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Taylor Swift, Karol G and Benson Boone are the top names of 2024 in music in Spain, according to the most recent annual report from PROMUSICAE (short for Productores de Música de España).
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The report, based on an exhaustive analysis of data collected weekly throughout the year, reveals that Spanish-language music reaffirmed its dominance in the country with 94 of the 100 most popular songs performed in this language, and 46 of them belonging to Spanish artists. It takes into account figures from 90% of physical points of sale in Spain, data from digital stores and audio streaming platforms. Since 2022, it also considers views of music content on YouTube, reflecting a broader picture of current music consumption in the country.
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Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” (Universal Music) led the Top 100 Canciones (songs) chart, followed by Feid and ATL Jacob’s “Luna” (Universal) and “La Bachata” by Manuel Turizo (Sony Music). Other top tracks included Myke Towers’ “La Falda” (One World Music) and “Santa” by Rvssian, Rauw Alejandro and Ayra Starr (Sony Music). In addition, for 27 weeks of 2024, Spanish artists topped the charts with albums such as El Último de la Fila’s Desbarajuste Piramidal (Warner Music Spain), Chanel’s ¡Agua! (Sony Music) and David Bisbal’s Todo es Posible en Navidad (Universal Music Spain), which closed the year.
Swift dominated the Spanish charts with her album The Tortured Poets Department (Universal Music), the bestselling album of 2024 and leader of the Top 100 Vinilos (vinyl) chart. The album spent 36 weeks on the Top 100 Álbumes (albums) chart and went Platinum. Meanwhile, Boone became the undisputed star of Spanish radio with his ballad “Beautiful Things” (Warner Music), being the most played song of the year on the radio.
The report also underscores the weight of Latin artists in the Top 100 Álbumes, with several names dominating the charts week after week. Karol G cemented her global impact with two albums in the top spots — Mañana Será Bonito reached No. 2 and Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) reached No. 10 — highlighting her leadership in Latin music during 2024. Bad Bunny secured No. 5 with Un Verano Sin Ti and No. 6 with Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. Quevedo ranked No. 3 with Donde Quiero Estar, followed by Saiko’s Sakura (Saikoneta) at No. 4.
Other artists who ranked No. 1 in individual weeks include Duki, Rauw Alejandro, Jhayco, Omar Courtz, Dei V and Eladio Carrion. Shakira closed the year with Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran at No. 14, while Dei V’s Quién Es Dei V? reached No. 16.
For the president of PROMUSICAE, Antonio Guisasola, these figures “confirm the robust health of recorded music and the public’s ongoing interest in it, supported by the increasing number of paid streaming subscriptions as well as the continued purchase of physical formats like vinyl, which shows the public’s commitment to engaging with their favorite artists’ work,” he said in a press release.
2024 was a record year for digital music consumption in Spain. Streaming platforms registered 98.5 billion plays, 13% more than the previous year. In addition, more than 1,180 artists surpassed 10 million listens, and 70 of them exceeded 100 million. For the first time, weeks 49 and 51 reached 2 billion streams in a single week, a historic achievement driven by the Christmas campaign.
Another noteworthy fact is that amid the digital boom, vinyl maintained its relevance with a 9% growth in sales during 2024. More than 50% of the records in Top 100 Vinilos were by Spanish artists. Among them, Arde Bogotá’s Cowboys de la A3 (Sony Music) reached No. 2 on the annual list, after spending five weeks in the top spot. Dani Martín’s El Último Día de Nuestras Vidas (Sony Music) took fourth position with just four weeks of sales, while Rosalía’s Motomami (Sony Music), a hit since 2022, closed the year in sixth place.
Univision has unveiled the 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro nominations today (Jan. 22) with Becky G and Carín León taking the lead with 10 nods each.
The two Mexican superstars are followed by Shakira and Myke Towers with nine nominations each and the eight-time nominees Ángela Aguilar, Emilia, Grupo Frontera, and Leonardo Aguilar. Nominations “are based on airplay on Uforia stations and take into account airtime on Univision Radio, streaming data, and evaluation by a Television Committee composed of music and entertainment industry experts,” according to a press statement.
Reflecting the diversity of genres including urban, pop, tropical, and Mexican music, six of the 44 categories are new additions: Best Dembow Song, Best Latin Fusion Pop Song, Best Christian Music Song, Best “EuroSong”, Mexican Music Fusion of the Year, and Best Electro Corrido.
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Co-hosted by Laura Pausini, Thalia, and Alejandro Espinoza, this year’s theme is “Uniendo Generaciones” (Uniting Generations), honoring the artists, songs, and albums that connect the past, present, and future of Latin music.
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Premio Lo Nuestro 2025 will air live at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 20 via Univision, UNIMÁS, and Vix. Fans can vote from January 22 to February 4 on PremioLoNuestro.com.
Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year
Carín LeónFeidFuerza RegidaGrupo FronteraKarol GMalumaMyke TowersPeso PlumaShakiraXavi
Song of the Year
Feid & Rema, “Bubalu”Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La PedaÓscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tú Boda”Xavi, “La Diabla”Myke Towers, “La Falda” Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”Carín León, “Primera Cita”Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Album of the Year
Carín León, Boca Chueca, Vol.1 Ángela Aguilar, BoleroBecky H, EsquinasGrupo Frontera, Jugando A Que No Pasa NadaShakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Prince Royce, Llamada Perdida Myke Towers, Lveu: Vive La Tuya…no La MiaMarc Anthony, MuevenseBad Bunny, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar MañanaFuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada
Best Female Combination
Kim Loaiza, Fariana, Ptazeta, Bellakath & Yami Safdie, “5 Babys”Ha*Ash & Elena Rose, “A Las 12 Te OlvidéBad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt. 2”Becky G & Chiquis, “Cuidadito”Belinda & Kenia Os, “Jackpot”Emilia & Tini, “La_original.Mp3”Kali Uchis & Karol G, “Labios Mordidos”María José & Ana Bárbara, “Mi Rey, Mi Santo”Kany García & Carla Morrison, “Que Vuelva”Thalia & Ángela Aguilar, “Troca”
Crossover Collaboration of the Year
Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack Ft. Dj Buddha, “The Moon”Grupo Firme & Demi Lovato, “Chula”Myke Towers Ft. Benny Blanco, “Degenere”Carín León & Leon Bridges, “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)”Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Regard, Natti Natasha, Sash!, “To The Beat”Black Eyed Peas & El Alfa Ft. Becky G, “Tonight (Bad Boys: Ride Or Die)”Ozuna & David Guetta, “Vocation”
The Perfect Mix of the Year
Shakira & Grupo Frontera, “(Entre Paréntesis)”Maluma, Octavio Cuadras & Grupo Marca Registrada, “Bling Bling”Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La Peda”Fariana & Oro Solido, “El Caballito”Ricky Martin & Christian Nodal, “Fuego De Noche, Nieve De Día”Alejandro Fernández & Anitta, “La Tóxica”Sergio George & Wisin , “La Vida Es Una Fiesta”Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”Camilo & Carín León, “Una Vida Pasada”
Tour of the Year
Aventura, Cerrando Ciclos TourFeid, Ferxxocalipsis Tour 2024Luis Miguel, Luis Miguel Tour 2023-24Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito TourBad Bunny, Most Wanted Tour
Urban Male Artist of the Year
Bad BunnyChencho CorleoneDon OmarEladio CarriónFeidMyke TowersOzunaRauw AlejandroWisinYandel
Urban Female Artist of the Year
AnittaBad GyalBellakathFarianaGreeicyKarol GMaria BecerraNatti NatashaNicki NicoleYoung Miko
Urban Song of the Year
Ozuna, “Baccarat”Peso Pluma & Anitta, “Bellakeo”Farruko & Sharo Towers, “Carbon Vrmor”Bad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt. 2”Floyymenor & Cris MJ, “Gata Only”Myke Towers, “La Falda”Lyanno & Rauw Alejandro, “La Nena”Kapo, “Ohnana”Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, “Sandunga”Bad Bunny, “Un Preview”
Best Trap/Hip-Hop Song
