Categories | Music and entertainment |
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Frequency | Monthly |
First issue | October 14, 2009 (first run) October 13, 2023 (relaunch) |
Company | Mynd8 |
Country | Brazil |
Based in | São Paulo |
Language | Portuguese |
Website | billboard |
ISSN | 2176-0543 |
Billboard Brasil is the Brazilian edition of the American magazine Billboard . The magazine provides music charts, news, photos and videos related to the music industry. Its charts include the Brasil Hot 100 and the Artistas 25, tracking the most popular songs and artists in various music genres.
First released in October 2009, Billboard Brasil was the third version affiliated with Billboard. The magazine eventually ceased publication in July 2014, focusing solely on its website until it ceased operations for undisclosed reasons in 2019. The magazine made its return in August 2023, and the first issue of the relaunch was released on October 13, 2023.
Billboard Brasil was first announced in August 2009. [1] It was officially launched by BPP Promoções e Publicações LTDA on October 14, 2009, with a monthly circulation of 40,000 printed copies sold at R$ 8.90. [2] [3] [4] [5] The first issue had 84 pages and featured the singer Roberto Carlos on the cover. [6] [3] Brazil was the third country to launch a print version affiliated with the American Billboard , following Russia and Turkey. [4] [3] [2] Billboard Brasil adopted the basic format of the American magazine, featuring articles about regional and international music, along with regional and international charts, including the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay. [7] These charts were compiled based on analysis reports from Crowley Broadcast Analysis, which monitored 265 radio stations across the Brazil. [6] Crowley had already provided this restricted service to record labels even before the launch of Billboard Brasil. [8] The last printed issue of the magazine was the 49th, published in July 2014. [9] The 50th issue, published in January 2015, was available only in digital format. [10] Subsequently, Billboard Brasil ceased publication and focused solely on its website. The discontinuation of its operations took place in January 2019. [11] [12]
Brazil did not have a Billboard's existing music charts after the brand's cessation in 2019 until 2022, when Billboard launched on February 14, 2022, the Hits of the World, a collection of charts around the world that ranks the top 25 songs weekly in more than 40 countries around the globe; part of this collection is the Brazil Songs chart. [13] [14]
On May 15, 2023, it was announced that Billboard Brasil would be relaunched under the Mynd8. [15] [12] [9] The magazine returned in August 2023. [16] Its first issue of the relaunch was released on October 13, 2023. The magazine arrived with four different covers, featuring Criolo and Marcelo D2, Post Malone, Bebe Rexha, and Luísa Sonza. [17]
Samba is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca, samba de roda, amongst many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states.
João Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" . In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Nominated at the Grammy 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance, album Amoroso, and winner category in Grammy 2001 with João voz e violão Best World Music Album.
Getz/Gilberto is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 by Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, "Garota de Ipanema" and "Corcovado". The artwork was done by artist Olga Albizu. Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album and includes tracks such as "Desafinado", "Corcovado", and "Garota de Ipanema". The last received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and started Astrud Gilberto's career. "Doralice" and "Para Machucar Meu Coração" strengthened Gilberto's and Jobim's respect for the tradition of pre-bossa nova samba.
The Brazilian edition of Playboy was a local franchise of Playboy magazine. Established in 1975 by Editora Abril, it was only the fourth overall international version of the magazine, following Germany, Italy and France.
"Desafinado" is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Newton Mendonça.
Mexican Latin pop group RBD has released six studio albums, six live albums, five compilation albums, 13 extended plays (EPs), 21 singles, 11 promotional singles, two box sets, and three reissues. According to Billboard, they have sold over 14.9 million albums worldwide as of October 2008, making them one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Luminate revealed that, in terms of pure sales, they have tallied 2 million albums in the United States. RBD made their chart debut in September 2004 with "Rebelde", which was followed by the release of their debut studio album, also titled Rebelde (2004). The record reached number one in Mexico and Spain, being later certified Diamond by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). By the end of 2006, it had sold over 1.5 million copies according to EMI. The album also spawned the top-ten hits "Solo Quédate En Silencio" and "Sálvame", which achieved significant success in several Latin American countries. During their subsequent Tour Generación RBD (2005–2007), the group released the live album Tour Generación RBD En Vivo (2005). In 2006, it received certified Platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the Latin field, indicating sales of 60,000 album-equivalent units.
