Rauw Alejandro Leads Pack of Premios Tu Música Urbano Nominees with 12 Nods

Rauw Alejandro is this year’s música urbano artist to beat…

The nominees have been announced for this year’s Premios Tu Música Urbano, with the 30-year-old Puerto Rican singer leading the pack with 12 nods.

Rauw AlejandroAmong Rauw Alejandro’s nominations, the “Beso” singer is up for Artist of the Year, Top Social Artist and Song of The Year for “Lokera,” featuring Lyanno and Brray.

He’s followed by Feid

The 30-year-old Colombian singer/songwriter is up for 11 awards, including Top Artist – Male, Top Social Artist and Song of the Year for “Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo” –

Up next, Bad Bunny is up for 10 awards…

The 29-year-old Puerto Rican artist is up for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “Me Porto Bonito” and Tour of the Year for World’s Hottest Tour.

This year’s Premios Tu Música Urbano will take place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan

Other top nominees include Wisin & Yandel, Young Miko, Ángel Dior, Farruko, Indiomar, Jay Wheeler, Ozuna, and Quevedo.

The awards show will not only recognize top urban artists but also artists from other genres—such as tropical, pop and Regional Mexican—who have experimented with the urban realm, across 32 categories.

The 4th annual Premio Tu Música Urbano will air on June 15 on Telemundo PR, as well as on Telemundo Internacional and YouTube.

Fans can vote for their favorite artists on www.premiostumusicaurbano.com.

Here’s the complete list of nominees:

Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Rauw Alejandro
Karol G
Ozuna
Rosalía

Top Artist — Male
Jhayco
Anuel AA
Feid
Yandel
Manuel Turizo
Maluma
Arcángel
Farruko

Top Artist — Female
Anitta
Becky G
María Becerra
Nicki Nicole
Tini
Natti Natasha
Cazzu

Top Artist — Duo or Group
Jowell & Randy
Wisin & Yandel
Piso 21
Zion & Lennox
Alexis y Fido
CNCO
Mau y Ricky

Top New Artist — Male
Omar Courtz
Alejo
Polimá Westcoast
Hozwal
Chris Lebrón
Cris Mj
Chris Palace
Yng Lvcas
Jossef
Brray

Top New Artist — Female
Paopao
Villano Antillano
Itzza Primera
Ingratax
Snow Tha Product
Catalyna
Nesi
Elena Rose

Top Rising Star — Male
Duki
Ryan Castro
Tiago PZK
Eladio Carrión
Lyanno
Álvaro Díaz
Kevin Roldán
Quevedo

Top Rising Star — Female
Bad Gyal
Emilia
Young Miko
Tokischa

Top Social Artist
Rauw Alejandro
Feid
Mau y Ricky
Manuel Turizo
Rosalía
Jay Wheeler
Tini

Song of the Year
“Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” – Bizarrap, Quevedo
“Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo” – Feid
“Lokera” – Rauw Alejandro, Lyanno, Brray
“Provenza” – Karol G
“Despechá” – Rosalía
“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo
“Me Porto Bonito” – Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone

Song of the Year — Duo or Group
“Los Cachos” – Piso 21, Manuel Turizo
“Si Te Pillo” – Jowell & Randy, Wisin & Yandel
“Berlín” – Zion & Lennox, María Becerra
“Besos Moja2” – Wisin & Yandel, Rosalía
“Plutón” – CNCO, Kenia Os
“Miami” – Mau y Ricky

Remix of the Year
“Loco por Perrearte Remix” – De La Ghetto, Rauw Alejandro
“Marisola Remix” – Cris MJ, Duki, Nicki Nicole, Standly, Stars Music Chile
“La Bebe Remix” – Yng Lvcas, Peso Pluma
“Ultra Solo Remix” – Polimá Westcoast, Feid, Pailita, Paloma Mami, De La Ghetto
“Desde Mis Ojos Remix” – Chris Lebrón, Sech, Jay Wheeler
“Si La Calle Llama Remix” – Eladio Carrión, Myke Towers
“Después de las 12 Remix” – Ovi, Kim Loaiza, Grupo Firme, Pailita

