{"id":88658,"date":"2024-06-20T21:03:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/20\/karol-g-immerses-in-merengue-with-si-antes-te-hubiera-conocido-stream-it-now\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:03:58","slug":"karol-g-immerses-in-merengue-with-si-antes-te-hubiera-conocido-stream-it-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/20\/karol-g-immerses-in-merengue-with-si-antes-te-hubiera-conocido-stream-it-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Karol G Immerses in Merengue With \u2018Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u2019: Stream It\u00a0Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tKarol G<\/a> has surprised fans with a new single called \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d (translated to: \u201cIf I Had Known You Before\u201d), out Thursday (June 20).<\/p>\n

\n\tKicking off the summer season, the Colombian superstar has immersed in the merengue genre for her new track. \u201cWhat would it have been like if I had met you before? Most probably you\u2019d be dancing this song with me,\u201d says part of the lyric.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the music video, she switched her baby pink locks for a new blonde look, and is performing the party-starting bop at a tiki bar.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the eve of the song\u2019s release, Karol performed it for the first time in London, later explaining on her Instagram<\/a> that the tribute to the merengue genre is because she owes a lot to The Dominican Republic. \u201cI worked on part of \u2018Ma\u00f1ana Sera Bonito\u2019 there, and when I need to disconnect from the world and connect with myself I also go there,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIts culture, its music, its colors, the hospitality, the energy\u2026 everything feels very authentic and special there. Its people have embraced me in a way that fills my heart and inspires me all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d\u2014which is released in the midst of the European leg of the Ma\u00f1ana Ser\u00e1 Bonito Tour\u2014further demonstrates Karol\u2019s ability to experiment outside of the reggaet\u00f3n realm. Prior to her merengue tune, she\u2019s tapped into bachata (\u201cEl Barco\u201d), corrido tumbado (\u201c200 Copas\u201d), cumbia (\u201cMi Ex Ten\u00eda Raz\u00f3n\u201d), and even dropped a salsa version of \u201cAmargura\u201d at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music gala, where she was this year\u2019s Woman of the Year.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe vibrant \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d marks Karol\u2019s second single of the year following the Ti\u00ebsto-assisted \u201cContigo,\u201d which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot Latin Songs chart dated March 2; reached No. 27 on the Latin Airplay chart dated June 1; and debuted at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March, becoming Karol\u2019s 30th entry on the all-genre chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the new music video below:<\/p>\n

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