Karol G apologizes for new song after being accused of sexualizing minors │ Exclaim!

The road to cancellation is paved with good intentions, and… Carol G is the latest artist to learn that the hard way. G’s new single “57+” was intended to be an anthem for Colombia—given the song’s themes, it’s an odd purpose for this particular song, but I digress—and instead it’s become a lightning rod for controversy.

The singer has now apologized for the song’s lyrics, which have been accused by many of sexualizing minors. “57+” is a busy posse cut featuring some fellow Colombian stars like J BalvinFeid, MalumaRyan Castro, Blessd, Ovy on the Drums and DFZM — that’s wild! But when it was released Thursday, people were less shocked by the stacked selection than what they said.

Part of Feid and Maluma’s verse translates to English as: “A mamacita since 14 / When she walks into the club you can feel her energy / Baby, I’m taking these pictures for you / She’s got a lot going on below, the outfit is barely holding it.” If Billboard reports, Rolling Stone in Spanish published an article titled “The Disaster of +’57′”, while the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar issued a statement declaring that the song “reinforces the sexualization of children in our country” and “does not contribute to our fight against commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.”

G took to her Instagram Stories to apologize in the wake of the comments, writing the following, which has been translated into English:

As artists we are exposed to public opinion and to the individual interpretations of people who like us and people who disagree about what we do. I feel a lot of frustration about the misinformation that has been given, about the false messages I have supposedly posted and deleted from Twitter, an account I have not used in over six months. In this case, unfortunately, the lyrics of a song with which I wanted to celebrate the union between artists and make my people shine… were taken out of context. None of the things said in the song are in the direction they are given, nor are they said from that perspective, but I listen, I take responsibility, and I realize I still have a lot to learn. I feel deeply affected and apologize from the bottom of my heart.

Listen to the song below.