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With so much time between the tours of 2019 to early 2020 and late 2021-22, new arena stars were minted in the in-between, ready to play the biggest stages of their career despite a possibly limited tour history. Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa transferred the goodwill of chart-topping hits into juiced-up arena tours, now suddenly reliable for sell-outs due to the ghost of success during the pandemic.
Also transforming from a club-level up-and-comer to a global touring powerhouse is Rosalía. The Spanish singer-songwriter’s Motomami World Tour — named after her album released in March of this year — earned $28.1 million and sold 343,000 tickets across three continents, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. With more dates to come, she lands at No. 7 on the year-end Top Latin Tours chart.
Before Rosalía became an arena-conquering superstar, she was playing scattered headline shows in clubs in North America. Her April 2019 shows at New York’s Webster Hall, San Francisco’s Regency Center Grand Ballroom and L.A.’s The Mayan all sold less than 1,500 tickets while she built her base via festival sets around the world. She finished that year with theater shows in London and Paris, and a few arena shows in Barcelona and Madrid.
A sludge of one-off singles, award show performances, and ultimately, the release of 2022’s Motomami helped fill the gap between tours. Since then, she and her team scaled her live business.
Rosalía’s 2019 concerts in Barcelona and Madrid transformed into a 12-date tour in her native Spain. Those shows grossed $13.4 million and sold 154,000 tickets.
Performances at the ‘19 Argentina and Chile installments of Lollapalooza became 11 shows on the Motomami World Tour, adding $7.5 million and 114,000 tickets.
And her North American club shows ballooned into 13 shows in large theaters, earning $7.3 million from 75,000 tickets.
The Motomami World Tour has played 36 shows so far, already a fuller run than 2019’s El Mal Querer Tour. And with increased venue capacity and ticket prices, Rosalía’s pace is that of a completely different artist than her pre-pandemic touring. Her North American shows in ’19 averaged $52,000 and 1,369 tickets. Fast forward to her recent domestic leg, and she’s earning $558,445 and 5,781 tickets – more than 10 times her last tour.
The Motomami World Tour has a string of nine European arena dates left before the end of the year. Even without those grosses or attendance totals reported yet, the venues and routing is already outsized compared to the pair of major-market shows in Europe in 2019.
Rosalía joins the aforementioned club of acts that include Bad Bunny, Eilish, Lipa and more, who have leveled up to arenas between tours separated by the pandemic. But unlike those acts’ top 10 albums (on the Billboard 200) and songs (on the Billboard Hot 100), Rosalía’s crossover success remains relatively limited. She has spent one week in the top 40 of the Billboard 200 and has yet to crack the region on the Hot 100.
Elsewhere, Rosalía has received widespread critical acclaim for Motomami (as with her previous albums), engaged on TikTok, and built a name as one of the most exciting new live acts of the last decade. As the monogenre continues to fracture, it only makes sense that this pop-Latin-electro Spanish-singing hybrid artist is one of the most vital touring acts of the year.
We are just days away from finding out who the 2022 World Cup winner will be. By now, soccer aficionados who religiously tune in to watch a match might have come across a few Latin music stars on television or social media — such as Luis Fonsi and Ozuna — where they flaunt their Copa Mundial pride in 15- or 30-second ads.
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With the quarter-finals just around the corner on Friday, Dec. 9, Billboard is celebrating fútbol by compiling some of our favorite 2022 soccer-themed ads.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off on Nov. 20 with host nation Qatar’s tournament opener against Ecuador. A total of 32 teams, representing different countries, have participated. Argentina, Croatia, England, France, and the Netherlands have already qualified for the quarter-finals round. In the end, only one team will be crowned the World Cup champion on Dec. 18.
Until then, see which Latin music stars have appeared in their own World Cup spots.
Danna Paola
A month before the World Cup officially began, Coca-Cola and Universal Music Group recruited three of its label artists to give Queen’s 1986 hit “A Kind of Magic” a new twist. Part of its “Believing Is Magic” campaign in Latin America, see the new version by Egyptian rapper Felukah, soulful Saudi Arabian singer-songwriter Tamtam and Mexican pop star Danna Paola above.
