GRAMMY AWARD WINNER ROSALÍA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “MOTOMAMI” ON MARCH 18TH WITH NEW TRACK & VIDEO “SAOKO” OUT NOW

Rosalía revealed the cover art for MOTOMAMI on her personal Instagram; click here to view. Fans can pre-order and pre-save MOTOMAMI in advance of the March 18^th release date here.

In celebration, Rosalía has also blessed fans with “SAOKO,” a new track and video from MOTOMAMI. “SAOKO” is a shining example of the spirit of MOTOMAMI—grit and grace, strength and vulnerability, fierce femininity, and an unapologetic, brave attitude. Watch the Valentin Petit directed colorful video, complete with an all-women motorbike gang, here.

Says Rosalía, “Naming my next track “SAOKO” and sampling Yankee and Wisin for me is the most direct homage I can make to classic reggaeton, a genre that I love and that has been a constant and great inspiration throughout the MOTOMAMI project.

I started “SAOKO’s” beat playing the upright piano at Electric Lady’s Studio B in NY, I remember it like it was yesterday. It was at night and making this beat seemed as fun as driving a Lambo. I then distorted this piano and added some classic reggaeton drums from a library that NaisGai had sent me some time ago, which by the way is something very special to me because this library has been passed from one generation of producers to another for a long time.

Before starting this track I kept thinking that I wanted to see some jazz touches in a reggaeton track and sampling Wisin and Yankee’s iconic track seemed like the best way for me to open the song. I also thank Noah, David, Dylan and Uzi for sharing this creative process with me.

If you notice, the lyrics revolve around the same concept: transformation. Each and every phrase is an image of transformation. Celebrating transformation, celebrating change. Celebrating that you are always yourself even though you are in constant transformation or even that you are you more than ever at the very moment you are changing.”

Previously Rosalía released “LA FAMA” ft. The Weeknd, a bachata with a cautionary story around ambition and fame. Listen to “LA FAMA” here and find original lyrics and translation here. Watch the video, directed by Director X and featuring Danny Trejo here. “LA FAMA” serves as the first offering from MOTOMAMI. The track, which quickly garnered rave reviews from press and support from fans immediately upon release, currently has over 123M worldwide streams to date and nearly 70M views on the official video. It also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and has surpassed 100million streams on Spotify, making it Rosalía’s 11^th song to do so.