Karol G on Coachella, Angus Cloud, & Her U.S. Tour

What's up, Young Hollywood? Today I'm with superstar Karol G.

Hello. Yay.

How are you?

Good.

Okay. We're in Coachella Valley. You have done weekend one. How was that?

Amazing. You know, I like, I was so uh expecting this moment for so long, working so hard on the show and I was like so nervous. I can tell that I forgot about a lot of things that day because I was like in airplane mode. So, I hope to enjoy it more this weekend.

What was it like seeing all the, like, blue wigs, the blue hair right in front of you in the crowd?

Somebody told me like in, in the backstage from my team like, "Hey, there's a lot of people with the wigs on." And I was like expecting people, but then when I came out, it was like a lot. Completely blue. It was like super amazing. I was like super happy because uh it, it, it's my first time in, in, in the festival. So, uh I felt the support and, and I felt like even better than I thought it was going to be. So I, I'm super grateful. Yeah. Super happy.

Okay, and you also you brought out Becky G for weekend one.

It was like, you know, it, it, it was, we were talking about to do something big in, in anything like a performance, in a TV show or something, but we kept it like for Coachella. Like we, we had a lot of like people asking us to perform the song together in different places, but we kept like the surprise for Coachella. Uh we did this twice like the both weekends. We were so happy. Uh people loved it because it was our first time like performing our song even everywhere like it was our first time. So, I know it, it was like a point on, on my show that people is going to remember always. Yeah.

And how does that come about? You just like text Becky G and you're like, "Do you want to do it?" Like did you think of her right away?

No, yes. Since we did the song, we were talking like, I told her like, "Hey, I'm going to be in Coachella. This is my first time, so maybe we can perform this song there and keep it like for that moment." She said, "Yes" since the beginning. And yeah, we were like talking about the details. She went to the rehearsals with me because I had the rehearsals in Las Vegas. So, she went there. We were to like talking together about what we were going to do, what like the people were going to think about it and we are like so happy. People love the song and people love us together. It was our first time doing something together so it was amazing. Yeah.

It turned, it turned out amazing. Like all your comments like through TikTok and social media were like, "Oh my gosh, this is everything we hope for and more." So

Thank you. Thank you.

And for the music video, you had Angus Cloud in it from Euphoria.

Yes. And like, that's not my song, that's Becky G's song. Yeah. And I'm collaborating with her and she had this idea. Uh she told me like, "I want to do a video with uh two people that I liked a lot." And, and I said, "Yes." It's, it's her song. It's her vision. So, I respect her vision and she did it and it came great. I, I love what, what I saw. I loved it.

Are you a fan of Euphoria? Did you watch the show?

I just, yeah. I haven't seen like completely everything, but I know the people and I don't know them. Angus, we were talking like we didn't met together yet. But because of the video he texts me and I was like, "Oh my God." Uh, "Congrats for everything and thank you so much for being in this project." But yeah, I need to see like the rest of the season. I need to see everything. Yeah.

People like people who posted like they were going to have you on Young Hollywood and everyone was like, "Oh my God, ask about like the new song, Mommy and how the music video went down." So, we wanted to ask you about that. What was it

amazing? It was amazing. And Mia, Mia, with, with, with Mia Khalifa, we have like a a very special relationship. We haven't met yet like, you know, this social media thing is you know a lot of people, but we haven't met yet, yet together like in front. Right. Uh, but yeah, I'm so happy. She started like supporting my music and, and when Becky decided to have Angus and, and Mia on the video, I loved the idea. It, it as I told you, it is her vision and I respect her and then when she, she showed me what came out with the video, I loved it. It was amazing. A different thing. Yeah.

And speaking of music, so you have your new single out, Provenza. I said it right, right?

Provenza. Provenza. Provenza.

Provenza. How do you feel? Like, that's that's a whole different kind of vibe of a song for you, right?

It's like a different world in in everything, like in the music, in the visuals, uh, I haven't like, no, like I didn't launch music for seven months. Yeah. Uh, since September last year, uh, I, I put some collaborations out, but not like my real singles. Like for singles like that. So, Provenza was my first single of 2022. So, I was super excited. Like I wanted the people to listen to the song because I was so in love since the moment that I did it. I was like, "Oh my God, I can't stop listening to this song." And if people is going to love it the way I do, it's going to be amazing. So, uh, I'm so happy. It's already out. People is loving it. We debute in the top 50 globally. So, I'm happy and grateful for all the beautiful things that are happening right now.

And it's pretty special to have released it during Coachella weekend too. Because

Of course, that we thought about that. It was important for us. Like, uh the song was going to be out like two weeks ago. And then I was like, "Hey, why we don't like wait and, and we do it like in the middle of the two weeks?" Because, uh, maybe we have this new like, my vision for Coachella was to do something uh to honor my Latina community because I feel so proud where, where I'm from and and my country. And then to bring new people to know Karol G. So, if I was like, if we're going to be there, maybe we can wait to to see if more people is going to listen the song. So, I, I am happy. It worked. Uh, we're going to announce my tour. Uh, and I'm happy that we bring all these good news for my people. Uh, a lot of surprises. So, yeah, I'm happy.