Luis Fonsi
Metro by T-Mobile has also hopped on the soccer train with its very own TV spot featuring Puerto Rican pop star Fonsi. Promoting the company’s 5G tablet, Fonsi chants “fiestas olé olé” on the streets as bystanders watch the game on the device.
Ozuna
Ozuna, who also forms part of the official FIFA World Cup soundtrack, teamed up with Coca-Cola Puerto Rico for limited-edition collectible cans, with 14 different designs representing some of the participating countries. In addition, the initiative will promote the development of sports on the island by allocating a donation of $50,000 for the rehabilitation of soccer fields in San Juan.
Prince Royce
Also in the fútbol spirit is Dominican bachata star, who teamed up with Google Pixel for a vibrant ad. In the clip, featuring a cameo by iconic Colombian soccer star Carlos “El Pipe” Valderrama, Royce is watching all things World Cup on the Pixel 7. “It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what team you’re rooting for, soccer is for all of us,” he posted on his YouTube channel.
Ten. That’s the total months fans had waited for the highly-anticipated Bésame Mucho festival, which took place Saturday (Dec. 3) at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. The Live Nation-produced, one-day event — which sold out in just 12 minutes when the 2000s-inspired lineup was announced in February — as promised showcased the best of the ’90s-’00s Latin pop, rock, banda, norteño, cumbia and merengue acts.
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The multigenerational (both in terms of performers and its attendees) event opened its doors at 10 a.m. local time with the first band, Los Cadetes de Linares, kicking it all off at 11:25 a.m. Featuring four stages — Rockero, Las Clásicas, Te Gusta El Pop? and Beso spread across the stadium’s parking lot — fans literally had to sprint across to catch whichever act was on their must-see list.
Some even having to watch an artist for the first 15 minutes to be able to make it to another artist’s set that was on the complete opposite side. The earlier acts, which included Kinky, Raymix, Panteón Rococó Caló and Los Freddy’s, got only around 35-40 minutes. Headliners, which included Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Paulina Rubio, Alejandra Guzmán, Bronco, Caifanes, Oro Solido and Elvis Crespo, secured a few more minutes with their sets lasting about 50 minutes to an hour.
Catch up on Bésame Mucho’s seven best moments below.
Short and sweet
Artists acknowledged onstage how short (timewise) their sets were — some embraced the quickness of the process while others wish they would’ve had more time. “Cortito pero seguro (short but you can count on us),” Kinky’s frontman Gil told a sweaty crowd who showed up early for the group’s noon set at the Rockero Stage. Meanwhile, La Oreja de Van Gogh’s lead singer Leire Martínez didn’t seem to want to leave the stage after her time was up. “What a shame that these festivals are like this: everything has to be quick and rushed.”
Turnaround…
With four stages featuring back-to-back sets, initially it wasn’t clear how the transitions would work or how efficiently production would be when it came to changing sets. In hopes of helping speed up the process, they set up revolving stages. When one band or act had wrapped up their set, the next artist was already setting up in the back part of the stage. When ready to perform, the stage would revolve and place the new artist in front of the crowd. “Let’s go, vamos,” you’d hear artists like Julieta Venegas rushing the production team to turn the stage.
Pick your fighter
You could tell by the person’s outfit which stage they were heading to. The typical outfit for Las Clasicas Stage, where mostly all regional Mexican acts performed, included the cowboy hat and the pointy boots. If you were mainly there for pop artists, you were wearing a pop of color, 2000s fashion such as overalls, berets, a polo with the popped collar for men, and sparkly blazers. Those two stages out of the four were most represented in terms of fashion.
Primer Fest Sin Marciano
Hands down the most emotional moment at the festival was when Los Enanitos Verdes took the Rockero Stage. Marking the Argentine band’s first live performance since the untimely passing of their frontman, Marciano Cantero, they dedicated their performance to their member who “left us too soon,” Enanitos’ Felipe Staiti, who took on the role of frontman for the first few songs such as “La Muralla Verde,” told the crowd. “We’re here. Hurt but alive.”
