Karol G Shares Story Behind “BbY WOW” Nearly Missing Her Album

Karol G ’s “BbY WOW” is spending its third consecutive week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. But, as it turns out, the song almost didn’t make her album at all.

In a new interview with LOS40 , Karol G revealed that “BbY WOW,” her collaboration with Spanish artists Judeline and rusowsky, was initially left off No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto because she didn’t believe the song was finished. “I didn’t feel like it was finished. It wasn’t going on the album,” she recalled.

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The Colombian superstar originally wrote the song in January with Judeline and her team, but continued feeling like something was missing. While immersing herself in alternative, indie, ambient, and pop-rock music during the making of the album, she became particularly interested in rusowsky, whose music she described as “the perfect balance” between alternative and urban sounds.

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“I kept thinking, ‘It needs rusowsky,’” Karol explained, adding that she also felt Judeline could bring “something magical” to the track.

Judeline and rusowsky recorded their parts remotely from different locations in Spain, sending them back just in time. “The moment I received the verses, I published the official tracklist,” Karol said. She particularly praised rusowsky’s contribution, saying his verse “put the cherry on top.”

The gamble paid off. “BbY WOW” became Karol G’s fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and her fifth on Global Excl. U.S. The three of them performed the song together live for the first time last week during Karol’s “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” stop at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Read our review for that show here .

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Watch Karol G performing Bby WOW along with rusowsky and Judeline for the first time at MetLife Stadium below.

> Karol G interpreta por primera vez “BbY WOW” en el MetLife Stadium junto a Judeline, rusowsky y Tainy. pic.twitter.com/Xi0P1qloAi — Karol G Reports (@KarolGReports) September 18, 2026

Karol G 2026-2027 Tour Dates:

09/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium

09/27 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium

10/02 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium

10/03 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium

10/09 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium

10/15 – Dallas, TX @ AT&T Stadium

11/06 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA

11/07 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA

11/08 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA

11/13 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros

11/14 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros

11/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros

11/27 – San José, CR @ Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

12/04 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín

12/05 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín

12/06 – Bogotá, CO @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín

01/15 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

01/16 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

01/17 – Quito, EC @ Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

01/22 – Lima, PE @ Estadio Nacional

01/28 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

01/29 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

01/30 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

01/31 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

02/05 – Buenos Aires, AR @ TBA

02/12 – São Paulo, BR @ Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu

02/19 – Santo Domingo, DO @ Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

02/26 – San Juan, PR @ Estadio Hiram Bithorn Sosa

06/03 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

06/04 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

06/11 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla

06/12 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla

06/13 – Sevilla, ES @ Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla

06/18 – Lisbon, PT @ Estádio da Luz

06/24 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano

06/25 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano

06/26 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano

06/27 – Madrid, ES @ Riyadh Air Metropolitano

07/01 – Paris, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena

07/06 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

07/10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA

07/14 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy

07/17 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel-Arena

07/21 – Lyon, FR @ Groupama Stadium

07/24 – Milan, IT @ San Siro

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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/09/karol-g-reveals-bby-wow-almost-didnt-make-album/)._