Becky G on Assembling ‘Esquinas’ With Producer Edgar Barrera and New Mexican Artists: ‘As Serendipitous As It Can Get’
variety.comThania Garcia This particular Friday has been a long time coming for Becky G: Her third studio album, “Esquinas,” (“Corners”), finally sees its release via Kemosabe-RCA Records after living only as a concept in her mind for the last several years.
It’s a truly intimate project. In it, the singer is overwhelmed with moments of gratitude, at other times with pride — whether that be for her dual heritage as a Mexican-American, or for her long-earned and winding ascent to the top.
In rarer moments, she confronts grief and loss. Mainly, she hopes fans will hear this record and recognize it as her at her truest. “This is for my 200%-ers,” Becky said in a speech she gave at her album-listening event just a few weeks ago.
Friends, family, industry insiders, her co-managers Ben Tischker and Marc Jordan and other members of her team gathered around the 26-year-old Inglewood, Calif.
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