Despite the evident triumph of great artists of the stature of Taylor Swiftwith their “The Eras Tour”; Bad Bunnywith the release of his album “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana” or Miley Cyrus with his hit song “Flowers”, Featherweight He managed to place himself at the same level as the rest in a surprising way and in a shorter period of time.
And in addition to obtaining great recognition throughout last year, such as a Grammy, a Billboard Music Award, among others, the Mexican also proved his impact by becoming the sixth most listened to artist globally on Spotify in 2023, being the most viewed artist on YouTube in the United States last year, in addition to obtaining the title of the best song of the year, by Rolling Stone magazine, for “Ella Baila Sola.”
If the above were not enough, the one born in Jalisco has added a new record to his record: he has become the first Mexican artist to be part of the top 10 best-selling songs, in 2023, of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI for its acronym in English).
Featherweight makes history
According to the international organization, considered the largest representative of the recording industry worldwide, this list is created, year after year, from the revelation of the best-selling singles on various platforms such as streaming or other official channels. selling.
During 2023, according to the IFPI, the song “Flowers”, by the American singer Miley Cyrusbecame the most defeated song worldwide. In second place was the collaboration between Selena Gomez and Row with the song “Calm Down. Finally, and to close the podium, the song “Kill Bill”, by SZA, made it onto the list.
In fourth place were placed Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with the song “Die For You”. Fifth place went to Harry Styles with “As It Was.” After English it was located Featherweight and Yng Lvcas with the song “La Bebe”, which set a new record for Latin music and, above all, for the music scene in Mexico.
The rest of the list is made up Taylor Swift with “Cruel Summer” and “Anti-Hero”, Morgan Wallen with “Last Night” and Jungkook with “Seven.”
It should be noted that despite not being the best known song of Featherweight“La Bebe” has been recognized by various personalities such as the former president of the United States, Barack Obamawho included it in his list of his favorite songs from last year.
After his high-profile breakup with Nicki Nicole and his cancellation of the Viña del Mar Festival, Featherweight recently announced his “Exodus” tour through various cities in the United States, which will start next April.
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