The Queen Is Here

The Queen Is Here
Studio album by Ivy Queen
Released 9 February 2018
Recorded 2016–2017
Genre
Language Spanish
Producer
Ivy Queen chronology
Vendetta
(2015)		 The Queen Is Here
(2018)
Singles from The Queen Is Here
  1. "Que Se Jodan"
    Released: 13 May 2016
  2. "Ámame o Mátame"
    Released: 14 April 2017

The Queen Is Here is the upcoming tenth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón singer and songwriter Ivy Queen, scheduled for release on 9 February 2018.[1]

Background

It was announced in September 2013, that Queen had changed management and returned with Jorge "Goguito" Guadalupe, president and co-founder of Filtro Musik, to release her ninth studio album, entitled Vendetta.[2][3] Following the birth of her first biological child,[4][5][6][7] Queen then announced that she would embark on a U.S. tour entitled the "Viva Puerto Rico Tour".[8] The tour, launched on 29 January 2014, included performances at various gay clubs in cities of the United States and Puerto Rico, such as New York, Orlando, Miami, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Tampa, and Ponce.[9]

The album, released in February 2015, is composed of four separate simultaneously released albums, in the genres of urban, hip hop, bachata and salsa. Each releases contains eight songs musically devoted to the specific genre. The album received generally favorable reviews with Allmusic's David Jefferies calling it "Queen’s response to the "male chauvinists within the music industry."[10] It featured four singles, "Soy Libre", "Vamos A Guerrear", "Naci Para Amarte", and the title track "Vendetta", which were all released in a separate EP album in December 2014.[11] In September 2015, it was announced that the four albums would be released again, due to the folding of VeneMusic, the project's record label in charge of distribution.[12]

Recording and production

In December 2016, Puerto Rican singer Don Omar posted a clip on the social media site Facebook, of himself along with Queen singing along to a track playing in the background. According to the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora, the song could be Queen's "comeback".[13] The song, entitled "Ámame o Mátame" has become viral on Facebook,[14] with the 45-second clip acquiring over 4 million views on the site,[13] and over fifty-three thousand views on Instagram.[15]

Release and promotion

In May 2016, a song entitled "Que Se Jodan" was released digitally on 13 May 2016. It was released with an parental advisory for explicit lyrics.[16] The song was released simultaneously with "Las Que Se Ponen Bien La Falda," a duet with Mexican singer Maria Jose.[17] An official lyric video of the song was released on 20 April 2016, featuring a two-minute and twenty-six second snippet of the song.[18] An official artwork video for the song was released to coincide with the official digital release of "Que Se Jodan".[19] The official music video was released two days later, on 15 May 2016.[20] The lyric video was directed by Victor Reyes and Team Tiger.[21] The music video was directed by Florida Film House.[22]

"Ámame o Mátame" was released digitally on 14 April 2017.[23] The song also made its radio premiere the same day on Alex Sensation's radio show on La Mega 97.9 FM, where Queen and Omar appeared on the show to present the song.[24] The pair were to have an interview with Univision journalist Jackie Guerrido, who is also Omar's ex-wife, on the television program Primer Impacto, however this was cancelled due to unknown circumstances.[25][26]

Critical reception

According to the Cuban website, CiberCuba, "Ámame o Mátame" is "Queen's return to musical world" following the birth of her first child.[27] The Colombian newspaper HSB Noticas had similar sentiments towards the song's release.[28]

Recorded tracks

References

  1. ↑ Hansen, Lena (9 May 2017). "Ivy Queen hablan de su regreso". People En Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Reggeatonera Ivy Queen vuelve a los escenarios". Martinoticias (in Spanish). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ivy Queen está de regreso con su nueva producción "Vendetta". Ondacero. Ondacero, LLC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reggaeton Star Reveals She's Expecting Her First Child". The Huffington Post. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Castillo, Amaris (11 June 2013). "Ivy Queen is Pregnant!". Latina. Latina Media Ventures. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Hansen, Lena (11 June 2013). "Ivy Queen está embarazada: "Estoy feliz; siempre quise ser madre". People En Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "¡Ivy Queen ya es mamá!". Univision Musica (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ivy Queen "Viva Puerto Rico" Equality For All Gay Tour". Miami Herald. Miami Herald Media Company. January 28, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ivy Queen de gira por discotecas gay". HTV (in Spanish). Time Warner. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Vendetta: The Project - Ivy Queen : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Amazon.com: Ivy Queen: Vendetta: First Round". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Romero, Angie (10 September 2015). "Ivy Queen, Leslie Grace and La India on Overcoming Sexism in Tropical Latin Music". vivala. CMI Marketing. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Ivy Queen prepararía un tema con Don Omar". Primera Hora. GFR Media. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Lanzan adelanto de nueva cancion de Don Omar con Ivy Queen". Diario Metro de Puerto Rico. Metro Internacional. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ivy Queen habla de las "arpías" que espían en las redes sociales". Diario Metro de Puerto Rico. Metro Internacional. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Que Se Jodan - Single by Ivy Queen on iTunes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Las Que Se Ponen Bien La Falda - Single by María Jose on iTunes". iTunes Store (United States). Google Inc. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ivy Queen - Que Se Jodan (Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Google Inc. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ivy Queen - Que Se Jodan (Artwork Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Google Inc. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ivy Queen - Que Se Jodan - YouTube". YouTube. Google Inc. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Que Se Jodan (Lyric Video) - Ivy Queen - Vevo - Details". Vevo. Vevo, LLC. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Que Se Jodan - Ivy Queen - Vevo - Details". Vevo. Vevo, LLC. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ámame o Mátame (feat. Don Omar) - Single by Ivy Queen on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Apple. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  24. ↑ Hansen, Lena (14 April 2017). "Ivy Queen y Don Omar hablan de su nuevo tema juntos: "Somos como un matrimonio mal llevado"". People en Español. Time Inc. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  25. ↑ Gomez, Shirley (17 April 2017). "Don Omar, Jackie Guerrido Clash? Ex-Husband Abruptly Cancels Interview With Univision Host". Latin Times. IBT Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  26. ↑ Hansen, Lena (17 April 2017). "Don Omar canceló una entrevista a su ex Jackie Guerrido: ¿Nuevo pleito?". People en Español. Time Inc. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  27. ↑ "Ya está aquí "Ámame o Mátame" de Ivy Queen y Don Omar". Ciber Cuba. Malecón Media Group. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  28. ↑ "Así se escucha 'Ámame o Mátame', lo nuevo de Ivy Queen y Don Omar". HSB Noticias. Grupo Editorial El Periodico. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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