(CNN Spanish) — Shakira and music producer Bizarrap continue to make history with their collaboration “BZRP Music Sessions Vol.53”. The artists have just broken four Guinness World Records, the organization announced this Friday on its official website.
Guinness World Records said in a statement that “the Colombian singer and the 24-year-old Argentinian DJ and producer — whose real name is Gonzalo Julián Conde — have a lot to celebrate after having achieved not only one number one together, but also four Guinness titles. World Records”.
In addition, it highlights that this song “rewrote the history of Latin music when the video was posted on YouTube on January 12, 2023.”
“BZRP Music Sessions Vol.53” became the fastest Latin song to reach 100 million views on YouTube, in less than three days. It was also the Latin song that had the most views in 24 hours on that platform, with 63 million views.
Shakira and Bizarrap broke four Guinness records. (Aaron Snaiderman, Jaime de Laiguana, Guido Adler)
In addition to the records on YouTube, the song also made history on Spotify: it was the Latin song with the most streams on Spotify in 24 hours, reaching 14,393,342. And, as if that were not enough, it was the most streamed Latin song on Spotify in a week, accumulating more than 80 million streams.
Through a story on his Instagram account, Bizarrap thanked the titles this Friday night: “They gave us some pairs of Guinness Records. Thank you for the recognition!” wrote the producer along with the photo with the awards.
Michael Empric, who officially awards the Guinness World Records, was in charge of giving Shakira and Bizarrap their certificates, according to the statement, and he did so in none other than the dressing room of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” before the artists took the stage to perform their hit song on Friday night.
The musical success is often attributed to the fact that the song was explicit about Shakira’s separation from former soccer player Gerard Piqué. Through a play on words, she names both him and her current partner, Clara Chía.
The Colombian begins the song by saying: “Sorry I caught another plane / I’m not coming back here I don’t want another disappointment / so much that you gave yourself the champion / and when I needed you you were your worst version”. In addition, she says: “I understood that it is not my fault that they criticize you / I only make music, sorry that you get salty… it stings”.
Weeks after the success, the singer thanked Bizarrap for the opportunity to vent and heal the pain, as she herself stated in an interview on the N+ network.
(credit: Bizarrap)
Beyond the four shared titles, the Colombian singer garnered another ten recognitions on her own, according to Guinness World Records.
Thus, Shakira is the first female artist to replace herself at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart; she is the female artist with the most No. 1s on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart; she has the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; her the most top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart and the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart.
He also owns the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart; she is the female artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart; she is the most No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Digital Song Sales chart; she is the female artist to lead the most Billboard charts with a song in Spanish; and lastly, she holds the record for the number of Billboard charts topped by a song in Spanish by a female artist.
Shakira with all her Guinness World Record titles
The organization adds that, beyond the titles of this Friday, Shakira has 17 record titles in the Guinness World Records.
For his part, the critically acclaimed DJ and producer Bizarrap is the first artist from Argentina to reach No. 1 on the combined global music charts. In addition to getting it with Shakira, the producer had done it before, in a period of just seven months, with “Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”, a collaboration with the Spanish artist that also climbed to the top of all the charts. rankings.
Their music sessions they are a well-known format that often goes viral on social media, and have included collaborations with artists such as Nathy Peluso or Residente.
They are recognized for their style: the singer facing the microphone from different angles, and Bizarrap in the background, with his back to the camera, in front of his laptop and mixing desk. The “sessions” do not have a specific musical genre, each song is original and personalized for each artist.