You're going, you're about to go on a US tour.

Yes, my tour.

How do you feel about that?

You know, I'm super happy. Uh, like we already like we are announcing it. So, I'm super happy to announce like it's going to be a different amazing tour. The name is Strip Love Tour. Is like uh a lot of sexiness and love and cuteness. It's like a really like the extreme part of everything. We're going to see it in that tour. The stage, the lighting, the everything. It's, it's going to be amazing. It's, it's a really new concept that we created for this new era of Karol G. So, I'm really happy uh to announce it because we're waiting, we were waiting a long time. A long time. Yeah. To give the news.

Was it easy to come up with the name?

No. You take a minute. It's like for me it's very hard always to find a name of the things because I really want to express something and maybe when people listen to the song, maybe people is going to be asking why the name of the song, but when they're there, they're going to get of course all the answers and it's important for me to have that, to have like a name with a concept with something like behind. So, you're going to see, you're going to love it.

Okay, we're going to play a fun game.

Okay.

Ready? So, it's never have I ever. Have you heard of it before?

No. Never.

Okay. So, it's called never have I ever. It's like a trend, like a lot of people like friends will play it and stuff.

Okay. Never have I ever. Never have I ever. Yes, you got it.

So, you can play this on tour and like the like on the bus or the plane or whatever. Everyone will love it.

Okay. Okay, understood.

So, it's never have I ever. So, basically I'm going to read off something and like a thing that you may have done or not done. So, you're going to hold up five fingers. Okay. If you've done it, you're going to put a finger down. If you haven't done it, you can keep a finger up. Okay. Okay. Perfect. Ready? Okay. Never have I ever slid into someone's DM's.

This is yes, right? Okay. Yes.

So, you've slid into someone's DM's.

Yeah, of course.

Okay. Um, never have I ever posted a close friend's story on Instagram. Post, never. So, like the green bubble.

No.

You haven't done it. So, keep that one down. It doesn't reset. But that's where you never done. So, you don't have a close friend's list.

No.

Okay. So, you don't have the green bubble.

No. But I read DM's. So, it was like this, right?

No, you keep that one down. So, but you, but the goal is to keep them up, so you're good. So, that one you didn't do. Okay. Okay. Never have I ever created my own word.

Of course. I've. It's not my word. It's a word that exists, but I changed Yeah. The a little bit the meaning. Yes.

Do you, do you know Gunna, the music artist, the rap artist? Gunna. Uh-huh. Gunna.

Yeah.

You know pushing P? Pushing P.

Oh, yes. I, yes. I heard about that.

Yeah. Like, you basically created a word and he created pushing P. Yeah. Yes, of course. Somebody told me that before. Yeah. So you'd be pushing P. Like, do you think you push P? I'm pushing P. Yeah. You do. Pushing P like this, right? Okay. Never have I ever forgot a dance move on stage. Oh, yes. Yeah. Oh my God, I forget like all the time because you know what? Like I get very uh, excited with my people and I just want to listen with them. Never have I ever considered changing my blue hair. My blue hair. Oh my God, yes. I'm all the time like this with my hair. Yeah. Because I want to change it. Like, I'm ready to change it, but I'm still on tour and I think like people from different places they want to see the Karol G, the blue hair Karol G. So, I, I think I'm going to like finish the tour Yeah. And I'm going to change it. I'm ready.

What color would you want to change it to? Can you not say?

I'm crazy about it. No, I, I I don't really know. Like, we're trying with different like putting wigs on to see what's going to be better if my real color or to try another color, like it's a very hard decision. It's going to be a like it's a like rebrand. If you do it, you know? Like you have to really think about it. Yeah. No. Now I think my blue hair is part of the brand. So, I'm kind of uh sad and scared.

And you have a good shade. Like it's like a good shade of blue. So, I love it. Yeah. Maybe keep the ends or something.

Like I'm going to keep it for, for more months. Yeah.

And last one, never have I ever been afraid to break barriers. This is never, right? Yeah. You're never. Like never.

No, of course like you get like you're nervous all the time. You're nervous to take risks and, and but not to break the bars because uh that's the idea. For me is like you you have to be scared because it's something new, but you cannot be like you can't stop because the idea is to break rules, right? So, yeah, no, never. Never.

You did good with the game. Oh yeah. You did good. You technically won because you got your five fingers up. So, you're good. Okay. Perfect. So much for coming on Young Hollywood.

No, thank you so much. Thank you. Yes. And good luck with hopefully we stop by the tour. The tour. Uh, you have to go. You're going to love it too. I'm going to get my foo. You have to go. I there's somebody with her like they're invited both. You know you already know. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.