London was left in an uproar of song, dance and raw emotion as Nathy Peluso performed her latest album, GRASA, at Roundhouse Camden, last night. Having rapidly risen to fame with her first album and worldwide tour, Calambre in 2020, the Argentine-Spanish singer returned to London with a second studio album tour, GRASA. 

The atmosphere was electric as the crowd danced to an array of salsa and alternative Latin music, getting ready for a dynamic and animated live performance. The crowd chanted “Nathy” whilst the band prepared their positions, and as the lights came down, Nathy appeared centre stage. Starting her show with ‘CORLEONE’, Nathy wore head to toe Marine Serre, rocking their crimson red leggings, a graphic T-shirt and red mesh bodysuit, polished with black knee-high boots. 

GRASA, debuted last May 2024, was released with the intention to show a more intimate side of Nathy, sharing that the album was about learning to love yourself and knowing your worth. Being four years since her last album, Peluso felt her life had changed significantly and used GRASA to deal with her emotions privately, all the while creating an artform that she could share with her fans. Learning from the successes and navigating the challenges, Nathy’s most authentic album to date was formed, self-directed and produced alongside artists Manu Lara, Didi Goodman and Rafael Cauta.

Appearing on stage with a white flag, printed with her album title, GRASA, Nathy sang ‘LA MENTIRA’, a single that is a critique of modern society’s superficiality. Symbolising a ceasefire with society’s falsehood, Nathy waves the flag back and forth as she raps about a world where authenticity is attacked.  

Nominated for Grammy’s Best Latin Rock and Alternative Album, GRASA shows a diverse range of technical skills, amalgamating authentic Salsa melodies with underground Rap. Getting the crowd off their seats and singing with once-considered strangers, Nathy performed fan favourites, ‘TODO ROTO’ featuring CA7RIEL and ‘MANHATTAN’ with Duki, showcasing artist collaborations chosen intentionally by Nathy for their personal tone, attitude and creativity.

Effortlessly engaging with her audience in every song, Nathy takes a moment to sit down and impart wisdom. Acknowledging her sold out venue that is bursting at the seams with cheer and excitement, Nathy gives her crowd a special message on gut feelings; that “in these hard times, you must always listen to the signs and connect”, before singing with pure vocals, ‘EL DíA QUE PERDÍ MI JUVENTUD’.

Having chosen the title post album-creation, Nathy aimed to find a phrase matching her hard work in creating this uniquely blended album. ‘Grasa’, a Spanish phrase of several meanings – most associated with negative connotations such as ‘vulgar’ or ‘tacky’ – also means greasy or oily, to which Peluso often recounted her father coming home from a day’s hard work at a gas station with dirty and greasy hands. Nathy chose to redefine GRASA as tough, strong and hard – a description of how she worked tirelessly to overcome struggles and navigate hardships.

Nathy ended the show with the much-loved singles, ‘VIVIR ASÍ ES MORIR DE AMOR’ and ‘REMEDIO’; the perfect way to fill the venue with an overwhelming sense of love and gratitude. A standing ovation followed as Nathy gave endless thanks and blessings to her fans who travelled far to experience pure energy and a superlative performance from one of our favourite Latin singers. 

GRASA is an ode to Nathy’s effortless musical fluidity and outstanding artistry. 

Words by Veronica Wong Diffa

Photo Credit: Cindel Oranday @cindeloh

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With billions of streams on her account and sold-out shows, Karol G, a Colombian music icon, made the last Valentine’s Day even sweeter for us, dropping her and Tiësto’s new single and video “Contigo” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmp7AV8O9s). The video has already over ten million views on YouTube – but by the time this text reaches you, the numbers may well have doubled, as Karol G’s fans are very much devoted to their idol – after all, they ensured she became the first female artist to sell out the Estadio Azteca (with its capacity of 80k) in Mexico, for three consecutive nights during her latest Mañana Será Bonito Latam Tour. But don’t worry if you’re not in Latin America right now (you couldn’t buy the tickets anyway, as they’ve mostly sold out) – Karol G is to visit Europe this Summer, with two shows in London – make sure you note 18/06 and 19/06 in your calendars! 

