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Release Date
24 March 2021
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Length
16 tracks
KG0516 is the third studio album by Colombian singer Karol G, released on March 26, 2021, by Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Consisting of sixteen tracks, the album was preceded by the commercially successful and Latin Grammy-nominated single "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj, "Ay, Dios Mío!", "Bichota" and "Location" which features vocals by Anuel AA and J Balvin. It also includes guest appearances by Mariah Angeliq, Camilo, Nathy Peluso, Ozuna, Yandar & Yostin, Juanka, Brray, Ludacris, Emilee, Wisin & Yandel, Nicky Jam, Ivy Queen, Zion and Alberto Stylee.
Recording sessions for KG0516 started approximately in the summer of 2019. It includes the song "Tusa", with vocals by Nicki Minaj, which was released to commercial success, reaching the number one spot on the charts of seventeen countries for multiple weeks, including Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile and Spain. The track was later nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, During the following year, Karol G collaborated with other artists including Pop Smoke, Ozuna, Myke Towers and the Jonas Brothers. In July 2020, the Ovy on the Drums-produced track "Ay, Dios Mío!" was released on streaming platforms to moderate success. Later in October, "Bichota" was released as the album's official lead single reaching Internet virality. "Bichota" topped the charts in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Peru and the US Latin Airplay chart. In February 2021, the Western-influenced track "Location" featuring Anuel AA and J Balvin was released.
On March 17, 2021, Karol G announced via a half-minute video the release of her upcoming album alongside its release date and cover art, which was photographed by David LaChapelle. The announcement met some criticism for resembling the music video for Rosalía's "Con Altura". The tracklist was announced on March 22.
At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 90, based on two reviews. Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised Karol G's growth as an artist on this album; saying that "Here Karol G proves that everything she'd previously released was indeed preamble". He also praised her ability to blend reggaeton in with the pop multiverse, saying that "KG0516 establishes Karol G as a visionary".
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