For the second half portion of the set, Staiti welcomed special surprise guests who joined them onstage to help them sing the rest of the songs. The first guest was Hombres G’s lead singer David Summers who sang “Mi Primer Día Sin Ti” and “Lamento Boliviano.” At the end of his performance, he blew a kiss to the sky and said “Marciano, I love you.”
Los Enanitos Verdes’ first performance without Marciano 🫶🏼 The band was joined by David Summers (Hombres G), Ruben Albarran (Café Tacvba) and Noel Schajris (Sin Bandera) at Bésame Mucho to help sing a few songs. pic.twitter.com/2zzmbsbL8n— Griselda Flores (@grissyflrs) December 4, 2022
Then, Café Tacvba’s Ruben Albarran joined the band to sing “Por El Resto.” Following his performance, Albarran said: “We’re honoring Marciano. Sending him all the joy of this festival to wherever he’s at right now.” For the last guest, Staiti introduced Sin Bandera’s Noel Schajris to sing “Luz De Día.”
Staiti ended the set with a special message and a special song. “I was 16 years old when we started this band. I want to dedicate this performance to Marciano and the time we spent together. You all, the fans, are the reason we kept recording songs. I want to honor Marciano’s memory with this song.” And he went on to sing “Mariposas.”
Battle of the bands
The Rockero and Las Clasicas stage were closer to each other. While the Te Gusta El Pop? and Beso Stages were nearby. So, sometimes, you’d hear the other artist’s music cross-pollinate with another artists set. Most times, fans and artists were cool with that. For example, right before Enanitos Verdes hit the stage, fans patiently waited while singing along to Ramon Ayala’s “Tragos Amargos” anthem. At other times, it got a bit awkward. Such was the case when Sin Bandera was about to wrap their set, Oro Solido kicked off their own blasting merengue across the stadium. “The pachanga (party) started next to us. Can you lower down the volume?” the duo’s Noel Schajris asked jokingly.
Technical difficulties
Perhaps in every stage there were technical difficulties with the sound. Safe to say that all artists dealt with some sort issue and at times complained to production while onstage and in front of all their fans. From microphones not working for half of the song to the sound being off or distorted, not everything was perfect at the festival. But, to its credit, it was their first year and they were ambitious. It could have been worse.
OG regional Mexican
Mexican music is going through a renaissance with a new generation of mostly Mexican-American teen kids leading the new era without having to stick to the traditional instruments and outfits, and core sound of the legacy genre. But today at Bésame Mucho, norteño and banda fans showed up for the artists that made them fall with the genre initially. From Banda Machos to Ramon Ayala, Banda El Recodo and Los Tigres del Norte, all artists wore their traditional vaquero outfits and played the OG regional Mexican anthems that opened doors for the new generation of Gen Z artists that are taking the genre to the next level.
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
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The year in Latin charts
While Bad Bunny may have owned 2022, Colombian star Karol G is No. 1 on Billboard’s year-end Top Latin Artists – Female chart for a fourth consecutive year. The success comes after her strong showing in 2022 with her fusion of Colombian rhythmic tunes with pop and Afrobeats (“Provenza”) and her collaboration with Becky G on “MAMIII.” At No. 1 on the year-end Top Latin Artists chart is Bad Bunny for a fourth straight year. Earning him the top spot was his success during the 2022 chart year on both the weekly Top Latin Albums chart and Hot Latin Songs chart, as well as his tour earnings as reported to Billboard Boxscore.
More about the year-end Latin charts here.
Shakira’s “Waka Waka” re-emerges
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in full swing, Shakira‘s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” has made its debut on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, peaking at No. 46 on the tally dated Dec. 3. On the Billboard Global 200, it debuted at No. 96. The resurfacing of “Waka Waka” makes her the ultimate queen of World Cup music, as it becomes the only official World Cup song or anthem from previous years to appear on the Billboard global charts.