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 Karol G (Carolina Giraldo Navarro) has earned herself a stable position at the top of Latin pop music. Just this year, having been announced Billboard’s 2024 Woman of the Year, she won her first Grammy for Mañana Será Bonito, in the category Best Música Urbana Album. In her over ten-year-long career, which rocketed astonishingly over the last few years, Karol G has published four albums, made collabs with Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Maluma, and Ozuna, and won many awards, including five Latin Grammys (three just this year), MTV Video Music Award, and iHeartRadio Music Award. Karol G has been lately conquering both the music industry and our Spotify accounts, with ca. 50mln listeners per month (48th position worldwide!) and her track “Provenza” reaching over 1 billion streams last year. With such numbers and her latest acting debut in Griselda on Netflix (playing Carla), the singer shows her career is in full bloom, and she whets our appetites for more to come in 2024. 

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 Her latest single “Contigo,” accompanied by a video, satisfies them (or, actually, makes us even more eager to see the shows in June!). Produced by WeOwnTheCity and co-created by Karol G, Pedro Artola, and Tiësto, the clip tells the love story of two girls (starring Karol G and Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko), who – in a nostalgic, bitter-sweet setting of the Noughties – try to fight for their love when facing hurdles. The song itself offers an irresistible mix of Latin beats, pop, and Tiësto dance music – we couldn’t imagine a better foreshadowing of the coming Spring and Summer festival season! 

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 The video will surely be a major inspo for those attending the festivals – with its warm, soft colours, pleasing sunlight, pink, glitter, and – last but not least – the iconic 2000s fashion. The clip makes you remember the good, old times of colourful, sequined crop tops, tattoo chokers everyone was obsessed with, jeans and camo mini dresses, butterfly hairclips, and shiny belts, much too bulky to serve a purpose other than aesthetic. It is mostly inside of an apartment reverberating with the Noughties vibes that we see the story of the two lovers unfold – them playing old-school video games, dancing in baggy, low-waist jeans, and taking photos with an instant camera. Every detail has been taken care of, as we see the couple wearing purely 2000s makeup – sparkly eyeshadows, glossy lips, and bright pink blush, accompanied by hairdos from the era – cute face-framing braids and pink highlights in Karol G’s creamy platinum blonde hair. The Noughties vibe gets even stronger once we see Karol G singing, leaning against a wall with colourful mappings on it – the associations of Rihanna’s 2011 “We Found Love” shots instantly come to mind. 

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Then, we move to a place even more reminiscent of the (as it turns out) bitter-sweet 2000s – a high school, having the atmosphere of Britney Spears’ iconic “Baby One More Time,” with a white-blue dominant colour palette, pink Converse, white shirts, bandanas, and baggy cargo trousers. It is at school (well, where else?…) that the problems in the up-until-that-point idyllic relationship arise, and the couple needs to split. They happily get to reunite in a 2000s club – with Tiësto as DJ, and his dance beats framing the whole clip and leading to a lived-happily-ever-after ending. It is in this final part that both the video’s couple and Karol G’s fans can carelessly immerse themselves in Tiësto’s uplifting music, inspired by Leona Lewis’ 2007 “Bleeding Love.” For Karol G, the love eventually stops bleeding, so that she’s ultimately able to sing firmly: “contigo” (“with you”) – and we can’t help singing along. 

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If you wish to move to a 2000s club with Karol G, she offers you an invitation to her Summer parties across Europe (see the dates below)! Click the link to get your London tickets, and see you there! https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-karol-g-1363466

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EUROPE STADIUM TOUR 

8 June 2024: Zurich, Switzerland 

11 June 2024: Cologne, Germany 

14 June 2024: Amsterdam, Netherlands 

18 & 19 June 2024: London, UK 

22 June 2024: Paris, France 

25 June 2024: Milan, Italy 

29 June 2024: Antwerp, Belgium 

2 July 2024: Berlin, Germany 

7 July 2024: Lisbon, Portugal 

20 July 2024: Madrid, Spain 

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Here are our favourite looks:

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Living up to her Queen Bee reputation, Beyoncé wore this custom Mugler yellow and black metallic bodysuit, paired with black vinyl gloves and thigh-high boots, and a helmet equipped with antennae and yellow-tinted sunglasses. The outfit references the Mugler spring 1997 couture collection, inspired by insects.

