Alejandro Fernández and Anitta team-up atop Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “La Tóxica” climbs 6-1 to rule the ranking dated Sept. 21.

With her first appearance and No. 1 on the 40-deep ranking, Anitta enters a class of her own, becoming the first Brazilian artist to rule any Billboard Regional Mexican chart (Billboard has Regional Mexican Airplay and Regional Mexican Albums charts).

Since appearing on Regional Mexican Airplay in July, “La Tóxica” has been rising on radio airplay. During the Sept. 6-12 tracking week, the corrido norteño racks up 6.3 million in audience impressions in the U.S. That’s a 37% gain from the week prior across monitored regional Mexican radio stations, according to Luminate. Plus, the song achieves the Greatest Gainer honor of the week (awarded weekly to the song with the largest gain in audience).

Fernández’s collaboration with Anitta follows a series of attractive partnerships with female artists who predominantly sing in another language. The hitmaker took Beyoncé to a No. 23 high on Latin Pop Airplay through “Amor Gitano,” in March 2007. Meanwhile, “Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti,” with Christina Aguilera, reached No. 13 on Latin Pop Airplay in 2013.

In the proceeding years, other fruitful pair-ups arose through Latin artists Morat and Alfredo Oilvas, who earned their highest-charting entries on two different charts. “Sé Que Te Duele” drove pop band Morat to their second and last entry on Latin Pop Airplay (No. 23 high, 2017). Meanwhile, “Cobijas Ajenas” propelled Olivas to his first No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart (one week atop, June 8, 2024).

As “La Tóxica” lands at the summit, Fernández ups his career count to 10 No. 1s, extending his third-most rulers mark among soloists since the chart launched in 1994, where Christian Nodal continues at the helm with 17 No. 1s, while Gerardo Ortiz follows with 13 champs.

Anitta, meanwhile, celebrates her first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart in over six years, when “Machika,” with J Balvin and Jeon, ruled both the overall Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay rankings for one week in March 2018. Plus, she builds on “La Tóxica’s” success with career-bests numbers.

First Brazilian to Rule a Regional Mexican Chart: As Anitta made an entrance on regional Mexican ground in July, the pop singer became a strong beneficiary. Not only did she become the first Brazilian artist to visit any of Billboard’s regional Mexican charts, but with “La Tóxica’s” coronation, she also becomes the first Brazilian act to score a No. 1 on any regional Mexican ranking.

10th Female Soloist to Hit No. 1: Further, Anitta becomes just the 10th female soloist to land at the summit on Regional Mexican Airplay. She follows the lates Selena and Jenni Rivera, who reigned in 1994-95, and 2006, respectively, plus, Pilar Montenegro, who ruled in 2002, Alicia Villarreal (2004), Graciela Beltran (2007) Ángela Aguilar (2021, 2022, 2024), and Shakira, Becky G, and Emilia, all who scored a No. 1 in 2024.

Fifth Woman Outside of the Genre to Secure a No. 1: Anitta likewise becomes the fifth female solo singer, outside of the regional Mexican genre –or who predominantly records pop songs– to secure a No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay. Here’s that list of winners:

Artist, Title, Date, Weeks at No. 1
Pilar Montenegro, “Quítame Ese Hombre,” March 23, 2002, nine
Shakira, with Grupo Frontera, “(Entre Paréntesis),” May 18, one
Becky G, with Leonardo & Ángela Aguilar, “Por El Contrario,” March 9, one
Emilia, with Los Ángeles Azules, “Perdonarte, Para Qué?,” July 20, one
Becky G, with Oscar Maydon, “Mercedes,” Aug. 3, one
Anitta, with Alejandro Fernández, “La Tóxica,” Sept. 21

“La Tóxica” is the fourth single from Fernández’s album, Te Llevo En La Sangre, to crown Regional Mexican Airplay. It trails “No Es Que Me Quiera Ir,” “Difícil Tu Caso”, and “Cobijas Ajenas”, with Olivas, all which ruled for one week between 2023-’24.

