On Rosalía: Ferragamo dress and shoes, AGMES earrings. On Rauw: Saint Laurent shirt, Ann Demeulemeester pants, Rick Owens shoes, Letra studio necklace and rings, Octi rings, Alan Crocetti earring and ring.
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot
Written by djfrosty on March 29, 2023
As the lights dimmed for Rauw Alejandro’s sold-out show at Miami’s FTX Arena in April 2022, Rosalía — wearing head-to-toe black, eyes hidden behind enormous shades — was quietly ushered to a second-row seat. For once, the spotlight was not on the stylish Spanish artist, but on her boyfriend: a compact, wiry dynamo who, for the next two hours, steamrolled relentlessly from hardcore reggaetón to ’90s-inspired dance bops, supported by a troupe of dancers performing dazzling choreography.
“What Raúl does — sing and dance in a show from beginning to end — no other Latin artist does that,” Rosalía whispered, her voice low but bursting with pride.
A year later, the moment still encapsulates the dynamic of perhaps the most fascinating couple in music right now. Rosalía and Puerto Rican reggaetón star Rauw, both 30, have been together for nearly four years. But even as their relationship and individual careers have flourished — he was No. 3 on Billboard’s 2022 year-end Top Latin Artist chart (behind only Bad Bunny among men), she No. 14 — they’ve rarely appeared in public or given interviews together, and have yet to perform or even collaborate together. Until now.
On March 24, the duo released RR, a three-track EP that is as public and passionate a declaration of love as it gets. On the trio of songs — “Beso,” “Promesa” and “Vampiros” — both artists manage to sound like themselves, while creating an entirely different, beautifully intertwined sonic mix of techno pop with urban beats that moves from dreamy romantic to ’90s dancefloor. At the end of the recently released “Beso” video, Rosalía tearfully displays a diamond ring — confirming the two are now engaged.
Read the full Billboard cover story here.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana Ludovic de Saint Sernin coat, Cruda Shoes.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana Okane coat, Phoebe Pendergast sunglasses, Marco Panconesi jewelry.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana On Rosalía: Gucci suit, shirt, tie, gloves and shoes. On Rauw: Gucci suit, shirt, tie, gloves and shoes, Maria Black jewelry.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana Fendi x Marc Jacobs corset, jacket, gloves and pants.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana Okane coat, Phoebe Pendergast sunglasses, Marco Panconesi jewelry.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana On Rosalía: Gucci suit, shirt, tie, gloves and shoes. On Rauw: Gucci suit, shirt, tie, gloves and shoes, Maria Black jewelry.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana On Rosalía: Ferragamo dress. On Rauw: Saint Laurent shirt, Ann Demeulemeester pants, Letra studio necklace and rings, Octi rings, Alan Crocetti earring and ring.
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Image Credit: Kanya Iwana On Rauw: Ludovic de Saint Sernin scarf and pants. On Rosalía: Ludovic de Saint Sernin coat.
Styling by Chloe & Chenelle. Rosalía: Hair by Natalia Bratin. Makeup by Juliana Gonzalez at Creative Management. Alejandro: Grooming by Millie Morales.