Videoclips of various singers generated criticism on social networks; Ricardo Arjona was one of the artists who opted for a virtual concert in 2021.
This 2021, several artists released video clips of their songs with the purpose of entertaining, however, that objective was overshadowed by the controversy that spread to social networks and that in many cases forced the singers to withdraw their audiovisuals and apologize.
Here are some of the cases:
Dayanara
At the beginning of March, the Guayaquil singer Dayanara premiered The revenge, an issue that divided opinion on social networks for including the phrase ‘And the fault was not mine’, which is also part of the song A rapist in your way, from the interdisciplinary group Las Tesis, from Chile.
Back then, in less than a week the song got more than a million views on YouTube, currently it has more than 6.5 million on the same platform.
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Days later Dayanara said that The revenge It was not plagiarism and that since she began her solo career she has been a supporter of the fight for the rights and defense of women.
Video in school chapel
Venezuelan singers Virgi y Matty at the end of October they released the video clip of On Top, in which Former students from the San José La Salle school recognized images of the chapel and expressed their annoyance. “The Lasallian former students of Guayaquil protest the almost sacrilegious use that certain people have given to the chapel, as well as condemn those who have allowed it,” they published on the Twitter account, @lasallanosgye.
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“We needed a beautiful castle and when they gave us this proposal from La Salle, we loved the structure of the church and it was something that we fell in love with very much and we are very grateful that we were able to use it. What was seen in the video was wonderful, the truth was that there were negative comments, but there are also wonderful comments because it is also art, “he said. Virgi in an interview for this newspaper in November.
“The controversy, suddenly, the negative comments are heard only here, but in other countries, because that is already rolling and continues to grow, people will say where that place is. And people are going to wonder where that place is, because it looked beautiful, “said Matty in the same dialogue.
“We apologize to all the people whose susceptibility we hurt. In art there are no limits, in terms of growing, many artists do many things, but they grow because they do different things. We thank everyone who believes in this project ”, added Virgi.
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Veriuska Del Valle Tolpa, 28 years old, and María Cecilia Arcay (26) make up the duet Virgi and Matty.
C. Tangana and Nathy Peluso
In the international arena, the video clip of Atheist, the theme of the Spanish artist C. Tangana and the Argentine Nathya Peluso were also at the center of the controversy. The audiovisual was recorded in the Cathedral of Toledo, where the artists appear dancing with sensual attitudes.
The situation even led to the resignation of the dean of the Cathedral, Juan Miguel Ferrer. For the filming of the video, the Cathedral charged 15,000 euros. The artists regretted the resignation of Ferrer.
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“It was an opportunity to say something nice, modern and tolerant on the part of the Church, and suddenly it has not turned out that way,” said C. Tangana in an interview.
J Balvin
In October a similar situation lived the Colombian singer J Balvin, who had to withdraw the video clip of the song Bitch, which he performs together with the Dominican rapper Tokischa. Only audio is found on the platform.
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The audiovisual was described as “sexist” and “racist”. The vice president of Colombia, Martha Lucía Ramírez, was one of the critics. “It has direct and open sexist, racist, macho and misogynistic expressions that violate the rights of women,” said Ramírez. It was joined by journalists, artists, politicians and citizens in general.
J Balvin and Resident
Another situation that drew attention was the exchange of opinions between J Balvin and the Puerto Rican René Pérez, better known as Residente, By the end of September. Everything arose after the call of J Balvin was against the 22nd edition of the Latin Grammy and urged to carry out a boycott.
“The Grammys don’t value us, but they need us. It is my opinion and nothing against the other genres because they deserve all the respect. But the trick is already boring. We give them ratings, but they don’t give us respect ”, said J Balvin.
This is the sarcastic response that J Balvin gave to Residente, after he compares his music to a hot dog cart
“Your music is like a hot dog cart, which many people or almost everyone may like. But when those people want to eat well, they go to a restaurant and that restaurant is the one that earns Michelin stars ”, Residente responded.
In addition to Residente, Don Omar, Li Saumet and Yotuel Romero were some of the artists who questioned the Colombian.
Travis Scott concert accident
Eight dead and 25 people hospitalized was the result of a human avalanche at the Astroworld Festival during the performance of rapper Travis Scott. The concert was held at the NRG Park in Houston, in the United States, on November 5.
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One of the injured sued the organizers of the show. According to the complaint, “the defendants neither planned nor carried out the concert in a safe manner.”
Drake
In early December, Canadian singer Drake announced that he was withdrawing his Grammy Award nominations. He had two nominations, for best rap performance for the song Way 2 Sexy and best rap album for Certified Lover Boy.
Streaming was the scene of the great concerts in 2021
Although little by little the artists have returned to the stage in person, the modality streaming it continued to prevail this year. These are some of the virtual shows that took place in the course of this 2021.
Ricardo Arjona
On April 10, Ricardo Arjona offered the concert ‘Made the old way’ from the ruins of the Capuchinas convent, one of the most visited tourist sites in Antigua Guatemala. The show It was lit with more than 5,000 candles and more than 30 musicians participated.
Ruins of the Convent of Las Capuchinas, the stage of Ricardo Arjona’s streaming concert
The artist achieved a record with the show, which obtained a record of more than 170,000 hits; more than a million people in the world saw the show. Which made it one of the most viewed in Latin America, according to www.tvchoapa.cl.
This concert was broadcast again on May 21, 22 and 23 on the Mundo Arjona platform.
Bacilli
Jorge Villamizar and André Lopes, members of the Colombian duo Bacilos offered their virtual concert on May 23. After a ten-year career, five Latin Grammys and one Grammy, hits like Caraluna, First million, Tobacco and Chanel Y Giant steps they separated in 2007. In 2017, Bacilos met again, but this time as a duo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFiihT7p7Eo
Pablo Alboran
The spanish singer Pablo Alboran offered two concerts. The first took place on May 29, as part of their Tour Vertigo 2021 tour and was available for Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama and Costa Rica.
The second show was on June 5 and was available for Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay.
The Montaners
July 31 the Montaners gave a concert at the Altos de Chavón amphitheater, in the La Romana province, in the Dominican Republic. The show It had an audience according to the allowed capacity at that time.
In the show, which was seen by more than 200,000 people, there were also Montaner, his children, Ricky, Mau and Evaluna, as well as the Colombian Camilo, Evaluna’s husband. (I)
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