Ryan Castro, “Gata G”Bad Bunny, “Monaco”The Academy: Segunda Misión, Justin Quiles, Sech, Lenny Tavárez, Dalex, Dímelo Flow Ft. Eladio Carrión, Bryant Myers & Dei V, “Si Si Si Si”Anuel AA, “Tacos Gucci”Trueno, “Tranky Funky”Young Miko, “Wiggy”
Urban Collaboration of the Year
Kim Loaiza, Fariana, Ptazeta, Bellakath & Yami Safdie, “5 Babys”Tiago Pzk, Anitta & Emilia, “Alegría”Wisin & Mora, “Bien Loco”Yandel & Myke Towers, “Borracho Y Loco”Blessd & Ovy On The Drums, “Mírame”Luar La L & Ozuna, “Otra Vibra”Zion & Lennox & Anuel AA, “Para Siempre”Bad Bunny & Feid, “Perro Negro”J Balvin & Chencho Corleone, “Polvo De Tu Vida”Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, “Sandunga”
Best Dembow Song
Chimbala, “Che Che”Rochy Rd & Donaty, “Déjenme Rulay”Fariana & El Alfa, “Dora”El Alfa & Nfasis, “Este”Lomiiel, “Hay Lupita”
Pop Male Artist of the Year
Carlos RiveraDanny OceanLuis FonsiMalumaManuel MedranoPedro Capó
Urban Album of the Year
Young Miko, Att.Farruko, CVRBON VRMOR [C_DE: G_D.ON]Feid, Ferxxocalipsis Bad Gyal, La JoiaMyke Towers, Lveu: Vive La Tuya…no La MíaKarol G, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)Wisin, Mr. W (Deluxe)Bad Bunny, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar MañanaEladio Carrión, Porque PuedoJ Balvin, Rayo
Pop Female Artist of the Year
BelindaElena RoseEmiliaKali UchisKany GarcíaLaura PausiniShakiraThalia
Pop/Rock Group or Duo of the Year
CamilaDarumasHa*AshRawayanaReikThe Warning
Pop-Rock/Urban Male New Artist of the Year
Ca7riel & Paco AmorosoClarentDND | Do Not DisturbFloyymenorIzaakKapoLuar La LMaisakTimøVenesti
Pop-Rock/Urban Female New Artist of the Year
BellakathDarumasDaymé ArocenaEla TaubertIrepelusaJudelineLetón PéMariPaola GuancheYami Safdie
Pop Song of the Year
Ela Taubert, “¿Cómo Pasó?”Reik, “Abril”Enrique Iglesias & Yotuel, “Fría”Emilia & Tini, “La_original.Mp3”Sebastián Yatra, “Los Domingos”Diego Torres, “Mejor Que Ayer”Luis Fonsi & Carlos Vives, “Santa Marta” Manuel Medrano, “Verano En NY”
Pop/Ballad Song of the Year
Camila & Eden Muñoz, “Corazón En Coma”Ricky Martin & Christian Nodal, “Fuego De Noche, Nieve De Día”Jesse & Joy, “Lo Que Nos Faltó Decir”Olga Tañón & Lenier, “No Sé Quien Soy”Carlos Rivera, “Para Ti”Kany García & Carla Morrison, “Que Vuelva” –Luis Fonsi & Laura Pausini, “Roma”Ángela Aguilar Ft. Trio Los Panchos, “Somos Novios”
Best Pop Latin Fusion Song
Judeline , “Brujeria!”Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, “La Que Puede, Puede”The Marías, “Lejos De Ti”Latin Mafia, “Siento Que Merezco Más”Rawayana & Akapellah, “Veneka”
Christian Song of the Year
Daddy Yankee, “Bonita”Gocho, Redimi2 & Wisin, “Conéctate Conmigo”Farruko & Kairo Worship, “Hermoso Momento (Remix)”Alex Campos & Tauren Wells, “Libre”Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, “Mambo 23”Matthew Hotton & Marcos Witt, “Primero Nos Amó”
Pop-Urban Album of the Year
Emilia, .MP3 Luis Fonsi, El ViajeAnitta, Funk Generation Kany García, GarcíaMau y Ricky, Hotel CaracasShakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Natti Natasha, Nasty Singles Reik, PanoramaDanny Ocean, Reflexa Pitbull, Trackhouse
Pop-Urban Collaboration of the Year
Feid & Rema, “Bubalu”Nicky Jam & Beéle, “Calor”Zhamira Zambrano & Jay Wheeler, “Extrañándote”Piso 21 & Wisin, “La Misión”Anuel AA, Quevedo, Maluma Ft. Mambo Kingz & Dj Luian, “Oa”Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”
Pop-Urban Song of the Year
Danny Ocean, “Amor”Lenny Tavárez, “El Yate”Venesti, “Fanática Del Reggaetón”Anitta, “Funk Rave”Daddy Yankee, “Loveo”Manuel Turizo, “Ojos. Labios. Cara”Mau Y Ricky, “Pasado Mañana”Peso Pluma & Kenia Os, “Tommy & Pamela”Rauw Alejandro, “Touching The Sky”Natti Natasha, “Ya No Te Extraño”
Pop-Urban/Dance Song Of The Year
