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Ralphie Choo Sets New Album Charmain “Le grand architecte” for February 26, 2027, and Shares Single “El Hueso”

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

Madrid’s most unpredictable pop voice is back with a first full-length in three years, and the new single gives fans a tropicalia-inflected first taste of where Ralphie Choo is headed next.

Reemerging from his perch in Madrid, Rusia-IDK’s enigmatic ringleader Ralphie Choo announces his new album Charmain “Le grand architecte” out February 26th, 2027 via rusia-IDK / Warner Records. Ralphie’s new album is his first full-length in three years since his celebrated debut SUPERNOVA, which The FADER praised as “one of the most ambitious, vibrant, and thrilling debut albums in recent memory” upon its release. That period between projects was spent searching for new ground to break, culminating in an emotional journey where Ralphie turned himself over to the music and returned with music that’s unpredictable, engrossing and quintessentially Ralphie.

There’s still much to be unveiled about this new body of work from one of Spain’s most accomplished and eccentric musical voices, but alongside the announcement, Ralphie is sharing the latest hint at what to expect from the album with the tropicalia-inflected new single “El Hueso”. Charmain “Le grand architecte” will also include the previously shared single “Amarillo Nena,” which arrived last month.

Speaking about “El hueso,” Ralphie shares, “It’s all about the thrill – the thrill of being in the thick of things with your people, of hanging out with them, singing, dancing, and showing off with them. To have been through the rough times and now be able to enjoy the good times – and even ride out the rough times again. It’s about setting the trend without even trying, about bringing out the best in the outsiders we welcome…”

Ralphie’s period of profound self-discovery and musical tinkering left breadcrumbs for where he’d go next, including one-off sonic experiments like “TENTACIÓN” and “ROCCO”. The most winking of those experiments being, “PIRRI”, where he debuted a bizarre new character in the music video that we may yet see again. “PIRRI” showcases Ralphie’s grand pop songwriting sensibility, uncontainable to the confines of his bedroom and feels best suited for a Madrid stadium. Elsewhere on Le grand architecte, Ralphie lays the music bare, even removing his own voice to let intimate compositions and arrangements do the talking.

A lot has happened since the release of Ralphie’s showstopping debut album SUPERNOVA in 2023, the grandiosity of which was lauded by the likes of NPR, Pitchfork, Teen Vogue and Variety. He collaborated with the likes of Rosalía (“Omega”), and pablopablo and Carín León (“Eso Que Tú Llamas Amor”), and played a number of shows including a historic hometown show at Movistar Arena in Madrid earlier this year. Most recently, Ralphie was regarded by Pigeons & Planes as one of the foremost innovators of this new vanguard of Spanish music, alongside the successes of his Rusia-IDK counterparts rusowsky, TRISTAN!, Mori, and Duna, and friends and collaborators like Judeline and Guitarricadelafuente.

Listen to “El Hueso”: https://RalphieChoo.lnk.to/ElHueso

What the press has said about Ralphie Choo:

“can blend almost anything together and emerge with a tasty treat” — Billboard

“a joyfully chaotic guide for the future of Latin music” — NPR

“an unclassifiable Spanish pop record from—and for—the future” — Pitchfork

“Choo stands out from almost everything coming out of Spanish-language pop” — Variety

Romeo Santos and Prince Royce Pack Out Estadio Vélez as Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour Hits Buenos Aires

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3 hours ago

November 15, 2026

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Romeo Santos and Prince Royce performing together on stage in front of the Mejor Tarde Que Nunca tour train set

Romeo Santos and Prince Royce perform together during the Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour stop in Buenos Aires. Photo courtesy of Artist Solutions.

Bachata’s king and prince turned Buenos Aires into a Caribbean party on Saturday night, as Romeo Santos and Prince Royce brought their joint Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour to a completely sold-out Estadio Vélez Sarsfield, with more than 45,000 fans singing along to one of the most anticipated concerts of the year.

Romeo Santos and Prince Royce arrived in Argentina on their hugely successful Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour, after touring Latin America, Europe and the United States with more than eighty sold-out performances.

More than 45,000 fans fill Estadio Vélez Sarsfield at night for Romeo Santos and Prince Royce

Before a completely sold-out Estadio Vélez Sarsfield, the two biggest names in bachata worldwide delivered a monumental show of more than two hours. With an imposing stage production and world-class visuals, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce sealed their great bond with the Argentine public through an unbeatable repertoire of generational anthems such as “Propuesta Indecente,” “Darte un Beso,” “Llévame Contigo,” “Ay! San Miguel” and “La Diabla,” among others that had more than 45,000 people vibrating.

Romeo Santos and Prince Royce seated together on stage during the Buenos Aires show

The opening was an energetic shared block in which both revisited the songs from their recent joint project Better Late Than Never, drawing a huge ovation from the very first minute.

The concert flowed smoothly between shared moments and individual segments. Romeo Santos showed off his magnetism, sensuality and vocal mastery at the front of his biggest hits, while Prince Royce dazzled with his pop charisma and melodic warmth. The chemistry between the two shone at every moment live, playing with the crowd’s complicity and measuring the fervor of the stands in a true Caribbean party.

Romeo Santos performing live in a black leather jacket

Prince Royce smiling on stage during his solo segment

The Buenos Aires stop had a luxury warm-up in Córdoba, where the iconic duo won over the Córdoba crowd under the open sky at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes with the same chemistry and artistic power on November 12.

The night at Vélez brought together two bachata icons on their Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour, a historic run through 20 countries and more than 80 massive concerts across Latin America, Europe and the United States, cementing this summit as an unrepeatable event in the history of the genre. The Argentina dates closed with Córdoba on November 12 and Buenos Aires on November 14, both sold out.