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It's hot as hell!

JULY 2021 FIRST ALBUM RECORDING SESSION

Look at her face!

She was like this!

That's crazy.

Real crazy.

OK, these are the songs I chose. I split them into two groups.

The first group has the ones I see as possible singles.

They're the ones I see as real hits that could come out before the album.

There are some good ones in the second group, too,

but I see them more as songs that should be on the album.

I'm not sure about the ones with an asterisk.

Some could be moved from the first group to the second

if we don't see them as real hit singles.

FEBRUARY 2022 RECORDING THE ALBUM

Those long notes... Whoops, sorry!

That sounds... Up high, it cuts off the...

I like it when there's like four bars

with some voice flourishes.

I want you to play his part so I can say a few words.

I'm a fake singer. I'm a box-of-Camel-cigarettes singer.

SUMMER 2022

This is a fucking party! Hit it!

Hey, bitches! Primavera Sound tonight, baby.

It's going to be a real iconic summer, y'all.

FEBRUARY 2023

Before we go on with the party,

I'm here in my city, so I want to give you a gift.

I just want you to know

that my next album is going to be called La Joia.

Yeah!

There'll be some new stuff,

some interesting stuff,

and some previews of what the album's like.

Because as you know, 2023

- no doubt about it-

will be the year my album drops.

THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA WAS EXPECTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023

APRIL 2023

3 MONTHS BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA

They know you've been with producers every day,

that you haven't had time to finish those songs...

They know you've been all in.

They want a general idea

of the music, of what you've been doing...

I'm don't want to make you nervous, I know you want to give it your all.

If the songs were 100% done, that'd be awesome.

It's great that you're so self-demanding, you want it to be as good as it can be.

Anyway, relax. I'm sure it'll go great.

This is nuts. It's a botanical garden, but all the flowers are plastic.

Everything's plastic here, guys!

It's all real except the hearts. It's all real, touch it.

- They're real, baby. - Oh, yeah.

Look, it's coming!

- It does want to! - Quick, take a selfie!

They all want to!

You're famous, baby, everyone loves you.

Quick, quick!

Yeah, Alba, but I know what they're like.

They'll end up choosing certain songs.

And I know that they'll choose them

based on how good they sound.

I want it all to be ready, perfect,

and just how I want it to be.

It's what I do, and I want it to be a certain way.

That way I'll feel confident about presenting it. Otherwise, I don't know.

What can we expect from your upcoming album?

It's going to be kind of like I am, with a little of everything:

songs to get down to in the club,

songs that make you think, songs to help you forget,

songs to get angry to, songs that help you forgive yourself...

This is my first live performance on TV

but I'll try to keep calm,

get my voice all warmed up,

and especially try to keep my mind and body calm

to save all my energy for the show, which is where I need it.

Hey, I'm Bad Gyal.

I'm done with my rehearsals for this Thursday.

I'll see you at the Latin American Music Awards.

Why come out with your debut album now?

If there's something I've always known, even when I wasn't so mature,

it's the respect I have for an album, and what an album means to me.

It's a project, a lot of hard work,

with a concept...

And it's time for me to put out an album

because as a composer I'm really, really happy

with the result of the songs.

When I put this album out

you'll really be able to notice the quality,

and how much I've improved over time.

That's awesome, girl!

- You look really confident. - Good vibes in Vegas!

I was so into Alba.

I got a message from Marta, like "Will you put out clothes?"

Are you serious?

Yeah.

- Let me look at your DMs. - I was such a huge fan.

"Please sell clothing. Ha, ha, ha, ha."

That's it.

Can you imagine if you found a message like "You're a whore"?

I think they'd look into that before hiring me.

Selena Quintanilla got killed by the president of her fan club.

For real! I've had a bunch of fans who were like that: crazy.

We all know there are moles among Bad Gyal's fans:

they act like fans, but they just want me to die.

Ideally, I'd like to do rehearsal with the outfit for the performance.

But we don't want anyone to leak it.

If she puts it on and someone posts a video, we're fucked.

- The connection isn't great. - Well, whatever, just don't worry.

People keep coming up to me: "Come here!", "Are you ready?"

I'm ready!

Don't listen to anyone. Just sit right there.

Look at Blasi: "Don't listen to anyone!"

- Blasi's the shit. - Just try to find a manager like Blasi.

Don't listen to anyone.

LAMAS AWARDS

- How's it going? - Good.

How about our song with Ovy? I've been listening to it non-stop.

- We're going to bring the house down. - I'll see you afterwards, at your party.

It's going to be the shit. Nobody's sleeping tonight!

Ready?

The bodypack? Upstairs.

See you soon.

JUNE 2023 RECORDING OF "CHULO PT. 2" MUSIC VIDEO"

We just got done with the "Chulo" remix. Cheers!

- Super-matching! - Super ready.

- You look so pretty! - It's really Christina, right?

Toki!

Thanks!

