Kany García talks about new album, friendship with Younger Miko and extra: Watch it

Simply earlier than the Spirit of Change award at Billboard Ladies in Music 2024 — airing Sunday (June 9) on Telemundo — Kany García spoke with Billboard about his new album, Garcíaher friendship with Younger Miko, and what it means to her to obtain this particular recognition for her activism.

Launched on Might 2, García contains collaborations with Edén Muñoz, Christian Nodal, Carla Morrison and Younger Miko, who within the opinion of the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter “is making an unimaginable path.” García says: “I really feel that it is vital inside the albums to create space for the brand new generations which can be coming and who’re doing essential issues as is the case along with her.”

Each artists met final yr at Billboard’s Latin Music Week, the place Younger Miko expressed his admiration for her. “After we noticed one another, the second was very stunning,” provides García.

All through his profession, García has positioned 30 songs on the Latin Pop Airplay chart of Billboard and eight albums on Prime Latin Albums, together with 5 within the prime 10 and one, Lemonade of 2019, at No. 1. His most up-to-date album, Garcíafollows The Love We Deserve of 2022.

“I’ve two or three key individuals in my life who’ve been like anchors and opinionated individuals who have been essential to me who do not name me Kany, they name me García,” explains the singer-songwriter in regards to the that means behind the album’s title. “They’re individuals who deal with me. On this track, particularly as a result of I’m speaking to myself and I need to give some significance to what I’m saying to myself, I named it ‘García’. […] I like it as a result of it was a technique to give that sure place to these individuals, like I let you know, who deal with me, they name me that means.”

About receiving the Spirit of Change award, García says: “On the one hand it is sort of a hug inside the effort and wrestle. It’s also a chance that one has to proceed inspiring new ladies who come, new generations of ladies who’re being vocal.”

Watch Kany García’s full interview within the video above.

Billboard Latina Ladies in Music 2024 will air on Sunday, June 9 on Telemundo at 9 pm (8 pm Central), and will also be streamed on the Telemundo app and on Peacock.