How ‘Chévere’: ARIA VEGA ‘Couldn’t Be Happier’ as She Earns First Billboard No. 1 With Ryan Castro Collab

It took just one song for Colombian ARIA VEGA to make her Billboard debut — and go straight to No.

1.

“Chévere,” her collaboration with Ryan Castro , rockets 6-1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart dated Sept.

19, giving VEGA her first chart-topper and Castro his second.

“I’m receiving this incredible news from Madrid, where I’m attending Fashion Week with a wonderful Colombian brand,” VEGA tells B illboard .

“Soon, I’ll return to Macondo to open for Shakira during her residency at Macondo Park.

I am also recording reimagined versions of my songs infused with Colombia’s coastal sounds, including drums and gaita flutes, so I couldn’t be happier!” Related Ricardo Montaner Is Back on Top as ‘Para Que Seas Feliz’ Ends 24-Year Wait for Latin Pop Airplay No.

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1 “Chévere,” on AWOO/Warner Latina, hits No.

1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart after a 23% gain in audience impressions, to 6.6 million, earned during the Sept.

4-10 tracking week in the United States, according to Luminate.

The song removes Jay Wheeler’s “De Lejitos” after two weeks in charge — it falls to No.

TK.