J Balvin
@teographSix weeks ago, Colombian newcomers Crissin, Totoy El Frio and Natan & Shander arrived on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with "Poblado." A week later, the song entered the Billboard Global 200. As it remains on both rankings (at Nos. 111 and 184, respectively), a remix with some familiar faces debuts separately on the July 3-dated surveys. J Balvin, Karol G and Nicky Jam score the week's highest debut on both the Global Excl. U.S. chart (No. 44) and the Global 200 (No. 50) with "Poblado (Remix)," now sporting the three artists on the original version in featured roles.
With the exception of oft-covered holiday titles, "Poblado" is only the second song to hit the two tallies (since their September 2020 starts) in multiple iterations simultaneously. Balvin & co. follow Travis Scott, whose original 2016 "Goosebumps" has logged 39 weeks on the Global 200; in January, Spanish producer HVME debuted his remix, co-billed with Scott, and both versions have charted alongside one another for most of 2021 so far.
(Additionally, Boney M.'s "Rasputin" has charted in its original 1978 version and via Majestic's remix, but not simultaneously.)
"Poblado (Remix)" arrives with 27.1 million streams and 1,900 sold worldwide in the week ending June 24, according to MRC Data. Both versions of the song over-performed overseas, with 88% of streams for the original and 85% for the remix from outside the U.S., although the remix is significantly more video-forward. In its first full week of release, the remix drew 63% of its streams via video services and 37% from audio platforms, compared to the original's nearly opposite split of 65% audio and 35% video.
The remix's debut, higher than the original's peak on either chart so far, is perhaps not too surprising. While it's the second global chart appearance for Crissin, Totoy El Frio and Natan & Shander, "Poblado (Remix)" is the 16th for Balvin, the seventh for Karol G and the third for Nicky Jam, with their combined star power, prominent in the new video, lending itself to an already showier placement than that of the original.
Elsewhere, South Korean boy band Seventeen secures its first entry on both the Global Excl. U.S. chart and Global 200 as "Ready to Love" starts at Nos. 93 and 188, respectively. The song is from the group's new release Your Choice: 8th Mini Album (released June 18), which arrives at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales and World Albums charts and No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
Also making their first appearances on the Global Excl. U.S. chart: Argentina's Bandido, with "No Me Conocen" (No. 112); Japan's Zutomaya, with "Inside Joke" (No. 122); and Brazil's Mari Fernandez, with "Nao, Nao Vou" (No. 147).
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Lola Young has joined forces with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to release a new T shirt for the charity’s Lifelines collection.
The shirt supports CALM’s suicide prevention work, with proceeds helping to fund vital resources such as its helpline and CALMzone mental health app.
CALM introduced the Lifelines range last year, with Fontaines D.C., Blossoms and Inhaler also contributing their own designs to the collection.
Young’s design includes the words, “There’s a flicker of light. There’s always morning after the night”, taken from her track ‘Flicker Of Light’.
“I wrote this song about realising there is hope. I have often felt like there isn’t, but there is always a reason to keep going,” Young said. “That’s even when you don’t want to get out of bed, you do, and that is amazing, and you’re still here, and you’re still alive, and if anything, that’s something to be proud of.”
CALM CEO Simon Gunning also shared his appreciation for the collaboration, saying: “We couldn’t be more grateful to Lola for supporting ‘Lifelines’ and showing just how powerful music can be as a force for good.”
Priced at £30, the T shirts come in both standard and boxy fits and are available to purchase here.
Young has regularly spoken about her experiences with mental health. She returned to performing earlier this year after calling off her 2025 tour because of exhaustion. The decision followed her collapse during a performance in New York City. During her time away, she later discussed receiving support for addiction and attending AA meetings as part of her recovery.
In an interview with NME in May, Young explained that she believes “all healing journeys are never ending”, although she is now “definitely in a much better place”. She also said she feels “excited and ready to perform and to release music”.
Reflecting on the encouragement she received after publicly discussing those challenges, Young said: “My fans inspire me in the same way I hope to inspire them. I feel like I’ve never tried to be especially honest… it just comes very naturally to me.”
“I don’t really have any other choice but to be honest, so if people connect to that, and that’s amazing.”
Several musicians have also applauded the ‘Messy’ singer for honestly addressing the pressure placed on touring performers. Lily Allen said she was “in awe” of the BRIT and Grammy winner, while Victoria Canal credited Young with bringing greater attention to the damaging impact demanding tour schedules can have on artists’ mental wellbeing.
When NME asked whether musicians were beginning to establish firmer boundaries around their health, Young replied: “I never intended it to start a movement, but I hope that it does in some way.”