I sent this message to Borja

because we've been working on these tracks for more than a month now,

and for three weeks I've been insisting on setting a deadline

Honestly, I thought we'd have these tracks already,

that setting a deadline would make people get it together,

we'd have the tracks by now, and I'd get to do stuff before I leave.

But it looks like I won't have time to do anything before I go

because between the music video and the fact I'm leaving next week,

there's no time left, so we have to reschedule everything.

And more than anything, if people aren't respecting our dates

and sending us the tracks,

it's a problem. We might even have to change our dates.

We could see the album wouldn't be ready.

We had the feature with Quevedo,

and right before that, "Sin Carné": one of the big tracks on the album.

But at the time,

we already had Myke Towers

on the album, in "Mi Lova,"

and we couldn't finish it because first he had to release his album...

So they made us wait.

It was like "We have Myke Towers on the album,

things are happening, we could have more people on it,

we could have some serious features."

First, the album got delayed because we had to finish the songs,

and then because we discovered this amazing phenomenon in the US

where once you reach an agreement with a manager,

six or seven lawyers show up and change the whole thing,

they double or triple the numbers.

Then you have to renegotiate everything

and push it all to the limit until, in the end, those American lawyers

talk to the manager and come back with something like the original offer.

We had a whole new deadline for the album

that we had to try to meet.

Our thinking was really optimistic,

to be honest.

Hey, I want lipstick that's more brownish.

Like the one from Mercadona.

- OK, here. - This is pinkish.

- This is the one from Mercadona. - Perfect.

- So, Marta's going... - Marta's going.

She'll get the joints from the hotel. Then her and Hugo are coming, finally.

Yeah, but in the meantime...

life goes on,

we're recording.

Sure.

Coffee, Alba's cigarettes...

ABRIL 2023 RECORDING OF "MI LOVA" MUSIC VIDEO

Alba, this might be a good time for me to try out the car.

We're in this parking lot, so...

If we move it down there to the end,

and I can at least drive straight to get used to the car...

OK, one thing: she can't really drive, so...

She should practice, right?

Maybe we could take the car down there so she can try driving it.

Man, she's burning rubber.

- I hope nothing goes wrong. - It'll be fine.

She's going crazy, you can see it on the screen.

She's nuts.

She's got her blinker on the whole time.

My little girl's a great driver!

She's getting nervous.

You have to think ahead.

It's better to go slow than to slam the breaks on.

It was in the shooting plan: me, walking down the street.

- OK, OK. - This is way too short.

If I don't like this take, I won't have anything I can use.

- OK. - You said "OK" before.

Everyone's leaving, we'll stay.

They can't leave, we need the camera.

Let's take some shots.

Let's do it on one of these streets, Freemont or whatever.

International Youth Talent Award:

Bad Gyal.

The King and Queen declare "Fiebre" Spain's new national anthem.

They're playing Bad Gyal at Zarzuela Palace.

These are some of the memes that appeared after Bad Gyal received the award.

There's been plenty of criticism from protocol enthusiasts,

because once on stage she greeted the Queen before the King.

It's the 21st century. If you greet the Queen first, it's no big deal.

And let her dress however she wants.

- Exactly. - That's right.

"A handshake instead of two kisses." Did I screw up the whole protocol?

- That royal official didn't tell you. - No, he didn't say anything about it.

He drove me nuts, he wouldn't stop talking.

I was like "Can I remember all this?"

And then, well,

the King came,

he shook my hand, and said:

"Our daughters know more about you than we do."

I was like "Yeah, they're my target."

Like, "The princesses of Spain are my target." Hello?

And when I stepped back, the Queen came to talk to me.

What'd she say?

"Oh, I wanted to ask you: how do you feel?

I saw your age, you're really young.

How do you feel in a place full of old people?"

Then they asked me:

"What are you wearing under your dress? Stickers and a nude thong?"

I said: "Yes." "That's it?"

Then Puig came, and said: "That's Paco Rabanne, right?"

I was like "Wow! You know fashion!"

- And he said: "Well, the brand's mine." - Oh yeah, Puig. That's true.

Then the King interrupted, like "Letizia, we're on."

And she was like "I'm talking to Alba."

Yep, we get along. We're friends, now.

- Hey, how's the album coming along? - Bad.

I don't know...

I don't have any new, relevant information to share with you.

I finished the songs, they're done mixing a lot of them...

but I'm still waiting for a few important details.

When will it come out? Do you have a date?

- Haven't they told you anything? - No. It isn't up to me now, or us.

Hugo, do you have my glasses?

Guys, pay attention! I'm here in heels...

Jesus! I want to eat pizza too, but...

Can't you guys go one at a time?

Go get yourself some pizza if you want, but not all at once!

Alba Farelo's exploiting us, get it on tape!

I'm all covered in bruises!

She throws heels at us, she puts out cigarettes on our necks...

Look at me!

Look, zoom in on Alba Melendo's back.

Covered in burns!

Oh, please.

Time for fun! It's the best time of the day!

Cut!

Will you let me know? Can we do another?

- I didn't really like that beginning. - It was just so we'd have an extra.

