Kenia OS, Nio Garcia, & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release of the Week?
This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Espa?ol editors — features fresh new music from artists including Mike Bahía, Javiera Mena, Kapo, and more.
In a first collaborative effort, Kenia OS teamed up with Steve Aoki for “Replay,” proving her versatility by navigating from sugary pop to pulsating EDM. “This track represents something big not only for me, but also to put Mexico on the global map,” the Mexican artist expressed in a press statement. “I’ve always been a fan of Steve Aoki and I think we managed to capture that feeling of an endless night. I wanted to give them a different and special song, and what better way to do it than by working with the coolest DJ in the world.”
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Another cool dance track that dropped this week is “Chula,” Grupo Firme’s collaboration with Demi Lovato that meshes electronic music with banda elements. “Demi Lovato is an artist whom we’ve admired since we were kids,” Firme’s Eduin Caz told Billboard last month in an interview in Miami. “We would watch her on television.”
Meanwhile, Colombian newcomer Kapo dropped a feel-good afrobeat tune called “UWAIE,” where his distinct, raspy vocals provide peace, assurance, and motivation through the lyrics. “You’re beautiful and you deserve it all/ Loving you is my necessity/ I like everything about you/take away that insecurity is my necessity,” Kapo chants in the Gangsta-produced bop.
Other new releases this week include new studio albums by Nio García and Eden Mu?oz, respectively; a tribute to Mike Bahía’s roots in “Cali Buenaventura”; and Javiera Mena’s heartfelt “Volver a Llorar.”
Last week, Kim Loaiza and Codiciado’s collaboration “QuesoXTE” won the poll, bringing in more than 68% of the votes. Who should win this week? Give these new releases a spin and vote on them below.
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