A hit is a hit! Great songs released in the first half of 2023

VAMPIRE – OLIVIA RODRIGO

Being the first track revealed from the album that will arrive on September 8, the song brings another outburst from the artist about an old relationship, and was the biggest Spotify Global debut of the year with more than 9.7 million streams, in addition to 14 million views on the clip.

FLOWERS – MILEY CYRUS

Since we’re talking about records, let’s talk about the song that had the biggest Spotify debut in the world earlier this year? Well, it was the smash hit “Flowers”, by Miley Cyruslead single from his latest studio album, “Endless Summer Vacation”.

The former Hannah Montana was already a symbol of success, but this status evolved even further with the release, which was a very direct indirect to her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth, whose relationship was troubled and full of betrayals, with some of the cases being cited by her in the lyrics of the song. Even theories of the house that appears in the clip were created.

Incidentally, “Flowers” ​​was the fastest song to hit one billion streams on Spotify, surpassing the mark in 112 days since its release.

Check out the video for “Flowers” ​​by clicking here!

MUSIC SESSIONS VOL. 53 – SHAKIRA AND BIZARRAP

Let’s talk about songs about betrayal and their successes in 2023? Well that’s what Shakira did with “Music Sessions Vol. 53”, partnership with bizarrein which he exposes the betrayal of his ex, Gerard Pique. The single broke four records, including:

1. Most Played Latin Track on Spotify in 24 Hours
2. Most viewed Latin track on YouTube in 24 hours
3. Fastest Latin track to reach 100 million views on YouTube
4. Most played Latin track on Spotify in a week

With the song, Shakira broke ten records alone:

1. First female vocalist to debut in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with a track in Spanish
2. Most No. 1s on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart by a female artist – 12 songs
3. First Female Artist to No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay Chart
4. Most cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart by a female artist – 67 weeks
5. Most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart by a female artist – 33 songs
6. Most Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart by a female artist – 35 songs
7. Most #1s on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart by a female artist – 21 songs
8. Most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart by a female artist – 39 songs
9. Most #1s on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart – 13 songs
10. Most Billboard charts led by a Spanish-language track by a female artist – 15 songs

Check out the music video for “Music Session Vol. 53” by clicking here!

IT’S OK – DENNIS AND KEVIN OR CHRIS

Shall we talk about Brazil? “It’s ok”, song by Dennis It is Kevin O Chris, is undoubtedly one of the biggest hits of the year! With more than 73 million plays on Spotify after two months of its release, the track completed an undefeated month at the top of the platform’s national chart. There were more than 1.5 million streams in the last 24 hours alone.

Soon, “Tá ok” will have the voice of an international artist: the Colombian singer Maluma. The release date of the remix will be announced soon. It’s a lot of power, isn’t it?

OUR STAFF – ANA CASTELA

The biggest bet Ana Castile this year, the hit “Nosso Quadro” was released in February, and the song was such a huge and stable success that, in the last week of March, it was on the list of most listened to artists on Youtube in Brazil.

In a list released by the platform itself, the singer appears with more than 90.9 million views in recent times, passing queen Marília Mendonça, of whom the singer is a fan, and names like MC Ryan, Henrique & Juliano and MC Cabelinho who appeared in the five first positions.

Check out the clip for “Our Framework” by clicking here!

KILL BILL (REMIX) – SZA AND DOJA CAT

The original version of “Kill Bill” was the first solo track by SZA reaching #1 on Top 40 radio. Still, the song broke Billboard’s record as the longest-running R&B/Hip-Hop track at number one in the genre’s female artist chart, spending 16 weeks at the position. “Kill Bill” is RIAA certified 3X Platinum and hit #1 on the Billboard Global 200. The accompanying music video, directed by Christian Breslauer, has accumulated over 55M views. SZA’s critically acclaimed album SOS is 2X Platinum.

Therefore, the remix of the hit repeated the success, even more so with the addition of doja cat on vocals, and maybe win awards? “Kiss Me More,” the first feat from the two artists, took the 2022 Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Check out the video for “Kill Bill (Remix)” by clicking here!

DANCE THE NIGHT – DUA LIPA (BARBIE TRAIL)

Let’s end the list with another point of view. “Dance The Night” is one of the tracks that belongs to the soundtrack album of the movie “Barbie”, being sung by Dua Lipawhich is in the cast as one of the versions of the most beloved doll in the world, and the single opened the work of “Barbie The Album”.

Despite the song not reaching Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” records, the numbers are looking great, with 90 million streams on Spotify and over 44 million views on the Youtube clip. Still, of all the songs from the soundtrack of “Barbie The Album” released, “Dance The Night” is the one that stood out the most, being one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Check out the video for “Dance The Night” by clicking here!