Play-N-Skillz, Natti Natasha & Deorro, “Como La Flor”Pitbull & Nile Rodgers, “Freak 54 (Freak Out)”Thalia & Deorro, “Te Va A Doler – Deorro Remix”Rauw Alejandro, “Touching The Sky”Ozuna & David Guetta, “Vocation”
“Eurosong” Of The Year
Aitana, “4to 23” Bad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt.2”Quevedo, “Columbia”Lola Indigo, “La Reina”Ana Mena, “Madrid City”
Tropical Artist of the Year
Carlos VivesGente De ZonaJerry RiveraJuan Luis Guerra 4.40La IndiaLuis FigueroaMarc AnthonyOlga TañónPrince RoyceSilvestre Dangond
Tropical Song of the Year
Marc Anthony, “Ale Ale”Luis Figueroa, “Bandido”Myke Towers, “La Capi”Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, “Mambo 23”Jerry Rivera, “No Le Cuentes”Víctor Manuelle Ft. Frankie Ruiz, “Otra Noche Más”Natti Natasha, “Quiéreme Menos”Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”Kany García, “Una Vida Buena”Camilo & Carín León, “Una Vida Pasada”
Tropical Collaboration of the Year
Gente De Zona & Celia Cruz, “Celia”Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La Peda” Fariana & Oro Solido, “El Caballito”La India & Jacob Forever, “Fuera Fuera”Sergio George & Wisin, “La Vida Es Una Fiesta”Venesti, Nacho & Maffio, “No Es Normal”Camilo & Evaluna Montaner, “Plis”Motiff, Jonathan Moly, Luis Figueroa Ft. Jimmy Rodriguez, Ronald Borjas & Nesty, “Salsa De Ahora”Silvestre Dangond & Carlos Vives, “Tú o Yo”Olga Tañón & Christian Alicea, “Vamos A Ser Feliz”
Tropical Album of the Year
Olga Tañón, Así Yo Soy Luis Figueroa, CoexistenciaCamilo, CuatroGente De Zona, Demasiado Prince Royce, Llamada Perdida Marc Anthony, MuevenseJuan Luis Guerra 4.40, Radio GüiraVíctor Manuelle, RetrománticoSilvestre Dangond, Ta Malo Christian Alicea, Yo Deluxe
Mexican Music Male Artist of the Year
Alejandro FernándezCarín LeónChristian NodalGabito BallesterosJunior HLeonardo AguilarPepe AguilarPeso PlumaXaviÓscar Maydon
Mexican Music Female Artist of the Year
Aida CuevasAna BárbaraÁngela AguilarCamila FernándezChiquisKarina SofiaLila DownsLupita InfanteMajo AguilarYuridia
Mexican Music Group or Duo of the Year
Banda Los RecoditosFuerza RegidaGrupo FirmeGrupo FronteraIntocableLos Ángeles Azules
Mexican Music New Artist
Calle 24Chino PacasCodiciadoEl Padrinito ToysGabito BallesterosNetón VegaÓscar MaydonTito Double PVictor MendivilXavi
Mexican Music Song of the Year
Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, “Buscándole A La Suerte”Grupo Frontera & Manuel Turizo, “De Lunes A Lunes”Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “La Boda”Xavi, “La Diabla”Christian Nodal & Peso Pluma, “La Intención”Intocable, “Obsesión”Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”Carín León, “Primera Cita,”Banda Los Recoditos, “Vas a Querer Volver”
Mexican Music Collaboration of the Year
Shakira & Grupo Frontera, “(Entre Paréntesis)”Eugenio Esquivel, Grupo Marca Registrada & Sebastian Esquivel, “Alucin”Leonardo Aguilar & Pepe Aguilar, “Bandido De Amores”Maluma, Octavio Cuadras & Grupo Marca Registrada, “Bling Bling”Tito Double P & Peso Pluma, “Dos Dias”Banda Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata & Edgardo Nuñez, “El Humo de mi Gallo”Los Ángeles Azules & Alejandro Fernández, “La Cumbia Triste”Becky G Ft. Óscar Maydon, “Mercedes”Bizarrap & Natanael Cano, “Natanael Cano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 59”Luis R Conriquez & Netón Vega, “Si No Quieres No”
Banda Song of the Year
La Adictiva, Grupo Marca Registrada & Montana, “Bandida”Leonardo Aguilar & Pepe Aguilar, “Bandido de Amores”Banda Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata & Edgardo Nuñez, “El Humo de mi Gallo”Banda Ms De Sergio Lizárraga, “Tu Perfume”Banda Los Recoditos, “Vas A Querer Volver”
Mariachi/Ranchera Song of the Year