Niña Dioz scores fútbol-themed ad
Mexican rapper Niña Dioz and U.S. women’s national soccer team player Ashley Sanchez are both starring in the new ‘Donde We All Play’ spot for Taco Bell, that is airing now during the World Cup. The TV spot features her recently debuted track “Siéntelo,” which is about moving forward and pushing the boundaries. “I’m so excited they gave me a platform to elevate my voice through one of the biggest stages in the world because I’m able to represent the Latinx community, being Mexico’s first openly queer rapper and showing the young Latin community that anything is possible,” Niña Dioz said in a statement.
Sanchez added: “I’ve been playing soccer since I was young and to become one of the few Latinas to ever play for the U.S. women’s national team is a huge accomplishment, especially growing up and not seeing much Latin representation in sports. Working with Taco Bell on the campaign allowed me to fuse my cultural heritage and passion for soccer as well as love for the brand to reach a wider audience in hopes that it’ll inspire the younger Latin generation to do what they love.”
Viña del Mar lineup
The Festival de Viña 2023 will feature performances by Latin artists such as Karol G, Maná, Alejandro Fernández, Christina Aguilera and Camilo. Set to take place from Feb. 19 to 24 in Chile, additional artists will be announced soon. The Chilean event’s organizing committee announced that tickets for the general public can be purchased starting Wednesday (Nov. 30) on the PuntoTicket website.
Spotify’s most-streamed Latin artists are …
For the third year running, Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist in the world on Spotify in 2022, the music streamer announced earlier this week.
Beyond Bunny, the most streamed Latin artists on Spotify in 2022 were J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro, Daddy Yankee and Karol G., with slight variations in order between the U.S. and the world. While Balvin came in second in streams in the U.S., Alejandro bested him globally, with Yankee coming in at No. 4 and Karol G at No. 5.
The “Provenza” singer was the most streamed female Latin artist in the world for the third consecutive year. She was followed by Shakira and Rosalía, while Latin heritage artists Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez came in at Nos. 4 and 5 respectively.
Bizarrap is at it again, as his latest collaboration with Duki, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 50,” tops the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated Nov. 26). The track tops the tally after its No. 11 debut the week prior. It’s the DJ and producer’s seventh No. 7, while Duki secures his third.
As “Vol. 50” arrives at the summit, it sends Manuel Turizo’s “La Bachata” to the runner-up slot after its 11-week reign, the longest domination in 2022, and the fifth-most overall.
Meanwhile, Rosalía’s “Despechá” drops 2-3 and Bizarrap and Quevedo’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” moves 3-4 (the song ruled for eight consecutive weeks starting the July 16-dated recap.) Plus, La Joaqui’s “Dos Besitos,” featuring Salas and Gusty DJ, advances to the top five with a 9-5 ascent.
Elsewhere, Miranda’s “Don” scores the Greatest Gainer of the week as the song surges 79-40. It’s the group’s highest-charting title since its first chart entry in September 2020.
One ranking below, Emilia’s Underground” debuts at No. 40 as the Hot Shot Debut of the week.
Further, four other songs debut this week: Pablo Alborán and Maria Becerra’s “Amigos” joins at No. 43; Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha’s World Cup anthem “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)” opens at No. 47; while Quevedo secures his sixth entry with “Punto G” at No. 78. Lastly, both Punto40 and Marcianeke make their first chart appearance as “Mini Mini” bows at No. 95.
Of all the Latin music released this week, which is your favorite? Let’s take a look at the options…
Before the year comes to an end, Ryan Castro is gifting fans with new music. The Colombian up-and-comer has unleashed Los Piratas, his second EP of the year (following Reggeatonea). The nine-track set sticks to Castro’s signature urbano beats with back-to-back reggaeton bops. (Tip: listen to “El Pan de Estefania,” a merenguito for a little pick-me-up.)
Other releases include Pedro Capó‘s highly anticipated album La Neta. The 10-track set finds him navigating emotions of honesty and vulnerability with the magic of its lyrics loaded with everyday emotions. He started working on it in 2019, which led him to create a studio at home due to the pandemic. On this new album, Capó kicks off the album with “Hoy Me Siento Cabrón” where his powerful vocals rap over an urban rhythm. The song also thrives thanks to killer transitions between alternative rock and hard-hitting perreo beats, which are laced with his sensual, raspy vocal.