- I feel like it was from too far back. - Yeah, maybe it was.

It was too wide.

OK, not so wide.

Let's start out closer in, like with the pictures.

We'll do the opposite: start here and zoom out a little.

- I'll zoom out to here. - All right.

OK, let's go.

Come on, Richard!

Guys, let's make some room.

I'm not evil, I'm demanding.

I don't know what that reminds me of. "I just look evil."

I'm serious: rigor, professionality.

Hey, Alba. Give me a call me when you can, please.

We really need to talk about "Perdió Este Culo."

They haven't said anything.

We need to make some progress

and see if we can finish the album, if you should re-record...

We need to do something.

I think it's time for us to make some kind of move.

Call me when you can and we'll talk about it.

The second part.

Is there anything else?

There's this...

That's it, the rest is muted.

Is there something specific I should fix?

I had to get rid of the second verse in "Perdió Este Culo."

From "Infiltrate," by Sean Paul.

All of a sudden, they were like:

"He might say yes

because he likes Bad Gyal, he likes your music...

Send him the song. He'll listen to it and get back to you."

- They sent him the song, and... - They never got back to us.

We've been waiting for like six, seven months.

We've been waiting forever.

We won't be able to use it.

But I made a new verse and I think it's lit.

I don't know if these guys are lying to me

so that I don't get too nervous.

I'll play it in context, OK?

- What do you think? - Does it pass or not?

It's not like you guys need to pass me, I just want some opinions.

We didn't know if "Perdió Este Culo" was going to make it onto the album.

Right.

There was a clearance by Sean Paul

that his publishing team ended up revoking.

By then, the beat

had taken so, so long

that MAG just assumed that that song

wasn't going to come out,

so he'd already promised the beat to another artist.

In the end,

it took a few months for MAG to come around,

give the beat back to Alba and get the song ready.

But for a few months, we had to totally redo "Perdió Este Culo."

That was really tough for Alba.

Besides it being the focus track to base the promotion on,

it was clearly her favorite song, the one she wanted.

If it had happened with another song, I might have just left it out.

Some songs always get left out.

But with that one, it was like "This needs to go public."

Blasi's got bitch face.

Don't move!

Hold on.

Girls, it's the new life-sized Bad Gyal Bratz! I want it!

What happened?

What are we supposed to tell them? That I'm famous?

And since I'm famous they won't let me on the plane?

No, he said: "My friend at check-in..."

- I think he saw us clowning around... - And he thought I was drunk?

Or maybe they saw that you're an artist...

I might not be able to fly,

I have to do a health check.

- A breathalyzer test, then. - I told them...

We fixed it. We said: "Listen, she's fine."

That guy went up to Alba:

"The people with you say you've been drinking.

One of your friends told me, I think it was her."

I was like "What?"

He said "She came and told me: ‘She's a drinker.'"

They saw her luggage and couldn't believe it.

What Alba Blasi said was: "She's a singer."

The guy thought she said "She's a drinker," like she was drunk.

AUGUST 2023

1 MONTH BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA

KAROL G CONCERT SOUNDCHECK

The heat's killing me. How are you?

You're going to be singing for a while.

Oh!

- How are you? - This is Spain Night.

Literally.

People will be singing this.

- Both of us at once? - You can go first and I'll follow.

Or I can start... Whatever feels right in the moment.

Perfect.

- Great. - You can talk, say whatever you want.

I'm not a much of a talker.

I want people to embrace you, to give you a warm welcome.

- I'm so excited! - Me too, thank you so much.

- There's a little bit of an echo. - I can hear myself fine.

I asked them to turn my voice up so I'd feel more confident, but it's fine.

- Oh, thank you! - Thank you, honey. I hope it goes great.

It'll be perfect.

When I'm done with my concert, I'm eager to see yours.

Look, I'm not wearing a wig!

I'm on my way to Telemundo, guys.

I thought the table would cover me.

Am I OK like this?

- Are you comfortable? - Yes.

Thanks.

- How are you? - I'm great.

Welcome. It's nice to meet you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's so hard for me to get used to!

- OK, is this a problem for you? - Yes: they'll fine us.

Yeah, it's not up to us.

It's not us.

- Times have changed. - You can see my nipples.

- But you can't see them. - Yes, you can: look.

If I'd known, I'd have worn something else.

Thanks.

Can you put the teleprompter a little higher?

- It's a little early. - Well, she looked great.

Let's go.

Everyone, we're very excited about our guest this morning.

She's known as a different, irreverent singer,

and she has a talent like no one else.

Just arrived from Europe and ready to be part of urban music history,

Bad Gyal is here with us.

Welcome.

You've worked with excellent artists

like Myke Towers, Sean Paul, Tokischa, Young Miko...

What do you want to do next?

I'm trying to do what I feel and not limit myself.

Throughout history, they've really held us back as women.

I'm fortunate to be part of a generation

where things are changing,

and I try to be free whenever I make music.

I've also often heard you say

that you don't like it when people tell you what to do with your body.

That's a really powerful, important message for today's youth.