Fans went crazy for this magical UV-colour-changing dress by Anrealage. The white bell-sleeved cloak transformed into a multi-coloured display when the light shone on it. The technology behind the coat was the work of Tokyo designer Kunihiko Morinaga, who showed colour-changing clothes at Paris Fashion Week FW23.

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Beyoncé was giving ‘Formation’ with this wide-brimmed hat and a custom diamanté leotard from Balmain FW23. The bodysuit featured an intricate pearl web, matching her pearl-rimmed cat eye sunglasses, and was styled with black vinyl thigh-high boots.

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Balmain Silver Embroidered Dress

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Ego Diamanté Droplet Detail Western Hat

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Pieces Diamanté Cat Eye Sunglasses

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Le Silla Eva Thigh-Length Leather Boots

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Out of all her bodysuits of the evening, this bejewelled Loewe number stole the show. Adorned with manicured hands, with which Bey wore matching latex gloves, the suit was custom made by Jonathan Anderson and was reminiscent of the hand-dress from Loewe’s FW22 collection at Paris Fashion Week.

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Loewe Gloves Graphic Print Velvet Maxi Dress

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Jaded London Kiss Me Quick Raw Hem Tank Top

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Jaded London Kiss Me Quick Raw Hem Maxi Skirt

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Another custom Balmain look, Beyoncé transformed into a mirror ball in this asymmetric mirrored mini dress. She paired it with silver thigh-high boots and metallic sunglasses.

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rotate Birger Christensen Hemly Strapless Croc Effect Dress

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Weekday Trek Oversized Sunglasses

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Raid London Amberr Long Block Heeled Boot

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Beyoncé wore another bodysuit, this time a futuristic-silhouette number from Alexander McQueen. It was hand embroidered, mixing different textures like rhinestones, intricate beading and metallic threads, and featured padded shoulders and hips.

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Zhivago Message To Love Jumpsuit

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Jaded Rose V Neck Embellished Jumpsuit

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David Koma, who also designed Bey’s Oscars performance look last year, created this custom ensemble inspired by his SS23 collection. The look consisted of a turtleneck bodycon dress with a ruched, high-low skirt, a long iridescent metallic coat, chunky silver earrings, and holographic asymmetric cowboy boots.

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David Koma Mother Of Pearl Print Mesh Dress

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Alexandre Vauthier Holographic Knee High Boots

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Club Exx Solar Beam Iridescent Jacket

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Kenneth Jay Lane Silver Tone Crystal Earrings

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Beyoncé heads to England next week and covers 40 cities in Europe, the UK, Canada, and the US, concluding in New Orleans in late September. Let’s hope we get to see even more looks as the tour goes on!

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The Fenty founder will return to the music scene performing at the Superbowl halftime show on 12^th February – her first show in seven years. UK fans will be able to watch the huge cultural event on either ITV1 or Sky Sports where it will be broadcast live at 1:30 am on Monday the 13^th February.

After her return to the stage that it’s rumoured she’ll announce a tour starting this year to promote her next album. Although we’re not sure when Rihanna will drop the dates, a music insider has told the Sun, “She has her North American dates ready to announce for 2023 after the Super Bowl and it will be a matter of time before European dates are announced for 2024.” Her last tour for 2016’s Anti had over 71 dates so we are hoping it’s just as expansive this time. According to the insider, “Her plan is to set up mini residencies in major cities rather than visit multiple places”.

Diehard fans of the singer will be thrilled to hear that the tour will include both new songs and old favourites. An insider told The Sun, “She’s been working overtime on every element of the show. The list of songs that made the cut are pretty comprehensive and touch on every era of Rihanna including the new one she’s about to embark on.”

Rihanna’s new album has been in the works for some time now. Although the multifaceted queen put her music career on hold to focus on her businesses Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty and her new motherhood it seems like the album was coming together behind the scenes. Back in 2019, she told Vogue that the album would be reggae-inspired whilst last year at the Savage x Fenty show she told us its sound would be unexpected.

