celebrate this week, as his sophomore album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, rocketed to No. 1 in the U.K. According to the Official Charts Company, it was the most streamed, downloaded and physically purchased LP during the latest chart cycle, and it surpassed the 76,000 first week chart units notched by Sheeran’s Subtract album.

The big opening easily bested the chart debut of Lewis’s 2019 debut Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, which accumulated 89,000 chart units in its first seven days.

Watch Sheeran’s response video below.

01 Jun 2023

Paramore Bring Out Lil Uzi Vert For ‘Misery Business’ at MSG

Paramore usually pick a superfan to join them on stage to perform their signature 2007 hit “Misery Business” during their shows. But on Wednesday night (May 31) they had a very special guest, and true uberfan, on hand to do the honors: Lil Uzi Vert.

According to NME, Singer Hayley Williams took a moment to introduce the “Just Wanna Rock” MC on the second night of their Madison Square Garden stint, saying, “We’ve been talking for a minute but this is the first time we’ve met in person. I love you,” as she hugged the MC while the crowd erupted in cheers.

“You’ve said so many nice things about me. You’re so sweet to me, and to Paramore,” she added. “Can we do this bridge again together? Then we’re going to melt their faces off.”

The dynamic duo then stood face-to face as they sang, “I watched his wildest dreams come true/ Not one of them involving you/ Just watch my wildest dreams come true/ Not one of them involving,” before they danced across the stage, spinning in place as streamers filled the air. They then got the usual full-throated help from the audience on the tune’s soaring chorus, “Who, I never meant to brag/ But I got him where I want him now/ Who, I never meant to brag/ But I got him where I want him now.”

The performance ended with Williams giving Lil Uzi a giant hug. The sweet moment came more than three years after Williams told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that she once turned down a collab with the rapper because she worried that it might bring an unwieldy amount of fame into her life.

“I remember too Uzi asking me to do some stuff with him and I know that fans are going to be so pissed at me for saying this,” she told Lowe. “But I literally wrote him back on Instagram and I was like, ‘Buddy, I love you so much, but I don’t want to be that famous.’” Uzi would not be deterred, however, saying to Complex last year that their dream collab would be “Hayley Williams from Paramore… there’s no one better than Hayley Williams.”

Watch Lil Uzi with Paramore below.

01 Jun 2023

The Deals: In De Goot & So Recordings Form Label Imprint; Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty Draws New Investment

Artist management company In De Goot Entertainment and independent record label So Recordings (part of the U.K.-based Silva Screen Music Group) have partnered to form the label imprint SO In De Goot, Billboard can reveal.

The first U.S. signing to the imprint is Princess Goes, the band fronted by actor and musician Michael C. Hall alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen and drummer Peter Yanowitz; the group will release its sophomore album later this year.

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“We have developed a great relationship with Adam Greenup and So Recordings and have major respect for the work they do and their meaningful roster,” said In De Goot Entertainment president/owner Bill McGathy in a statement. “Thanks to So Recordings’ success in the UK and Europe, this new partnership allows In De Goot to strengthen our global footprint and offer new opportunities to our roster and So’s roster in the U.S.”

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So Recordings MD Adam Greenup added, “Bill and his whole team at In De Goot have been our close friends and allies for nearly a decade. We have seen how the team commits and delivers in all areas of North American promotion and beyond. Bill and I had a joint lightbulb moment one morning in his New York office — our roster (old and new) aligned with In De Goot’s weight and influence in the U.S. rock and indie lanes — the fit was just obvious. We would sign, record and promote artists together.”

In De Goot’s current roster includes Biffy Clyro, GWAR, Halestorm and Shinedown, while the So Recordings roster boasts Placebo, Enter Shikari, Band of Skulls and Dinosaur Pile-Up.

Ariana Grande‘s r.e.m. beauty drew a strategic investment led by private investment firm Sandbridge Capital with participation from Strand Equity, HYBE America, Live Nation Entertainment and Universal Music Group. The funds will be used for product innovation, talent acquisition and geographic expansion.

Sony Music Masterworks made a majority investment in Barcelona-based live music and experiential events producer Proactiv Entertainment. Under the deal, Proactiv managing director Nicolas Renna will continue leading the company’s day-to-day operations while working closely with Sony Masterworks president Mark Cavell and Sony Music Spain & Portugal president Jose-Maria Barbat to grow the business.

Music collaboration platform boombox.io, a new company from entrepreneur Tom Chavez, closed $7 million in seed capital. The round was led by Forerunner with participation from Chavez’s super{set} startup studio as well as Ulu Ventures. The funds will allow the generative AI-assisted platform to build out its team, accelerate product development and strike new partnerships. Launched in November, boombox.io allows music producers to store, version and track their music files; collect time-stamped feedback on audio files; communicate via iOS and Android apps; manage splits; and create legally-binding contracts.

Glendale, Ariz.-based VAI Resort announced the VAI Amphitheater, a new 8,000-capacity venue slated to open in 2024. Set against the backdrop of the resort, the venue will offer multiple viewing options, including hotel room balconies, as well as a $40 million stage and state-of-the-art technology. To bring the amphitheater to life, the resort has partnered with live event solutions company TAIT Group and audiovisual company Solotech.

