Selena Gomez’s “Rare” Aiming for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez may be rare-in’ to the top of the charts…

The 27-year-old Mexican American singer/actress’ new studio album Rare is aiming for a possible No. 1 debut on next week’s Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters.

Gomez’s latest effort, which was released on January 10 via Interscope Records, may launch atop the tally dated January 25 with between 110,000 to 130,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending January 16.

Rareis Gomez’s first album since 2015’s Revival, which bowed at No. 1 with 117,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

It marked her second leader, following 2013’s Stars Dance.

Rare was led by the songs “Lose You to Love Me” and “Look at Her Now.” The former became her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, vaulting 15-1 on the list dated November 9, 2019. On the current Hot 100, the track sits at No. 10. Meanwhile, on the latest Pop Songs airplay chart, which ranks the most played songs at top 40-formatted radio stations, “Lose You to Love Me” rises 3-2.

Meanwhile, the current No. 1 champ, Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, has a chance of holding on to the top slot for a third nonconsecutive week. As of January 14, prognosticators indicate the rapper’s album could tally upwards of 110,000 units — or more. The album is riding high thanks in large part to its single “The Box.”

The Billboard 200chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” is Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song Ever by a Solo Female Artist

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is officially the Stream Queen…

The 21-year-old Spanish and Mexican singer has reached another music milestone.

Cabello now holds the record for Spotify‘s most-streamed song ever by a solo female artist with “Havana,” Billboard has learned.

With more than 888 million streams, “Havana” has broken the previous record held by Sia with “Cheap Thrills.”

Cabello is also the first solo Latina female artist to hold the title.

On the Billboard charts, the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in January. It was Cabello’s first No. 1 on the chart. Also, it topped the Streaming Songs chart, in conjunction with the release of her self-titled debut album (chart dated Jan. 27).

Additionally, “Havana” was No. 1 for seven weeks on the Pop Songs chart, No. 1 for one week on Adult Top 40 and No. 1 for three weeks on Rhythmic Top 40, and it was the No. 1 song in all of radio (Radio Songs chart) for four weeks. It also led the Digital Song Sales chart for two weeks.

Howie Dorough & His Backstreet Boys to Perform at This Year’s CMT Music Awards

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Howie Dorough is goin’ country…

The 44-year-old half-Puerto Rican singer and his fellow Backstreet Boys group mates are set to perform at next month’s CMT Music Awards, country music’s fan-voted awards show.

The Backstreet Boys join the lineup along with their “God, Your Mama, and Me” collaborators Florida Georgia Line, as well as country stars Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Dan + Shay and show’s hosts Little Big Town.

There’s no word yet on what song Dorough and the Boys will perform.

Previously announced performers include Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Kelsea Ballerini.

Clarkson will be delivering a performance of her remake of the rock classic “American Woman,” which is the theme of the new Paramount Network series of the same name.

The CMT Awards air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6 at 8:00 pm ET.

Meanwhile, Backstreet Boys’ new single, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” debuted at No. 32 on Billboard’s Pop Songs airplay chart. It marks their first hit on the chart since 2007’s “Inconsolable.”

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Earns Longest Run at No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart for a Lead Female in Five Years

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

It’s Lucky No. 7 for Camila Cabello…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member’s breakout single “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, tops Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart for a seventh week, marking the longest reign for a song by a solo female in a lead role in nearly five years.

“Havana” boasts the longest such command since Taylor Swift‘s “I Knew You Were Trouble,” which also led for seven weeks, beginning on the chart dated February 2, 2013.

The last song by a lead female to rule Pop Songs for more than seven weeks? Rihanna‘s “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris: eight weeks in 2011-12.

The Pop Songs chart, dated January 13, measures total weekly plays, as tabulated by Nielsen Music, among its reporting panel of 161 mainstream top 40 stations.

Here’s a look at the longest-leading Pop Songs No. 1s in the 2010s among all acts:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1

11, “Closer,” The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, Oct. 8, 2016
10, “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell, July 20, 2013
9, “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran, March 4, 2017
8, “One More Night,” Maroon 5, Oct. 13, 2012
8, “We Found Love,” Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, Dec. 10, 2011
7, “Havana,” Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, Dec. 9, 2017
7, “I Knew You Were Trouble.,” Taylor Swift, Feb. 2, 2013
7, “California Gurls,” Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, July 3, 2010
7, “TiK ToK,” Ke$ha, Feb. 6, 2010

The longest command in the Pop Songs chart’s entire 25-year history belongs to Ace of Base‘s “The Sign“: 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1994. Three songs share the mark for the longest rule among lead females: 11 weeks each for Natalie Imbruglia‘s “Torn” (1998), Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996) and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men‘s “One Sweet Day” (1995-96).

