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Category Archives: Music News
J Balvin Is ‘Totally Grateful’ for His First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Cardi B’s ‘I Like It’
One of J Balvin‘s dreams has finally come true. The Colombian singer achieved his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as Cardi B‘s “I Like It,” featuring Balvin and Bad Bunny, leads this week’s chart.
“I’m happy, happy, happy, very happy,” Balvin tells Billboard. “I am totally grateful. It is incredible, everything that is happening, and I really have to thank God for this spectacular moment.”
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Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as ‘I Like It’, With Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Follows ‘Bodak Yellow’ to the Top
Back in 2017, Balvin told Billboard he thought the possibility of a Spanish-language song hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart was very real. “I think it’s possible, but we’re still not there yet,” he said at the time. “It may take many years, but as new generations emerge and realize the United States isn’t the only place in the planet and English isn’t the only language of value. [At this point] I’m very, very focused on singing in Spanish.”
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Watch Cardi B Get Hilariously Excited About Her New Hot 100 Chart-Topper ‘I Like It’: ‘I’m Number One!’
The 33-year-old singer reaches the milestone eight months after his “Mi Gente” remix with Willy William and Beyoncé peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart (dated Oct 21). At that time, Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” was No. 1 on the chart. Also, since that interview, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, spent an incredible 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
This week, J Balvin also celebrates his song “Ambiente” topping the Latin Airplay chart — his 10th No. 1 on the tally.
The Northeast US is sweltering under the worst heat wave of the year
Nearly 60 million people across the Northeastern US are under a heat watch, warning or advisory from the National Weather Service as the worst heat wave of 2018 scorches the most populated region of the country.
Nearly 100 million people will see temperatures climb above 95 degrees Fahrenheit this week, with a majority of those residing in the eastern third of the nation.
Several high-temperature records have been set since the heat wave began over the Rockies and Midwest late last week, with Denver tying its all-time record high of 105˚ F on Thursday.
Excessive-heat warnings are posted for much of New York and New Jersey, where high temperatures and humidity “will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely,” according to the National Weather Service.
Residents are warned to “drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, and stay out of the sun,” the agency says.
Overnight low temperatures are expected to dip only into the upper 70s, which will not allow buildings — and the people inside them — much chance to cool off. This lack of overnight cooling has proven to be deadly in past heat waves impacting urban areas.
New York City reached 97˚ F on Sunday, its hottest day of the year so far and tying a record for the day set in 2012. Monday and Tuesday will bring more of the same.
While temperatures topping 90 degrees are not too uncommon for New York City, it is rare to see the heat last more than a couple of days.