00:02Welcome, welcome, welcome, so we're going to speak in Spanish, in Spanglish, in English, Spanglish, whatever you want, in English,
00:08Spanglish, entonces, 5 nominations for Premio Lo Nuestro, 5 nominations, de verdad que, bendecido, bendecido de estar haciendo música, de
00:18cantar, de celebrar la música latina con mi gente, I'll be singing with Romeo tonight, which I think is going
00:23to be a historic one, wait, wait, wait, you're going to sing, vas a cantar con Romeo Santos hoy,
00:27esta noche, por primera vez, and it's going to be, first TV show, first TV show, I think it's going
00:32to be a very special moment, for Bachata, for Dominican culture,
00:36ok, este, este album con Romeo Santos ha sido, un album super esperado, you guys waited so long before doing
00:43it, has it been everything you imagined?
00:45I think it has been, I think you know how it is, when something finally comes to light, this is
00:49like our secret baby, and it finally comes to light, and you're just kind of seeing everything unfold,
00:53and I think I'm just excited, I'm excited for this new tour that we're doing, but late, the never tour,
00:57yes, coming in the next month, which is selling really well, it's going to be very long, we're going to
01:01so many countries,
01:02and I'm just having fun with it, but I'm feeling very motivated and inspired, and Prince, talking about this album,
01:09you guys got into a little bit of hot water the other day,
01:12because they asked you about immigration, and then the reporters didn't like the answer, some of the fans questioned the
01:20answer,
01:21is there anything you want to clarify about that?
01:23Oh, 100% actually, I'm very, I'm happy you asked me this actually, because it's something that's been like kind
01:27of brewing within me,
01:29and it's like a sensitive question, but I thought I'm going to go for it.
01:32I was very saddened to see a lot of the comments of people saying that I turned my back on
01:36the land community,
01:37and, you know, I've got to say, the interview was very edited, it was just a small portion on Instagram,
01:43that was very edited,
01:44I want to welcome people to see the full interview, because I never said I was pro-ICE, to be
01:48clear,
01:49I never said I don't support immigrants, I don't support the land community, and, you know,
01:54I honestly think that the New York Times did a little bit of clickbait on there, and I was very
01:59saddened to see that, you know,
02:01so I invite the people to see the full interview, of course I support the land community,
02:06of course I'm aware of everything that's been going on with immigration and families that are being separated,
02:12and I think that the way that edit got put on Instagram made it seem insensitive,
02:16it was a very long interview, a long question about right-wing voters and visas,
02:22and the way that it was clipped online made it seem like it was a direct question on ice,
02:26so I just wanted to kind of clarify that, and just 100%, of course I support my Latinos, you know.
02:32Yeah, well, I'm glad you said that, because I was very surprised when all of that came out,
02:36I didn't interpret the question like that, and obviously you are part of our community,
02:42100%, 100%.
02:42You've been an advocate of the Latin community in a million ways, through your music and through your actions.
02:47And I want to take the opportunity to whoever maybe misinterpreted that for something,
02:50to apologize for anyone that felt, you know, that got hurt by that,
02:54because I think obviously it's a very sensitive topic, and, you know, we're here to always show love
02:59to the Latin community, para adelante siempre, and, you know, we'll be always representing.
03:04Y, by changing the subject again, what are you going to sing tonight?
03:08It's a little surprise, it's a bit of a little bit of everything, a medley about the album,
03:11which I think that's what the album was about, giving the people un poquito de todo,
03:16a different flavor, a different color for bachata, so we're going to be singing multiple songs tonight.
03:21So, bueno, el rey de la bachata, el principe de la bachata, I hate those monikers,
03:26pero we're excited to see Romeo and Prince, so, bienvenidos.
03:30Thank you, baby, Billboard, love you guys.
03:32Make sure you check the Billboard cover as well.
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