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Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Earns Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global 200

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Mariah Carey is still celebrating some Christmas magic…

The 51-year-old half-Venezuelan American singer’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” remains the biggest song in the world, as it spends a fourth frame at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Global 200.

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The chart’s streaming and sales tracking period encompassed December 25-31, and even with six days of measurement after Christmas, Carey’s 1994 holiday hit rules the Billboard Global 200 despite a 55% drop to 58.3 million streams and a 60% slide to 11,000 sold worldwide in the tracking week. The song was first released on her 1994 album Merry Christmas.

Carey unwraps yet another present, as “Christmas” now solely boasts the most weeks at No. 1 in the Global 200‘s brief history. It passes three songs that have each led for three weeks, including Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez‘s “Dákiti,” which rebounds 10-2, and BTS‘ “Dynamite” (12-3). (The chart’s other three-week No. 1 to-date: Cardi B‘s “WAP,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion.)

Rounding out the Global 200’s top five, The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” rebounds from No. 17 to No. 4, returning to its best rank, and 24kGoldn‘s “Mood,” featuring Iann Dior, jumps 15-5, after reaching No. 2.

Plus, Karol G earns her first Global 200 top 10, as “Bichota” climbs 21-9, with 63.6 million streams (down 8%) and 1,000 sold (up 6%) worldwide.

Rosalia Teams Up with The Weeknd for Epic Bilingual “Blinding Lights” Remix

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Rosalía is shining a new Light on a massive pop song…

The 27-year-old Spanish singer-songwriter, whose full name is Rosalia Vila Tobella, has joined voices with The Weeknd for an epic bilingual “Blinding Lights” remix.

Rosalía, The Weeknd, Blinding Lights Remix

It’s a dazzling redo of the single, which set the record for most weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Rosalía begins the remix singing the now-iconic opening verse in Spanish in a higher register than she usually uses, for a more angelic effect.

The Weeknd the comes with an awe-inspiring vocal blend, before the final break, seals the deal for this iconic redo… when Rosalía and The Weeknd sing their codas, in Spanish and English respectively, practically a cappella.

Billboard describes it as “a moment of beautiful pop.”

Maluma Hints at New Collaboration with The Weeknd

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Maluma has some serious Weeknd plans…

It appears the 26-year-old Colombian singer/songwriter will be joining voices with The Weeknd.

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Maluma and the “Blinding Lights” singer took to social media to share a cryptic photo of the two together, hinting at a potential collaboration.

The two uploaded the same photo and simply tagged each other, without saying much else.

A collaboration would mark the first time Maluma and The Weeknd have worked together, and while it’s unclear what they’re going to release, fans on Twitter are hoping to hear the Canadian artist sing in Spanish.

“I’m LIVING to hear you sing in fluent español. PLEASE,” wrote one fan. “You singing in español? Here for it,” echoed another.

The Weeknd followed up with a tweet in Spanish that read “el fin de semana,” which translates to the weekend.

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix Release Video for Cover of Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over”

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 Kirstin Maldonado is bringing the party…

The 28-year-old half-Mexican & part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates have released the official music video for PTX’s cover of Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over” the 2018 single from her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

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Pentatonix’s version of the song appears on their At Home EP, which was released last month. It follows the release of singles “Home” and “Blinding Lights.”

Pentatonix arranged, recorded and produced their latest EP while quarantining in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their latest video appears to follow suit. 

Although the group members maintain social distance in the clip, their voices meld together in a cappella harmonies, adeptly capturing the reflective vibe of the original song.

“We are huge fans of Billie! Billie is so well known for her amazing production, and we knew the beautiful melody and moody vibe of ‘When the Party’s Over’ could be well suited to a stripped-down, harmonically lush arrangement,” Maldonado told Rolling Stone. “We had so much fun creating the song and video.”

Pentatonix will be releasing videos for their At Homesongs “Break My Heart” and “Dreams” on July 15th and July 22nd, respectively.

Kirstin Maldonado & Her Pentatonix Group Mates Release Video for their “Blinding Lights” Cover

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Kirstin Maldonado is turning on the (blinding) lights…

The 28-year-old half-Mexican & part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates have released the video for their cover of The Weekend’s “Blinding Lights.”

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In the clip, the Grammy-winning a cappella groupappear in their respective homes, belting the infectious hook with harmonies and a capella instrumentals.

Pentatonix’s “Blinding Lights” video follows the release of last month’s “Home” mash-up, in which the group blended lyrics from hits about home, a fitting song for the world’s shelter-at-home moment due to the coronavirus pandemic.

PTX’s take on “Blinding Lights” appears on the The Sing-Off-winning group’s new At Home EP, which was recorded while the group was in quarantine in separate homes. It was released last week.

Pentatonix will be dropping videos from the project weekly throughout July.