{"id":62281,"date":"2026-04-13T07:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/karol-g-makes-history-at-coachella-with-headlining-set\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:12:36","slug":"karol-g-makes-history-at-coachella-with-headlining-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/karol-g-makes-history-at-coachella-with-headlining-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Karol G Makes History at Coachella With Headlining Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/karol-g-interview-voices-of-the-year-1235460264\/\">Karol G<\/a> made her Coachella debut a non-stop showcase of sounds from across Latin America. The Colombian superstar danced her way through a powerful set, incorporating salsa, old-school reggaeton, and even an all-female mariachi crew. In between, she packed tons of surprises, inviting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/becky-g-encuentros-review-1235132987\/\">Becky G<\/a>, Wisin, and Cigarettes After Sex guitarist Greg Gonz\u00e1lez for cameos onstage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAll of it culminated into one hell of a historic set, making the Colombian superstar the <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/karol-g-first-latina-artist-coachella-headliner-1235428277\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/karol-g-first-latina-artist-coachella-headliner-1235428277\/\">first Latina to headline<\/a> the music festival, a major milestone in a career full of them. With her performance, Karol managed to define her <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/karol-g-tropicoqueta-review-1235371057\/\">Tropicoqueta<\/a><\/em><\/em> era \u2014 and cement her legacy as a defining voice in the Latin music canon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tKarol opened with her song \u201cLatina Foreva,\u201d setting the vibe for the show. From there, she performed favorites like \u201cEl Makinon\u201d and the <em>Tropicoqueta <\/em>cut \u201cPapasito,\u201d all to high-energy choreography from Parris Goebel. Then, she welcomed an all-female mariachi troop for \u201cEse Hombre es Malo.\u201d The crowd absolutely lost it when Becky G teamed up with her onstage a little later for their smash collab \u201cMAMII.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surprises didn\u2019t stop there: Karol worked her way through old-school reggaeton and baile funk, and even premiered a new track with Cigarettes After Sex. Before she closed out, she had a reggaeton OG join her: Wisin performed \u201cPam Pam,\u201d \u201cMayor Que Yo,\u201d and \u201cRakata.\u201d She threw it back to the classics once more with a cover of Gloria Estefan\u2019s \u201cMi Tierra\u201d and then had the audience singing to her grand finale: a rendition of \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn an interview with <em><a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em> in September, Karol shared how she wanted to emphasize her Latinidad. \u201cI feel a responsibility to represent our Latino community. And that\u2019s what I hope to do with what I\u2019m preparing,\u201d she said, adding. \u201cI want to deliver something from my heart that represents my love for my community and my fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tKarol\u2019s set took many months of planning. She told <em><a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999\/\">RS<\/a><\/em>, \u201cI\u2019m putting the pressure on myself to deliver something at such a high level so people can leave the show and say, \u2018Karol was ready. She was more than ready for this.\u2019 Now it\u2019s on me and my work to deliver that, and I\u2019m so committed to giving the best show ever. I want everyone to feel so represented.\u201d With her performance on Sunday night, she did exactly that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/karol-g-coachella-performance-1235545608\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karol G made her Coachella debut a non-stop showcase of sounds from across Latin America. 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