Anuel AA Announces Corridos Album as Gift to Mexico
The Puerto Rican artist will release the surprise project alongside his previously announced 'Real hasta la muerte 2'.
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- NotiCel reports Anuel AA announced a corridos album as a gift to Mexico during Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami Beach
- The new album will be released at the same time as his previously announced 'Real hasta la muerte 2'
- Telemundo Puerto Rico states he plans to record with Jesús Ortiz of Fuerza Regida and will celebrate the production on his Nov. 26 birthday
- Metro Puerto Rico reports the albums come four years after his last release 'LLNM2'
Announcement in Miami
Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA announced on Tuesday that he will release an album of corridos as a "gift" for Mexico. The announcement was made at the Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami Beach, NotiCel reported. He will publish it at the same time as the urban rhythms album he had already announced, titled 'Real hasta la muerte 2'.
Anuel AA said he likes the process of corridos and that they have influenced his music. He added that on the day the album comes out there may be a big surprise and another album released at the same time consisting only of corridos. "Es un regalo que le tengo a México," he stated, according to all three outlets.
What the sources posted
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Es un regalo que le tengo a México
Our translation: It is a gift I have for Mexico
The source's own statement, as quoted by NotiCel. Not verified by PuertoRico.com.
Fan of Mexican Artists
The artist declared himself a fan and friend of exponents of the genre such as Peso Pluma, Fuerza Regida, Tito Double P and Netón Vega. He said he has spent more time in Mexico this year than in the United States, Telemundo Puerto Rico reported.
"Son amigos míos y a la vez soy muy fanático de ellos y me encanta esa música," Anuel AA said. He added that he hardly listens to reggaeton or trap anymore and instead listens to corridos all day while driving.
Background and Context
The new discs will come four years after his last material, 'LLNM2' (Las leyendas nunca mueren). 'Real hasta la muerte 2' will feature a mix of reggaeton and trap, Metro Puerto Rico reported.
Anuel AA, who began his career in Latin trap, described that rhythm as "corridos puertorriqueños". The Billboard Latin Music Week began on Monday and concludes on Thursday with the Latin Billboard Awards gala.
Where the sources differ
All three sources (NotiCel, Telemundo Puerto Rico and Metro Puerto Rico) carry nearly identical text and agree on every detail of the announcement, the quotes from Anuel AA, the lack of an exact release date, the celebration of the production on Nov. 26, and the four-year gap since 'LLNM2'. The articles appear to be based on the same EFE dispatch with only minor differences in formatting and headlines.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not give an exact release date for either album, do not name any specific corridos tracks or featured artists on the surprise album beyond a planned recording with Jesús Ortiz of Fuerza Regida, and do not say whether the corridos album will be a full-length studio project or contain how many songs.
Sources
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- Reporting Anuel AA anuncia un disco de corridos como un «regalo» para México
- Reporting Anuel AA anuncia un disco de corridos como un
- Reporting Anuel AA anuncia álbum de corridos como un “regalo” para México
How we checked this
NotiCel, Telemundo Puerto Rico and Metro Puerto Rico all reported the same announcement made by Anuel AA on Tuesday at Billboard Latin Music Week. The claim that the second album is a gift for Mexico and the description of trap as Puerto Rican corridos rest on the artist's own statements.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.