United States, the home of the free.

Censure, censure, censure. Mother fucker!

Then you go on Instagram

and see 50,000 girls shaking their ass in a thong with their cunt in the lens.

But they censure this.

It's crazy.

I swear... It's been a long time since I felt like this.

That lady telling me "Close your legs, we can see this and that."

"Sorry." No, not sorry.

- Hi, Alba. - Hey.

I'm sorry it's so late.

It's not that late, It's 1:00 AM.

I've got an issue with the thong. There's the nude one...

Then there's this one, it's shiny.

No, they can see my cunt in that.

It's transparent and they'll see my pussy.

Marta wants me to show my pussy.

Face-full of pussy!

- I think not too tight is better. - Exactly.

Tighter down here, so there's more of a profile.

- Oh, I love that. - Yeah, it's pretty.

I'll tie it here...

I'm afraid I'll look flat next to her, like I'm nothing.

You know?

But that's what we like about you! We like that you don't have tits.

Otherwise, you'd look like trashy.

- Why? - With big boobs.

We like you the way you are.

On the screen, I feel like these shorts make me look short.

Hey, what if we trim the feathers?

Are we allowed to?

No, but they won't notice.

That color looks great on you.

Yeah, and I can wear a bra, too. It gives me more of a shape.

I like how I look with the white Bonet, but when I'm on stage dancing...

I think you look hot,

but I want you to be happy, we won't decide for you.

- Uh-huh. - I think you look great in that.

Do what you feel.

It's an important day for you. Nobody'll force you to do anything.

I'm going to liposuction my double chin.

Great.

If you get rid of your double chin, I'll get a boob job.

- Yeah! - No, that's different.

We're removing, not inserting.

They wrote to Ñengo's manager again...

...pretending to be me.

Are you serious?

- I had it up to here. - Can't you sue them?

We're working on that, but it keeps happening

and people believe it.

They write to me, like "Hey, did you send me this email?"

No, I obviously didn't! Listen to this email:

"Hello, I'm Alba, from Bad Gyal's management.

Due to problems with our database, we have lost many of the projects

that were supposed to be on her new album, La Joia,

this includes the song with Ñengo.

As a result, we need you to send us the original recording.

Thank you. Sincerely, Alba."

What douchebags!

It's nuts, man.

Someone's going to fall for it. We've warned producers, managers...

A ton of people have done it. How many has it been so far?

I don't know. Millions of made-up email addresses.

You've been saying your album's ready for three years, now.

Release the album, bitch!

- The album, bitch! - Do some work, bitch!

Stop posting dumb-ass videos and do some work!

Alba, release the album, already.

If you don't release that shit in 2023...

She still hasn't released her album La Joia.

Where's the album?

Nowhere. That blonde doesn't want to work.

- Hey, how'd it go? - Great, thanks.

- How're you doing? - Excellent.

Good.

Hi. I'm Bad Gyal, and these are my moments.

Your coolest moment?

My coolest moment is...

when I'm out partying with my friends.

- Your sexiest moment? - My sexiest moment is probably...

when I'm onstage dancing and I feel like a goddess.

Your most horrifying moment?

My most horrifying moment is...

when one of my flights gets cancelled.

Your strongest moment?

My strongest moment is...

when I have the patience to finish my album.

"Bad Gyal Alba Pussy K Mana."

In Catalan, "mana" is "boss."

- You're the boss. - Exactly.

OK, "the Boss Pussy." I love that!

You just dropped "Chulo Pt. 2" with Tokischa and Young Miko.

How did that happen? Did you go to them?

It was super spontaneous: I love Toki,

and I always watch what she posts.

She kept posting stories with the song "Chulo,"

and I thought "She must love it!"

So I responded to one of her stories. I said "Come be in the remix!"

Then in Las Vegas I met Young Miko, and she said the same thing.

She came to me and brought it up,

like "I love the song, I can't stop listening to it,

that ‘chulo!' is stuck in my head."

So I said "Well, maybe both of you can be in it."

And that's what happened.

I have a surprise for you.

Let's see.

Hello, hello.

Wow, I wasn't expecting this!

"Chulo Pt. 2," certified platinum.

Congratulations!

It's my first platinum in the US.

I'm really happy, and I'm especially grateful to Young Miko and Tokischa.

And to MAG, the producer.

You're collecting a lot of those, now.

Yeah!

- Congratulations. - This is so cool, it's huge!

"Chulo" was a huge hit none of us were expecting.

And that was really awesome

because it was an upgrade for Alba in popularity, numbers, everything.

But then the label came, and said:

"OK, take this:

we've taken a step up, but now the album is on pause."

And we were like "No, we need to drop the fucking album right now!"

Plus, we already had two female features,

and it was like "No, not now.

This song still has plenty of steam,

it could grow much more, we need to get it out there,

do much more marketing, blah, blah, blah...

We have to wait before we drop another single,

the album, or whatever."

Some statistic said the song was on the rise, or something.

We were like "What?"

The calendar for that single forced us to delay

our whole strategy for the album release.