Majo Aguilar & Alex Fernández, “Cuéntame”Alejandro Fernández & Anitta, “La Tóxica”Pepe Aguilar & Carín León, “Lamentablemente”Yuridia & Eden Muñoz, “Mi Eterno Amor Secreto”Chayanne, “Necesito Un Segundo”Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”
Norteño Song of the Year
Adriel Favela & Duelo, “¿Quién Te Crees Para Olvidarme?”Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, “Buscándole A La Suerte”Intocable, “Mi Castigo”La Fiera De Ojinaga, “Neta Que No” La Maquinaria Norteña, “Perro Amor”
Mexican Music Fusion of the Year
Oscar Ortiz & Edgardo Nuñez, “First Love”Xavi, “La Diabla”Victor Mendivil & Óscar Maydon, “Mejores Jordans”Becky G Ft. Óscar Maydon, “Mercedes”Grupo Frontera & Christian Nodal, “Ya Pedo Quién Sabe”
Best Electro Corrido
Sebastian Esquivel, Blessd & Eugenio Esquivel, “Exceso”Lalo Cruz, “Fresa Con Crema”Codiciado, Joaquin Medina & Sheeno, “Gabachas”Fuerza Regida & Marshmello, “Harley Quinn”Peso Pluma & DJ Snake, “Teka”
Mexican Music Album of the Year
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho, Aquí Hay Para LlevarCarín León, Boca Chueca, Vol.1Becky G, EsquinasGrupo Frontera, Jugando A Que No Pasa NadaIntocable, Modus OperandiFuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s y BelikeadaJulión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, PresenteLila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad, Raíz Nunca Me FuiLeonardo Aguilar, Soy Como Quiero SerAlejandro Fernández, Te Llevo En La Sangre
Música mexicana hitmaker Gabito Ballesteros has signed with George Prajin‘s Double P Management, Billboard can announce. The 25-year-old artist and producer — known for co-writing corrido hits like “Lady Gaga” and “Presidente” — joins megastar Peso Pluma, Tito Double P and Santa Fe Klan on the company’s roster. “This has been an amazing journey so […]
Shakira arrived on Tuesday (Jan. 21) in Mexico City, where she will stay for a few days to conduct general rehearsals for her stadium tour Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, kicking off on Feb. 11 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Local TV station Milenio showed the moment the Colombian superstar arrived this afternoon on a private plane at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), on the outskirts of the Mexican capital. The publication Excélsior also shared a video on social media. Escorted by her private security and elements of the National Guard, Shakira spent a few minutes greeting dozens of fans who were waiting with items alluding to her, hoping to greet her up close or get her autograph.
Shakira said in front of the cameras that she was in Mexico City because she has seven concerts scheduled in the capital. The hitmaker of “Monotonía” and “Soltera” recently revealed on the Brazilian show Domingão com Huck that she had chosen the North American country to rehearse and finalize the details of her highly anticipated trek.
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In brief statements to the Mexican press, Shakira shared how she’s been preparing her new adventure that will take her back to international stages after almost seven years since El Dorado, her previous world tour.
“It has been a very healing process, for me and for many women, and for many people who have accompanied me from the start,” said the singer-songwriter. “I am very happy to be here in Mexico, a country that has supported me, understood me, loved me, and I love you with all my heart,” she added.
In response to a question about what she liked the most about Mexican cuisine, the Colombian star said she was craving to taste some traditional tacos or flautas, a style of tacos filled with chicken or beef and topped with green or red sauce.
