During YouTube’s first-ever NFL game broadcast, Karol G has been chosen to perform during the halftime show.
On September 5, when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Los Angeles Chargers at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, the Colombian-born songstress will take the stage for what will be the video-sharing platform’s first live football match, marking the NFL’s debut in South America.
In a statement about her involvement, the superstar Latina (born Carolina Giraldo Navarro) Karol said:
“I’m so excited to be part of YouTube’s first-ever NFL live broadcast, it’s truly an honor and a moment I’m so proud to be part of.” “I’ve watched many NFL halftime shows over the years and now having this opportunity to bring my music to this global stage means the world to me.” “I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone in São Paulo and fans all around the world.”
In addition to Karol G, Kamasi Washington will perform the American national anthem, while Brazilian artist Ana Castela will sing her home country’s national anthem.
Expressing her enthusiasm about the forthcoming broadcast, vice president of connected TV and creative studio marketing at YouTube, Angela Courtin said “This broadcast is a landmark moment in our partnership with the NFL, where the worlds of football, music and creators will powerfully collide.”
One of the few Latin artists – including Luis Miguel, Bad Bunny and Shakira – who’s ever embarked on a global stadium tour, in a recent Variety interview Karol admitted:
“I haven’t spoken with [Bad Bunny], but I would love the opportunity to get to talk to him about the experience, because it is such a massive accomplishment that I haven’t fully digested. When we first sat down to route the tour, everyone kept telling me, ‘Don’t you think it’s too much too fast?’ I’m so proud that we did it. I remember thinking ‘My God, Shakira is doing this. I’m doing this?! I get to do what she does on this scale?!’ It’s insane.”
After being accused of sexualizing women, the now 34-year-old singer/songwriter recently responded to critics about her song ‘Latina Forever’ stating:
“I feel like the bigger the project gets, the harder the people get with me. I think there are different opinions on how I should and shouldn’t be acting at this point in my career and it gets so confusing sometimes that it becomes hard to handle.” “It’s difficult, because the video is incredible but I knew having us in bikinis with me singing about t*** and a** … I just knew it was going to be a talking point. But the way I see it, I am just singing of my realities. I don’t want to change myself to have to please anyone, either. I have emotional songs on this record that are soul-touching, and then I have my fun and sometimes raunchy songs – Latinas are everything. Why can’t we just be everything?”
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Author: Al Denté