ANUEL “FUTBOL Y RUMBA” FT. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS IS THE #1 LATIN SONG IN THE US
Today, Record-breaking trailblazer of Spanish trap Anuel has the #1 Latin Song in the US—“Futbol y Rumba” ft. Enrique Iglesias! The track has hit #1 on Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay & Latin Rhythm charts. In addition, the quarantine-style video for the track has garnered a staggering 150 Million views to date. Watch it HERE! The video adds to Anuel’s astronomical total of over 3.2 Billion views for music videos from his latest album Emmanuel, which is now officially 6X Platinum! Anuel has also just received a 2020 MTV Video Music Award Nomination in the “Best Latin” category “China” with Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin!
The “Futbol y Rumba” video features at-home cameos from futbol stars such as Leo Messi, Sergio Ramos and Luis Suarez as well as other big names like Shaquille O’Neil, J. Balvin, Anitta, Jamie Foxx, Marshmello, Lunay, Javy Báez, Rey Misterio, Alvin Kamara, El Alfa and Rauw Alejandro.
In May, Anuel released his new double album Emmanuel. The sophomore album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts, with the project totaling 112,203,572 global streams in its first week! He has also received an impressive total of 7 Premios Juventud 2020 Nominations.
Emmanuel includes features from Bad Bunny, Enrique Iglesias, Tego Calderon, Karol G, Lil Wayne, Ozuna, J. Balvin, Travis Barker and more! Produced by Gaby Music, Ervin Quiroz, Luis “Wichie” Ortiz and Mostywil. Divided into parts A and B, the album boasts a variety of features to fuse Anuel’s urban-trap style with street hip-hop, ballad-pop and even Rock & Roll. After Anuel’s first solo album “Real Hasta la Muerte,” the singer achieved world stardom, breaking sales records and positioning his songs on the top of every Billboard chart.
Anuel has been unstoppable since the release of “Me Gusta”—his collaboration with multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, philanthropist, and global recording artist Shakira. The track quickly impacted airwaves worldwide, reaching the Top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs Chart in the U.S. The official music video released in March has clocked over 113 Million views—watch it HERE! Recently, Anuel released “3 de abril,” a meaningful song reflecting on the day he was arrested 4 years ago.
Earlier this year, Anuel received 11 mentions as Finalist for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards as follow: Social Artist of the Year, Hot Latin Song of the Year “Otro Trago,” Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event “Otro Trago,” Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; Airplay Song of the Year “Baila Baila Baila,” Airplay Song of the Year “China,” Digital Song of the Year “Baila Baila Baila,” Streaming Song of the Year “Otro Trago,” Streaming Song of the Year “Ella Quiere Beber,” Latin Rhythm Song of the Year “Otro Trago,” and Latin Rhythm Song of the Year “Baila Baila Baila“.
Anuel has risen through the ranks as one of the biggest artists in the world since his emergence in 2011. Along the way, he generated billions of views and streams, broke records on YouTube, and garnered multiple platinum certifications. His undying grind paid off in 2019 when the Billboard Latin Music Awards named him “New Artist of the Year.”