Karol G Reveals Why No. 1 Hit “BbY WOW” Almost Didn’t Make Her Album

Karol G’s “BbY WOW” is spending its third consecutive week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. But, as it turns out, the song almost didn’t make her album at all. In a new interview with LOS40, Karol G revealed that “BbY WOW,” her collaboration with Spanish artists Judeline and rusowsky, was initially left off No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto because she didn’t believe the song was finished. “I didn’t feel like it was finished. It wasn’t going on the album,” she recalled. Find Karol G Tickets Here The Colombian superstar originally wrote the song in January with Judeline and her team, but continued feeling like something was missing. While immersing herself in alternative, indie, ambient, and pop-rock music during the making of the album, she became particularly interested in rusowsky, whose music she described as “the perfect balance” between alternative and urban sounds. “I kept thinking, ‘It needs rusowsky,’” Karol explained, adding that she also felt Judeline could bring “something magical” to the track. Judeline and rusowsky recorded their parts remotely from different locations in Spain, sending them back just in time. “The moment I received the verses, I published the official tracklist,” Karol said. She particularly praised rusowsky’s contribution, saying his verse “put the cherry on top.” The gamble paid off. “BbY WOW” became Karol G’s fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and her fifth on Global Excl. U.S. The three of them performed the song together live for the first time last week during Karol’s “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” stop at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Read our review for that show here. Get tickets for all of Karol G’s upcoming shows here (where fans can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code CONSEQUENCE20 at checkout). Watch Karol G performing Bby WOW along with rusowsky and Judeline for the first time at MetLife Stadium below. Karol G interpreta por primera vez “BbY WOW” en el MetLife Stadium junto a Judeline, rusowsky y Tainy. pic.twitter.com/Xi0P1qloAi — Karol G Reports (@KarolGReports) September 18, 2026 Karol G 2026-2027 Tour Dates: 09/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium 09/27 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium 10/02 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium 10/03 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium 10/09 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium 10/15 – Dallas, TX @ AT&T Stadium 11/06 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA 11/07 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA 11/08 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA 11/13 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros 11/14 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros 11/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros 11/27 – San José, CR @ Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 12/04 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín 12/05 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín 12/06 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín 01/15 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 01/16 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 01/17 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 01/22 – Lima, PE @ Estadio Nacional 01/28 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 01/29 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 01/30 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 01/31 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 02/05 – Buenos Aires, AR @ TBA 02/12 – São Paulo, BR @ Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu 02/19 – Santo Domingo, DO @ Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez 02/26 – San Juan, PR @ Estadio Hiram Bithorn Sosa 06/03 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 06/04 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 06/11 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla 06/12 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla 06/13 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla 06/18 – Lisbon, PT @ Estádio da Luz 06/24 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano 06/25 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano 06/26 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano 06/27 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano 07/01 – Paris, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena 07/06 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 07/10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 07/14 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy 07/17 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel-Arena 07/21 – Lyon, FR @ Groupama Stadium 07/24 – Milan, IT @ San Siro