“Havana” is from Cabello’s debut solo album Camila, due Friday (January 12). The follow-up single, “Never Be the Same,” bullets at No. 32 on Pop Songs.

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello has reason to dance…

The 20-year-old Mexican and Cuban singer and former Fifth Harmony member cruises to her first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart dated December 23, as “Havana” climbs 2-1.

Camila Cabello

As a soloist, Cabello had hit a previous No. 3 high on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with “Bad Things,” with Machine Gun Kelly, in February.

As a member of Fifth Harmony, which she left nearly a year ago, she hit a No. 5 best with the group’s “Worth It,” featuring Kid Ink, in 2015.

Cabello’s smash single had previously hit No 1. on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart.

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs Chart

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

She may have left her heart in Havana, but Camila Cabello is also leaving her mark on the Billboard music charts.

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer has earned her second No. 1 as a solo artist on Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, rises 3-1 on the tally dated December 9. Young Thug reigns in his first visit to the chart.

The Pop Songs chart, which began in 1992 measures total weekly plays, as tabulated by Nielsen Music, among its reporting panel of 162 mainstream top 40 stations.

Cabello previously crowned Pop Songs for two weeks beginning February 18 with “Bad Things,” alongside Machine Gun Kelly.

As a member of Fifth Harmony, Cabello led Pop Songs when the group’s “Work From Home,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, began a two-week rule that June 4.

Cabello is additionally just the fifth artist to post multiple Pop Songs No. 1s as a soloist while also having ruled the ranking with a group. She joins an illustrious group that includes Beyoncé, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake.

With its Latin vibe (fueled by its new Spanglish mix with Daddy Yankee, the track debuted on the Deember. 2 Latin Pop Songs chart at No. 18), “Havana” “stands out in a big way and it raises its hand among all the noise of straight-ahead pop-sounding singles,” Brian Kelly, program director of Pop Songs reporter WXSS Milwaukee (and Entercom top 40 format captain), recently told Billboard, adding that Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s smash “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, “knocked down the door [for] this type of sound.

“What once seemed like an impossible fit all of a sudden makes sense.”

On the all-genre airplay, streaming and sales-based Billboard Hot 100, “Havana” has reached a No. 2 high, for the past three weeks.

Demi Lovato to Launch 20-City North American Tour Next February

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is taking her love on the road…

The 25-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress has announced plans to tour in support of her latest album Tell Me You Love Me early next year.

After teasing a “major announcement” Wednesday night (October 25), Lovato kept her promise by revealing a 20-date North American tour Thursday (October 26). Kicking off in San Diego on February 26, Lovato’s tour will make stops in Dallas, Brooklyn, Boston, Miami and more U.S. cities through March 31.

Lovato also announced that DJ Khaled will be supporting her on the tour — something he’s pretty stoked about.

“They didnt want us to go on tour together… #werecomingforyou,” Khaled wrote on social media. “FAN LUV SEE YOU SOON !”
Lovato and Khaled gave fans a taste of what their tour will be like at the iHeartRadio Music Festival — the “I’m the One” mastermind surprised the crowd with the pop diva to sing her hit “Sorry Not Sorry” during his fest-closing set on Sept. 24.

Lovato just celebrated her second No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart with “Sorry Not Sorry,” which reached the top spot this week on the November 4-dated chart. The song is the lead single from the singer’s latest LP, Tell Me You Love Me, which was released September 29.

Here’s a look at the dates and cities for #demixkhaled:

Feb. 26 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Feb. 28 — San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
March 2 — Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
March 3 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 4 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
March 7 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
March 9 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
March 10 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
March 13 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
March 14 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
March 16 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
March 17 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
March 19 — Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
March 21 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
March 23 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
March 24 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
March 26 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
March 28 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
March 30 — Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
March 31 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena

Cardi B Makes History as “Bodak Yellow” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

It’s an extra special (and historic) feat for Cardi B…

The 24-year-old part-Dominican American rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, becomes the first female rapper in nearly 19 years to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart without the assistance of any other credited artists, as her debut hit “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on the latest chart (dated Oct. 7). And she’s the first Dominican artist to reach the top of Billboard’s main singles chart.