According to the promoter Ocesa, the Barranquilla native returns to the country setting a new record by becoming the first artist to give seven consecutive shows at the Estadio GNP Seguros (formerly Foro Sol), gathering about 455,000 people in total. The concerts will take place on March 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, and 30, with tickets sold out, as per Ocesa.
Prior to this, Shakira will arrive in the border city of Monterrey, where she has two shows scheduled at the BBVA Stadium on March 12 and 13. She will also make a stop in Guadalajara, where she will offer two concerts at the Akron Stadium on the 16th and 17th of March.
A request for more details on her stay in Mexico sent by Billboard Español to the promoter and the singer’s record label was not immediately answered.
Shakira announced last October that the U.S. leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour would move from arenas to stadiums due to high ticket demand, so the dates for the U.S. were postponed for May, immediately after her tour through Latin America. In December, she added several additional dates for North America.
Eden Muñoz adds a seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, as “Mi Lugar Favorito” jumps from No. 4 to lead the list dated Jan. 25. It’s the second No. 1 on the chart from Eden, Muñoz’s third studio album as a soloist.
“I’m thrilled and grateful to see that ‘Mi Lugar Favorito’ has hit No. 1 on Billboard,” Muñoz tells Billboard. “This song has a special value to me, both personally and socially. It’s a song I wrote for my children, but it’s also a tribute to my inner child.”
“Mi Lugar Favorito” is the No. 1 song on this week’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with 7 million audience impressions, accrued in the U.S. during the Jan. 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate. That’s a solid 27% gain from the week prior, when the song held at its No. 4 high then for a second week.
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The single becomes Muñoz’s seventh champ on the chart and first of 2025. Previously, “Traigo Saldo y Ganas de Rogar” ruled Regional Mexican Airplay for two weeks last November. The latter also from parent album Eden, released Aug. 15, 2024, via Sony Music Latin.
Muñoz’s No. 1 collection dates back to less than three years ago, when he made his Regional Mexican Airplay debut as a solo singer with “Chale!,” for three weeks in charge in 2022. Since then, the Mexican singer/songwriter and producer has landed 10 top 10s and seven career No. 1s, four through non-collaborations and three through pair-ups.
Over on the overall Latin Airplay chart, “Favorito” pushes 9-4 with 7.1 million impressions.
“Qué Pasaría” If Rauw Alejandro & Bad Bunny Paired Up a No. 1 Hit? Elsewhere, Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny team up for their second No. 1 song on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, as “Qué Pasaría” (meaning “what would happen”) lifts 2-1 for its first week command. The song arrives almost two years after “Party,” the pair’s previous champ, spent two weeks at the summit in February 2023.
For its coronation, “Qué Pasaría” registered 6 million audience impressions earned in the U.S. in Jan. 10-16 tracking week. The new win adds Rauw his 12th No. 1 on Latin Rhythm Airplay, and Benito his 26th.
“Qué Pasaría” is the fourth singe from Rauw Alejandro’s No. 1 album, Cosa Nuestra, a six-week dominator on Top Latin Albums between November 2024-January 2025.
The new Jan. 25, 2025-dated charts will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 22 (one day later than usual, owed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S. on Jan. 20). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Karol G will host the inaugural Con Cora Land benefit charity gala, which will take place next month in Miami, the Colombian hitmaker announced on Tuesday (Jan. 21). According to a press release, the fundraising event will support Karol’s Con Cora Foundation and its Casa Con Cora initiative to empower “thousands of women” to pursue their dreams. […]
Like any artist about to launch his music to the world, Bad Bunny was nervous on the eve of the release of his new album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, on January 5. But the Puerto Rican superstar had particular reason to feel on edge this time: He was releasing an album that, unlike any of his previous reggaetón and urban sets, prominently featured Puerto Rican rhythms and genres, including salsa — a major departure in sound and attitude.
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“The day before the album release, I was super anxious,” Bunny (real name Benito Martínez Ocasio) tells Billboard. “I couldn’t sleep, wondering if people would like it, if I did the right thing by including those kinds of songs, [worried about] the things that I said,”
Bad Bunny’s last three albums — El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020), Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) and Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023) — had all debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. But DeBÍ was being released on a Sunday, which meant Bunny would miss a full two days of sales tallies, as the chart’s tracking week runs Friday through Thursday.