Collaboration of the Year
“Yandel 150” – Yandel, Feid
“Punto 40” – Rauw Alejandro, Baby Rasta
“La Jumpa” – Arcángel, Bad Bunny
“ La Inocente” – Mora, Feid
“TQG” – Karol G, Shakira
“La Corriente” – Bad Bunny, Tony Dize
“Hey Mor” – Ozuna ,Feid
“En La De Ella” – Jhayco, Feid, Sech
“Party” – Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro

Top Artist — Pop Urban
Jay Wheeler
Manuel Turizo
Rosalía
Pedro Capó
Tini
Becky G
Danny Ocean
Shakira

Top Artist — Tropical Urban
Rafa Pabón
Gente de Zona
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Pirulo y la Tribu

Top Artist — Dembow
Kiko el Crazy
Rochy RD
Tokischa
Chimbala
Ángel Dior

Top Artist — Trap
Anuel AA
Eladio Carrión
Bryant Myers
Hozwal
Young Miko
Yovngchimi
Duki
Dei V

Top Artist — Regional Urban
Natanael Cano
Peso Pluma
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Santa Fe Klan
Junior H
Eslabón Armado
Fuerza Regida

Top Artist — Christian/Spiritual
Funky
Alex Zurdo
Redimi2
Gabriel EMC
Farruko
Indiomar
Onell Díaz

Top Song — Pop Urban
“Te Felicito” – Shakira, Rauw Alejandro
“X Si Volvemos” – Karol G, Romeo Santos
“Ojitos Lindos” – Bad Bunny, Bomba Estéreo
“Playa del Inglés” – Quevedo, Myke Towers
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” – Bizarrap , Shakira
“LLYLM” – Rosalía
“Cairo” – Karol G, Ovy On The Drums
“La Triple T” – Tini
“Traductor” – Tiago PZK, Myke Towers

Top Song — Tropical Urban
“Si Te Preguntan…” – Prince Royce, Nicky Jam, Jay Wheeler
“La Fórmula” – Maluma , Marc Anthony
“Agüita de Coco” – Rafa Pabón
“Desnúdate” – Zion & Lennox
“Arranca” – Becky G, Omega
“Lotería” – Luis Vázquez, Rafa Pabón
“Baila Bien” – Vf7, Nio García

Top Song — Dembow
“Feliz” – Chimbala
“Tití Me Preguntó” – Bad Bunny
“Gogo Dance” – El Alfa, Chael Produciendo
“Delincuente” – Tokischa , Anuel AA, Ñengo Flow
“Piropi” – Ángel Dior
“Tamo en Nota” – Rauw Alejandro, Ángel Dior
“Chukiteo” – Kiko el Crazy, Ñengo Flow
“Ojos Ferrari” – Karol G, Justin Quiles, Ángel Dior
“To’ Esto Es Tuyo” – Natti Natasha

Top Song — Trap
“Diamantes En Mis Dientes” – Anuel AA, Yovngchimi
“JS4E” – Arcángel  Mbappe – Eladio Carrión
“El Nene” – Anuel AA , Foreign Teck
“Lisa” – Young Miko
“Givenchy” – Duki
“Coco Chanel” – Eladio Carrión , Bad Bunny
“Big Booty” – Hozwal, Young Miko , Lil Geniuz

Top Song — Christian/Spiritual
“Nubes” – Indiomar, Blanca
“100 x 35” – Redimi2, Alex Zurdo, Christian Ponce, Gabriel EMC, Borrero, Joeky Santana
“Sigo Aquí” – Gabriel EMC, Redimi2
“Nazareno” – Farruko
“Tuyo Remix” – Omy Alka, Indiomar, Musiko
“A Ciegas RMX” – Indiomar, Musiko, Alex Zurdo, Funky
“Tu Manto Remix” – Funky, Od anis BSK, Lizzy Parra
“En La Mia Remix” – MC Albertico, Isaias Francotirador, Farruko

