SanelyInsane wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:53 pm

BrianBdizzle wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:14 am Oh my I didn’t even think about the ballads…they’re gonna be absolutely stunning.

I’m still constantly listening to Contigo En La Distancia from the Hollywood Bowl. She shut it down on night 2.

This.

This is what I’m mostly waiting for. These songs are cute and wish her all the success in the world with them but they’re not the reason why I stan her. She’s never been that great with her up tempos anyway. Her ballads on the other hand, she’s the best balladeer since Whitney Houston.

I just hope her pronunciation is at least HTGDT level and not El Mejor Guerrero.

Yup.
A reggaeton bop will be cool for a season, if it's a hit it will be great, but a powerful ballad can be eternal.

It's no freaking coincidence that Christina's most viewed video is Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti. That's pretty much an anthem for her in the Spanish speaking world, it's her Spanish Beautiful (and she hasn't performed that song nowhere nearly the amount of times she has performed any of her English singles).

So a good ballad alone can solidify Christina's seat on the Latin Pop throne room.

pato wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:05 pm

Jamert wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:40 pm

pato wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:34 am it's just a random girl as in Lolita. I'm not sure about Becky being featured in Santo song since she is in another song in the album

Have you heard anything about Rosalía being on the album?

I don't have any info about the album. Just the two demos and some things I will share once something is confirmed. Stream lady marmalade. A song by four females

Patito sirviendo té a diestra y siniestra

Xtinoacer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:25 am

X-mael wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:09 am Her Spanish is on POINT!! Keep in mind that most of the urban lyrics are based on rhythm and sound with the mixes. She’s using a lot Boricua-Dominican-Cuban phonetic speaking in this 2 songs. I’m pretty sure the Bolero one will give a different approach.

I haven’t heard Xtina’s songs but even native Spanish speaking singers that are not necessarily from Cuba or the Dominican Republic are adopting that sound in some of their songs, so it’s not a thing happening only with Xtina.

Like you said, if she sings a bolero/ballad then we will hear her actual Spanish

Oh yeah, most definitely!
That's why nobody really thinks it's a bad thing.

I mean, Nicki Nicole built her entire career around that.

George wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:08 am the analysis of her pronunciation is probably why she waited 21 years before she felt comfortable to make another record

let a bitch breathe a bit. she never claimed to be fluent.

Actually she does sound pretty fluent. But the comments people are making here regarding her pronouncing words a certain way is not about her having a bad pronunciation, but rather she's pronouncing things with different accents. Nobody can give her crap about it.

For example, she says many things with a Cuban accent. Which most Spanish speakers will recognize but not necessarily understand right away.

pato wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:52 am

Thainus wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:50 am

Desnudate wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:23 am

Her pronunciation is on point, however, it's pretty obvious she worked with Caribbean people, you can notice how she is avoiding "Ss" and changing "Rs" for "Ls" for example. Like in Santo, She said "loca loquita me tiene tu a mi" instead "tienes", or when she said "Ven prueba mueldeme" instead Muerdeme. But that's not bad. I mean if you are a Spanish Grammar Nazi you could hate It lol, but nothing to worry about.

The "muéldeme" part threw me off. At first I thought she was saying "envuélveme" and I was like wait no, that doesn't sound right, then I realized she was saying muérdeme.

I mean, nobody in Florida is going to have trouble understanding that part, that's for sure, LOL

Cuando estoy llorando
Mezclo mis lagrima', tequila y limon
Y me ... (I have no idea what she says lol)

Y me levanto.

But it's like... LevaaaaaAAAaaaaaAAAantoooo

Desnudate wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:23 am

Silence. wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:09 am I am wondering though, how is her pronunciation. I remember the Mi Reflejo fans always say her pronunciation is great

Her pronunciation is on point, however, it's pretty obvious she worked with Caribbean people, you can notice how she is avoiding "Ss" and changing "Rs" for "Ls" for example. Like in Santo, She said "loca loquita me tiene tu a mi" instead "tienes", or when she said "Ven prueba mueldeme" instead Muerdeme. But that's not bad. I mean if you are a Spanish Grammar Nazi you could hate It lol, but nothing to worry about.

The "muéldeme" part threw me off. At first I thought she was saying "envuélveme" and I was like wait no, that doesn't sound right, then I realized she was saying muérdeme.

