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Karol G Just Announced Her 2022 ‘Strip Love Tour’ Of North America

Karol G has her foot firmly on the gasolina right now. The Colombian urbano singer brought out J Balvin for her explosive Coachella weekend two set this past weekend, and dropped her first new single of the year on Friday in the breezy “Provenza.” Now she’s just added a complete slate of $trip Love Tour North American tour dates to go along with her previously announced Latin America dates.

Once the Latin American leg wraps up in June, the $trip Love Tour officially begins for Karol G in Chicago on September 6th and presses on for over 30 new dates. Tickets for Karol G’s $trip Love Tour go on sale Friday, April 29th here . An artist pre-sale begins on Tuesday, April 26th and noon local time at the same link with the pre-sale code: AMOR.

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Karol G Talks Stadium-Hopping on the $trip Love Tour, Dream Movie Roles and That Post-Punk Cover of ‘Bichota’

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Colombian reggaeton star Karol G has achieved what a select few of her countrymen can lay claim to: she is a household name in the U.S. Credit the American teenagers who’ve embraced La Bichota as one of their own, with admiration and respect.

“I feel like a great part of my success so far has been that connection: it has taken me a lot of effort and sacrifice to get to where I am today,” she tells Variety . “Lots of people know that and I’m lucky enough that people are getting to know me and have tasked themselves with learning my story.”

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Karol’s music, carefully crafted for rule-breaking femmes (“I’m not here for you to fall in love with me, baby”), paired with the large-scale spectacles built for arena stages make for the type of all-night affairs regularly followed-up with Bichota-themed afterparties. Fans of all ages in red wigs and stilettos make up the sea of concert-goers and on stage, Karol makes her grand entrance inside a floating barb-wired heart, backed by a team of pole dancers who compliment her every note with the ease of a booty pop.

Karol came up locally around her native Medellín. Alongside her father and former manager, Guillermo Giraldo, she performed at events and festivals and networked. That led to work as a backup singer for one of reggaeton’s earliest leaders, Reykon, and receiving major co-signs from budding male counterparts in the genre like J. Balvin and Nicky Jam.

“In Colombia, there’s so much local talent and honestly, we listen to our own music the most,” Karol says, highlighting her hometown shows at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium as “the most incredible and special experience I had in my life.” She continues, “I’m proud of the fact that my [home country] loves me, they feel proud of me because I have a great sense of belonging to my country. I love saying everywhere I go that I am Latin, that I am from Colombia.”

It was also her father’s taste in music, and his own goals as an aspiring musician and singer, that helped cultivate Karol’s unfettered method of music-making. “I specifically remember him listening to Yuri, Myriam Hernandez, Juan Gabriel, and he listened to classics — vallenatos, Colombian even Puerto Rican salsas and Cuban music. He loved Metallica, he listened to Nirvana, and would watch their live performances and music videos…”

This brings to mind the post-punk cover of her hallmark “Bichota” by Chilean band Friolento , which went viral earlier this summer. Says Karol with a squeal: “ O sea , just imagine my reaction when I first heard that song ! I was literally going insane. I am always listening to different versions people make of my songs, especially my favorite song. I thought it was super original and people do reggaeton or acoustic versions, but this one really, really truly fascinated me.”

In her own vault, Karol admits she’s got a few older songs that teeter between urban music and various other styles (“I tried one with tango, it was a song that never came out but I loved it”). And so long as a song or project doesn’t feel “forced,” she says she’s open to the crossover experience. She recalls being given the option to record the electro banger “Don’t Be Shy” with Tiësto in either English or Spanish and feeling inclined to take the opportunity to try English, not only as a personal challenge but to see where the song would land globally seeing the rise in popularity of Latin music and despite the fact that “Latinos don’t expect us to make music in English now that even English-speakers are enjoying songs in Spanish.”

Karol’s $trip Love Tour will wrap on Nov. 2 at TD Garden in Boston and in March 2023, Karol will bring the tour to Puerto Rico’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium.

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Inside Karol G's Sold-Out Brooklyn Show

The Colombian singer's $trip Love Tour marks the start of a new era.

