Peso Pluma on Becoming Música Mexicana’s Newest Leading Star: ‘It’s No Longer ‘Regional,’ This Is Global’
variety.comThania Garcia It’s a great time to be Peso Pluma, as the Guadalajara native is seeing the work he’s put into his life in music coming up roses in recent months — even translating into the U.S., with his name being attached to several monumental moments and historic metrics.
His collaboration with Eslabon Armado, a trumpet-led corrido titled “Ella Baila Sola,” hit No. 10 on Billboard’s all-genre-inclusive Hot 100 with over 24 million streams.
It’s the highest-charting single in the genre’s history and the third all-Spanish language song to enter the top 10 of the chart this year.
Pluma’s audience has also expanded globally. He ranks as the No. 5 most streamed artist in the world on Spotify with six songs hitting the platform’s Top 50 Global chart.
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