Motomami

Motomami
A full body portrait of Rosalía wearing a helmet with the shield up and covering her nudity. The image background is white and the album title, printed in red letters, is featured in the centre.
Standard cover[a]
Studio album by
Rosalía
Released18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
RecordedMarch 2020 – August 2021
Studio
Genre
Length42:17
61:43 (deluxe)
LanguageSpanish
LabelColumbia
Producer
Rosalía chronology
El Mal Querer
(2018) 		Motomami
(2022) 		RR
(2023)
Singles from Motomami
  1. "La Fama"
    Released: 11 November 2021
  2. "Saoko"
    Released: 4 February 2022
  3. "Chicken Teriyaki"
    Released: 24 February 2022
Singles from Motomami +
  1. "Despechá"
    Released: 28 July 2022

Motomami is the third studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on 18 March 2022 through Columbia Records. Rosalía enlisted producers Noah Goldstein, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins and Pharrell Williams as well as longtime colleague El Guincho to create a concept album about her feelings during the past three years, including troubled times with fame, homesickness and isolation in the form of a collage of the singer's musical influences, especially in Latin music.[1][2] Separated in two parts, it features guest vocals from the Weeknd and Tokischa, and is presented as Rosalía's "most personal and confessional album so far."[3]

The album's release was preceded by three singles along with "Hentai" as a promotional single. "La Fama" was released on 11 November 2021 as the album's lead single, attaining both critical and commercial success.[4] The song peaked at number two on the US Hot Latin Songs chart and reached the top ten in France, El Salvador, Spain and Panama. "Saoko" and "Chicken Teriyaki" were released as the second and third singles, respectively, both reaching the top twenty in Spain. Other promotional initiatives included a Grand Theft Auto Online radio station and a performance on Saturday Night Live, becoming the first Spanish solo act to serve as the show's musical guest.[5][6] Rosalía embarked on the Motomami World Tour from July to December 2022, traveling around Europe and the Americas.[7] A deluxe edition of the album, titled Motomami +, was released on 9 September featuring five additional tracks, including the hit single "Despechá".[8]

Upon its release, Motomami received universal acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised the experimentation and genre-bending sounds. It later became the best reviewed and most discussed album of 2022 on Metacritic.[9] Commercially, the album entered twenty-two charts in nineteen countries and reached the top ten in seven of them. Motomami entered major market charts, reaching the top forty in both on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200. In Spain, it peaked atop the PROMUSICAE chart for six consecutive weeks. It also became the second most-streamed female album of the year worldwide.

At the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Motomami won Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Engineered Album and Best Recording Package, making Rosalía the first woman to win Album of the Year twice, whilst "La Fama" was nominated for Record of the Year and "Hentai" for Song of the Year and Best Alternative Song.[10] It also won Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, while its lack of nominations in the general field categories was widely considered a "snub" by the Recording Academy.[11]


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  6. ^ "Rosalía and Arca to Host Grand Theft Auto Online Radio Station". Pitchfork. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Rosalía announces huge world tour". NME. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Rosalía anuncia el lanzamiento de 'MOTOMAMI (Deluxe)' | Europa FM". www.europafm.com (in Spanish). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Rosalía: Motomami". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. ^ Cobo, Leila (17 November 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler Wins Big, Bad Bunny Follows, Rosalía Nabs Album of the Year". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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