Karol G brought a bit of Colombia to Brooklyn last week.

With her $trip Love Tour, the "Bichota" singer has been promoting her new album, KG0516, all over the world. She touched down at Brooklyn's Barclays Center for a sold-out show, and BAZAAR.com got an exclusive look behind the scenes. In a series of photos by Karol's tour photographer, Christopher Cornejo, fans can see the Colombian superstar get glammed up before the show, interact with fans, and perform her Latin Grammy Award-winning music.

The massive setlist for the night included hits and fan favorites like her most recent single, "Gatúbela"; her spring 2022 single, "Provenza"; and her smash hit, "Tusa." The show was all about the theatrics, with Karol making her entrance onstage in a giant thorny heart and taking a dance break in a flying Ferrari in front of an audience of almost 20,000 fans.

Her music video for "Gatúbela" and the $trip Love Tour are making it clear that the star is leaning into a more sultry and sensual image, with her music sure to follow suit.

Bianca Betancourt is the culture editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com , where she covers all things film, TV, music, and more. When she's not writing, she loves impulsively baking a batch of cookies, re-listening to the same early-2000s pop playlist, and stalking Mariah Carey's Twitter feed. 

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Karol G Announces The $trip Love Tour is Coming to Chase Center on Oct. 20, 2022

The entire world has witnessed the impact of Karol G and her unique way of bringing her avant-garde style to the evolution and growth of Latin music around the globe. After captivating hundreds of thousands of fans with two successful shows at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the multi-platinum global superstar announced today her new “$trip Love Tour”. The tour, produced by AEG Presents, will visit Chase Center on Oct. 20, 2022. The Karol G artist presale will begin Tuesday, April 26 at 12:00 p.m. through www.karolgmusic.com/ . with code: AMOR. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 29th at 12:00 p.m. After breaking multiple sales records with her previous “Bichota Tour”, Karol G promises to make her new “$trip Love Tour” some of the most impressive shows of her career where she will bring to life all the greatest hits of her music repertoire. In the past two weekends alone, the artist has appeared on stage twice at the acclaimed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, adding another important milestone to her career. The singer-songwriter not only represented Latin America on a world-class stage, but also captivated the massive audience, delivering all her musical power and reaching an unbreakable euphoric energy that was accompanied by great a production, light show, pyrotechnics, and special guests. During her performance at the festival yesterday, the artist impressed everyone onsite with Becky G as her special guest, with whom she sang her successful collaboration, “MAMIII”. Similarly, to add to her performance’s unique medley of Latin music’s greatest hits, J Balvin joined her on stage as a surprise to perform his hit “Mi Gente.” As if that werent enough, Karol G blew attendees away when she performed her new single “Provenza” live for the first time. Only a couple of days after its premiere, “Provenza” conquered digital platforms, positioning itself at the top of most of the prestigious playlists, and reaching the #1 spot on YouTube’s “Global Trending” chart with its music video, which quickly garndered more than 13 million views. Meanwhile, the song also debuted at #25 on Apple Music’s global “Top Songs” chart.

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Karol G Almost Gave Up on Music, Now, She’s Selling Out Madison Square Garden

Two nights ago (Sep. 13), New York City was the place to be when Karol G brought her electrifying $trip Love Tour to a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. With fun pre-show activities, special celebrity guests, and a dance contest with a hefty cash prize, La Bichota pulled all the stops to make her MSG debut an unforgettable night.

Hoy, después de 10 años de anotarlo en mi lista de sueños, VOY A CANTAR EN EL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN EN NEW YORK✨✨✨✨🥺❤️‍🔥 — LABICHOTA (@karolg) September 13, 2022

“Today, 10 years after writing it down in my list of dreams, I’m going to sing at Madison Square Garden in New York!” shared the Colombian singer on her Twitter account prior to the show.

It’s almost hard to believe that less than a year ago, Karol G performed at the smaller, albeit sold-out, Hulu Theater below The Garden as part of her 2021 Bichota Tour. Since then, Karol G has performed at Coachella , traded in her signature blue hair for a fiery new red bundle , and continued dominating streaming charts . 