The song’s radio coronation builds upon a win streak for Fernández, who just received his 2024 Latin Grammy nomination for best Ranchera/Mariachi album for Te Llevo En La Sangre.

The 2025 Brit Awards will be held on Saturday, March 1. This will mark the third year in a row the show has been held on a Saturday, and the second year in a row it has aired in March. The show will be held at The O2 arena in London and will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX.

The show will air one month after the 2025 Grammy Awards, which are set for Sunday, Feb. 2, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The 2024 Brits ceremony — hosted by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp — saw RAYE break Brits records by winning six awards (having previously set a new record with seven nominations). RAYE also performed on the show, as did Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Becky Hill X Chase & Status, Calvin Harris X Ellie Goulding, Rema, Tate McRae and Jungle.

The Brits also confirmed that Damian Christian, managing director and president of promotions at Atlantic Records (part of Warner Music UK) will serve for his third and final year as chair of the Brit Committee for 2025.

“It is a privilege, once again, to chair The Brits for the third and final time,” Christian said in a statement. “I’m proud of the changes we’ve implemented and the results we’ve achieved over the last few years, and I’m looking forward to going out with a bang in March. Making sure we kept our Saturday night slot was our first priority, and now we’ve locked that in, we will work hard to make next year’s show one for the history books!”

Sally Wood will stay on as executive producer of the show for Brits TV. Maggie Crowe – BPI’s director of events and charities, will oversee the overall running of the event.

Mastercard will be the Brits’ headline sponsor for the 27th year; ITV will remain as official broadcaster for the 32nd year, and The O2 arena will host The Brits for the 14th year.

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GloRilla has much to celebrate this week as her single “TGIF” tops Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The track rises from No. 2 to crown the list dated Sept. 21 and was the most-played song on U.S. monitored mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the tracking week of Sept. 6-12, according to Luminate.

The song’s coronation comes after a 15% gain in plays for the tracking week, compared with the previous frame. Thanks to the surge, “TGIF” wins the Greatest Gainer award, given to the song with the week’s largest increase in play count.

With “TGIF,” GloRilla grabs her fourth No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The Memphis-raised rapper first led the chart with her breakthrough hit, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” with producer HitKidd, which reigned for one week in 2022. The 10-week juggernaut “Tomorrow 2,” with Cardi B, followed in 2022-2023, while her third visit to the summit came via “Yeah Glo!,” a two-week champ earlier this year.

“TGIF” evicts Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” from the penthouse after the latter ruled for the last nine weeks, of 11 total in charge. By taking the throne from Lamar’s culture-shaping hit, GloRilla enjoys a bit of revenge. Her previous single, the Megan Thee Stallion collaboration “Wanna Be,” parked in the runner-up spot for five weeks in August – September, blocked from the No. 1 spot by “Not Like Us.”

A standalone single, “TGIF” scored viral popularity, with plenty of Internet posts playing off several lyrics, including the track’s “it’s 7 pm Friday / it’s 95 degrees” opening lines. Rihanna also elevated the track’s popularity soon after its release, with a TikTok post of her rapping alongside the song having just over 157 million views on the social platform.

Elsewhere, “TGIF” repeats at its No. 2 high on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. Despite remaining in second place, “TGIF” improved to 15.8 million in weekly audience, up 13% from the previous week and enough to capture the Greatest Gainer honor. It also advances 3-2 on Rap Airplay (up 14% in audience) and 16-12 on Rhythmic Airplay (a 19% increase in plays).

Continued ascent across the radio formats help “TGIF” soar 30-22 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, where it jumps to 22.7 million in total audience, a 14% weekly gain. The airplay strength, in turn, pushes “TGIF” to new heights on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which blends radio airplay with streaming and sales data for its ranks. There, “TGIF” steps 7-6 to a new peak, in its 12th week on the list.