Newcomers: Jhayco
Jhayco, the artist formerly known as Jhay Cortez, feels different from the rest of the Latin music machine. He considers himself a \u201cmelody freak,\u201d has a wide variety of influences \u2013 \u201cAlternative music, indie music, deep house, rap, trap, salsa, bachata, scores for music\u201d \u2013 and is intimately involved in every step of the creative process, writing, producing, and performing his brand of glossy, melancholic reggaeton.\n\nSince his breakout hit \u201cNo Me Conoce\u201d in 2019, the Puerto Rican multihyphenate has become one of the most listened to artists in the world, thanks to collaborations with superstars including Bad Bunny and J Balvin \u2014 which have amassed several billion streams on Spotify \u2014, along with writing credits on smash hits like Cardi B\u2019s \u201cI Like It\u201d and Natti Natasha\u2019s \u201cCriminal.\u201d\n\nJhayco's newest record, Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X) is out September 6th, and is a three-part, 29-track behemoth highlighting Jhayco's globalist production style, his keen eye for melody, and his unique tastemaker status in the industry. \u201cThere's only a few people I know who do this,\u201d he says, \u201cand thank God I'm one of those people.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices