Nicky Jam Drops ‘Sunshine,’ First Mission Since Trump Drama

Nicky Jam has launched his first mission since dealing with stark backlash for his (withdrawn) endorsement of Donald Trump. On Friday, the reggaeton artist dropped the eight-track EP, Sunshine, together with collaborations with Geo and 4Rain.

“This album is amazingly particular to me as it represents a brand new degree in my inventive and private existence,” Jam mentioned in a press unlock. “With Sunshine, I wish to connect to my target audience differently, showcasing an evolution now not most effective in my track but additionally in my tale.”

Jam labored at the EP with Jorge “Milliano” Erazo and Alejandro Patiño. The singer opts for strict perreo on “Dile a Él,” dabbles with funk on “Mine,” and sings over corrido-ish strums sooner than a reggaeton beat on “Moncler.” Sunshine marks his first unlock underneath Virgin Tune Workforce, which Jam lauded for giving him “the ingenious freedom I had to take my imaginative and prescient to the following degree.”

The brand new EP comes days after he spoke to Billboard about Trump misgendering him and pronouncing “she’s sizzling” right through a marketing campaign in Las Vegas. Within the interview, the musician mentioned the incident took place after Nicky and his spouse met Trump behind the scenes. “It’s flattering to have the president inform my spouse that she’s sizzling,” he advised the opening. “But if I met him, in his thoughts she was once Nicky Jam… What does he learn about Nicky Jam? He doesn’t pay attention to reggaetón.” (Jam later walked again his endorsement after a Trump comic referred to as Puerto Rico a “pile of rubbish.”)

Sunshine follows 2024’s Insomnio, which featured “Cansándote” with Sean Paul, “Chicokis” Ryan Castro, and “69” with Feid.