It doesn't just depend on doing a good job,

hard work, and passion.

Obviously, without all that nothing gets done,

but besides that, you have a bunch of limitations

that are a part of the industry,

how it all works...

I think we had that rational filter

where we also tried to follow a strategic framework,

but we knew that that news was really tough for Alba.

It's normal: she's an artist who wanted to release her album.

It wasn't just the pressure of: "Man, the album isn't coming out."

I saw Alba getting more and more nervous, upset...

I didn't want to give her the bad news

straight out, but she needed to know.

It was constant pressure.

Plus, we had this non-stop paranoia

that the album would leak, that someone would pirate it...

Plus, we'd taken the pictures for La Joia

We were afraid they'd leak, the cover would leak...

someone would attack us... like a hacker.

We were constantly on high alert:

we felt like someone might leak it at any time.

That was the last thing we needed: after having waited so long,

the album leaking. We would've lost it.

During the summer, when it was like

"Man! 'Chulo' is out,

Alba should be super happy, this is so cool..."

I've never seen Alba in such bad shape.

Oh well.

Now we're going to...

Univisión,

Euforia...

Then a radio channel called "SBS"...

And that's it.

In theory, we should be done at 5:00.

Then we'll go to the hotel...

- What time is the flight? - 10:30.

Perfect.

That's it.

OK, bye.

- What? It's not there? - They're looking, and it's not there.

I told them to ask one of the cleaners.

When we left, I saw it on Alba's bedside table.

- So I assume they threw it out. - Yes.

Jesus fucking Christ!

God damn it, that pisses me off!

Yeah, yeah, it's a fuck-up.

Plus, getting hash here is mission impossible.

Are you kidding me?

I have some weed.

- Well, I don't want weed. - OK, Alba, but...

There were a ton of joints left!

Eat this in the meantime so you can calm down.

No, no, I don't want to eat anything. What I want are my fucking joints.

What the fuck, man?

What the fuck! I mean...

- Here. - No, no. No, I don't want it.

I don't want any, Alba, thanks.

Does anyone want any?

I told him when we left the hotel: "Did you grab my joints?"

"No." And I said "They'll throw them away."

Why didn't he go back to the room?

Because we'd already left, or something. I don't know.

I can't do anything about it.

That pisses me the hell off.

They don't even throw out old food! How are they going to toss my joints?

- Yeah, it's a little absurd. - I mean...

Yeah, yeah. I don't know. You leave one piece of paper out...

I don't know.

He found them!

- Really? - In the trash.

Now you know: you have to grab the joints no matter what,

because I was about to lose my shit.

Thank God. Thanks for looking so hard.

Thank you, but never again.

You always, always, always bring the joints.

Do three.

My voice is cracking, I can't.

Let's try another one.

Go "num num num."

I can't. I'm hoarse.

It's the air, the cigarettes...

- What is it? - The DJ's not on stage yet.

Good!

SHOW WITH KAROL G

Audio! All set?

We're on in a minute, OK?

I need some light.

You're ready too, right?

OK. Cut the music, put up the logo, and we're going to the tent.

No, no.

No, because...

Alba can't sing, because...

The rain messed up...

the DJ's system...

Anyway, it messed up a whole bunch of stuff.

I might wear it again later, but I don't think so.

Man, my legs...

Well, anyway.

I looked good.

During the shows with Karol G in Miami,

me and her were together alone for a minute.

With all the pressure built up over all those months,

we broke down and let it all out.

Like "I can't go on any longer!" "Me neither!"

It was like...

Our deadline was August 11th, and the shows with Karol were 20-something.

We had missed that deadline, and it was like...

"The album's going to come out late."

OK, let's please look at this from a realistic perspective

and seriously, seriously, seriously:

let's be clear on the dates we're working with.

Because I'm going to Fashion Week and then to Latin America.

Psychologically, it's going to be hard enough for me

to keep going.

But now we're talking about real, specific dates,

and not about me psychologically.

I don't know if everyone is as worried as I am,

but, honestly, I'm getting a huge headach

thinking about when I'll get this done.

OK, Alba, relax. There's new stuff coming out every day.

Every day, we're like "OK, today we can do it all."

Then, all of a sudden, they're like "Whoops! We're missing this."

Why don't they just say it from the beginning? Because no.

Do we tell them to fuck off? No, we deal with it.

"Oh, you also need it in this format? You could've told me months ago, but OK."

It's a bunch of little things

that are all connected.

Be patient.

It'll all come out soon, and we'll do things properly.

Thanks.

- How's it going? - Good, you?

Good. I'll read you the plans for tomorrow, OK?

OK.

Let's see... You start makeup at 8:00.

You have to be ready at 11:00.

- What else...? - Are you doing OK?

Yeah, a little overwhelmed. I've been in a room for twelve hours.

Ugh. Yeah, yeah.

What else was I going to say?

- Are you with Fer and Hugo right now? - No.

Basically, tomorrow...

we need to be on time.

That's mostly up to me, they're always on time.

