Karol G & Shakira’s “TQG” Music Video Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G has another streaming hit video…

The official music video for the 33-year-old Colombian superstar’s massive breakup anthem with Shakira, “TQG,” has surpassed one billion views, officially entering YouTube’s Billion Views Club.

The music video, released on February 24, 2023, as the focus track of Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito album, features the two Colombian powerhouses delivering the empowering track that’s short for “te quedó grande.”

In the bop, the artists go back and forth about moving on from their past relationships and being on another level.

“TQG” marks the eighth Billion Views Club entry for both acts as a lead, featured artist or collaborator.

For Karol, it follows “China,” “Tusa,” “Secreto,” “Bichota,” “Culpables,” “Ahora Me Llama” and “El Makinon.”

For Shakira, it follows “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” “Chantaje,” “La Bicicleta,” “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” “La La La” and “Perro Fiel.” The former is No. 13 on YouTube’s Global Top Artists chart, and the latter is No. 21.

On the Billboard charts, the Ovy on the Drums-produced banger debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tallies, while also crowning six other Billboard listings and becoming Karol G’s first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Furthermore, the track won best collaboration at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.

Pitbull’s “Timber” is The Highest-Ranking Song from a Hispanic Artist on Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 List

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Well shiver me timbers! Pitbull is ending the year on a high note…

The 33-year-old Cuban-American rap superstar has landed on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 list as the highest-ranking Hispanic artist on the chart.

Pitbull earned his spot on the list with “Timber,” his dancetastic collaboration with Ke$ha.

The former Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 comes in at No. 11 on the year-end list, which is tallied based on radio airplay impressions, sales data and streaming data.

“Timber” is one of the 25 songs featured on DJ Earworm’s “United State of Pop” 2014 mashup.

But Pitbull isn’t the only Hispanic artist to make the final cut…

Christina Aguilera comes in a few notches below Mr. Worldwide. The 33-year-old half-Ecuadorian American singer’s duet with A Great Big World, “Say Something,” comes in at No. 17.

Five spots below Aguilera… Aloe Blacc’s collaboration with Avicii, “Wake Me Up,” the most Shazamed song of all time, comes in at No. 22.

Meanwhile, Enrique Iglesias’ inescapable hit “Bailando” comes in at No. 38 and is the highest-ranking Spanish-language song on the 2014 year-end chart.

The song, featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, picked up three Latin Grammys at this year’s awards show.

Here’s a look at the other songs from Latino/a artists to make Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 list:

No. 48 Aloe Blacc “The Man”
No. 69 Becky G “Shower”
No. 85 Shakira feat. Rihanna “Can’t Remember to Forget You.”

Iglesias’ “Bailando” Lands at No. 2 on YouTube’s List of 2014’s Top 10 Music Videos

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Enrique Iglesias is bailando his way into this year’s music history books…

The 39-year-old Spanish singer-songwriter, who was named Favorite Latin Artist at this year’s American Music Awards, has landed on YouTube’s list of 2014’s top 10 music videos.

The official video for Iglesias’ international smash “Bailando (Español),” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona comes in at No. 2 on the year-end list, behind the clip for Katy Perry’s “Dark House,” featuring Juicy J.

The Spanish version of Iglesias’ “Bailando” video has logged 589-million views since it was published on VEVO on April 11, 2014.

The English version, featuring Sean Paul, has logged an additional 80-million views, while a Portuguese version featuring Luan Santana has registered 19-million views.

“Bailando,” which had a record run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, earned Iglesias three Latin Grammy awards in November.

Meanwhile, Shakira has the distinction of landing two clips in the top 5.

The 37-year-old Colombian superstar’s sizzling hot music video for “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” featuring Rihanna, comes in at No. 3 with 443-million views. The video for the Spanish version of the song, “Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte” logged an additional 14-million views.

Following right behind: Shakira’s clip for her World Cup anthem “La La La (Brazil 2014),” featuring Carlinhos Brown, at No. 4 with 419-million views. The clip for the Spanish version of the song logged an additional 42-million views, while the clip for the original pre-World Cup version of the song “Dare (La La La)” garnered 52-million page views.

