Rosalía's 2019: a year with height compiled in a video
Rosalía is ending the year with a bang, having just confirmed that 2020 will bring a collaboration between the Catalan singer and the South Korean K-Pop group Blackpink. Following the release a few days ago of the remix of Travis Scott's " Highest in the Room ," the artist of the moment is closing out a dream 2019. Undoubtedly, the best year of her life and/or her musical career, now dominated by a subtle shift from flamenco to trap/reggaeton. We've compiled all the songs Rosalía has participated in this year into a single video. A magical half-hour that we could well call "Malquerer 2." Enjoy!
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Songs and collaborations of Rosalía 2019
Rosalía has lost count of the awards she's won since releasing her second album. It seems unbelievable, but El Mal Querer came out in 2018. That was a year of sowing seeds. This year, of reaping the rewards. Below, Postposmo reviews all of Rosalía's songs and collaborations from 2019.
January: Barefoot in the park (collaboration on the James Blake album, Assume Form)
In an unexpected move that would set the tone for Rosalía's usual pattern of surprises throughout the rest of 2019, the Catalan singer announced her collaboration with British artist James Blake on January 10th. In fact, the two of them, in a synchronized Instagram story , revealed a few seconds of the song, which would be released on January 19th on the album *Assume Form*. The music video arrived in April.
I already have everything I want
I can't ask for more
When I have you by my side
What happens or stays behind
Given the understated and discreet nature of the single, the song has generated far less buzz than the other hits Rosalía has released in 2019. To be honest, the track has gone largely unnoticed. Despite eleven million views, the song with which Rosalía kicked off her musical year has registered the fewest views, along with her contribution to the Game of Thrones soundtrack . Her 2019 has been so successful that eleven million clicks haven't quite sunk in.
February: Rosalía stays with all of us at the Goya 2019
On February 2, 2019, Rosalía surprised everyone with a beautiful performance of " Me quedo contigo" during the 33rd Goya Awards ceremony. Accompanied by the Cor Jove de l'Orfeó Català , the Catalan singer delivered a very intimate and restrained performance of the famous rumba by Los Chunguitos.
If you give me a choice between you and wealth
With that greatness that he carries with him
Oh love, I stay with you
After the Film Academy offered her the chance to perform any song she wanted, Rosalía chose " Me quedo contigo" because she loved how it was used in Carlos Saura's film " Deprisa, deprisa ." "It's a classic, and I've always thought it was beautiful," Rosalía declared after the February ceremony. Over the next ten months, the video of her performance at the 2019 Goya Awards would rack up a staggering 21 million views.
March: Rosalía and J Balvin triumph with height
On March 28th, Rosalía delivered what would be her biggest hit since "Malamente." Produced by El Guincho (co-producer of "El Mal Querer") and featuring J Balvin (another artist who's quite the talent; the Colombian has had an impressive 2019 full of cosmic hits), " Con Altura" became Rosalía's most-streamed song of 2019. In nine months, it racked up a total of 1.200 billion views on its official YouTube video alone. With this track, Rosalía took home the MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin Video and Best Choreography. Needless to say, her performance at the awards ceremony was one of the night's highlights, alongside performances by Bad Bunny , Camila Cabello , J Balvin , Lil Nas X, and Shawn Mendes.
I live fast and I have no cure
(with height)
I will go young to the grave
The leap into reggaeton with " Con Altura" perfectly encapsulates the 26-year-old's formula for success: her multidisciplinary nature. Rosalía, arguably the most versatile musical star Spain has ever produced, can just as easily launch into bulerías as delve into trap with hip-hop influences or explore pop, whether pure or flamenco-infused. It all depends on the moment, the place, and what's on her agenda. This anything-goes spirit is also the main weapon her detractors use to accuse her of being a "fake flamenco artist" or of cultural appropriation. A true clash of mentalities between the contemporary and the traditional. Rosalía is a symbol of our times. And we should celebrate it.
Rosalía in the video of one of her new songs of 2019, A pale
April: Rosalía subscribes to the Game of Thrones
Who would have told Rosalía eight years ago that the most successful artist of the decade would release a music album in her final season featuring a song performed by her? The album is called For the Throne , and the song is excellent. Although it only lasts 2:46, "Me Traicionaste" (You Betrayed Me) was further proof to the world that the girl was coming on strong (in case it wasn't clear from the Times Square promotional poster Sony used to advertise El Mal Querer).
June: Aute Cuture aka don't touch my nails
The repetitive "This is on, na, na, na, na" chorus of " Aute Cuture " is a pattern Rosalía would later repeat with "A Palé," conveying the feeling that the singer, like Drake or Rihanna, turns anything she touches into a hit . There's not much to analyze in a song that, essentially, is a celebration of her success (as will be "F*ucking Money Man"). The track is all production and, once again, pure enjoyment of the beautiful voice of the singer from Sant Esteve Sesrovires.