I mean, nobody in Florida is going to have trouble understanding that part, that's for sure, LOL

pato wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:38 am

Thainus wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:36 am

Silence. wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:09 am I am wondering though, how is her pronunciation. I remember the Mi Reflejo fans always say her pronunciation is great

Uhhm... Her accent fluctuates, even within the same song. She's clearly imitating or following directions, probably by the song writers.

Sometimes she sounds neutral, sometimes Cuban, sometimes Puerto Rican... There are bits here and there where she completely mispronounces a word and it's kinda hard to understand what she says. I think "gorditos" was an example, it's like she gets stuck.

But it's not bad. She sounds exactly like what she is: a second generation latina that probably grew up around Spanish but lost it as she grew up in the states. I know it sounds like a very specific thing, but it's common and I'm sure my fellow Latinos will agree LOL

Yep. She has some issues but I think she got some help at the studio. I would offer myself for free to help her lol. Do you agree with the idea that she sounds Argentinian in Mi Reflejo?

She's got some bits of Argentinian, around the "sh" sound. But in Mi Reflejo she sounds mostly Puerto Rican to me, because they do something similar with their yeismo. And she uses very Puerto Rican expressions, like "hoy quisiera echar atrás el tiempo".

Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti sounds exactly like someone from Argentina or Uruguay trying to do a neutral Spanish accent. I don't know what's going on there. She pronounces things like Natalia Oreiro, LOL

Silence. wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:09 am I am wondering though, how is her pronunciation. I remember the Mi Reflejo fans always say her pronunciation is great

Uhhm... Her accent fluctuates, even within the same song. She's clearly imitating or following directions, probably by the song writers (mostly Caribbean, for sure).

Sometimes she sounds neutral, sometimes Cuban, sometimes Puerto Rican... There are bits here and there where she completely mispronounces a word and it's kinda hard to understand what she says. I think "gorditos" was an example, it's like she gets stuck.

But it's not bad. She sounds exactly like what she is: a second generation latina that probably grew up around Spanish but lost it as she grew up in the states. I know it sounds like a very specific thing, but it's common and I'm sure my fellow Latinos will agree LOL

HRH Lady Mamacita wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:17 am

Martin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:12 am

From now on people requesting links will be issued a ONE DAY BAN. Enough, you lazy bitches.

How about people requesting my nudes? Check my inbox! The harassment never stops :mamacita:

But Mamacito, people are writing to ask you to stop sending them your nudes!

scorpion_bad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:29 am
1.a ver, dejemos la hipocresía. Osea cuando nosotros escuchamos la canción no es delito, pero cuando otro lo escucha, te asustas y denunciar al que comparte. En fin.

2. Que una canción se filtra, no quiere decir que no vaya a ser un éxito. Depende de muchos factores. En latinoamericana nadie descarga música. Todo es transmisión. Si la canción es buena y tendrá promo será un éxito sino... ¿En serio creen que todo el mundo sabe que a xtina se le filtro un tema y ya lo escucho? No estamos en el 00

3. Espero que le vaya bien a xtina. La clave del éxito en latinoamericana es YouTube. Así que tiene que marcarse videazos.

I agree with points 2 and 3. The strength of the Latin pop market is not digital single sales, but streams. So I would even say leaks help spread the word around and create buzz, and the consequences are not as terrible (its not like Latin America rushes to iTunes to buy a song to hear it when it launches).

The only reason I wouldn't want something leaked massively is because people's reaction might vary and it only takes one bad review spreading to generate bad press (e.g. all the bitches here mistakenly assuming Lolita samples the same song as a completely unrelated Cardi B song).

But otherwise, it's not like people will stop buying the song because they carry an mp3 file in their player, wtf? It's not 2002 anymore. As long as the song does well in radio and streams, it will be a hit in Latin America. And Santo sounds like it was literally made for Los 40 so I'm not worried.

Atrapadobaby wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:09 am Can we make a thread for people to post their subjective yelp reviews so those of us who are excited/waiting for the finished product can be spared people’s need for attention?

yelp.red

Omg I'm so hyped about this!

pato wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:04 pm

Kinn Leo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:37 pm LOL at people expecting a world inspiring lyrics on a damn hot latin song.

Pa mis muchachas lyrics are actually pretty decent. The song is like a hoe anthem

OMG Pato! donde las escuchaste?

Fighter wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:16 pm Because She didin't say that, chicos.

LOL what's this low attempt at getting her interview more plays? Beyonce would be proud.