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The gamble met with mixed results initially. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS debuted at No 2 on the chart, behind Lil Baby’s WHAM. But instead of retreating, Bunny doubled down, co-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, busking on New York subway stations, hosting morning shows in San Juan and making impromptu appearances at the studios of well-known Puerto Rican podcasters like Chente Ydrach. Bunny, known for being furtive and press averse, was suddenly ubiquitous.
By now, his strategy has clearly paid off. This week, Debí rises to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated Jan. 25, besting Taylor Swift’s reissued Lover: Live From Paris, proof that promotion works — but so does sincerity, as Bunny tells Billboard in an interview following his No. 1 achievement. Here’s how he claimed the top spot, for the fourth time — with a Spanish-language album that specifically honors his Puerto Rican roots.
This is your fourth No. 1 with a Spanish language album on the Billboard 200. What’s the importance of achieving this to you?
Man, obviously I’m thankful with the way the world has embraced this album. The thing is, this project… it isn’t mine. It belongs to many people: everyone who worked with me, it belongs to Puerto Rico, my friends, my family. This project belongs to all of us who feel proud of being from Puerto Rico and being Latin. So, having this project go to No. 1, besting all these other great artists and great projects makes it much more special.
To be very honest with you, and I’ve said it to everyone: I didn’t expect this. The day before the album release, I was super anxious, I couldn’t sleep wondering if people would like it, if I did the right thing by including those kinds of songs, [worried about] the things that I said. The vision had always been to enjoy the creative process and do something special for Puerto Rico. I always thought that in Puerto Rico, people would connect with me and enjoy the album. And Puerto Ricans outside the island too. But I never imagined the whole world would. That’s taken me by surprise.
You’ve never been one to do much promo with an album release. In fact, many of your albums are surprise drops. And yet, this time you were everywhere, doing all kinds of media in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. And you also posted heavily on social media prior to the release. Why?
I’ve always worked as a team. And for a long time, my team had asked me for presaves, countdown, pre-ads for other albums and I never had the opportunity to do it. This time I promised them I would. I let myself by taken along, as we say. And we wanted to begin paving the way in December and begin giving that vibe, connecting musically. That’s why the singles came out in December: “El Club” on December 6, and on December 26, “Pitorro de Coco.” I wanted people to connect with the album’s vibe. And I liked my team’s strategy of giving clues to fans little by little. It was something different from what we always do.
You’ve released albums on odd dates before, but January 5 felt very random. Aside from the fact that you missed two days of tracking, why choose that date?
This is a very special album, and part of its purpose was to bring together generations in a different way; have grandchildren sharing the music with their parents and grandparents and celebrate their culture in a special way. January 5 was a Sunday, which is the perfect day — and it was also the eve of Three Kings Day, a date where, at least in Puerto Rico, the family gets together. That was the purpose.
I want to be clear that I know the business, and I know releasing an album on a Sunday means losing nearly three days of streams, and that it affects my placement on the charts. But at no time was that of concern to me. My purpose wasn’t to compete with anyone. My purpose wasn’t to release an album that would interfere with someone else’s. My purpose was what I said: Bring an album with the essence of Puerto Rico that would unite generations, awaken love for the country and the culture, and that people would enjoy. That was it.
You did very varied promo, especially the past two weeks. What did you particularly love doing?
I really enjoyed talking with media in Puerto Rico, and going on Jimmy Fallon too. But musically, what most fulfilled me, and where I’m super impressed and happy and proud, too, is that the biggest songs in the album are salsa and plena [a traditional Puerto Rican rhythm]. Obviously, I made those songs with all the love in the world. But, knowing the market, one could have thought reggaetón would shine most and that these songs would go unnoticed.
And to see a plena [in “DtMF”] at No. 1 [on the Global 200], I didn’t expect that. I didn’t see that one coming. This past weekend, I saw everybody in the Fiestas de San Sebastian [an annual Puerto Rican festival that takes place in Old San Juan] singing “CAFé CON RON,” and that made me so happy. In fact, I wrote the chorus to that song a year ago during the festival. So, to see everyone singing it this year, as if it were the official anthem of Calles de San Sebastián, was beautiful.
Truly, of all my albums, this is the one that’s surprised us the most. Every album teaches us something, and this one has taught us a lot.
Like what?
