Emilia, Big One and Callejero Fino celebrate another week in command as “En La Intimidad” adds a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated April 8). With seven weeks up top, the song continues its longest-leading run in 2023 thus far, moving away ahead of its closest competitor, Bizarrap and Shakira’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” which ruled for four weeks.

Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG” claims a sixth week at No. 2, encompassing its entire run on the chart. Luck Ra, La K’Onga and Ke Personajes’ “Ya No Vuelvas” rebounds 7-3, after the song topped the 100-deep tally for one week in February. 

Ke Personajes also places a second top 10 with “Pobre Corazón,” featuring Onda Sabanera, which rises 12-9, while Luck Ra and La K’Onga concurrently take home the Greatest Gainer trophy with a 33-rank surge as “Te Mentiría” rallies from No. 68 to No. 35.

Further, TINI’s “Cupido” falls 3-4, and BM’s “M. A. (Mejores Amigos)” holds at No. 5 for a sixth week. Meanwhile, Argentinian Milo J scores his first top 10 as “Rara Vez,” with Taiu, climbs 11-8. It’s a second top 10 for Taiu after he led for four weeks through his featured turn in Trueno and Nicki Nicole’s “Mamichula,” which also features Bizarrap and Tatool. 

Elsewhere, Duki and C.R.O earn the Hot Shot Debut of the week with “Harakiri” at No. 22. With 39 career entries, Duki breaks from a tie with Maria Becerra for the fourth-most among all acts, trailing Bad Bunny’s 57 entries, J Balvin’s 49 and Bizarrap’s 43 total entries. 

Emilia concurrently adds a new charting title as “Jagger.mp3” opens at No. 30.

Lastly, the week features five other debuts: Feid and Young Miko’s “Classy 101” at No. 53; Big One, FMK and Ke Personajes’ “Un Finde | CROSSOVER #2” at No. 70; Yami Safdie’s “De Nada” at No. 73; Tiago PZK’s “Que Se Parezca A Ti” at No. 79 and BM’s “Ven Mami” at No. 81. 

Dove Cameron spilled the Ozian tea about auditioning for the big-screen adaptation of Wicked in a new interview on Friday (April 14).

Speaking to The Wrap at an FYC event for season 2 of Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon!, the “Boyfriend” singer confirmed that she was after the role of Glinda, which ultimately went to her pal Ariana Grande.

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“I definitely went out for it,” she said. “I know that for everybody who did go out for it, it was a very long process. It was one of the longer processes I’ve been a part of.”

However, despite losing the role of the future Good Witch of the North, Cameron doesn’t hold any ill will toward her Hairspray Live! co-star. “I’m so excited for Ariana,” she said. “She’s a genuinely dear friend of mine. We met when we were super young. I think she’s gonna kill it.”

Instead, the Descendants alum is stepping into the dangerous world of Schmicago for the second season of the Apple TV+ musical series alongside returning stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Aaron Tveit, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada and original Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth.

“This was the era of musicals that raised me, and Cabaret was extremely influential on me,” she said during the FYC panel. “Obviously, I hold Liza Minnelli in the highest of hallowed ground, as I know so many people do. And when I heard about [creator] Cinco [Paul]’s inspiration for the character of Jenny, I was equal parts petrified and super, super honored and just wanted to begin to even try to scratch the surface of trying to get it right.”

Meanwhile, according to a recent post by Grande, Wicked is roughly halfway through filming, with the first of two planned films set to premiere on Nov. 27, 2024.

While the BTS members are focusing more time on their solo careers, the pop icons are keeping their promise to deliver special group projects in the meantime.

Korean animated film Bastions announced on Friday, April 14, that BTS sings the theme song to its upcoming 3D superhero movie. According to a Korean media report shared by BIGHIT MUSIC, the single features BTS as a full group. Other reports shared the track was recorded before Jin enlisted in his mandatory South Korean military service last December.

Bastions also shared a 30-second preview of the track alongside clips from the flick described as a “K-pop action hero 3D animation” to tell a story of superheroes fighting environmental-pollution villains. Jung Kook and Jimin‘s unmistakable vocals were featured prominently in the clip of the bouncy K-pop song that sounds like it should fit nicely alongside bright BTS hits like “Boys With Luv” or “Butter.”

