''Aura'' is the second studio album by Puerto Rican

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artist

Ozuna Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer. Five of his studio albums have topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums, ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, with ''Aura (Ozuna al ...

. It was released on August 24, 2018 through

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, Dimelo VI Distribution and

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. It features collaborations with

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...

, R.K.M & Ken-Y,

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", "En la Cama", "Te Busco", "El Perdón", "Hasta el Amanecer", and "El Amante"; ...

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, and

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in It ...

. The album was preceded by the singles " La Modelo" and "Única", the latter of which is also remixed on the album in a version featuring

Anuel AA Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His music often contains samples and interpolations of songs that were popular during his youth. He is seen as a controv ...

and

. In support of the album, Ozuna went on the 29-date Aura Tour across the United States, which began on September 7 in

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Critical reception

Writing for ''

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'', Elias Leight called ''Aura'' "a step beyond the reggaeton and trap that Ozuna is known for" and highlighted several tracks that compare to the "insta-classics" from ''Odisea'', saying "'Besos Mojados,' a collaboration with veterans

RKM & Ken-Y Rakim & Ken-Y is a reggaeton duo formed in 2003 by José Nieves (Rakim) and Kenny Vázquez (Ken-Y). The artists are renowned in the Latin music world for being the first to successfully fuse mainstream pop music with the reggaeton street rhythms ...

on which Ken-Y threatens to out-sing Ozuna, and 'Ibiza,' which appears to get prettier every time it gets played. .. And tap-heads will be pleased with 'Pasado y Presente,' a magnetic collaboration with Latin trap forefather Anuel AA". In conclusion, Leight stated that "''Aura'' has just one weakness — at 20 songs, it's more drawn out than it needs to be. But with an inventive singer like Ozuna at the helm, even when ''Aura'' drags, it never loses its buoyancy for long." The song was nominated for a

Latin American Music Awards of 2019 The 5th Annual Latin American Music Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast live on Telemundo. Ozuna lead the nominations with nine nods. Nominees and Winners The nominations were announced on September ...

in Favorite Urban Song category.f

Commercial performance

''Aura'' debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 49,000

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s (including 7,000 pure album sales). It is the biggest sales week of 2018 for a Latin album.

Critical reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References