Karol G’s historic No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Mañana Será Bonito feels “huge,” the Colombian star mentioned.
Not solely is the album within the prime spot of the all-genre albums chart, nevertheless it’s Karol G’s first album to achieve No. 1 on the chart and the primary all-Spanish-language album by a feminine artist to land at No. 1. “I really feel so very particular. Greater than happiness I really feel particular,” Karol G instructed Billboard.
Beforehand, solely two all-Spanish albums led the record, each by Unhealthy Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti in 2022 and El Ultimo Tour del Mundo in 2020).
“My final album did so nicely and had all these massive hits, like ‘Bichota,’ so the bar was excessive,” she mentioned. “However I didn’t need to make music as a result of I felt stress. I needed to make the music I needed to make, and the truth that I’ve hit No. 1 with an album that’s so private is big.”
Mañana Será Bonito can be the primary Latin album by a lady to achieve No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1995. That 12 months, Selena’s posthumously-released, partially-Spanish-language album Dreaming of You topped the chart for one week.
Karol G — who considers Selena one in all her idols — reacted with pleasure, noting, “I’m sharing one thing with Selena! That’s wonderful. Think about my 12 months: I met Rihanna, I recorded with Shakira and now I’ve a No. 1 on the chart like Selena did.”
Karol G and Shakira joined forces for the primary time with new single and Mañana album observe “TQG,” which dropped on Feb. 24.
“And the way cool is it that on Worldwide Ladies’s Month I get to No. 1 and the artist earlier than me at No. 1 was SZA,” Karol G added. “And that ‘TQG’ is No. 1 [on Spotify] and all these songs by girls are within the prime slots. We’re dwelling such a powerful second. Now, we’re going for extra.”
Leila Cobo contributed to this report.
The story first appeared on Billboard.com.
