NEW YORK (AP) — Who’re the highest reggaeton musicians on the planet? Or all through historical past? Does Unhealthy Bunny come to thoughts? Daddy Yankee? What about Wisin & Yandel, Rauw Alejandro, Farruko and J Balvin?
For years, it appears, urbano music has been outlined solely by its male superstars. However that is not the case, and positively not in latest historical past.
Karol G’s “Mañana Será Bonito” is plain — Spotify’s fourth most-streamed album, globally, in 2024 despite the fact that it was launched in 2023 — and a crop of newer expertise from Puerto Rico, like Villano Antillano, RaiNao and Añasco’s Younger Miko, reveal that the tide is altering — and music as soon as related to a sure sort of machismo is getting a makeover.
Since releasing her 2022 EP “Trap Kitty,” resulting in her debut full-length “Att,” Young Miko has stood out. Not only for her braggadocious Latin trap flows that aim to empower the LGBTQ+ community — though that is certainly a factor — but also for her super viral hits, like “RiRi” and “offline,” that includes Feid.
Final month, “Att” earned Younger Miko her first-ever Grammy nomination in the perfect música urbana album class, historically a boys’ membership. She’s the one lady nominated within the class. The Grammy Awards shall be held Feb. 2, 2025.
So, how did she react to the Grammy information?
“It was definitely unexpected. It’s definitely always been a dream,” she recently told The Associated Press at Variety Music Hitmakers Brunch, adding that it is not only her dream, but the dream of her entire team. “So, the moment we got that news, it was such an exciting moment. We were all together and we just want to be able to enjoy it. And we’re just happy to even be considered. So yeah, it’s amazing.”
Earlier this yr, Karol G grew to become the primary lady to win a Grammy for finest música urbana album.
“As a woman, I have to say, like in my experience, it was tough… to be a girl in this industry, in the music that I do, urban music,” Karol G instructed AP backstage on the 2024 Grammys in February after she took residence the trophy. “I know I represent a lot of girls, not just in music, a lot of women in the world that are fighting to represent themselves.”
Younger Miko says the business is altering, “definitely,” she says.
“I think everything happens for a reason and evolution is a part of absolutely everything, so I’ll just leave that there.”
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The 67th annual Grammy Awards shall be held Feb. 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles. The present will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. For extra protection, go to: https://apnews.com/hub/grammy-awards
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Liam McEwan contributed to this report.