Playing in the rocks and the Hamptons
Sangria and Valentino
In the Palace and in the Chinese
Perhaps the most significant aspect of the song lies in its video. Rosalía's penchant for gel nails takes on a wolfish quality in this clip, linking her to the Wolverine family. At times, Rosalía appears to have a bladed weapon at the end of each finger. This is yet another example of why Rosalía is a complete artist: her multidimensionality transcends genres and also encompasses a groundbreaking , novel, and distinctive aesthetic that inevitably elicits an opinion. Whether that opinion is good or bad is irrelevant.
July: F*cking Money Man/God save us from money EP
The two songs are part of the same EP and were released simultaneously in a single music video that juxtaposes arrogant exaltation, followed by suspicion, with money and the accumulation of wealth and privilege as central themes. The fragments oding to "kings and presidents" are much more memorable due to their cocky attitude (very much in the style of C. Tangana crying over limousines), as it was Rosalía's first song in Catalan.
The young woman was criticized for using somewhat unorthodox expressions like "cumpleanys" (instead of " aniversari ") or "botelles" (instead of "ampolles"). Neither word exists in the Pompeu Fabra dictionary. Frankly, it would be surprising if this had happened due to a mere oversight on the part of an artist who has given ample proof of knowing how to manipulate the media to her advantage.
I have a contracted xaval
Why do I obri els regals de nadal
I store the shopping center
I am better than just a gelatI have a hired boy
for me to open christmas presents
I close the mall
and I eat an ice cream by myself
Just hours after its release, the well-known publication Pitchfork named it the Best New Track of the Moment. In an interview with El Periódico, Rosalía explained the song's imagery as follows:
«I started it in Seville while I was waiting at the airport and I finished it in Barcelona. With jokes and a few tears too… 'fucking money man'!” explains Rosalía of 'Milionària', who adds: “One day you want to be a millionaire and the next day you want to burn everything. How much does money really matter? Seeking it seems as pure to me as denying it and I think we have all felt love-hate towards money at some point.
August: I X you, You X me (Collaboration of Rosalía with Ozuna)
Puerto Rican artist Ozuna, known for his frequent collaborations, teamed up with Rosalía to release the explosive hit that rivaled " Con Altura" in popularity in 2019. Despite its 238 million views (compared to the clicks of " Con Altura") , "Yo x ti, Tu x mí" left a deep mark. And not precisely because of the poetic richness of its lyrics.
Hanging the toys from the neck (from the neck the toys)
Surrounded by flowers and bills (by flowers and bills)
We are worldwide to machete (so, yes)
In its first 24 hours online, Yo X ti, Tu X mí accumulated ten million views on YouTube, surpassing the record previously held by Con altura and thus becoming Rosalía's song that has gone viral the fastest.
October: Rosalía gives us A pallet by pallet by pallet
With fantasy nails and multicolored baggy leggings firmly established , Rosalía went for the full combo. We're still wondering about everything from the cryptic "A Palé" : what does "A Palé" mean? Why does Rosalía sport that contrived ugliness? Why the grillz? And, above all, the unibrow: why the unibrow? The visual aspect of this song adheres to all current pop marketing criteria: to make noise and spark questions.
Everything I invent is threshed
Tracksuit, gold, seal (seal, seal) and mantilla
Traces of caviar on the dishes
My Kawasaki goes for seguiriya (Tiri-tiri)
The song, let's face it, isn't anything special. After announcing (as is her custom) the day before the video's release on YouTube, Rosalía gathered 15.000 fans eager to hear her new song , which has garnered 22 million views on YouTube in two months. The most upvoted comment sums it up well: "Like if you didn't understand anything and were mesmerized by her eyebrows."
December: Rosalía, highest in the world
And to cap off this incredible year, a bonus track we weren't expecting: a remix of Travis Scott's "Highest in the Room ." Days before its release, Rosalía broke the internet once again by posting a photo with the rapper's girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. With this remix, we finally understood what was behind that afternoon tea: promo, promo, promo.
His black Ferrari I give him gas (Uh)
Horses sound with delay ('lay)
If you want hard he wants more
Here there is always a law kiss (oops)
Can't wait to finish our song! Sharing time with you in the studio or seeing you perform yesterday inspires me so much. Love you, B. pic.twitter.com/TxV3J7D1QQ
— ROSAL Í A (@rosaliavt) March 10, 2019
Future collaborations of Rosalía 2020
There's no doubt Rosalía has some surprises up her sleeve. Besides the announced collaboration with the South Korean K-Pop group Blackpink, thanks to social media we know that Rosalía enjoys close friendships with many leading figures in urban music. This doesn't always necessarily mean a song is in the works (as happened with Travis Scott and will happen with Billie Eilish), but it's more than enough of an indication that no one should be surprised by future Rosalía collaborations with Bad Bunny, Nathy Peluso, or Kaydy Cain.
The most confirmed collaborations for now are those of Rosalía with Billie Eillish, Dua Lipa and Pharell Williams.
And finally, Rosalía's collaboration that would truly, once and for all, break all the world's servers and invite us to reimagine a world without the internet: Rosalía featuring Harry Styles. After the Catalan singer dared to narrate the promotion for the British singer's new music video for the song "Adore You" in English , the collaboration isn't far-fetched at all.
But by God, let them wait a few days. In this 2019 there is hardly room for more Rosalía.