Karol G makes history as the first Latin female artist to headline Lollapalooza 2023
nme.comKarol G has made history by becoming the first Latin female artist to headline the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.No Latina artist has ever headlined the famous music festival since its inception back in 1991.
The first Latino artist to headline the event was J Balvin back in 2019. Taking on the first day of the four-day fest, G’s set began at 8:40 pm and went on for two hours.The Colombian singer has reached a few other milestones this year such as being the first Latina in history to reach the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 chart with her album ‘Mañana será Bonito’.
The previous Latin singer to hold the spot was Bad Bunny with 2022’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ and 2020’s ‘El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo’.A post shared by Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza)She is set to release her fifth album, ‘Mañana será Bonito (Bichota Season)’ on August 11 via Interscope.
Visit here to pre-order the album.In a five-star review of G’s history-making Lollapalooza headlining set, NME shared: “The performance and set list is perfectly edited for both old fans and new, and the importance of the history-making moment is palpable.
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