Gomez eventually distanced herself from Gottwald, and the sound and image his team had been trying to establish for her, by embarking on a Spanish-language project with Sony Latin, another label under RCA. Jordan credited Sony Latin executives with supporting Gomez in making that career pivot. Earlier this year, Maluma invited her to sing the song at a concert he played in her hometown of Inglewood.
And if women were having trouble breaking through in Latin urban genres when Gomez first began her reverse crossover, they are now some of the biggest winners, largely thanks to YouTube. Michelle Rivera, who studies reggaeton as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, said YouTube has allowed Latinx artists to bypass Billboard and radio-dictated genre boundaries and conventions. They have access to so many followers. Right: Becky G and boyfriend Sebastian Lletget in This shift seems to have helped women artists most; Gomez, Natti Natasha , Anitta , and Karol G are often mentioned as current leaders of the pack.
There have been critiques about the misogynist and stereotypically sexualized images of femininity perpetuated by reggaeton — both in music videos and behind the scenes in the industry — which is part of what has made it hard for the women performers to break through as well.
The trend of bilingual hits like Cardi B, J. As Gomez acknowledged, it has taken longer to build traction as an artist than it did her first time around.
The fact that Gomez has established herself as a songwriter and rapper as well as a singer helps, too. Contact Alessa Dominguez at alessa. Then I got discovered at 14, for making cover songs on YouTube.
I was having label meetings, choosing which labels I wanted to sign with. The grit was always there — who starts rapping at 11 or 12 years old? I think it was the culture of Inglewood, where I grew up. You started out as an English-language artist. I look at many of my fans who were either born here, or their parents were born here. We should embrace them, rather than discredit them. Because how else is the culture going to survive? You have to work harder to earn their trust.
My parents were born in the States. My grandparents are from Mexico, from this place called Jalisco. But Mexico was one of the hardest crowds to really earn love and support from. One of the first albums that I bought was a Christina Aguilera album. There was one side in English, and then the other side in Spanish, with the same songs. What did you do to speed up your fluency? I brought my cousin Cristina on the road with me, and I made her speak to me only in Spanish.
How would you describe your Spanish now? If I am in Miami, I become Cubana. I reflect my environment. We really are fluid. You put us in a cup and we are a cup! But I think early on in my career, I used to feel lost because I was so good at that shapeshifting. But still always bringing it back to who I really am.
Are you open to talking about your lawsuit against Core? Or the status of your deal with Kemosabe Records, and how will that affect your future English-language releases?
I do know how quickly things can be misinterpreted, and taken and ran with. And not just on [the media] side, but even the fans. Becky has guest starred on the television show Empire and was one of the leads in 's big-screen Power Rangers adaptation. She began her career at nine years old, following a financial setback that meant her family had to move into her grandparents' garage.
All four of Becky's grandparents left Mexico to come to the United States, and she has talked about how their courage and hard work led to more opportunities for their granddaughter. Becky's grandparents emigrated from Mexico. She's part of the second generation of her family to be born in the United States.
After the family lost their home due to a ballooning mortgage payment and went to live in a small converted garage, a nine-year-old Becky decided to start a career in entertainment to bolster her family's finances.
She looked for child talent agencies, found an agent and began getting work in commercials, voiceovers and modeling. Becky has attributed being part of a large extended family with giving her the attention-getting skills that helped her achieve entertainment success. Becky has shared some details about her struggle with anxiety, crediting her family's support with helping her cope with this issue. Becky was writing her own music at age 11 and learned to play the guitar at Some of the artists Becky has collaborated with include will.
Becky has cited Jennifer Lopez and the late star Selena Quintanilla as personal inspirations. She grew up listening to a range of music that included rock classics, s hits and traditional Mexican music.
In , Becky's debut single "Becky From the Block" came out. The song not only referenced Lopez's "Jenny From the Block" , but Lopez herself made a cameo appearance in the video. The summer of saw Becky's "Shower" become a hit. The song charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot
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