We need to have time to take pictures and everything.

Then...

I wanted to talk about Loewe, but you can call me later if you want.

OK.

When you get a chance, because I'd like to tell him tonight

so we can get an answer tomorrow.

But call me later.

I'll call you before I go to bed.

OK.

- OK, well... - Bye, Alba.

I'll send you an audio and you can listen to it later.

Whatever works.

OK, Alba, thanks.

- Talk to you later, thanks. - Thank you. Kisses.

And go get some fresh air when you can!

SEPTEMBER 2023

Hello, what's up?

Nothing, no news.

But anyway, let's focus on Fashion Week for now,

because it'll be intense.

Let's prioritize that, and...

We'll see what happens with other stuff.

You know what? I feel like a prize or something

for having worked so hard this year.

A watch...

Something that'll last me forever, like a little jewel.

Let's look for the jewel in Paris.

We'll see if that's easier to get our hands on.

I think it's perfect.

It's more in line with what we want.

A little more minimal.

I like it a lot.

OK, on to number two?

Let me look at myself one more time.

- Perfect. - Can you take a picture?

- My ass won't fit in this. - But if you put something here...

Since my legs are so big, the inseam is too short.

- Do we have another size? - No.

No, honey, it's my ass.

Let's get some other pants.

It doesn't matter. I'll wear this.

It was just in case someone came up with an idea.

These are the kind of situations I don't like.

I look like a diva, like I love this stuff,

but I really don't.

- But you don't blush, which is good. - No, I don't.

- If you blushed, it'd be like... - A tomato.

COURRÈGES SS24 SHOW

- Shakira! - No.

RABANNE SS24 SHOW

That's what I'm insecure about.

My legs.

- Look... - Look at me however you want!

Don't say that, you're perfect.

LOEWE SS24 SHOW

Honestly, I'm fucking sick of Fashion Week.

Seeing people all dressed up, seeing beautiful people,

seeing that shit all the time.

I just want to go into the fucking mountains with a camping stove,

boil myself a potato and smoke a joint, honestly.

I'm serious.

Shut myself off from the fucking...

It's like...

Everyone's all... perfect.

Everyone's all a setup, everyone's perfect, and in the end...

TikTok videos, GRWM: everyone does the same shit.

Everyone gets up in the morning,

puts on a look so they'll be "accepted", and that includes me.

Although with this look, I didn't feel accepted anywhere.

But, I don't know...

That one's pretty.

- I love it. - It's cool.

I can feel myself wearing this.

I love it.

- What do you think? - I think it's pretty.

It really says...

- Says what? - It says "singer." Like you are!

You've fallen in love.

That's it, you're in love with the watch.

Oh, it's so pretty.

- Mom! - Hey!

Do you have a minute?

Sure, what is it?

I've fallen in love with a watch.

It's crazy.

Hold on, I'll send it to you.

Send me a WhatsApp.

I'll resend it to my mom.

- One sec... - Are you sitting down, Eva?

Sit down.

OK, what is it?

What is it?

It's a Cartier Vintage watch.

By "what is it," she means the price. My mother always says that.

Exactly. "What is it" means "what is it."

*** thousand euros.

What?

*** thousand euros.

Alba, honey... hold on here.

I can't, can I?

She's laughing!

Is that the first one you looked at?

Yeah, it's my favorite.

OK, Alba. It's your money,

you can do whatever you want with it.

I'm getting nervous!

Hey Alba, I wanted to give you an update because we had a meeting.

Anitta confirmed she'll be in "Bota Niña.

She'll record soon.

Let's hope that doesn't delay your album, I'll let you know.

Let's see how everything goes, and let's hope it's not a big delay.

Call me when you get a chance.

No news on the other songs, we're working on it.

Kisses!

OK, let's see.

Not all is lost.

No, no, let's be positive.

The circumstances have changed.

2024 could be an option.

I mean, hey: that could be a good thing.

Could it be a song to end the year with?

- "Bota Niña"? - "Bota Niña."

She said she'll record Monday, but I sent her her recording.

If she hasn't sent me hers...

I can send her the song and say "Hey, when are you going to send it?"

When Anitta got involved in "Bota Niña," it was a good thing. It was awesome.

It was an idea Alba had had a long time before that,

but it wasn't clear if Anitta would be on board.

Alba was in a different position, not where she is now.

It was good news, but on the other hand it was like...

"OK, what does Anitta being in ‘Bota Niña' mean?"

When will she record?

When can we release the song?

Is this going to delay the album?

I mean, by that time, it was like...

They could have told us Madonna or Beyoncé would be in a song,

and we'd be like "But will that delay my album even more?"

Are we crazy?

It got so nuts that we couldn't see through it.

It was like "What's happening to you is awesome,"

but we were all: "I don't care, when is La Joia coming out?"

Alba was starting to get really tired.

It's not like she was at home relaxing, waiting for her album to come out.

She was making music videos

and recording in the studio, because she's always making music.

She had concerts all over the world...

I mean, it was physically exhausting,

and waiting for something that never arrives is mentally exhausting.