Also on the cards is the release of the much-anticipated Rihanna documentary that has over 1,000 hours of footage! The project has been six and a half years in the making and has documented the rise of her billion-dollar empire Fenty to her experiences of new motherhood. With it being recently sold to Amazon hopefully we’ll be able to feast our eyes on it soon.

Director of the project Peter Berg, responsible for the popular sports drama Friday Night Lights said, “I’ve loved it. It’s such an enriching experience, I don’t really care how long it takes.” Those who wish to get a deeper look into the megastar’s life will also be elated to hear that Berg called it “more a character study than a music film” 

If you’re green with envy over the look Rihanna posted on her Instagram to advertise her Superbowl appearance – fear not. We’ve pieced together a look inspired by the fierce fit with a chartreuse fluffy coat, black catsuit, chunky silver jewellery, and strappy heels.

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Stine Goya Green Genesis Faux-Fur Jacket

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Jennifer Fisher 3″ Ayesha Hoops

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Cernucci Vintage Cross Pendant

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Girlfriend Collective Stretch Recycled Jumpsuit

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GianvitoI Rossi Minas 85 Leather Sandals

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Graphics Header Image By Mia Washbrook

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Collaborations with Drake, recipient of Best New Artist at the Soul Train Awards and current holder of one of the most-streamed R&B albums by a woman (beating Queen B’s Lemonade) – all at the age of 23.

Summer Walker is undeniably R&B’s new ‘It’ girl. Her record-breaking debut album Over It was streamed 154.7 million times and featured collaborations with 90s and noughties icon, Usher on ‘Come Thru’, Bryson Tiller on ‘Playing Games’ and PARTYNEXTDOOR on ‘Just Might’. Her contemporary and atmospheric tracks capture the listener from the second the album starts – heavy bass and old-school samples like 702’s ‘Get It Together’ truly add to the 90s renewal characteristics of Summer’s sound and aesthetic.

Walker’s collaborations might surprise you, considering the singers’ first commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer only dropped in October 2018 and her first recorded debut ‘Session 32’ – a dreamy and airy acoustic track featuring only a guitar and Summer’s voice – was released April of that year. Raw and warm, her initial drops led her to be noticed by record company LVRN/Interscope Records and this, in turn, brought her to release debut studio album Over It.

The album highlighted her emotional complexity as an artist – in ‘I’ll Kill You’ ft. Jhene Aiko. The lyrics include “You make a bitch have to go in her purse / Or go in her trunk and pull out the strap / I would never shoot you, baby / Maybe just wave it around’ yet in ‘Playing Games’ another sideshow with lyrics stating ‘All I ever asked was you to / Pick up the phone when you alone / All I ever asked was you to / Show me some love, kisses and hugs’.

Summer’s unabashed tone of voice in ‘I’ll Kill You’ showed her alter-ego. In her interviews, live performances and Summer’s deeply personal Instagram, it is clear that she faces almost crippling of social anxiety. Though many stars face stage fright and nerves, Summer’s introversion largely affects her ability to perform.

In fact, she recently had to cancel 20 gigs in the US and stated on Instagram “As you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. I want to continue to be healthy and to make music for y’all, so I have decided to cut down some of the dates on the tour. I hope you all can understand. I’m grateful for every single one of you, and I hope that you understand that wellness/mental health is important”.

The Atlanta-based singer isn’t shy on her rocky relationship with the music industry and has at many times suggested she is over it, stating in an interview: “I miss being at home, minding my business. No one bothering me when I leave the house”. Though some fans are supportive, others label it as an attention-seeking ‘act’ – highlighting just how misunderstood social anxiety is as a mental health issue.

Walker’s transparency of mental health and her commitment to putting herself first before performances is commendable. It definitely establishes her as a refreshing voice in the music industry (especially for men and women of colour) for those who may find it difficult to be open about certain anxieties and mental health difficulties they face due to cultural and social constraints.

We truly hope Walker isn’t completely done with creating music and performing – she holds a special place in the music world with both her sound and what she represents. Check out her latest track here, her raw and unfiltered conversation with fellow singer Ari Lennox here and her NPR Tiny Desk Performance below.

Summer Walker’s Tiny Desk Performance

Words by Hena Sharma

Graphics by Katie Janes

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