More than taught — that album confirmed that doing things from the heart, without ambitions of position or money, always works in a positive way. It also taught me the importance of the feeling with which you record. Everyone who worked in this album […] put their heart into it, and man, it showed. It’s been one of the most beautiful album releases I’ve seen in a long time.
I also learned people want to hear music. Many people go into the studio thinking they’re going to create the next hit, looking for what’s trending, that’s hot. Everyone wants to do a two-minute song. And that’s not it. People want to hear music that’s real and heartfelt. That’s why a six-minute salsa track, and a four-minute plena are [the album’s two] top songs. This reconfirms to me that I don’t need to be any one way to have a hit. I need to be me, genuine, and do things from the heart.
There’s been talk for several years that salsa is going to make a comeback, but it hasn’t quite come to fruition. Do you think the success of this album, plus the success of Rauw Alejandro’s album late last year, can change that?
What I see with this album, and specifically with the song “Baile Inolvidable,” is that not only has salsa gone viral, but people [are] taking salsa lessons. I think the entire world wants to dance salsa. I’ve never been one of those people who says salsa is dead. Music doesn’t die; maybe it’s not done as much or it’s not as popular. But music stays for ever. Songs by Hector Lavoe, Frankie Ruiz, Ismael Rivera, they’re there forever. I’ve seen urban acts flirt with salsa since last year, and there’s a new generation of salsa artists who’ve been doing their thing for a long time.
But I think this song, more than giving salsa a push, will give a push to making more authentic music and will push artists to perhaps be more honest in their songs, make music from the heart and redefine what “modern salsa” means. This song has a classic essence, but at the same time it sounds new.
No one would have thought a six-mintue salsa songs [“Baile Inolvidable’] could be playing so much around the world right now. I think a lot of people would have said, ‘Let’s record a two-minute salsa so it’s a hit.” Papi, no. What’s good is good. For example, this song has a piano solo. A trumpet solo. I hadn’t heard a salsa with a solo in the longest time. It has an essence that resuces the beauty of old salsa. So, it’s aout motivating young musicians and showing that Sí se puede. It motivates people to do music from the heart again, regardless of numbers or going viral. Go into the studio and have fun. Create. Tell a story.
You spoke about salsa lessons, a theme in the “Baile Inolvidable” video. Are you a good salsa dancer?
The worst. But after two drinks I’m the best.
What can you tell us about your upcoming residency in Puerto Rico this summer?
Los Sobrinos will be playing with me. We’re trying to have as many [of the musicians in the album] as possible. The first shows are only for residents of Puerto Rico, so we want them to take away that experience of what Puerto Rico is, our culture, our music. We want to transmit the feeling, the energy of the album onto the live show. We want it to be magic.
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The merengue tune surpasses the 25-week domination by Shakira’s “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, a record the song held since Nov. 2005, when it outdid the 20-week mark by Son By Four’s “A Puro Dolor.”
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” released June 21, 2024, also remains as the top performer on the Tropical Airplay chart, where it has led the list for 28 weeks (of its total 31 weeks on the chart). Karol G might also set a new record on the tropical ranking, as she is one week away from tying Prince Royce‘s record of 29 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 with “Carita de Inocente” in 2020. (It stepped aside for one week during its run atop the list, when Kyen?Es? sneaked-out one week atop the chart with “El Carnaval de Celia: A Tribute (La Vida Es Un Carnaval/ La Negra Tiene…)” in September 2020.
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“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” commands both Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay despite a 13% decline in audience impressions, to 10 million, earned during the Jan. 10-16 tracking week in theU.S., according to Luminate. The global hit gave Karol her 18th No. 1 on the overall Latin radio ranking when it landed at the summit last July, the second-most among women, just behind Shakira who continues at the helm with 24 champs.
While “Si Antes” spent its last week on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart on the Jan. 11-dated list (due to the colossal take over by Bad Bunny’s new album), it also left a mark in 2024, tying with Xavi’s “La Diabla” and FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only” for the most weeks at No. 1, all with 14 weeks at the summit. Further, in addition to “Qlona,” with Peso Pluma (No. 5), Karol’s “Si Antes” became only the second song by a female artist to close in the top 10 on the year-end Hot Latin Songs chart in 2024, at No. 8.
The new Jan. 25, 2025-dated charts will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 22 (one day later than usual, owed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S. on Jan. 20). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.