Don Omar is back with a vengeance…
The 38-year-old Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar has surprised his fans by releasing the music video for his latest single “Te Quiero Pa’ Mi,” featuring Zion & Lennox.
The clip — filmed in Miami and produced/directed by Carlos Pérez from Elastic People — tells the story of a girl trapped in a dangerous relationship and escaping from the toxic situation.
Don Omar made the surprise announcement on social media just a few hours before its release.
Shakira is this year’s YouTube music video sensation…
The 39-year-old Colombian superstar is closing the year as the No. 1 artist on YouTube’s Music Global Top 100.
Shakira currently ranks No. 1 on the chart dated December 15 with the official music video for her new single “Chantaje” featuring Maluma with 57.6 million views during the period from December 9-15, a 17.8% increase over the previous week.
Shakira’s sultry clip also leads as the top video of the year with more than 268 million views (and counting).
But Shakira isn’t the only Latin artist to make the Top 10 for the week…
Ricky Martin ranks at No. 5 on the chart with the official music video for his single “Vente Pa’Ca,” featuring Maluma. The clip logged an additional 30.3 million views during the week.
Meanwhile, Daddy Yankee’s “Shaky Shaky” video comes in at No. 8 woth 29.6 million views during the week.
Further down the list: Carlos Vives and Shakira’s “La Bicicleta” video at No. 11, Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” video at No. 13, J Balvin’s “Safari” video at No. 14, Zion & Lennox’s “Otra Vez” video featuring J Balvin at No. 15, Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” video at No. 17, and Maluma’s “Sin Contrato” video at No. 18.
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Don Omar is back at the top of the charts…
The 38-year-old Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar has earned his eighth No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (dated December 24) as “Yo Te Quiero Pa’Mi,” with Zion & Lennox, bounds 11-1 in its fourth charting frame – his quickest chart-topping rise yet.
The single concurrently flies 7-1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, where it becomes Don Omar’s 12th leader.
A 40 percent increase in audience, to 13.6 million impressions in the week ending December 11, causes the No. 1 climbs.
New York’s WSKQ leads in audience impressions contributing towards its rank, with 3.8 million coming from the major-market station. Two San Juan, Puerto Rico stations (WODA and WKAQ) also provide significant points, with over 1 million weekly audience impressions, each.
The newly recorded single appears on Omar’s recent 10th anniversary re-release of his King of Kings album — his most successful album to date. In 2006, the original set spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart and has sold 556,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music.
King of Kings spurred Omar’s first No. 1 hit on Latin Airplay, when “Angelito” reached the top on the July 22, 2006 chart. The set’s “Salio El Sol” also became a top 20 hit that year.
Don Omar’s No. 1s on Latin Airplay
Title, Peak date (weeks at No. 1)
“Angelito,” July 22, 2006 (one week)
“Danza Kuduro,” with Lucenzo, Nov. 13, 2010 (15 weeks)
“Taboo,” July 16, 2011 (five weeks)
“Dutty Love,” featuring Natti Natasha, April 7, 2012 (one week)
“Hasta Que Salga El Sol,” July 21, 2012 (three weeks)
“Zumba,” March 2, 2013 (nine weeks)
“Soledad,” Feb. 14, 2015 (one week)
“Te Quiero Pa’Mi,” with Zion & Lennox, Dec. 24, 2016 (one week, so far)
Ricky Martin is ready to kick some Bash…
The 44-year-old Puerto Rican singer/actor is set to perform at a special edition of Calibash in Las Vegas at the Hakkasan night club.
Calibash, the multi-artist show that’s become the signature event for urban Latin music in the U.S., will celebrate its 10th anniversary with the special edition in Sin City.
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Calibash Las Vegas will take place on January 26 at the T-Mobile Arena and will feature performances by Martin, Don Omar, Wisin, Nicky Jam and Residente.
The huge span of acts highlights just how diverse the genre has become. On the one hand is reggaeton icon Don Omar, who this year celebrated the 10th anniversary of his seminal album King of Kings; Residente, formerly of Calle 13, who espouses an alternative approach to rap with socially-minded lyrics; current chart-toppers Wisin and Nicky Jam, and pop act Ricky Martin, who most recently reached the top of the charts with “Vente Pa’Ca,” his collaboration with Maluma.
Other confirmed acts to date include Zion & Lennox, Pipe Bueno, Farruko, J Alvarez, Plan B, Nely “El Arma Secreta”, Osuna, De la Ghetto, Almightly, Arcangel, Gente de Zona, Chacal, Osmani Garcia, Divan and CNCO.
Calibash will once again be produced by SBS Entertainment and presented by LaMusica. This marks the first time the show will take place in Vegas, and will also be the first time a multi-artist concert will take place at the T-Mobile Arena, also the site of this year’s Latin Grammys. If you are finding for the wedding DJ then Wedding DJ Auckland is a best option for your wedding function.
“This is without doubt, a strong start to the future of Latin Entertainment in Las Vegas,” says Lucas Piña, SVP of SBS Entertainment. “It is a challenge, but we are confident with the quality performers that we will produce a successful January sold-out event, as we have done in New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities.”
Recent editions of the fest have also included major mainstream acts.
Reik is speeding things up…
The Mexican band has released a new reggaetón/urban version of “Qué gano olvidándote,” featuring Zion & Lennox.
The uptempo beat in the urban song turns the pop tune into a danceable reggaetón hit.
“Qué gano olvidándote” ft. the reggaetón duo is now available on all digital platforms.
The Mexican trio also debuted the music video on Friday, filmed in Miami and directed by Mike Ho, Jessy Terrero and Santiago Salviche.
Reik’s first foray into the urban genre was their remixed single “Ya me enteré,” featuring Nicky Jam.
“We felt that we needed to make things a bit more fun, different and interesting,” Reik’s frontman Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas told Billboard in a previous interview. The collaboration peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart.
Up next, Reik will perform at the Latin Grammys on November 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pop trio’s Des/Amor is up for a Latin Grammy under the category best contemporary pop album.