Colombian hitmaker Karol G has inked a deal with Interscope Records, the Universal Music Group-owned label. The music giant announced the news on Tuesday afternoon (June 6) after โlengthy negotiations,โ according toย Billboard.ย
Karol G โ real name Carolina Giraldo Navarro โ initially signed her first record deal in 2010. She was only 19 years old when she teamed up with Universal Music Latin Entertainment. After 13 years in the industry, the Latin American singer/songwriter became a prominent name and decorative artist.ย
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Karol G is managed by Noah Assad, the man behind Spotifyโs most-streamed artist Bad Bunny. Throughout her decade-spanning career, the rapper scored numerous Latin Grammy Awards,ย Billboardย Latin Music honors, and a handful of accolades at the Premio Lo Nuestro. Her collaboration โTusaโ with Nicki Minaj became an international hit, becoming the first all-female duet to peak at No.1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.ย
Some of her biggest hits include the romantic track โSecretoโ with Anuel AA, โMi Cama,โ โBichota,โ mainstream radio hit โPunto G,โ and โAhora Me Llama,โ her trap-leaning single with Bad Bunny. Most recently, the artist dropped Mฤnana Serรก Bonito. The album graced the top of theย Billboardย 200 chart upon release, becoming the first Spanish record to do so by a female.ย
โOur partnership with Karol and her team dates back to the beginning of her career, and it has been a thrilling journey filled with incredible music,โ saidย Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group, in a statement toย Billboard. โShe is simply one of the most exciting artists in popular music today, and weโre honored she has chosen to deepen her partnership with UMG for many more years to come.โ
Karol G will soon embark on her very first stadium tour in the United States. The Maรฑana Serรก Bonito Tour is scheduled to kick off in August in Las Vegas and will conclude in late September. The vocalist will appear at Lollapalooza in Chicago before the highly anticipated trek. For upcoming appearances and tickets, visit karolgmusic.com.ย
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