In the midst of making the rounds with Tropicoqueta, Karol G teased a new era was unlocking when she first premiered the dreamy indie ballad “Después de Ti” at her headlining set in Coachella in April.
The collaboration with Cigarettes After Sex guitarist Greg Gonzalez now forms part of Karol’s sixth studio album, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, out today (Aug. 7) via Bichota Records that is one of many star-studded collabs on the set including Drake on “Ahí,” Bruno Mars on “Still,” and Judeline and Rusowsky on “Bby Wow.”
Forming part of the Colombian star’s new project is also the very provocative perreo with NSFW lyrics, “Matadora,” which debuted at No. 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart dated Aug. 8.
A steer away from her colorful and tropical-leaning Tropicoqueta album — which debuted No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200 in 2025 — No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto (“I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much” in English) is an intimate look at a stripped-down Karol, who’s in her feels and embracing all her emotions (a.k.a. Sad Bichota Season).
“I’d rather suffer because I lived too much — because I loved too much, because I had too much fun — than to not have had those experiences, you know?” the superstar said in a previous interview with ELLE. “I’m inviting everyone to be a little more dramatic, a little more extra.”
Karol announced that a new album was dropping at the very beginning of her Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour during her July 29 show in Toronto, telling onlookers that she’s “been locked in for months making new music” and “preparing a segment that will form part of this tour.”
Below, see how Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors ranked each song on No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, in descending order:
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“Eclipse”
The sound of wind and rain over a piano opens this heartbreak ballad, in which Karol questions the reason for a lost love amidst the solitude of the night. “Moon, I loved him/ And forgive me for using you as an example/ If your thing with the sun is to be apart/ Why are there sometimes eclipses?” go part of the lyrics. At just two minutes long, it is brief but emotionally effective. — SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS
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“Maybe”
“And this time I don’t plan on losing you,” a male voice is heard saying, before Karol enters over a smooth dancehall-EDM beat to sing a farewell. “Baby, don’t say anything, just leave it like that/ Look at the damage we do to each other/ Together we tried to fly, but we can’t reach the sky anymore,” goes part of the chorus. “Baby, maybe in another life, maybe/ Because in this one, I don’t want to anymore.” — S.R.A.
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“Después de ti” (feat. Greg Gonzalez)
Image Credit: Henry Hwu Karol and Greg recorded this song at the latter’s home recording studio with “everyone playing live together in a room as if we’re performing it for an audience,” Gonzalez previously told Billboard. Powered by a dreamy guitar melody, the melancholy ballad is about grasping on to the memories after dealing with loss and grief. “When she sent me the song it brought tears to my eyes,” Greg recalled. “It felt like it came exactly from the same world as the music I try to write and in the sweetest way.” — JESSICA ROIZ
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“Still” (feat. Bruno Mars)
In a first collaborative effort, Karol G and Bruno Mars deliver “Still,” a power ballad inspired by ’80s-fueled synthwave, providing a nostalgic, neon-soaked soundscape. Surprisingly, the Colombian artist performs the song entirely in English, where she and Bruno beautifully harmonize together and assure they still love each other even with a broken heart. —J.R.
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“For U My Lova”
Showing a flirtier and optimistic side amid such an emotionally charged album, Karol’s “For U My Lova” is a love song dedicated to a longtime platonic crush — the kind of person one finally wants to take a chance on. “The love of my life is the one reflected in your mirror,” she sings. The song then builds into a melodic chorus in which she tells her crush that it’s finally time for them to give each other a chance. “I want to gently give you those kisses we still owe each other/ Why leave it up to chance?/ Let’s be happy—we’ve suffered enough,” she sings over the tropical track. — CATA BALZANO
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“Bebiendo Lágrimas”
Powered by electronic dance music, “Bebiendo Lágrimas” could easily become a go-to for when you’re feeling down but still want to hit the streets. Sonically, the Ovy on the Drums-produced club banger is a breezy afro-house groove à la “Provenza” and “Cairo.” Lyrically, the artist is so heartbroken that she’s even willing to drink her tears. — J.R.
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“Si lo ven”
Another sensitive heartbreak ballad featuring only vocals and guitar, “Si lo ven” speaks of keeping up appearances amidst the pain of a breakup — especially in front of an ex. “If you see him, tell him I’m fine/ That I’ve never been better/ That I’m over him/ Even though he knows I’m not… Lie to him, please,” Karol sings with pathos. — S.R.A.