It’s worth mentioning that the $trip Love Tour isn’t in support of a new studio album, and Karol G only released a string of hit singles since her last stateside shows. The $trip Love Tour is a brand-new large-scale spectacle built for arenas. From the more than 20,000 fans of all backgrounds and creeds that stood to their feet for the entire show on Tuesday night, it’s abundantly clear why Karol G graduated to larger venues in 2022.

The immersion into Karol G’s world began before we even set foot into the building, as Madison Square Garden was lit up in the colors of the Colombian flag. Fans waiting outside the arena were properly dressed for an all-night party, donning Bichota-inspired looks and Karol G merchandise. Of course, there was no shortage of red and blue hair amongst this crowd. Past the gates, ticketholders received wristbands that would light up during different parts of the show. 

In partnership with the singer, AT&T was on site to provide fans with some unique pre-show experiences to document the concert. In the lower concourse, the Karol G Photo Booth had concertgoers lining up to pose with La Bichota for a virtually personalized photo. The “Music Video” booth had even more fans ready for their close-ups. With colorful lights and a professional camera operator, fans brought the action. After showing off their best moves, they received a fully produced 10-second music video clip. These fun digital mementos were sent immediately to the fan’s mobile devices to share on social media or with the group chat. Fans could also scan a QR code to take selfies with an exclusive Karol G filter. 

Inside the arena, Agueldo 888 got the crowd pumped up with an energetic reggaeton DJ set. At 9 p.m., the lights dimmed, and the crowd leaped to their feet as Karol G made her grand entrance inside a barbed wire heart to the opening chords of “GATÚBELA” while flames encircled beneath her. La Bichota then sang through a marathon of hits accompanied by her enthusiastic legion of fans. Whether she was flying through the crowd in a Ferrari while singing “Makinon” or hitting choreography with her pack of dancers, the crowd was eating the entire show up. You could feel how The Garden was packed to the brim by the ovation alone.

To get the crowd even more riled up, Karol G brought out Ozuna as a surprise guest, and they performed their “Caramelo” remix together for the first time, followed by the monster hit “China.”

For the second surprise of the night, rapper Maldy came out for a reprise of “GATÚBELA,” which also marked their first time performing the single together.

An unexpected and touching moment during the show was when Karol G told the crowd about the time she almost quit music and how playing Madison Square Garden is a dream come true: “In 2012, I said I didn’t want to do music anymore because it’s a tough industry. No one wanted to listen to my songs, and no one wanted to give me an opportunity. So I moved to New York, and I started to study English at a school in Manhattan.”

She recounted how she used to sit down on some benches outside Madison Square Garden to practice her English with the people she encountered, but also to dream. “To dream about what could have been if I stayed in music and if I sang at Madison Square Garden. I swear to God, I’m not saying things just to say them or to rile you up. My only intention is to tell you that I started in 2006. It’s now 2022, and it’s the first time I’m selling out this place with a capacity like this. Asi que, sí se puede! ” 

Karol G dijo “Hace diez años en el 2012 me vine a NYC a estudiar inglés, me sentaba afuera del Madison Square Garden esperando que alguien se sentara a mi lado para practicar inglés y 2 soñaba con cantar aquí… hoy es la primera vez que lo lleno 10 años después. Si se puede” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Zg71cOlifb — Chantal🐺➰ (@ChantalxLunera) September 14, 2022

Another highlight was the concert’s dance contest, where a few lucky fans get picked from the crowd to have a dance-off for a $1,000 cash prize. While this competition is held nightly on tour, Karol G upped the anty to mark the special occasion of playing her bucket list venue and revealed a whopping $10,000 cash prize. “10 thousand for whoever gets up here and tears up the Bichota’s stage,” she said.

Even as the show began to wind down, there were no signs of the fans letting up. After a brindis with “200 COPAS,” the crowd was relentless during hits like “PROVENZA” and “TUSA” through the very end when Karol closed out the show with “MAMIII.” 

It’s no longer a question if Karol G has the star power and command to hold it down at larger venues like her male contemporaries do. As she demonstrated last night through her triumphant MSG debut, this is Karol G’s world, and we’re all just living in it. So grab a red wig and join the party.

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