This is the discography of Xuxa, a presenter, actress, singer and former model from Brazil. The singer has released twenty-eight studio albums, thirteen compilations, eight Spanish-language albums, over two hundred music videos and one hundred and ten singles. Xuxa became notorious after presenting the Clube da Criança program on the extinct Rede Manchete between 1984 and 1985, and soon after embarked on her first studio albums and soundtracks: Clube da Criança and Xuxa e Seus Amigos. However, it was with the albums of the Xou da Xuxa collection, which had significant sales that she achieved success.
Pro-Música Brasil (PMB), previously Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD), is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.
Sandy Leah Lima, known mononymously as Sandy, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Campinas, Sandy began her career in 1989, when she formed with her brother, musician Junior Lima, the vocal duo Sandy & Junior. They rose to fame in the early 1990s as child stars and reached the height of their success during teenage, as albums Era Uma Vez... Ao Vivo (1998), As Quatro Estações (1999), Quatro Estações: O Show (2000) and Sandy & Junior (2001) sold more than a million units, with the second and third being among the best-selling albums of all time in Brazil. The duo were credited with leading a wave of teen pop artists during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the press labelling Sandy the Brazilian "Princess of Pop". The duo disbanded in 2007 and released their Acústico MTV in September that year. In addition to their success in the music industry, the sibling's name became a strong brand, with more than 300 licensed products which made R$300 million a year.
Larissa de Macedo Machado, known professionally as Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and occasional television host. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Brazilian Pop". She has received numerous accolades, including four Latin American Music Awards and eight Latin Grammy Award nominations. She has won eight MTV Europe Music Awards and was the first Brazilian artist to be named Best Latin American Act.
Brazilian singer Anitta has released six studio albums, one live album, five extended plays, 47 singles and 66 music videos. Anitta was discovered by music producer DJ Batutinha via YouTube in 2010. She eventually signed a record deal with Warner Music Brazil in 2013 and released her debut album, Anitta, that same year, which reached number one and was certified as a gold album in Brazil. Her debut album also produced four singles, including the commercially successful hits "Show das Poderosas" and "Zen".
Almir Eduardo Melke Sater is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor.
"Sua Cara" is a song by American electronic dance music band Major Lazer from Know No Better (2017). The song features Brazilian singers Anitta and Pabllo Vittar. The song was recorded in February 2017, shortly after the Brazilian Carnival.
"Me Gusta" is a song by Brazilian singer Anitta featuring American rapper Cardi B and Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers, from Anitta's fifth studio album Versions of Me. It was released as the lead single from the album through Warner Records on September 18, 2020. The song's music video was filmed in Salvador, Bahia, and released the same day. A remix featuring American singer 24kGoldn was released on November 20, 2020.
"Envolver" is a song by Brazilian singer Anitta from her fifth studio album Versions of Me. It was released as the fourth single from the album through Warner Records on 11 November 2021. "Envolver" is a reggaeton song that hints to desiring a sexual relationship in a casual way, the lyrics incorporate several sexual innuendos and double entendres. A remix of the song featuring American singer Justin Quiles was released on 17 February 2022.
The Billboard Brasil Hot 100 is a record chart in Brazil for songs, published weekly by Billboard Brasil magazine. First launched in October 2009, the chart was initially published monthly and measured the airplay of songs on radio stations in Brazil across all music genres, compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis, and was named Brasil Hot 100 Airplay. The first number-one song on the chart was "Halo" by Beyoncé. Starting from 2014, it was published weekly. The magazine published the last issue of the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay on January 28, 2019, however, Crowley continued publishing the ranking on his own website, which began its activities in 2018. Subsequently, the magazine ceased operations for undisclosed reasons.
The 2023 Multishow Brazilian Music Award was held on November 7, 2023, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Singer Ludmilla and television presenters Tatá Werneck and Tadeu Schmidt hosted the show. The ceremony was broadcast live on Multishow, TV Globo, and the Globoplay app. This was the first time the awards were broadcast on Globo's open channel.
"Idiota" is a song by the Brazilian singer-songwriter Jão from his third studio album Pirata (2021). The song was written by Jão, Pedro Tófani, and Zebu, and was produced by Jão and Zebu. It was released as the third and final single from the album on 9 February 2022.
The 31st Brazilian Music Award ceremony was held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 2024, to recognized the best singers, musicians, composers, and producers of 2023. It was broadcast live on Canal Brasil and the Brazilian Music Award YouTube channel. Hosted by actress Regina Casé, the ceremony honored Tim Maia.