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Another Puerto Rican act dropping gems this week is Tommy Torres. The singer-songwriter experiments with bachata, dropping “Mi Secreto.” While the sound may be different, the track is a quintessential Torres song, with mature and poetic lyrics that narrate a love story. “Love me here and now, don’t ask about the past,” he croons.
Other new releases this week include MAR’s new take on her father Marco Antonio Solís‘ anthem “Más Que Tu Amigo,” Junior H’s Contingente album and Arcangel’s new set Sr. Santos. Which release is your favorite? Cast your vote — or enter in your favorite selection — in the poll below.
For Pedro Capó, the release of an album always comes full of illusion and joy, the same way he felt when he was planning his latest set, La Neta. The 10-track collection, sonically very diverse, finds him navigating emotions of honesty and vulnerability with the magic of its lyrics loaded with the everyday emotions. He started working on it in 2019, and ultimately created a studio at home due to the global pandemic.
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The set includes songs about feeling thankful, including “Gracias,” which invites listeners to give a positive spin to life’s adversities. In “La Fiesta,” he embraces the celebration of life (even after death).
On this new album — which follows his 2020 album Munay — Capó experiments with different musical styles. He kicks off the album with “Hoy Me Siento Cabrón,” in which his powerful vocals rap over an urban rhythm. The song also thrives thanks to killer transitions between alternative rock and hard-hitting perreo beats that are laced with his sensual, raspy vocals.
Below, Capó shares in his own words the stories behind five of the essential tracks on La Neta.
“Hoy Me Siento Cabrón”
“It was a very fun day in the studio! This song was born from the musical influences of my eldest son, and we began to play with a very ’90s bass line, a little bit of alternative rock, without forcing this idea we had. It was about connecting with myself and that day, me sentía bien cabrón [I felt bad ass].”
“Volver a Casa”
“For me, it is a very important song. One of the most honest that I have done at the level of composition on any of my albums. And it comes from having already processed all the ups and downs that touched me personally and have touched us in these intense and changing years. So, to talk a little about sadness and loneliness, I tell it from my perspective and reality. It comes first from wanting to vent in a healthy way, and second, connecting and bringing those difficult conversations to the table — mental health, sadness, loneliness, and how we can alleviate these realities that touch us all.”
“Ni Tan Novios, Ni Tan Amigos”
“It is a personal story that I keep in my heart. I also like to share songs that do not have a ‘traditional’ or ‘specific label.’ It’s OK when things happen between two people after consent if you find a healthy and fun space above all.”
“La Fiesta”
“It is an important song, born from another exploration with my son after watching a documentary about a Polish artist who had gone through a holocaust, many difficulties and the importance for an artist to create from his fears. It was an exploration I had not done before, and I sought to connect with death, strive to lighten that conversation, and put a little humor behind it. I also look at it from the point of view that it’s an invitation to celebrate life and live it to the fullest because the end, it’s up to all of us.”
“Una Vez Mas” feat. Lali Esposito
“It is a very special song, a reality we all have been through. That call at 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. when something is over, but at the same time, it’s not over yet and we want to have a little more and all the feelings that flourish when we’re in those situations.”
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Tommy Torres, “Mi Secreto” (Rimas Entertainment)
Tommy Torres is on a hot streak of experimenting with sounds. After releasing El Playlist de Anoche, his 2021 alt-rock album produced by Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter — known for his sentimental pop ballads — is now venturing into the bachata world, gifting fans “Mi Secreto.” While the sound may be different, the track is a quintessential Torres song, with mature and poetic lyrics that narrate a love story. “Love me here and now, don’t ask about the past,” he croons.
