GLOBAL SENSATION CARÍN LEÓN RECEIVES PEOPLE’S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS NOMINATION

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Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

One of the most influential rising global artists, Carín León, has received a nomination for the upcoming People’s Choice Country Awards. His collaboration with country star Kane Brown—“The One (Pero No Como Yo)”—is up for Collaboration Song of 2024 at the forthcoming awards. Voting is open to fans in the U.S. & P.R. until August 23 at: votepcca.com.

Released earlier this year, the track represents a career milestone for both artists and a landmark crossover between American country and música Mexicana. Watch the official video HERE.

Billboard details of the song, “The stripped-down country-tinged ‘The One (Pero No Como Yo)’ marks the first collab between León and Brown, who sublimely merge regional Mexican and country,” while The Tennessean says, “The track blends León’s multitude of Mexican influences while Brown sings over sections of the song crafted to mimic tropical house-style grooves drenched in classic reggae vibes.”

The song originally debuted in a live performance at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, and Brown came to support León from the audience as he achieved another milestone—his debut performance at Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry in February.

Earlier this year, León made history at the first Latin artist ever to perform at both Coachella and Stagecoach in the same year. He also opened for The Rolling Stones on the Glendale, AZ stop of their tour.

León’s latest album Boca Chueca Vol. 1 is out now to great fanfare, and his Boca Chueca Tour 2024 sees stops across major cities in North America and Europe, including Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Nashville, Houston and Toronto, as well as a landmark performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Complete list of dates below.

“My new album is very special to me because it was created amidst concerts, award shows, and being on the road,” says Carín. “It is an embrace and a reconciliation with aspects that are often considered negative but are also part of me. These demons represent the pressure from people and critics, reflecting who Oscar Armando is as a human being translated into Carín. These songs capture important feelings of what I am experiencing. The cover reflects my essence and the transformation in this album, connected to my less gentle side.”

Boca Chueca Vol. 1 is the follow up to the hugely successful Colmillo de leche, which reached #8 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart last year, with three tracks reaching #1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican chart.

Carin León continues his rapid ascent after a monumental year, including winning a Latin Grammy for Best Norteño Album for Colmillo de Leche and releasing two massive hit singles, with “Primera Cita” and “Según Quién” each charting Top 25 on Spotify and Top 30 on the Billboard Global 200. His single “ALCH SI” with Grupo Frontera reached the #1 spot on Billboard‘s Regional Mexican Airplay chart. Most recently, he completed an extensive sold-out run of U.S. arenas with his Colmillo de Leche Tour. The 38-date run saw León performing at Los Angeles’ Crypto*com Arena, Newark’s Prudential Center, Houston’s Toyota Center, Miami’s Kaseya Center and more.

Originally from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, León embarked on his musical journey at the age of 15, taking his first steps by learning to play the guitar and developing skills in singing and songwriting. In 2018, León released his debut album Desvelada con Banda y Mariachi which propelled him to quickly dominate the Regional Mexican music scene as a performer, singer and songwriter. In 2021 his album INÉDITO debuted atop the Apple Music charts, reaching #1 on the Mexican Music chart and #3 on the Latin Music chart and was named one of Billboard’s 25 Best Latin Albums of the year. León has received countless nominations and multiple awards, including an ASCAP Award for the song “Me La Aventé,” numerous Premios Lo Nuestro (“Regional Mexican Breakthrough Artist,” “Best Male Artist” and “Banda Song of the Year”) and a 2022 Latin Grammy win for “Best Regional Mexican Song” for “Como lo Hice Yo,” a collaboration with Mexican pop group Matisse.

August 29—Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater—Greenwood Village, CO
August 31—Pechanga Arena San Diego—San Diego, CA
September 1—Acrisure Arena—Greater Palm Springs, CA
September 5—Golden 1 Center—Sacramento, CA
September 6—Chase Center—San Francisco, CA
September 8—Climate Pledge Arena—Seattle, WA
September 12—Footprint Center—Phoenix, AZ
September 13—BMO Stadium—Los Angeles, CA
September 14—Michelob ULTRA Arena—Las Vegas, NV
September 19—United Center—Chicago, IL
September 20—United Center—Chicago, IL
September 22—Coca-Cola Coliseum—Toronto, ON
September 26—Capital One Arena—Washington, D.C.
September 27—Santander Arena—Reading, PA
September 28—Mohegan Sun Arena—Uncasville, CT
October 2—Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
October 6—Toyota Center—Houston, TX
October 10—Dickies Arena—Ft. Worth, TX
October 13—Bridgestone Arena—Nashville, TN
October 17—Spectrum Center—Charlotte, NC
October 19—Amalie Arena—Tampa, FL
October 20—Amerant Bank Arena—Sunrise, FL
October 31—Wizink Center—Madrid, ESP
November 3—Electric Brixton—London, UK
November 4—Paradiso—Amsterdam, NL
November 5—Alhambra—Paris, FR

Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com