The Bastions soundtrack will be a star-studded K-pop affair with songs also by BTS’ HYBE label mates LE SSERAFIM, chart-topping female troupe Brave Girls, American Song Contest winner AleXa, soul-pop songbird Heize, rising K-R&B star P.Cassady and more.

The official Bastions websites shares the song’s release is “coming soon,” pointing to a May 12 release date, with the movie premiering on the public Korean TV channel SBS on May 14 at 7:30 a.m. local time. Bastions has shared plans to broadcast the film worldwide as well.

The new Bastions single will be BTS’ first song credited to the full group after last year’s “Bad Decisions” from August with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg. The track peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100 and No. 26 on Pop Radio. Worldwide, the star-studded collab reached No. 6 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 7 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.

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Calibre 50 collects its 23rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with “Dirección Equivocada,” which rises to the top of the April 15-dated ranking.

“Dirección Equivocada” takes over Regional Mexican Airplay in its 10th week on the chart with an 8% gain to 9.6 million audience impressions in the United States in the week ending March 6, according to Luminate.

The new champ reigns following the addition of two new members to the group, although they’re not on the recording. José Mario Gastelum Medina is now the lead singer and accordionist, while Oscar Francisco Arredondo Hijar contributes the docerola, or 12-string guitar. Armando Ramos – who co-wrote song – and Angel Saucedo have departed the act, as announced this week.

“Dirección Equivocada” is the second single from Calibre 50’s album Tiempo Al Tiempo, which is set to drop April 21 via Disa Records.

With the new No. 1, Calibre 50 improves its career total to 23 Regional Mexican Airplay leaders, remaining atop the list for the most among all acts since the chart began in 1994. Now, the Mazatlán, Sinaloa, ensemble moves five rulers ahead of its closest competitors. Let’s look at the scoreboard:

Most Regional Mexican Airplay No. 1s:
23, Calibre 50
18, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
18, Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga
18, Intocable
17, La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
16, Conjunto Primavera
16, Los Tigres del Norte
14, Christian Nodal

“Dirección Equivocada” also makes progress on the all-genre Latin Airplay tally, lifting 6-3. It’s the highest the group has ranked since “Préstamela a Mi” peaked at No. 3 in April 2016.

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Khloe Kardashian and Travis Barker are taking fans inside their Italian nuptials in ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Kourtney & Travis, premiering on Hulu on Thursday (April 13).

The 70-minute special includes private personal footage of “an intimate family event full of beautiful moments,” according to Hulu. The couple wed in Portofino, Italy on May 22, 2022.

“Our wedding felt like time didn’t exist. It just felt perfect,” Kourtney says in the special, which she produced with Barker. The special opens with the twosome tying the knot in Las Vegas and Santa Barbara, Calif., ahead of the Italian ceremony.

Kim and Khloe Kardashian are featured in the special along with mom, Kris Jenner, and sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

Read on for details on how to stream the special for free.

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Premios Heat, or Heat Latin Music Awards, are unveiling their 2023 nominees exclusively on Billboard below. 

This year, Karol G and Feid lead the pack with six nominations each. They are followed by five-time nominee Bad Bunny and, with four nominations each: Romeo Santos, El Alfa, Christian Nodal and Bizarrap. Other top nominees include Maluma, Manuel Turizo, Chris Lebron, Arcángel, Marc Anthony and Grupo Firme, to name a few.

Three new categories have been added to the coveted awards show this year including best content, music platform, DJ of the year and song of the year. Additionally, the LosHeat.TV trending artist award returns for a second consecutive year, recognizing the talent with the most engagement on the Premios Heat platforms.

The eighth edition of the awards show is set to take place June 8 in The Dominican Republic. Fans can vote for their favorite artists here.