“Bodak Yellow” makes Cardi B just the second female rapper to top the Hot 100 without any other billed artists, following Lauryn Hill‘s first solo Hot 100 entry (apart from the Fugees), “Doo Wop (That Thing),” for two weeks beginning with its November 14, 1998, debut at No. 1.

Cardi B is only the fifth female rapper ever to lead the Hot 100 at all. After Hill, Lil’ Kim ruled for five weeks in 2001 with Christina Aguilera, Mya and P!nk on “Lady Marmalade“; Shawnna reigned as featured on Ludacris‘ “Stand Up,” which topped the December 6, 2003, chart; and Iggy Azalea‘s introductory Hot 100 hit, “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX, led for seven weeks in 2014.

Cardi B is also the first female soloist to top the Hot 100 with a debut track unaccompanied by another artist since Meghan Trainor, whose “All About That Bass” led for eight weeks beginning September 20, 2014.

“Bodak Yellow” rises at No. 2 on the Streaming Songs chart with 46.4 million U.S. streams, up 14 percent, in the week ending September 21, according to Nielsen Music. It bounds 12-3 on Digital Song Sales chart, up 85 percent to 56,000 downloads sold in the week ending September 21, marking the Hot 100’s top gain in download sales (aided by a 69-cent discount price in the iTunes Store).

The track also lifts 16-13 on Radio Songs, with 62 million all-format audience impressions, up 8 percent, in the week ending September 24.

“Bodak Yellow” spends a fifth week at No. 1 on the Rap Airplay chart and a second week atop R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay; crowns the Rhythmic Songs airplay chart, with a 3-1 rise; and debuts on Pop Songs on at No. 37.

Cardi B’s breakthrough hit also spends a sixth week at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and a fourth frame atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Cabello Collaborating with Pitbull & J Balvin

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is becoming the collaboration queen…

The 19-year-old Cuban singer and former Fifth Harmony member, who earned her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart with her Machine Gun Kelly duet “Bad Things,” is joining voices with Latin superestrellas Pitbull and J Balvin for a new collaboration.

Camila Cabello, Pitbull & J Balvin

Cabello, who appears on the cover of Billboard‘s current issue, took to social media to share photos alongside Mr. Worldwide and J Balvin while shooting a music video in Miami.

Cabello captioned the photo “vroom vroom,” and in another pic she posted of herself holding the Cuban flag, she wrote: “For my Latin people, stand up.”

In a recent interview with Billboard, Cabello talked about her solo career, new music and finding herself in the process.

“I’m most looking forward to just finding more about myself as a person,” she said. “In creating these songs I’ve really had to dig deep into what I want to talk about and what I want to say. And not just how I’m feeling but what do I want to tell the world about myself. Like who am I? My culture, my heritage. I just want to make music that I would want to listen to.”

Cabello Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs Chart with “Bad Things”

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a special first for Camila Cabello…

The 19-year-old Cuban American singer and former Fifth Harmony member and Machine Gun Kelly have reached the summit on Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart with “Bad Things.”

Cabello and Machine Gun Kelley’s collaboration climbs 2-1 on the list dated February 18.

Cabello reigns in her second visit as a soloist. A year ago, she reached No. 10 with Shawn Mendes on “I Know What You Did Last Summer.“

As a member of Fifth Harmony (from 2012 until this past December), Cabello charted seven Pop Songs entries, including “Work From Home” (featuring Ty Dolla $ign), which led for two weeks in June 2016.

Cabello, thus, joins an elite troop of artists who’ve topped Pop Songs (which launched in 1992) both as a soloist and as part of a group.

Here’s Cabello’s fellow group-to-solo successes below.

Justin Timberlake (eight Pop Songs No. 1s) / *NSYNC (two)
Beyonce (six) and Kelly Rowland (one) / Destiny’s Child (two)
Adam Levine (two) / Maroon 5 (nine)
Gwen Stefani (two) / No Doubt (three)
Fergie (one) / The Black Eyed Peas (three)
Wyclef Jean (one) / Fugees (one)
Nate Ruess (one) / fun. (one)
Rob Thomas (one) / matchbox twenty (one)

Also for “Bad Things” on Pop Songs: It reigns more than 17 years after the song that originally provided its chorus hit No. 8 on the chart: Fastball‘s “Out of My Head.”

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