Karol G Signs "Ambitious" $100 Million Record Deal With Interscope

April 2024 · 2 minute read

Fresh off her break album "Mañana Será Bonito" in February, singer Karol G, actual name Carolina Giraldo Navarro, has signed a recording deal with Universal's Interscope Records that isn't best reportedly price nearly $100 million, but may even permit her to own all her grasp recordings, consistent with a Billboard record.

The deal was once closed after "a 'lengthy' and complex negotiation," consistent with a source close to the subject, and whilst you delve into the details of the deal you'll be able to perceive why. Karol G can be holding a big degree of keep an eye on over her paintings compared to maximum artists who signal with primary labels, proceeding to unencumber track beneath her personal Bichota Records, with Interscope dealing with distribution and promotion. As the source places it: "It is one of the most ambitious deals signed by a Latin artist in recent memory."

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The deal may be abnormal in that it sort of feels to fall completely under the purview of Interscope's English-language division quite than any Spanish-language imprint. In earlier eras, multilingual singers like Shakira or Enrique Iglesias have maintained separate business arrangements for their Spanish and English language track, however Karol G's deal reportedly falls solely beneath the Interscope umbrella. "Even though Interscope doesn't have a Latin division per se, it has a Miami office run by Latin music veteran executive Nir Seroussi and it works Interscope's Latin projects, which also include Kali Uchis and Cuco," the Billboard tale states.

In a press observation, Karol G is the deal:

"I'm continuously amazed at the support my fans give me, which motivates me to deliver the best of me, and I'm certain that this partnership with Interscope and their incredible team will help us continue building and making history. I'm thrilled to see what's to come."

If all goes to plot, a new stage of crossover luck is what's to return for Karol G. And it sort of feels that she did not need to sacrifice a lot in the best way of creative or business autonomy in order to make the deal happen.

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