Album of the Year — Male Artist
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
La Última Misión – Wisin & Yandel
OzuTochi – Ozuna
Paraíso – Mora
Saturno – Rauw Alejandro
Sr. Santos – Arcángel
LLNM2 – Anuel AA
Resistencia – Yandel
Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo Te Pirateamos El Álbum – Feid

Album of the Year — Female Artist
La Nena De Argentina – María Becerra
Mañana Será Bonito – Karol G
Cupido – Tini
Versions of Me – Anitta
Esquemas – Becky G
Nena Trampa – Cazzu
Motomami – Rosalía

Album of the Year — Rising Stars
Portales – Tiago PZK
Tú crees en mi ? – Emilia
Temporada de Reggaetón 2 – Duki
Sen2 Kbrn VOL.2 – Eladio Carrión
Reggaetonea – Ryan Castro
Donde Quiero Estar – Quevedo
El Cambio – Lyanno

Video of the Year
“Punto 40 Año 2077” – Rauw Alejandro, Baby Rasta
“La Llevo al Cielo” – Chencho Corleone, Chris Jedi, Anuel AA, Ñengo Flow
“TQG” – Karol G, Skakira
“JS4E” – Arcángel
“La Reina” – Maluma
“Bombón” – Daddy Yankee, El Alfa, Lil Jon
“Chorrito Pa Las Animas” – Feid
“La Loto” – Tini, Becky G, Anitta
“Riri” – Young Miko

Top Music Producer
Los Legendarios
Tainy
Mr. NaisGai
Ovy on the Drums
Caleb Callloway
Bizarrap
MAG
Subelo Neo
Dimelo Ninow & Dulce Como Candy

Songwriter/Composer of the Year
Rauw Alejandro
Justin Quiles
Keityn
Jhayco
Edgar Barrera
MAG
La Paciencia
Feid
Rios

Tour of the Year
“World’s Hottest Tour” – Bad Bunny
“Saturno World Tour” – Rauw Alejandro
“$trip Love Tour” – Karol G
“La Última Misión” – Wisin & Yandel
“La Última Vuelta World Tour” – Daddy Yankee
“Ozutochi World Tour” – Ozuna
“Motomami World Tour” – Rosalía

The Best Comeback
Maldy
Vico C
Tony Dize
Baby Rasta
Don Omar
Ivy Queen

Rauw Alejandro Earns First No. 1 on Any Billboard Chart with “Vice Versa”

Rauw Alejandro is celebrating a big first

The 28-year-old Puerto Rican rapper, singer and composer has notched his first No. 1 on any Billboard albums chart as Vice Versa, his sophomore effort, debuts atop the Top Latin Albums chart dated July 10.

Rauw Alejandro

Vice Versa was released on June 25 via Duars/Sony Music Latin. It starts with 21,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 1, according to MRC Data.

His debut set, Afrodisiaco, debuted at No. 30 and eventually peaked at No. 10 on the 50-deep tally.

Vice Versa, like everything I do, was created from the heart,” Rauw Alejandro tells Billboard. “The main difference is that I was willing to take more chances and experiment more than when I did Afrodisíaco, which was a lot more traditional.”

The Top Latin Albums chart ranks the most popular Latin albums of the week in the U.S. based on multimetric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.

Nearly all of Vice Versa’s starting sum is powered by streaming activity. The album registered 20,000 SEA units, which equals 29.1 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks. Album sales and TEA units comprise less than 1,000 units combined.

Vice Versa bends Rauw Alejandro’s usual reggaetón structure by integrating synth-pop, drum’n’bass and dance rhythms to the 14-track set produced by Mr. NaisGai, Tainy and Caleb Calloway; the project also features artists Anitta and Lyanno.

“There were two challenging parts to making this album,” Rauw Alejandro adds. “Being able to separate the artist from myself and the second one was deciding which track was going to be the first single. I wanted every track to be the first single.”

