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Beyonce enjoys Spanish-language crossover hit
Los Angeles, Jan 28: When a Spanish-language version of Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" hit a Latino radio station in Phoenix a month and a half ago, listeners liked what they heard -- even if they weren't sure who was singing. "People were calling and saying, 'Who is that? It sounds like Beyonce,'" recalls Ruben S., the afternoon drive DJ at KVIB (95.1 Latino Vibe). "People were pretty surprised to hear it was Beyonce." Since then, the track, whose title translates as "Irreemplazable," has consistently ranked among KVIB's top five requested songs. Taken together, spins of the Spanish and English versions on Latin radio nationwide have placed the tune at No. 8 on Billboard's latest Hot Latin Songs chart. That is well in advance of simultaneous English and Spanish rereleases of "B'Day" scheduled for April, says Mathew Knowles, Beyonce's father and manager. The Spanish version will have five bonus tracks, including duets with Shakira and Alejandro Fernandez. A major platform for English, Spanish and Spanglish songs to coexist is Latin urban radio, a format that developed after the reggaeton explosion a few years ago. The latest Latin Rhythm chart features 10 songs released primarily in English. Los Angeles' bilingual KXOL (Latino 96.3) is playing a remix of Akon's "I Wanna Love You" with Tego Calderon, as well as the English and Spanish versions of "Irreplaceable." "The people that Beyonce made that song for -- we're bilingual, and we don't want to be put in a box," says Pio Ferro, senior VP of programming at KXOL's parent, Spanish Broadcasting System. Beyonce enjoys crossover hitWhen a Spanish-language version of Beyonce’s ‘Irreplaceable’ hit a Latino radio station in Phoenix a month and a half ago, listeners liked what they heard — even if they weren’t sure who was singing. “People were calling and saying, ‘Who is that? It sounds like Beyonce,”’ recalls Ruben S, the afternoon drive DJ at KVIB (95.1 Latino Vibe). “People were pretty surprised to hear it was Beyonce.” Since then, the track, whose title translates as ‘Irreemplazable,’ has consistently ranked among KVIB’s top five requested songs. Taken together, spins of the Spanish and English versions on Latin radio nationwide have placed the tune at No 8 on Billboard’s latest Hot Latin Songs chart. That is well in advance of simultaneous English and Spanish rereleases of ‘B’Day’ scheduled for April, says Mathew Knowles, Beyonce’s father and manager. The Spanish version will have five bonus tracks, including duets with Shakira and Alejandro Fernandez. A major platform for English, Spanish and Spanglish songs to coexist is Latin urban radio, a format that developed after the reggaeton explosion a few years ago. The latest Latin Rhythm chart features 10 songs released primarily in English. A reshot Spanish version of the ‘Irreplaceable’ video premiered last week on ‘MiTRL,’ the video countdown show on bilingual channel MTV Tr3s. reuters Beyonce enjoys Spanish-language crossover hit
By Ayala Ben-Yehuda LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When a Spanish-language version of Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" hit a Latino radio station in Phoenix a month and a half ago, listeners liked what they heard -- even if they weren't sure who was singing. "People were calling and saying, 'Who is that? It sounds like Beyonce,"' recalls Ruben S., the afternoon drive DJ at KVIB (95.1 Latino Vibe). "People were pretty surprised to hear it was Beyonce." Since then, the track, whose title translates as "Irreemplazable," has consistently ranked among KVIB's top five requested songs. Taken together, spins of the Spanish and English versions on Latin radio nationwide have placed the tune at No. 8 on Billboard's latest Hot Latin Songs chart. That is well in advance of simultaneous English and Spanish rereleases of "B'Day" scheduled for April, says Mathew Knowles, Beyonce's father and manager. The Spanish version will have five bonus tracks, including duets with Shakira and Alejandro Fernandez. A major platform for English, Spanish and Spanglish songs to coexist is Latin urban radio, a format that developed after the reggaeton explosion a few years ago. The latest Latin Rhythm chart features 10 songs released primarily in English. Los Angeles' bilingual KXOL (Latino 96.3) is playing a remix of Akon's "I Wanna Love You" with Tego Calderon, as well as the English and Spanish versions of "Irreplaceable." "The people that Beyonce made that song for -- we're bilingual, and we don't want to be put in a box," says Pio Ferro, senior VP of programming at KXOL's parent, Spanish Broadcasting System. "When you see the people that go out to the clubs and show up at our events, it's a very urban look: the way they dress, the way they act, the way they talk," adds Jerry Pulles, KXOL's music director/assistant program director. "It's the hip-hop lifestyle." A reshot Spanish version of the "Irreplaceable" video premiered last week on "MiTRL," the video countdown show on bilingual channel MTV Tr3s. Pulles says, "It kind of comes off a little bit as a novelty, but I think the listeners take it as, 'she's validating us, and we speak Spanish, and we have a young urban movement and it's cool to speak Spanish."' Beyonce joins forces with ShakiraLondon, Jan 27: Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is all praise for Shakira and says she is the perfect person to join her in the female empowerment duet "Beautiful Liar". Beyonce was happy to record the song with Shakira and she is proud of the lyrics, about women coming together to reject the advances of a dishonest lover. Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying: "I've always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her and the song fits perfectly. "It basically talks about two women - the same guy is trying to get at both of them but instead of them fighting, they're saying, 'He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick together. Forget him!' I think it's a great concept." Has Beyonce Lost Her Edge?Posted Jan 26th 2007 1:35PM by TMZ Staff Filed under: TV, Music, Movies, Beyonce Knowles, I Just Gotta Know! How did Beyonce's album do compared to her first one? -- Sheretha Two albums, two number one hits. Both her first album, "Dangerously In Love" and the follow up, "B'Day" soared to the top of the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. And Sheretha -- we're definitely not surprised by this! Click here to read up on this multi-talented star and her latest movie, "Dreamgirls!" To get a glimpse or two of her glam gallery, take a look at this. What's Kelly Osbourne up to since she's not doing the next "Dancing with the Stars"? -- Rebecca Rebecca, Kelly is a busy bee across the pond. She just got done presenting the UK version of "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Outta Here" and is also the host of the second season of the UK TV series "Project Catwalk." She's also doing press in London for her TV series "Turning Japanese" and "Project Catwalk." You can see why she was too busy for "Dancing!" For a look at some people who will be "Dancing," click here! What is the status of MTV's "Run's House"? Is it coming back for another season? --Shaunna Shaunna, the Simmons family is the definition of resiliant! Expect the next season of their show to premiere in about a month. After the tragic loss of their newborn baby girl back in September, the family remained strong and is doing well. For another family-related story, read this. What's going on with Cheyenne Kimball since her show on MTV? -- Kash We hope you're into football, Kash, because Cheyenne's going to be performing during half-time at the Pro Bowl on February 10. We're not sure which songs she'll be singing -- we just hope she doesn't pull an Ashlee! In the meantime, click here for more on the tweener and to take a look at her website! What has Eric from "That 70s Show" been doing? --Mindy It seems like Eric (aka Topher Grace) has been missing since the "70s," but we can assure you, Mindy, that he's still with us. Topher will be gracing the big screen this year in "Kids in America," "Coxblocker" and quite possibly the most anticipated of all, "Spider-Man 3." Expect Spidey in your local theatres May Beyonce | Beyonce 1 | Beyonce 3 | Beyonce 4 | Beyonce 5 | Beyonce 6 | Beyonce 7 | Beyonce 8 | Beyonce 9 | Beyonce 10 | Beyonce 11 | Beyonce 12
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