Moreno IFT, Gangoso World (Interface Music/Gangoso World / Good Partners)
Bursting into the scene with grim ominous beats and an intoxicating flow arrives Moreno ITF, a Bronx-dwelling, Dominican-born rapper who is helping lead the relentless rise of New York’s Latin drill scene. With his hard-hitting debut EP, Gangoso World, the artist takes the drill sound to the next level, infusing the style with an irresistible Afro-Caribbean edge on the clubby “Pull Up.” On “Cobain,” the rapper slows down the vibe for an R&B-tinged reverie. At times, his potent quips and vocal delivery are reminiscent of Brooklyn drill artists like Pop Smoke. Yet, Moreno’s unmistakable approach highlights the teteo life in the hood, and navigating it as a mercurial Latin living in a gangoso world.
MAR, “Más Que Tu Amiga”(Marbella Music)
Emerging singer MAR, daughter of the iconic Marco Antonio Solís, is paying homage to one of her father’s anthems with her new single “Más Que Tu Amiga.” Delivering a new take on the Hot Latin Songs chart-topping track “Más Que Tu Amigo,” MAR makes the song her own with her dulcet vocals but maintains its tropical and rhythmic essence. “My dream is to be, explore and explore,” MAR previously told Billboard. “It’s intimidating to see all that [my father] has accomplished and want to pursue the same line of work, and he noticed I was insecure at one point. He just told me to believe in myself.”
Junior H, Contingente (Warner Music Latina/Rancho Humilde)
Without a doubt, Junior H has become a one-to-watch in the Mexican music space, after delivering back-to-back sad sierreño and corridos tumbados albums packed with emotional gems powered by acoustic guitars. But for his new album, he did an about-face. The Mexican singer-songwriter is showcasing his versatility with his new trap-leaning album Contingente.
Equally emotional and lyrically striking as the rest of his sierreño albums, the 12-track set finds Junior H delivers hard-hitting, brutally honest songs about fame, love and heartbreak. “I’ve been working on this project for two years,” he says in the set’s opening song “Índice.” “While I was working on it, I wondered if I was really going to release it. That’s why it’s called Contingente, because I made it for myself, for you — and it may be the last time,” a reflective Junior H says. A standout track is “Veneno,” where Junior H trades cheeky verses with Chilean artist Paloma Mami over a reggaetón beat. The album includes other collaborations with Snow Tha Product, Aleman and Big Soto, among others — and make sure to stick around till the end of the album for a surprise dance track.
Ryan Castro, “El Plan de Estefania” (Sony Music Colombia)
If after “Mujeriego,” you were hoping to hear more merengue from Ryan Castro, today is your lucky day. The Colombian newcomer, known for his street-style trap anthems, is blessing fans with another “merenguito.” The hip-swiveling “El Plan de Estefania,” produced by SOG (who also produced “Mujeriego”) is part of Castro’s new EP Los Piratas, which marks his second EP this year after Regggaetonea. The remainder of Piratas sticks to Castro’s signature urbano beats with back-to-back reggaeton bops.
Bad Bunny is ending the year with a bang. The Puerto Rican star is Billboard’s Top Artist of the Year, and the most streamed artist globally on both Apple and Spotify. His album Un Verano Sin Ti topped the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks, tying Drake and the Encanto soundtrack for the most weeks at No. 1 in the past decade.
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All 23 songs on Bad Bunny‘s Un Verano Sin Ti debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, with nine entering the Top 10. But the real standout has been “Tití Me Preguntó,” which was just chosen by Time Magazine as the Best song of the year.
“Tití” marks the first time the Puerto Rican artist experiments with a full dembow beat, making this a fan favorite due to its fast-paced rhythm and lyrics about a person who likes to date around and doesn’t want to settle down. When you least expect it, the beat switches to a trap track with electric guitar riffs, where Bad Bunny explains why he can’t fall in love and reflects on his trust issues.
But, what exactly is Bunny saying? Below, reach the full lyrics to “Tití Me Preguntó” translated to English.
