''Esquemas'' (Spanish for "Schemes") is the second Spanish-language

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American singer

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...

. It was released on May 13, 2022 through

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and

Sony Music Latin Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (often referred to as Sony Music Latin) is a record label owned by Sony Music. The label focuses on artists of Latin music. History In 1979, CBS Records (now Columbia Records) ended its partnership with C ...

. ''Esquemas'' debuted at number 92 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, including number 5 on the

Top Latin Albums Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all ''Billboard'' album charts, the chart is based ...

and number 1 on the

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chart with 11,000

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Background

Gomez first announced the album through

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by unveiling the album's cover art and title just hours after the album’s fourth single "

No Mienten "No Mienten" () is a song by American singer Becky G. It was released on April 20, 2022, by Kemosabe, RCA and Sony Music Latin, as the fourth single from her second Spanish studio album, ''Esquemas'' (2022). Composition "No Mienten" is a dan ...

" was released. Gomez started sharing snippets of songs after the album was announced including the songs "Tajín" with Puerto Rican rapper

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, "Kill Bill" and the album's fifth single "

Bailé Con Mi Ex "Bailé Con Mi Ex" is a song recorded by American singer Becky G. It was released by Kemosabe Records, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin on May 10, 2022, as the fifth and final single from Gomez's second Spanish studio album, ''Esquemas'' (2022) ...

". The song titles for the album's tracklist were unveiled on May 5, 2022 and the official tracklist was unveiled on May 9, 2022. It revealed that the album has new collaborations with

and

Elena Rose Andrea Elena Mangiamarchi, known by the stage name Elena Rose (stylised in all caps), is a Venezuelan American singer and songwriter from Miami. She is best known for working with Becky G ("Dollar", "Mejor Así", "Funk Total: Vai Danada", " Much ...

, and the previously released collaborations with

El Alfa Emanuel Herrera Batista (born 18 December 1990), known professionally as El Alfa El Jefe, or simply as El Alfa, is a Dominican rapper, known as "The King of Dembow". Batista was born in Bajos de Haina, Santo Domingo. He is known for his sensual ...

Natti Natasha Natalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista (born December 10, 1986), better known by her stage name Natti Natasha, is a Dominican singer. She was signed to Don Omar's label Orfanato Music Group. Her debut EP, ''All About Me'', was released on March ...

and

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombians, Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimente ...

Singles

On April 20, 2021, Gomez and

released their second collaboration and third song together "

Ram Pam Pam "Ram Pam Pam" is a song by Dominican singer Natti Natasha and American singer Becky G. The song and its music video were released by Pina Records and Sony Music Latin on April 20, 2021. It was written by the two singers, Francisco Saldaña, Ovi ...

" as a single for both of their second studio albums. On June 4, 2021, Gomez collaborated with

on the song "

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", released as the second single from the album. A dance for the song became viral on the app

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. On February 10, 2022, Gomez collaborated with

on the song "

Mamiii "Mamiii" is a song recorded by American singer Becky G and Colombian singer Karol G. It was released by Kemosabe Records, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin on February 11, 2022 as the third single from Gomez's second Spanish studio album ''Esquemas ...

", released as the third single from the album. The song became both their highest charting song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "

" was released on April 20, 2022, as the album's fourth single. "

" was released on May 10, 2022 as the album's fifth single.

Critical reception

Year-end lists

Accolades

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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