Vice Versa was preceded by two singles on Hot Latin Songs: the No. 3 high “Todo De Ti” (June 12-dated tally) and “2/Catorce,” with Mr. NaisGai (which reaches a new peak of No. 11 on the current chart). Concurrently, two other tracks debut on the airplay-, streaming- and digital sales-blended list: “Sexo Virtual” at No. 20 and “Aquel NapZzZz” at No. 48.

“Todo De Ti” also sees progress on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, pushing 36-32.

Over on the Billboard 200Vice Versa arrives at No. 17, marking the Puerto Rican’s highest-charting entry there.

Sebastián Yatra Earns 7th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart with “TBT,” Featuring Rauw Alejandro & Manuel Turizo

Sebastián Yatra reigns supreme…

The 25-year-old Colombian singer/songwriter’s “TBT” single with Rauw Alejandro and Manuel Turizo has risen to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart dated July 4, dethroning the  Black Eyed PeasOzuna and J. Rey Soul’s from their one-week reign with “Mamacita.”

Sebastian Yatra

“I wrote this song over a year ago with Sech in Miami,” says Yatra. “We started writing a story based on personal situations we were both going through over a guitar riff. It’s a reggaetóntune with strong pop elements co-produced by the XAXO brothers with Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. It also has its romantic touch, which is something I vibrate with strongly.”

Yatra, Alejandro and Turizo reach the summit in the song’s 14th week thanks to its 12.42 million in audience impressions (up 7 percent) earned in the week ending June 28, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

“Its journey to the top is a reflection of how the song has been getting into people little by little,” Yatra continues. “It’s also a reflection of the perseverance of my team at Universal. Nowadays it is very easy to release a song and get lost in so many things — the news, our daily routines. We’ve done a nice job with ‘TBT.’”

It’s the first No. 1 for Alejandro, who began his Latin Airplaycareer a little over a year ago when he secured his first chart entry with “Luz Apaga,” with Ozuna and Lyanno (No. 48 peak, Feb. 16, 2019-dated survey).

“I was super happy to work with Manuel Turizo and Rauw Alejandro, who are both on fire these days,” Yatra adds. “They are not only extremely talented, but both have big hearts. So happy to be next to Rauw as he gets his first No. 1 on Latin Airplay. Without a doubt he’s one of the few newcomers who will leave a mark. I’m such a fan of him, his versatility and ability to create.”

As “TBT” hits No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart, Yatra nabs his seventh leader. His first No. 1 dates back to when “Robarte Un Beso,” with Carlos Vives, ruled for one week in January 2018. 

Turizo, meanwhile secures his second No. 1.

Elsewhere on the Latin charts, “TBT” remains atop the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart for a second week, and moves into the top 20 on Hot Latin Songs, which blends airplay, digital sales and streaming data.

Alejandro joins a group of other eight acts who have claimed their first No. 1 in 2020:

Artist, Song Title, Date Reached No. 1
Black Eyed Peas, “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life),” with J Balvin, Feb. 8
Nicki Minaj, “Tusa,” with Karol G, Feb. 15
Static & Ben El, “Súbelo (Further Up),” with Pitbull and Chesca, March 28
Chesca, “Súbelo (Further Up),” with Static & Ben El and Pitbull, March 28
Ne-Yo, “Me Quedaré Contigo,” with Pitbull, featuring Lenier and El Micha, April 18
Lenier, “Me Quedaré Contigo,” with Pitbull, Ne-Yo, also featuring El Micha, April 18
El Micha, “Me Quedaré Contigo,” with Pitbull, Ne-Yo, also featuring Lenier, April 18
J.Rey Soul, “Mamacita,” with Black Eyed Peas, June 20
Camilo, “Si Me Dices Que Si,” with Reik and Farruko, June 27
Rauw Alejandro, “TBT,” with Sebastián Yatra and Manuel Turizo, July 4