Daddy Yankee’s ‘Con Calma’ Featuring Snow Hits No. 1 On Latin Airplay Chart

Source: Pamela Bustios, https://www.billboard.com

Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma,” featuring Snow, moves 3-1 on the Latin Airplay chart dated March 16, scoring Yankee his 11th leader and Snow, his first.

The new leader arrives 13 years and three months since Yankee notched his first chart leader when “Rompe” landed in the penthouse on Dec. 10, 2005 and led the tally for 15 nonconsecutive weeks. Snow, meanwhile, scores his first No. 1 with his first chart entry. The track is a reworking of Snow’s 1993 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Informer.”

“Con Calma” advances with 15.7 million in audience impressions (a 23 percent boost) earned in the week ending March 10, according to Nielsen Music.

“Con Calma” arrives at the summit in its sixth week, the fastest sprint to the top since Ozuna and Manuel Turizo’s “Vaina Loca” also took six weeks last October.

Over on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, “Con Calma” dethrones Manuel Turizo’s one-week reign with “Sola,” with a 3-1 jump, securing Yankee his 19th No. 1 on the tally. He continues to hold the record for the most leaders since the chart’s inception in Aug. 2005.

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

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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%.

Daddy Yankee & Snow Celebrate ‘Con Calma’ Top 10 Debut on Hot Latin Songs Chart

Source: Pamela Bustios, www.billboard.com

Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma,” featuring Snow, debuts at No. 6 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Feb. 9), granting Yankee his 26th top 10 and Snow his first. The track is a reworking of Snow’s former No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, which spent seven weeks atop the list in 1993.

The tune starts in the top tier after its first full tracking week of activity, mainly on the strength of streaming (6 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 31, according to Nielsen Music) and digital sales (10,000 sold). The track was released on Jan. 24 (the final day of the chart’s previous tracking week).

“The effect of the music and what #ConCalma has triggered has transcended existing limits,” Daddy Yankee tells Billboard. “The vibe of ‘Con Calma’ is special and I am more than grateful with the support worldwide.”

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Daddy Yankee Storms Global Charts With Snow

Source: David Farrell, www.fyimusicnews.ca

Latino superstar Daddy Yankee has topped global iTunes charts and racked up more than 30-million views on his Jan. 23 clip for “Con Calma,” a dancehall bump-and-grind Spanish cover of Snow’s 1992 “Informer” reggae hit.

Written by Snow, M.C. Shan, Edmond Leary, Shawn and Terri Moltke, with Jeffrey Silva, “Informer” was the lead single from Snow’s debut 12 Inches of Snow album, which sold over 8M records worldwide and is certified RIAA Platinum in the US and CRIA Triple Platinum in Canada. Listed as one of VH1’s Greatest Songs of the ’90s, “Informer” spent seven consecutive weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart, securing the #28 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990-1999).

Daddy Yankee’s amorous and rhythmic rendition (El Cartel Records/UMC) features the Canadian reggae rapper who also makes a cameo appearance in the video from a pay phone booth in Toronto.

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