The two-time GRAMMY and 13-time Latin GRAMMY Award-winning sensation ROSALÍA just dropped the strongest global debut of her career with her newest album LUX.
The beloved artist and producer ROSALÍA keeps on transcending the boundaries of global pop fiercely owning her unique soundscapes and visuals. ROSALÍA’s breakthrough album El Mal Querer catapulted flamenco into a new era through her lens, earning her a GRAMMY plus eight Latin GRAMMYs, as well as Album of the Year. This blazing success entered her into the history books as the first Spanish-language artist nominated for Best New Artist at the GRAMMYs. This wave of success only gained momentum as her 2022 release MOTOMAMI debuted at #1 on Spotify’s Global Album Chart. ROSALÍA wrote, performed, recorded, and produced the album herself, which went on to score the highest Metacritic rating of the year. Furthermore, it led to her MOTOMAMI WORLD TOUR selling out globally.
Being one of the most influential and genre-defying artists in music today, ROSALÍA’s latest album LUX released to record highs. Landing multiple #1 debuts across Europe, her highest-ever placement in the US and previously unseen popularity across Latin America, LUX is an undeniably significant milestone on ROSALÍA’s music journey.
The album is a grandiose act of rebellion against the standards and trends of the music industry. Central pieces such as “Berghain” dive deep into orchestral soundscapes along with attention demanding drums. Moreover, the track brings us THE feature on the album, getting the one and only Björk on board, adding her legendary combinations of classical music and pop. To round it all out, Yves Tumor elevates the thundering drums with powerful shouts, making the single befitting of any opera.
Songs like “Mio Cristo Piange Diamante” and “La Yugular” perfectly balance classical orchestrations with catchy segments, swaying between quiet, emotional passages and captivating crescendos.
“Porcelana” and “De Madrugá” for example, cater to fans of music that is more at home with pop. The brisk pace and flamenco flavor turn tracks like these into experiences that urge us to get up and get moving.
In whole, LUX is a daring, unique and exciting collection of art that does not shy away from crossing genres and boundaries, blazing its own path and proving once again that ROSALÍA is a multi-genre force to be reckoned with.
ROSALÍA’s new album reached close to 53K SEA in its first week alone in Spain, setting new records for her and a new modern benchmark for the market. Exceeding debut-week heights of previous international juggernauts, LUX is now a certified once-in-a-generation commercial and cultural phenomenon. In addition, the album now holds every single modern record in Spain, such as best-selling first-week album in Spain since streaming, most successful album release in Spanish streaming history, highest first-week SEA total recorded in Spain, instant Platinum debut and best-selling first-week vinyl album in Spain since the vinyl chart launched.
Beyond Spain and across Europe, LUX only doubles down on its unstoppable success. In Portugal and France, the album landed ROSALÍA the highest week-one album sales for a Latin/Hispanic artist in streaming history. Moreover the song “Memória” featuring Carminho reached the biggest day-1 debut on Spotify for a Spanish/Latin artist and the biggest debut ever for a track involving a Portuguese artist. Strengthening her grip on her extended sphere of influence, ROSALÍA’s latest album entered the stage in Germany at #2, making it one of the most successful releases for her in the region. In the UK, LUX climbed the ladder to the highest-charting album by a Spanish female artist in Official Charts Company history, even debuting inside the Top 5.
Additionally, LUX released to #1 in Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, and Belgium and delivered strong debuts across Italy, Ireland, Denmark, and Canada. In the US, the album left a tremendous mark, entering at #4, cementing ROSALÍA’s presence across North America.
Her success throughout Latin America is nothing to scoff at either. In Chile and Argentina, the album soared to #1 on Spotify’s Weekly Album Charts while holding strong Top 10 placements in the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.
On a global scale, LUX reached #1 on Spotify’s Global Weekly Album Chart, making it the most-streamed album in the world in its release week.
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