Ricardo Rossello in July.
Puerto Rico is a very small island, but damn, were musical!
Its incredible, but we look for any excuse to make music.
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Everything that happened in Puerto Rico really took me somewhere.
Lyrically, its full of messages without being preachy.
This is what came out of me instinctively in the music that Im presenting at this moment.
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In Bad Bunny and Residente, Martin seems to have found kindred spirits.
I am very proud of someone likeBad Bunnyand what hes doing at the moment, he says.
Hes an incredible lyricist and an incredible producer.
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Im also very proud of Rene and what hes been doing for years.
They get on stage and they say things that people need to hear.
Martin also confirms that hes been actively conferring with Perez about his new album.
Does that mean fans can expect some urban sounds from the Latin pop superstar?
If it comes organically, if its visceral, well then it works.
And Martin knows what his longtime fans want, including more of his drool-worthy ballads.
You know the romanticism is always there, people expect my ballads, he says.
And I have not one, not two, but three ballads on the album.
That was a flag that I was holding onto 20 years ago.
And Im like, No, hold on a second.
Latin music has always been it.
Especially now that were seeing it happen again.
Its very powerful, whats happening right now.
There is always a generation thats in need of artists like this, that people can relate to.
