Nicky Jam & Beéle Take ‘Hiekka’ to Top of Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart

Nicky Jam and Beéle‘s “Hiekka” ascends 5-1 connected Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay illustration dated Sept. 13. The way marks Nicky Jam’s instrumentality to the apical spot aft much than 3 years and gives Beéle his archetypal No. 1 there.

“Heikka,” released May 2 connected Nicky Jam/Virgin Music Latin, is Jam’s archetypal Latin Rhythm Airplay introduction nether his caller label, since signing a planetary woody with Virgin Music Group successful February. The way besides secures a archetypal No. 1 since the partnership, adding to his tally of 14 anterior chart-toppers achieved during his clip with Sony Music Latin.

“Heikka” leaps from No. 5 to the apical of the Latin Rhythm Airplay illustration boosted by a 17% maturation successful assemblage impressions, to 7.2 million, earned successful the United States, during the Aug. 28-Sept. 4 tracking week, according to Luminate. The favourite among Latin rhythmic vigor stations, besides marks a milestone for Virgin Music Latin with its archetypal introduction and No. 1 connected the chart.

Nicky returns to the No. 1 spot connected Latin Rhythm Airplay aft a three-year hiatus, since “Ojos Tristes” led for 1 week successful 2022. In between, helium secured 4 apical 10s (33 overall), including the No. 3-peaking “Toy a Mil” successful 2023.

“Heikka” marks Beéle’s archetypal No. 1 hit, pursuing 3 erstwhile apical 10 Latin Rhythm Airplay entries, 2 of which charted successful 2025: “Me Refe,” with Ovy connected the Drums (peaked astatine No. 8 successful April), and “La Plena (W Sound 05),” with W Sound and Ovy connected the Drums (No. 9 precocious successful July).

Elsewhere, “Heikka” takes Jam to a caller precocious successful implicit 3 years connected the wide Latin Airplay chart, wherever it climbs 9-3. Beéle scores his highest since “Vagabundo,” with Sebastián Yatra and Manuel Turizo, landed astatine the acme for 1 week successful 2023.

Beéle made headlines connected Tuesday (Sept. 9) erstwhile a sexually explicit video appearing to see the Colombian vocalist and his ex Isabella Ladera leaked online. While Ladera accused her ex of leaking the video, Beéle’s lawyer released a connection to Billboard saying helium “did not leak said worldly nor enactment successful its dissemination.”

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