To see the complete list of nominees, see below:

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Best Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Christian Nodal
Romeo Santos
Alejandro Fernández
Prince Royce
Wisin
Ozuna
Feid
Maluma

Best Female Artist
Shakira
Karol G
Tini
Rosalía
Farina
Greeicy
Natti Natasha
Emilia Mernes
Kim Loaiza
Gloria Trevi

Best Group or Band
Grupo Firme
Wisin & Yandel
Piso 21
Zion & Lennox
Morat
Reik
Servando y Florentino
Grupo Niche

Best Rock Artist
Morat
Juanes
Maná
No Te Va Gustar
Fito Páez
Leiva
Los Caligaris
Leon Larregui

Best Pop Artist
Lasso
Sebastián Yatra
Kany Garcia
Camilo
Axel
Carlos Rivera
Danny Ocean
Andrés Cepeda
Lali

Best Urban Artist
Bad Bunny
Karol G
Feid
Arcángel
Eladio Carrión
Ryan Castro
Rauw Alejandro
Justin Quiles
El Alfa
Farruko

Best Tropical Artist
Carlos Vives
Romeo Santos
Silvestre Dangond
Marc Anthony
Víctor Manuelle
Felipe Peláez
Américo
Eddy Herrera
Jandy Ventura

Best Artist South Region
Duki
LIT Killah
Trueno
Nicki Nicole
Emilia Mernes
Tiago PZK
Cris Mj
Bizarrap
Wos

Best Artist Andean Region
Fanny Lu
Danny Ocean
Goyo
Mike Bahia
Dekko
Manuel Turizo
Ryan Castro
Blessd
Farina
Andreína Bravo

Ryan Castro
Ryan Castro

Best Artist North Region
Farruko
Sech
Dalex
Kim Loaiza
Chris Andrew
Jay Wheeler
El Alfa
Mora
Justin Quiles
Chris Lebron

Best New Artist
Polimá Westcoast
Lola Índigo
Quevedo
Edén Muñoz
Brray
Chris Lebron
LIT Killah
Kim Loaiza

Musical Promise
TEO
Elena Rose
Young Miko
Paopao
Dayanara
Mario Bautista
Ángel Dior
ADSO
Villano Antillano
Mar Rendón

Influencer of the Year
Domelipa
Kunno
Yeri Mua
Mont Pantoja
La Segura
Brianda
Marko
Lele Pons
Kevlex

Best Popular Regional Artist
Christian Nodal
Alejandro Fernández
Carin León
Paola Jara
Jessi Uribe
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Yeison Jiménez
Eden Muñoz

Best Dominican Urban Artist
El Alfa
Angel Dior
Rochy RD
Chimbala
La Materialista
Bulova
La Insuperable
Flow 28
Rosaly Rubio

Best Video
“Mientras me Curo del Cora” – Karol G
“For Sale” – Gilberto Santa Rosa, Carlos vives
“La Reina” – Maluma
“Le Pido a Dios” – Feid
“Mi Pecadito”- Mike Bahía, Greeicy
“Ambulancia” – Camilo, Camila Cabello
“Cairo” – Karol G, Ovy on The Drums
“Suegra” – Romeo Santos
“Tití Me Preguntó”- Bad Bunny

Best Collaboration
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
Rauw Alejandro, Baby Rasta – “Punto 40”
Arcangel, Bad Bunny – “La Jumpa”
Romeo Santos, Chris Lebron – “SIRI”
Ozuna, Feid – “Hey Mor”
El Alfa, Zepekeño, El Pepo Show – “Arrebatao Remix”
Lasso, Sebastián Yatra – “Ojos Marrones”
Kany Garcia, Christian Nodal – “La Siguiente”
Mora, Feid – “La Inocente”

Best Content, Music Platform
Molusco TV
Dimeloking
Alofoke Media
El Chombo
Rapetón

DJ of the Year
Dj Adoni
Gordo
Tiësto
Diplo
Marshmello
Bizarrap
Dj Tornall
Víctor Cardena

Song of the Year 
“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo 
“BZRP Music Sessions #53” – Bizarrap, Shakira 
“Despechá” – Rosalía 
“Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo” – Feid 
“Los Cachos” – Piso 21, Manuel Turizo 
“Tití Me Preguntó” – Bad Bunny 
“Provenza” – Karol G 
“La Fórmula” – Maluma, Marc Anthony 
“BZRP Music Sessions #52” – Bizarrap, Quevedo 
“Bendecido” – El Alfa, Farina 
“Me Porto Bonito” – Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone

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