Post month: March 2019

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‘Con Calma’ Marks Surprise Comeback for Toronto’s Snow — but Fame? ‘That Don’t Matter to Me’

Source: Ben Rayner, https://www.thestar.com

Darrin Kenneth O’Brien, a.k.a. Snow, poses for a portrait at 4Soundmedia Recording Studio in Toronto on March 1, 2019. (ANDREW LAHODYNSKYJ)

It’s a bit more of a haul than expected, via transit and feet, to the studio on the neglected, lower-western industrial fringes of North York where Snow — yes, that Snow — is holed up on a recent Friday night, so this conscientious music writer feels apologies are in order for intruding at the end of what must have been a long and tiring day of recording.

Not necessary.

“No, no, man. I just woke up,” he laughs, once a couple of pals and the two-man video crew that was shooting the Star photographer shooting Snow when I turned up leave us alone in the control room and the apology is extended again. “I just woke up and came here and now it starts now and we’ll see what we’re gonna get into tonight.”

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Daddy Yankee & Snow’s “Con Calma” Earns #1 On Global YouTube Videos Chart; “Shallow” Joins Top 5

Source: Brian Cantor, www.headlineplanet.com

Daddy Yankee – Con Calma Video | El Cartel Records/UMG

Daddy Yankee & Snow’s “Con Calma” earned the #2 position on last week’s Global YouTube Music Videos Chart.

It improves to #1 on this week’s listing.

The hit video captures the throne thanks to the 58.2 million streams it received during the February 22-28 tracking period. The count tops last week’s mark by a healthy 37.1%.

Pedro Capo & Farruko’s “Calma,” last week’s #1 video, slips to #2 this week. It received another 45.9 million views during the tracking period.

Anuel AA & Karol G’s “Secreto” holds at #3 with 38.7 million views, while a play count of 35.4 million keeps Maroon 5’s enduring “Girls Like You (featuring Cardi B)” at #4.

Up three places on the heels of the big Oscar showcase, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow” earns #5 on this week’s chart. It received 32.4 million views during the tracking period, besting last week’s mark by 16.2%.