Here’s a look at YouTube’s list of the top 10 music videos of 2014:

Shakira Earns a Place in the “Guinness Book of World Records”

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira is making her way into the record books…

The 37-year-old Colombian superstar, who recently announced she’s pregnant with her second child, is among the new additions to the Guinness Book of World Records‘ new edition to be released next week.

In March, Shakira overtook Rihanna, her duet partner on her hit single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” as the “Most ‘liked’ Person on Facebook,” and then she broke records again when she earned the 100 millionth fan “like” on the social networking site.

She’ll now be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “First person to reach 100 million likes on Facebook.”

Shakira Releases the Official Music Video for New Track “Empire”

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira is expanding her empire… as a runaway bride no less.

The 37-year-old Colombian singer-songwriter and The Voice coach, who launched her new album Shakira. on Tuesday, has released the official music video for her latest single “Empire.”

The clip finds Shakira ditching the altar to prance around in a meadow and burn bright, literally.

When she enters a church in her beautiful wedding dress, but gets cold feet, she runs out and toward the countryside, where she can run free.

Shakira eventually returns to the church, but she re-enters the building in a low-cut black dress, and begins flailing while lip-synching to the epic pop-rock ballad.

“Empire” follows lead single, the Rihanna duet “Can’t Remember To Forget You,” which was No. 31 on last week’s tally.

Shakira’s new album also features collaborations with Magic! and fellow The Voice coach Blake Shelton.

Shakira Surpasses Rihanna to Become Most-Liked Musician on Facebook

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Move over Rihanna; Shakira’s the new Queen of Facebook…

The 37-year-old Colombian singer-songwriter and The Voice coach is now the most-liked musician on the social networking site, Shakira has announced on her page.

She’s garnered more than 86.5 million likes as of Saturday, March 22, now edging out the 86.2 million of Rihanna, with whom she collaborates on the single “Can’t Remember to Forget You.”

In response, the singer made a statement on her page, thanking fans for their support.

“Wow… I was just told I now have the most-followed page on Facebook in the world! I still cannot believe it!” the post reads. “I always wanted to have a lot of friends but never imagined it would be so many… 86 [million]! So humbled, can’t thank you guys enough for your support. I feel so fortunate to have you.”

She closed the post with, “Giant kiss! Forever thankful,” with an accompanying photo of her blowing a kiss to the camera.

The announcement precedes the release of her self-titled new album this coming Tuesday (March 25). Lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You” has peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Shakira Reveals the Artwork for Her Upcoming Self-Titled Album

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira is pulling the strings for her new album…

The 37-year-old Colombian singer-songwriter and returning The Voice coach has revealed the new artwork of her upcoming self-titled album.

For the album cover, Shakira stares down the camera while dressed in black lingerie-like attire and holding a guitar.

Shakira, who on Twitter alone has nearly 24 million followers, led the charge on social media on Friday (Feb. 14), giving fans a peek at the new art work.

“The new Shakira album will launch in 39 days,” Shakira posted on Twitter. “We thought you’d like to see the top.”

Fans quickly took to Twitter to offer their opinions.

“You look beautiful,” wrote fan Alejandro Armendariz. “Thank you.”

Other fans wondered if the new cover art was simply a tease and are hoping for a different kind of cover. “Is this a joke omg,” wrote another commentator.

The release of the cover comes on the heels of the recent release of Shakira’s single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” featuring Rihanna. In addition, she released a Spanish-language version of the track, entitled “Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte.”

Shakira’s forthcoming album will be released on March 25 and, according to published reports, will also include a country song with fellow The Voice coach Blake Shelton.

The new season of The Voice is currently in production.

Shakira Lands Atop Billboard’s Social Media Chart

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira is No. 1 with a bullet on the social media charts…

The 36-year-old Colombian superstar singer and returning The Voice coach has reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Social 50 chart.

