Enrique Iglesias, 48 years old, He has not released an album since 2021. Despite this, his career seems to be going from strength to strength. In Spain his name is hardly heard (especially after not attending her sister Tamara Falcó’s wedding) and the radios do not usually program his music. However, Isabel Preysler’s son is making waves on the other side of the pond. In fact, Así es la vida -her collaboration with María Becerra- has accumulated more than 70 million views in two months and their latest tour has become the third best-selling tour in the United States, according to Pollstar. And not only that, it has recently been learned that the Latin star has just sold his catalog of songs to Influence Media, backed by Warner Music, for an amount that, according to Bloomberg, would reach “nine figures.” That is, at least, more than 100 million.
To put yourself in perspective, Enrique Iglesias released his latest album two years ago, Final Volume 1, and remains an artist with great commercial success on the platforms, with more than 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify. During his career, which began in 1995, more than 180 million copies of his albums have been sold, according to data from Influence Media, and the Madrid native remains one of the most successful Latin artists in history. of pop. Additionally, he has won one Grammy Award and five Latin Grammy Awards. That’s looking back.
What concerns you now is The Trilogy Tour. A 25-date tour, in which the reggaetonero Pitbullthe superstar Ricky Martin e Iglesias. Overall, the show has received good reviews. The North American media highlights the quality of the sound, the live bands and the repertoire full of hits. However, social networks have been cruel to Enrique and have made hundreds of mistakes ugly. Some of his detractors claim that the Spaniard does not know his own lyrics, others point out that he lacks breath and the most acidic comments suggest that the singer is incapable of reaching the highest tones. “Iglesias sings like Mickey Mouse,” says a viral video on TikTok. That is to say, Iglesias is going through his worst, best moment.
So far Enrique has not responded to the criticism. But he has made an announcement that has surprised his followers. «I’ve been working on my next album for a couple of years and that will be my final album. That’s it. I don’t think I’ll ever do another one. No… The truth is that I know I won’t make more albums,” he commented to Today a week ago. After the publication of the news, the international press has begun to look for an explanation for his retirement. And it seems inconceivable that a musician who has sold so much would decide to erase himself. But everything indicates that his retirement has to do with criticism.
THE WORLD traveled to Los Angeles Crypto Arena to experience one of the shows from The Trilogy Tour in first person. And after three hours of music, dancing and shouting (unleashed by more than 20,000 people), it is fair to say that the show is far from a disaster. What’s more, the concert smells like a party, a festival, a celebration, the music heard on New Year’s Eve. Absolutely no one stays in their seat.