88rising has partnered with Steve Aoki on FLUXGEN, a new creative hub for Asian talent globally. The first release under the new venture is “The Show,” a collaboration between Aoki and Mandopop star JJ Lin.

Music composition system DAACI, which is driven by a suite of AI tools, acquired fellow AI music technology companies MXX and WiSL. Founded by Dr. Joe Lyske, DAACI uses dynamic music AI that allows artists and composers to tailor compositions for specific uses in gaming, digital worlds, XR or VR experiences.

Amplifyd, an auction platform and marketplace for the music industry, launched out of beta and announced a partnership with Insomniac Events, with which it hosted a series of charity auctions at Insomniac’s 2023 EDC festival in Las Vegas that featured participating artists Marshmello, Armin Van Buuren, Yellow Claw and Deorro.

Tokyo-based virtual live music event platform Vark raised 1 billion yen ($7.2 million) in Series C funding through a third-party allotment of new shares to SBI Investments and NetEase Games, in addition to existing investors JAFCO Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and ANRI. The funds will be used to strengthen the company’s product development system, develop new businesses and more.

Myxt, a collaborative workspace for audio creators, partnered with AI stem separation platform AudioShake under a deal that will allow Myxt users to utilize AudioShake’s source separation tool, create stems, and export them for opportunities in content creation, synch licensing, mixing and more.

AI music analysis and recommendation platform Cyanite acquired aptone, an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples. Aptone founder Johannes Giani will join the Cyanite board as director of information technology, helping Cyanite develop its technology and continue enhancing and expanding the offering for Cyanite’s international customers including BMG, Pond5, APM Music and RTL. The acquisition allows Cyanite to increase the accuracy with which it analyzes and tags samples. Both Cyanite and aptone are based in Germany.

01 Jun 2023

Bruce Springsteen Took a Tumble During His Amsterdam Concert

Bruce Springsteen had a moment that fans, bandmates and promoters dread when, during a concert in Amsterdam last Saturday (May 27), the rock legend had an on-stage fall.

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The 73-year-old artist was returning from a stint in the pit when, during a performance of “Ghosts,” he tripped up the stairs while carrying his electric guitar.

The Boss appeared to have a soft landing, as members of the E Street Band rushed over to check on him and help the Boss to his feet.

“Goodnight everybody,” he yelled to the audience, as he gingerly made his way back to the center stage.

Thankfully, it wasn’t the end of the show. “Ghosts” came early in a set at Johan Cruijff Arena that numbered almost 30 songs, and included classics “Born In The U.S.A.,” “Born to Run,” “Thunder Road,” “Dancing In The Dark,” and more.

Stumbles aside, Springsteen has enjoyed some glory days on his current European tour.

During his trip to Ireland, he caught up with former Pogues singer Shane MacGowan at his home in Dublin, and was spotted hanging with some townspeople and having a pint at The Burrow pub in Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

During a visit last month to Spain, Springsteen welcomed on stage former First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Kate Capshaw, wife of director Steven Spielberg, for a rendition of “Glory Days.”

And the stars came out for his performance at Rome’s Circus Maximus, with the likes of Sting, Nick Cave, drummers Lars Ulrich (Metallica) and Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), and actors Woody Harrelson, Chris Rock and Isla Fisher spotted in the audience.

Springsteen has been prolific of late, dropping the albums Western Stars in 2019, followed by Letter to You in 2020, both peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Last year, Springsteen released the R&B covers album Only the Strong Survive, his 21st studio set (peaking at No. 8).

31 May 2023

What’s Your Favorite Bizarrap Music Session (So Far)? Vote!

Bizarrap‘s Music Sessions have now become a cultural phenomenon thanks to his collaborations with Latin music heavy-hitters such as Shakira, Arcángel, Nicky Jam and, his latest, Peso Pluma.

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His “BZRP Music Sessions #53” with Shakira — released in January — peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The diss track broke a handful of Guinness World Records. It now makes them title holders for the most streamed Latin track on Spotify in 24 hours (14,393,324), most viewed Latin track on YouTube in 24 hours (63,000,000), fastest Latin track to reach 100 million views on YouTube (in two days and approximately 22 hours) and most streamed Latin track on Spotify in one week (80,646,962).

Another favorite music session is the Argentine producer’s team up with Spanish artist Quevedo. It’s one of Bizarrap’s most watched sessions on YouTube, and it’s the one that catapulted both artists to global success. Their “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” scored both their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Currently, it has more than 520 million views on YouTube.

Other most-viewed sessions include his “BZRP Music Sessions #36” with Nathy Peluso — which  instantly became a viral social media sensation in 2020 thanks to Peluso’s catchy verse (“I’m a, I am a, I’m a nasty girl, fantastic/ Este culo es natural“) — and “BZRP Music Sessions #13” with Argentine rapper and singer Nicki Nicole, who teamed up with Bizarrap early on for one of his first-ever sessions.

Below, vote for your favorite Bizarrap Music Session (so far). If you don’t see your favorite in the poll, feel free to add it in the “Other” section.