Elyte is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Yandel. It was released on October 10, 2024, through La Leyenda LLC and Warner Music Latina.[1][2][3] Contains appearances by Luar la L, Tego Calderón, Myke Towers, Saiko, Farruko, J Balvin, Maldy, Blessd, Brray, Feid and Jay Wheeler.

Elyte
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2024
GenreReggaeton
LanguageSpanish
Label
Yandel chronology
Manifesting 20-05
(2024)
Elyte
(2024)
Singles from Elyte
  1. "Borracho y Loco"
    Released: September 21, 2023
  2. "Click"
    Released: November 30, 2023
  3. "Karma"
    Released: January 13, 2024
  4. "Caserío"
    Released: March 7, 2024
  5. "Con Co"
    Released: June 6, 2024
  6. "Afro"
    Released: July 18, 2024
  7. "Háblame Claro"
    Released: September 12, 2024
  8. "Capítulo"
    Released: October 14, 2024
  9. "Máquina"
    Released: October 18, 2024

Background and release

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Following the release of his eighth studio album Resistencia and his EP with Feid, Manifesting 20-05, Yandel continued to release more singles.

On September 18, 2024, Yandel announced the title of his upcoming ninth studio album, which would be called Elyte.[4] At the beginning of October, the singer revealed the track-list and collaborations for the album.[5]

Singles

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The debut single from this album, "Borracho y Loco" featuring compatriot singer-songwriter Myke Towers, was released on September 21, 2023.[6] Its predecessor, "Click" with fellow Puerto Rican Luar la L, was released on November 30.[7]

On January 13, 2024, the third single, "Karma", was released to "celebrate his birthday".[8] Later, the fourth single "Caserío" with Spanish singer Saiko, was released on March 8.[9] On June 6, the fifth single "Con Co" was released.[10] It was followed by "Afro" released a month later on July 18.[11] On September 12, the seventh single "Háblame Claro" was released in collaboration with singer Feid.[12] In addition, they had collaborated on other songs such as "Yandel 150" and on their collaborative EP Manifesting 20-05.

Following the release of the album, more singles have also been released, such as the eighth single, "Capítulo", on October 14,[13] and the ninth single "Máquina" in collaboration with the Puerto Rican singers Brray and Maldy, released just four days later, on October 18.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Yandel presentó 'Elyte'". News Digitales (in Spanish). 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "Yandel lanza su nuevo álbum 'ELYTE', una evolución creativa pero sin perder su esencia". www.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ Amexi, Redacción (2024-09-18). "Yandel escribe un nuevo capítulo en su carrera con «ELYTE»". Amexi (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ Arbelaez, Juan Jose Rios (2024-09-20). "El reguetonero Yandel anuncia que estrenará álbum el próximo 10 de octubre: colaboran Feid, Saiko y Mike Towers". ELTIEMPO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  5. ^ LOS40 (2024-10-01). "Yandel desvela el tracklist de su próximo disco: 'ELYTE' | Música". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ LOS40 (2023-09-23). "Yandel y Myke Towers nos regalan una dosis de perreo intenso en 'Borracho y Loco' | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ LOS40 (2023-12-01). "Yandel y Luar La L presentan 'Click', una representación de cuando dos personas conectan de forma instantánea | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Beltrán, Por Erick (2024-01-15). Yandel celebra su cumpleaños con el lanzamiento de "Karma" | CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29 – via cnnespanol.cnn.com.
  9. ^ LOS40 (2024-03-08). "Yandel y Saiko, dos generaciones del género que se unen en 'Caserío': así suena | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Yandel presenta "Con Co", su nuevo lanzamiento musical antes de la gira por Europa". El Mexicano (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  11. ^ LOS40 (2024-07-19). "Yandel celebra el verano en España con 'Afro' | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Niño, Por Luciano (2024-09-13). "Esta es la nueva colaboración de Feid y Yandel que promete romperla en plataformas digitales". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  13. ^ Yandel (2024-10-14). Yandel - CAPITULO (Official Video). Retrieved 2024-10-29 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Yandel (2024-10-18). Yandel, Brray, Maldy - MAQUINA | (Official Video). Retrieved 2024-10-29 – via YouTube.