Karol G is in the midst of her Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour that kicked off July 24 at Soldier Field in Chicago and will run until 2027 — along the way, she’s surprising fans left and right.
First, just five days into the Live Nation-produced trek that’s in support of her 2025 Tropicoqueta project, the Colombian act announced she was dropping a whole new album called No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.
“I’ve been locked in for months making new music. For months, I’ve been preparing a segment that will form part of this tour. I want to announce that on August 7, my new album will come out,” she said to fans at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium in July.
The set that includes star-studded collabs with Bruno Mars and Drake—and is dubbed by fans as “sad Bichota season” due to its melancholic, nostalgia-driven beats and lyrics—debuted No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart in August, with 13 of its tracks flooding the Hot Latin Songs chart on its debut week.
It’s most rhythmic tune, “BbY WOW” in collaboration with Judeline and Rusowsky, is currently No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs, Billboard Global Excl. US, and Billboard Global 200 charts, at the time of publishing.
Meanwhile, on tour, the “Bichota” singer invited her friends Becky G, Greeicy, and Elena Rose as her opening acts. “We already have several years of a valuable friendship where obviously we both have very hectic lives, but we always find a moment to hug each other, to ask each other how we are doing,” Elena previously told Billboard.
With new music in tow, it’s evident that Karol’s touring demand has only gotten stronger, and everyone wants to form part of Tropitour, including the surprise guests below:
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Becky G
City: Various
Dates: July, August, and SeptemberBecky G formed part on various nights of Karol’s tour, where she not only opened for the Colombian act, but also joined her mid-show to perform their ultra-empowering 2022 collab “MAMIII.” The Mexican-American singer was in 10 shows from July 29 to Sept. 18, including Toronto, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and New York.
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Elena Rose
City: Various
Dates: July, August, September & OctoberAs one of Karol’s opening acts, Elena Rose joined the tour in its kickoff on July 24 in Chicago. The Venezuelan singer-songwriter then toured Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and Atlanta with the Bichota, before joining her again in Miami, Tampa, and Dallas in October.
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Greeicy
City: Various
Dates: August, September & OctoberGreeicy first joined Karol G at her Los Angeles show in Aug. 16 and later in Houston on Sept. 27, where she not only opened the show, but also performed their bachata tune “Amiga Mía,” part of Tropicoqueta, for the first time. Greeicy will also form part of Karol’s upcoming Oct. 3rd show in Miami.
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Bruno Mars
City: Los Angeles
Date: August 15Bruno Mars surprised L.A.’s SoFi Stadium when he joined Karol for the live debut of their single, “Still.” The heartfelt performance—where the two dazzled in sparkling outfits—was filmed as the official music video that was then released on Sept. 2, along with behind-the-scenes clips of their rehearsal.
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Los Menor3s
City: Boston
Date: September 12Though they don’t have a collaboration together, Karol G invited Venezuelan group Los Menor3s to the stage at the Gillette Stadium. During her live performance of “BbY WOW,” the artists are seen going the social media trend—a simple hand and hip movement dance that Los Menor3s initially invented.
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Judeline, Rusowsky & Tainy
City: New York
Date: September 17The MetLife Stadium roared when Karol invited Spanish artists Judeline, Rusowsky, and Puerto Rican hitmaker Tainy for the performance of their smash hit “BbY WOW.” The upbeat dancehall tune that’s backed by the famous Coolie Dance riddim is currently at its sixth week on No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, and its fourth week at the top on both Billboard global charts, at time of publishing.
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Drake
City: Houston
Date: September 27Drake joined the Colombian artist during her show at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, where he briefly recited the closing line to their collaboration “Ahí” (“I want a Latina, I want a Latina/ I want a G like Karolina”), and performed two of his tracks, “Janice STFU” and “One Dance.”
