Rauw Alejandro mentioned he went by means of a troublesome time after being pressured to cancel a variety of live shows.
In a brand new interview with Billboard printed on Monday (Oct. 27), the Puerto Rican star spoke about his Saturno World Tour in 2023, which grossed over $50 million earlier than its Latin American leg was canceled resulting from technical and logistical points. The European leg of the tour reportedly additionally suffered a variety of difficulties that pressured him to cancel reveals.
“For me, it was very frustrating not completing the Saturn tour. I’m not going to lie: There were months that I would cry in my shower, in my bed, fucking frustrated because I put so much effort in what I do,” he informed the journal. “I took my time. I trained a lot. There were many things that were out of my control.”
In gentle of the cancellations, Alejandro parted methods together with his then-manager Eric Duars, who produced the tour by means of his Duars Live firm.
“My outdated workforce was a large number and disorganized. I think about myself among the finest artists proper now, so I need to work with one of the best groups within the business,” he mentioned.
The 32-year-old celebrity then enlisted the assistance of co-manager Jorge “Pepo” Ferradas, who beforehand labored with Shakira, plus longtime associates Matías Solaris and José “Che” Juan Torres.
“After having the same management for seven, eight years, for me, it was a huge change in dynamic in my work and it was challenging,” Alejandro mentioned. “I was kind of scared because there were things I didn’t know how to do. But now, it feels nice to have a team who believes in you and in your project. They’re not afraid to lose anything; they just want an artist that can create and bring new things to the table.”
The singer is at the moment on his Broadway-inspired Cosa Nuestra World Tour, which noticed him turning into one of many first Latin artists to carry out three consecutive sold-out nights at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, in addition to multiple-night runs in Chicago, New York, and Miami.
“It was difficult to create this tour. I like to wait for people to listen to the album and see how they respond before I create the show rundown — which songs am I going to take out of my old catalog? Which are the new songs I’m going to add? It’s a whole lot of thinking to make it smooth and nice, and that takes time,” he mentioned.
Rauw Alejandro’s Cosa Nuestra Tour concludes on November 19 in Monterrey, Mexico.