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Ey, auntie, asked me if I have a lot of girlfriends, a lot of girlfriendsToday I have one; tomorrow I’ll have another,hey, but there’s no wedding, there’s no wedding, auntieAuntie asked me if I have a lot of girlfriends; he, a lot of girlfriendsToday I have one; tomorrow I’ll have another
I’m going to take them all to the VIP, the VIP, heySay hi to auntieLet’s take a selfie, say “cheese,” heyLet the ones I already slept with smileIn a VIP, a VIP, heySay hi to auntieLet’s take a selfie, say “cheese”Let those who have already forgotten about me smile
I really like the GabrielasThe Patricias, the Nicoles, the SofíasMy first girlfriend in kindergarten, MaríaAnd my first love’s name was ThaliaI have a Colombian who writes me every dayAnd a Mexican I didn’t even know aboutAnother one in San Antonio that still loves meAnd the ones from PR are all mineA Dominican who is a hottie, a hottieOne from Barcelona that came by planeAnd says that my penis is fireI let them play with my heartI’d like to move in with all of them in a mansionThe day I get married I’ll send you an invitationBoy, stop that, hey
Ey, auntie, asked me if I have a lot of girlfriends, a lot of girlfriendsToday I have one; tomorrow I’ll have another,hey, but there’s no wedding,Auntie asked me if I have a lot of girlfriends; he, a lot of girlfriendsToday I have one; tomorrow I’ll have another
Auntie asked meAuntie asked me (So good)Auntie asked meAuntie asked me (But come here boy, why do you want so many girlfriends?)
I’m going to take them all to the VIP, the VIP, heySay hi to auntieLet’s take a selfie, say “cheese,” heyLet the ones I already slept with smileIn a VIP, a VIP, heySay hi to auntieLet’s take a selfie, say “cheese”Let those who have already forgotten about me smile
Hey, boy, devil boyLet go of that lousy life that you have on the streetFind a serious woman for yourselfdevil boy, damn
I’d like to fall in loveBut I can’t, but I can’t, uh, uhI’d like to fall in loveBut I can’t, but I can’t
Sorry, I don’t trust, I don’t trustNah, I don’t even trust myselfIf you want to, stay today since it’s coldAnd leave tomorrow, Nah
Many want my babyThey want to have my firstborn, heyAnd take the creditI’m bored already. I want a brand new vagina, hehA new one, a new one, a new one, a new one, a new one (ey)
Listen to your best friend; she’s rightI’m going to break your heart, break your heartEy, don’t fall in love with me (No, no)Don’t fall in love with me (No, no), eySorry, it’s how I am (How I am, how I am), eyI don’t know why I’m like this (ey)
Listen to your best friend; she’s rightI’m going to break your heart, break your heartEy, don’t fall in love with me (No, no)Don’t fall in love with me (No, no), eySorry, it’s how I am (How I am, how I am), eyI don’t want to be like that anymore, no
Mexican singer-songwriter Danna Paola has signed an exclusive go-forward and full catalog publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Mexico, Billboard has learned.
“I’ve been waiting for a music partner like this for a while now and couldn’t be happier,” the “XT4S1S” singer said in a statement. “As a songwriter, I’m glad to be part of a company that supports and respects their artists’ creativity, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to create magic together!”
Since releasing her album K.O. in 2021 — which peaked at No. 9 on Billboard‘s Latin Pop Albums chart (dated Jan. 30, 2021) — the 27-year-old artist has released a handful of singles including her latest “XT4S1S,” a euphoric and liberating track. Her 2020 project, SIE7E+, also entered the charts. It peaked at No. 16 on that same tally.
About the deal, Carlos Ruíz, Warner Chappell Music Mexico managing director, added: “Danna is an artist in every sense of the word. Her talent, professionalism, and dedication are the basis of her solid career and why she has become an icon of her generation — not only in Mexico but in many parts of the world. She provokes a unique connection with her fans through her music, and we are delighted that she has entrusted us to accompany her in all the successes that are to come.”
With more than 10 million listeners on Spotify and collabs with artists such as Sebastián Yatra, David Bisbal, Mau y Ricky, among others, Paola — who also starred in Netflix’s popular series Élite — is currently on the XT4S1S Tour in Mexico.