But after that, nobody can tell.

ROBERTO CAVALLI SS24 SHOW

Going to fashion weeks is super important.

They need to see you associate with certain brands,

in Paris, in the front row.

If Alba isn't front row, she won't go.

That gives you prestige,

but it's exhausting.

BLUMARINE SS24 SHOW

Thank you!

Alba, we love you!

When you see Alba doing one thing, she's got much more on her mind.

She's not just at Fashion Week:

she's thinking her album won't come out,

that she's got a concert somewhere,

that she wants to finish a song to try to get it on the album...

I mean, it's nuts.

GCDS SS24 SHOW

- These shoes are killing me. - Oh, honey.

Oh, Alba, your feet!

The Blumarine show is first, then comes GCDS.

But we have to take pictures for both before that,

because since Blumarine and GCDS are back-to-back, there's no time.

- I'm giving them both options. - OK, OK.

- Let me know tomorrow. - Sorry, it's a mess.

Let me know once it's all set up. But one thing...

You should put the Blumarine outfit on first,

change into GCDS, and then back into Bluemarine.

- Is there a GCDS dinner? - Yes.

- Are you sure I'm invited? - Yes.

Well, that's a pain in the ass!

It's not viable. It's not a viable option.

Once the GCDS show is over, I'll have to stay for the dinner.

I won't make it to the hotel to record with them.

- But... - OK, I didn't understand you. Never mind.

- Now where's my Diesel bag? - I'll give it to you.

I need a mirror or something.

Here.

When things get critical, tell me and I'll put on the skirt.

That's all I'm missing.

- Credentials? - Alba Farelo.

- Should I put this on yet? - Melendo's all over the place.

- Should I slide my feet in and put it on? - Yes.

Alba, Alba!

Don't freak out.

Alba's making a mess, and she's wrong. I don't want her making a mess of things.

Fer, could you please tell Melendo to come over to this side?

- It should be tighter. - Alba Melendo!

Please!

- She's making a mess. - Melendo's totally ignoring me.

- Like that? - I think it's still too low.

More, much more.

There, Hugo. Tighten it. There you go.

Bag and phone. Thanks, honey.

- What do you need? - Leave this on this side.

- I'll just leave it there. - Ow, ow!

Let's go. Now.

Alba, Alba!

OK!

OK, OK!

Who's got it?

Turn around.

- I'll grab the umbrella. - Please.

I've got everything.

- OK. I'll carry it, let's go. - I'll fix her hair.

- Thanks, guys. - Take pictures of everything.

If we get in the car we'll have to go all the way around again.

- I mean, it's like... - OK, OK.

Let's focus on practical stuff and not make a mess.

Bad Gyal!

Over here!

You're beautiful!

Hello. Alba Blasi.

DIESEL SS24 SHOW

Bad Gyal!

With the announcement of "Give Me," they want to announce

the album release date

and, along with that, the album pre-order

We don't know if we'll make it in time,

because they need four weeks

to set up the website

and for the US to validate the CD and vinyl versions

as official so we can certify sales

and you can be ranked by official album sales.

OK. I'm working out. When I'm done, I'll get back to you.

One.

Two.

SEPTEMBER 2023

Three.

Four.

MONTHS BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA

Three.

Nine. One more!

Eight.

Are you tired?

Let go.

OK...

If we free up that week, maybe...

Here you'll probably have to go to Madrid

to rehearse the concert,

and then straight to Zaragoza.

OK?

We had a call on Friday, but we couldn't make it.

We have a call today, they're already in Seville.

During the call today, they might say "No, no."

If they say that, I'll kill myself.

Yeah.

We all will.

My birthday is January 31st.

I won't live another year

unless La Joia comes out.

Good luck with that.

- It'll come out! Someday it will! - But I'm already...

It's all right. When the fans find out it'll come out in January 2024...

Well, they'll obviously say: "But you said...

...2023."

But oh well.

I don't feel any better.

I just want to announce it already.

Yeah.

I could also be a punk and say:

I'm uploading it, fuck y'all!

There you go! Eleven.

Pull!

Twelve. Keep your head up.

Thirteen! Good job, keep it high!

Fourteen. Just one more.

Fifteen.

Excellent. There you go.

Back, back!

Good work, no further. Come on, don't stop.

There you go, good!

Are we on time?

- On time? - With the submission.

With submitting the album?

We're a little behind.

Now we have to approve Merca's version of "Bota Niña"

and we need Jaycen to do the master,

so we can hurry up with Sky and MAG's masters.

Then we'll be done with the audio.

I don't get it. He needs two days?

Can't he just confirm a fucking date?

If it's two days later, well, OK. But now we can't change...

His deal is that until we have it all, we can't confirm a date.

But we'll make it: January 26th, no doubt.

They probably always hang onto that card.

If an agreement gets delayed or Anitta pulls out,

we might need two more weeks.

If we submit it in three weeks, the launch date is really going to be at risk.

Remember: the album was supposed to come out in November 2022.