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“MATADORA”

Image Credit: Vito Fernicola In “MATADORA” — an old-school reggaetón track reminiscent of her early days in urban music — Karol sings candidly about feeling a purely physical attraction to someone with whom she wants to go “from the club to the hotel.” “Baby, I’m not feeling romantic/ You’ve got me all hot/ Let’s skip the small talk/ Clothes don’t take themselves off,” go part of the lyrics. — S.R.A.
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“Final feliz”
Almost like a lullaby, “Final feliz” presents a sweet, confessional Karol singing about the pain of separation and the desire to reunite with the one she loves. “If you’re not going to be here, there’s no happy ending/ Hold me again, come back for me/ If there’s somewhere you want to go/ Come back to my side, make me happy.” Initially driven by just a guitar, the track gradually incorporates soft keyboards and moving, ethereal vocals. — S.R.A.
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“Te Llevas To”
The lead-off track of Karol G’s sixth studio album sets the tone for its central theme: heartbreak. “Te Llevas To’,” which translates to “You took it all,” is a moody EDM track in which the Colombian singer reflects on the loss she experienced after a breakup. “You’re left with my urge to cry/ You’re taking everything except my dignity,” she sings in one verse before the beat drops and she begins listing the things she cherishes from the relationship. The song captures the raw, emotional roller coaster of a breakup: At one moment, the artist softly sings about the memories that remain from the relationship, and at another, she shows anger and resentment, hurling insults at her ex-lover, calling him a “mamabich—, cabr—” (slang for d–k sucker and a–hole). — C.B.
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“BbY WOW” (feat. Judeline & Rusowsky)
Karol recruited Spanish breakout artists Judeline and Rusowsky for “Bby WOW.” In the track, she reminiscences about an unforgettable person. “Therapy for what?/ To get you out of my heart?/ When I can’t forget you even if I want to?” she sings in the opening verse. The track is an upbeat dancehall tune backed by the famous Coolie Dance riddim. — J.R.
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“Ahí” (feat. Drake)
In what marks the Colombian singer’s first official collaboration with Drake, the two trade lines on an upbeat, tropical and melodic dance track. She tells him she is emotionally unavailable, while he expresses that he doesn’t want to pressure her into anything, in a coquettish back-and-forth. “Téngamelo ahí” (“Keep it on hold for me”) serves as the chorus’s central refrain, with the two joining their voices to repeat the melody. Drake, who is no stranger to appearing on Latin artists’ tracks, shows off his Spanish throughout the song. At the end, he adds his signature rap, admitting what we already knew: He loves Latinas (“I want a Latina/ I want a face just like Carolina/ And I want a waist just like Carolina”). — C.B.
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“Con quién andará?”
The song kicks off with a pitched-up sample of British-Spanish singer Jeanette’s 1974 hit “Porque te vas.” “Con quién andará” is one of the album’s best reggaeton tracks, with G expressing the anguish and overthinking that can come with a breakup — wondering what the other person is doing, who they are with, whether they have moved on and if they did so before you did. “I’m about to text you just to satisfy this longing/ But you’re not here/ Who could you be with?” The Grammy winner clearly wanted to put all the emotions surrounding a breakup on paper, then pour those feelings into every song on the album. At the end of the track, she becomes even more vulnerable, singing: “Where is he? My heart hurts.” — C.B.
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“Alguien que te amaba”

Image Credit: Vito Fernicola Karol G has professed her admiration for Selena Quintanilla before through her music. Now, she is once again giving the Queen of Tejano music her flowers with “Alguien que te amaba.” The Colombian singer’s opening lyrics appear to echo the beginning of Selena’s “Amor Prohibido.” “Con unas ansias locas quiero verte hoy” (“With a crazy yearning, I want to see you today”), Selena sings in the first verse. In “Alguien que te amaba,” G sings, “Nunca pensé decir lo que te diré hoy” (“I never thought I’d say what I’m about to tell you today”), over a similar-sounding melody that Selena y Los Dinos fans will recognize.
The track’s sweet, cumbia-inspired sound recalls G’s 2023 hit “Mi ex tenía razón (My ex was right),” which she released the same year her relationship with Colombian singer Feid became public. This time, however, “Alguien que te amaba” tells the sad story of a breakup and appears to reference Feid, who is now her ex. “El verano rosa ahora es un invierno” (“The rose-colored summer is now a winter”), she sings. G’s collaboration with Feid on her 2025 album Tropicoqueta is titled “Verano Rosa.” — C.B.
This story originally appeared on Billboard