Shakira jumped 5-1 to take the pole position. It’s her first time at No. 1 since Feb. 9, 2013, and only her second week atop the chart.

Shakira surged to the top of the heap after sharing another photo of her baby on January 25. That image garnered an astounding 2.1 million post-likes and a similar video got very quick real viewers.

In addition, the “Loca” singer released the Spanish version of her new single with Rihanna, “Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte,” to VEVO on January 22.

The “Nunca” audio post on VEVO has received more than 1 million views, and a successful promotional post on Facebook led to a 250% spike in weekly fan acquisition on the platform.

But Shakira isn’t the only Hispanic artist to make the Top 10…

Pitbull, who earned extensive press this week when it was announced that his track “We Are One (Ole Ola)” was selected as the official song for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, comes in at No. 5.

The track, which hasn’t been released, features Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudie Leitte.

Pitbull’s boost in the Social 50 rankings is also complemented by Austin Mahone (47-40), who released his new single “MMM Yeah,” which features the 33-year-old Cuban American rap superstar. Overall, Pitbull ascends with a 132% increase in mentions on Twitter, a 7% rise in Facebook conversation, which leads to 928,000 new fans added overall (up 28% from the previous frame).

The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, VEVO, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wikipedia, Myspace and Instagram. The chart’s methodology blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views, song plays and reactions as measured by music analytics company Next Big Sound.

Shakira Releases Steamy Video for Her “Can’t Remember to Forget You” Duet with Rihanna

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira isn’t afraid to get up close and personal with her “Can’t Remember to Forget You” collaborator…

In the just-released official music video for their new duet, the 36-year-old Colombian singer and Rihanna are shown in bodysuits and atop bed sheets, cuddling and smoking cigars as they sing of a post-breakup longing.

The clip, which also shows Shakira playing an electric guitar and drums, was directed by Joseph Kahn, who also helmed Mariah Carey and Miguel’s “#Beautiful,” as well as “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem and Rihanna.

“Can’t Remember to Forget You” was released on January 13 as the first single from Shakira’s self-titled inaugural album with Sony label RCA Records, which is also her first since 2010’s Sale el Sol.

She has said in an interview that Shakira is dedicated to Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, her partner and the father of her son Milan, reports Billboard.

The singer’s video release comes just weeks before she returns as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, which is back for a sixth season on February 24.

The music video has already registered more than 1.47 million views on VEVO.

Shakira will be released on March 25.

Shakira to Provide Target with Exclusive Deluxe Edition of Her Upcoming Self-Titled Album

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Target has sets its (bulls)eye on Shakira…

The retailer has set its first music partnership for 2014 with the 36-year-old Colombian pop star, who will provide the retailer with an exclusive deluxe edition of her upcoming self-titled album, due for release on March 25.

Shakira’s new Target television spot will premiere during the 56th Grammy Awards on January 26, the same day her fans will be able to pre-order the album only at Target and Target.com.

The commercial, which will feature Shakira doing her trademark hip-shaking, was directed by Marc Klasfeld and was filmed in a small town outside of Barcelona, Spain, where the singer currently lives.

The Target edition of Shakira features three exclusive tracks that the artist says she penned specifically for the retailer.

“With three special bonus songs on our exclusive album, Shakira joins an unparalleled group of remarkable artists that partner with Target to give our guests more music,” Anne Stanchfield, divisional merchandise manager of entertainment, Target, said of the partnership. “Shakira is an international icon with an enormous following of fans that love her distinctive voice, boundless energy and hallmark dance moves. Guests will be thrilled with the three bonus tracks that can only be found at Target.”

Early buzz for the album has already helped catapult Shakira 15-5 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart this week, gaining an additional 750,000 new fans overall.

Part of that traction came from “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” featuring Rihanna, the first single off the singer’s new set. The song vaulted into the top 20 of the Mainstream Top 40 and Latin Pop Airplay charts after its first day of availability. She followed up the release of the duet with a Spanish-language solo version of the song, Nunca Me Acuerdo de Olvidarte.”

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