Sant Jordi 2023 and the WiZink concert were the presentation of La Joia.

- Are we missing any agreements? - Yes.

Yes, yes.

But not many.

Back, slowly.

Smoothly, relax.

From below.

Now! Head up. From below.

There you go. From below. Push.

Seven. Great! Chin in.

Eight. Two left.

Nine.

Push. One more.

Fourteen. Fifteen.

That's it.

Now lift your head up. don't go "boom, boom, boom" so much.

Short, slow pushes.

Rest,

eat,

don't smoke.

Lower your anxiety levels.

These ups and downs are basically

from not focusing on where you are in the moment.

That can screw everything up.

With nerves, anxiety...

losing your perspective of everything you've done...

- People work through to energy... - Yeah, but I...

- ...And little rewards. - Yes, Mom. Don't you think I know that?

- Well, that's why I'm telling you. - Constantly.

It's the story of my life. everyone wants me to be there...

Of course.

- Should we talk about the album? - Yes, let's talk about it.

We need an update on what we have to submit.

What exactly is missing?

Anitta's agreement and signature, MAG's agreement and signature,

Sky's signature...

- And that's it. - That's it for agreements.

We have the template of a contract

that MAG has approved in the past.

OK then, turn it all in this week

and let's make sure Universal doesn't push back our release date.

We were planning to submit it last Friday, which was the deadline,

and to upload the teaser this week.

And announce "La Joia, January 2024."

They're threatening me. Whenever I post something...

Sure. You're under some serious pressure:

"Release La Joia, release La Joia!"

And you have twittered audios like:

"No doubt about it, La Joia will drop in 2023."

You need to tell them that La Joia won't be out in 2023.

Then when will I be able to post the fucking teaser?

Probably not this week. I think it'll be next week.

Can't we just be firm and say "this week"?

Wait! We just got the signed agreement from MAG.

That's awesome!

That's awesome!

The real relief was the day we announced the date.

The day we announced "La Joia, January 26th, 2024."

That was like...

"Oh, I can breathe again!"

For everyone.

As a result, Alba was happy again.

NOVEMBER 2023

Listen: we're posting it, OK?

OK.

2 MONTHS BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA

Hold on, I just want to check this frame...

It's good, right?

Ready...

Share!

"Mother fucker! Bad Gyal, what do you mean, ‘January 2024'?"

- "I'm sick of you assholes." - I'm sick of you!

Bad Gyal has finally announced the release date of La Joia:

January 2024.

One of last year's most anticipated albums...

...Is finally coming out.

JANUARY 2024

- Can I get a picture? - Hi.

Here you go.

I'm super happy, thanks.

- No boyfriends, right? - Single and free.

1 DAY BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LA JOIA

Life is surreal.

It's like watching Eurovision.

I'm really happy. You've been doing a great job!

I almost cried.

How many times have I had sex? I don't know, I could say zero.

Like hell you'll say zero.

On the 29th you went to the D.R.

What happened there? How many times?

- 12,000 likes in three minutes. - Let's go!

Nine hours left until your album drops. How do you feel?

- I don't know man, I don't know. - You can't believe it.

- I don't know what'll happen. - Now you're terrified.

I'm super nervous, man! Super nervous!

JANUARY 26TH, 2024 RELEASE OF LA JOIA

Congratulations everyone, Bad Gyal has released La Joia!

Bad Gyal!

- La Joia! - Oh, girls...

24...

...blue roses, for 2024.

That's the year.

Bravo!

The day the album came out was amazing:

celebrating, going to Callao, when we gave her the roses...

It was beautiful,

but I could already see

this look in Alba's eye, like "On to the next!"

I swear!

I was like "Wow! OK, let's go."

Congratulations on your gold album.

Are you serious?

Oh my God!

Merca's been kidnapped!.

Get out of my way! I'm not trashy, I have my Cartier.

What makes her really iconic is that she's always herself.

There's nothing better than working with an artist who motivates you.

She's got some serious flow.

When you meet someone who has the same principles

or a similar perspective on life, you just connect.

When we heard the first demos of La Joia in Miami,

it was incredible.

That's when we saw we had an album,

we believed in it.

Then you see people at the WiZink Center singing the songs,

and you say: "OK, when we believed in this two years ago we weren't crazy."

I want to see you all, you in the stands, too.

Everybody, everybody.

If you know the words, sing along.

In the end, we're making something really beautiful: music.

I mean, it's fucking music.

Have you got a cig?

How many did you have?

- How many what? - People.

I don't know...

17,000? I had 300.

He was doing this last year.

So? That's how we dance.

Thanks.

La Joia!

Why don't you just hook up, all nasty? That's what your followers want.

Team, family, friends:

thank you for always supporting me, thanks to the team for your hard work.

I hope we can rest for a bit.

It's amazing to end it like this, in style, with this amazing team.

It's one of the happiest moments of my career.

Let's hear it for perseverance and for La Joia!

I'm happy. It came out great,

and we should be happy and proud and super grateful to everyone.

Enough! No more cameras. Get out!