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The friendliest rivalry in pop has a new chapter. On the Popcast podcast, released Wednesday (Oct. 8), Karol G said she coached Drake through his Spanish on their duet “Ahí,” 10 days after Bruno Mars announced on Instagram that he was going to win her back.
I love him singing in Spanish, and he does it so good that when I presented the song to him, he was like, ‘Should I do like a verse in English or something?’ And I was like, ‘You should do it in Spanish. You sound so good in Spanish.’
Karol G, on Popcast, Billboard
She said she coached him as he recorded his verse line by line, down to his pronunciation of words like “rico.” “It was so much fun; he’s amazing,” she added, per Billboard. The Drake talk starts around the 51-minute mark of the episode.
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Both men are on her August album, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto. Mars sings with her on the English-language “Still,” and Drake sings in Spanish on “Ahí,” which topped Hot Latin Songs and reached No. 44 on the Hot 100. Since then the three have turned the overlap into a running joke. Rolling Stone wondered whether it’s all a marketing tactic for the songs, and concluded they’re clearly having fun with it.
How it started
In August, Mars joined Karol G at SoFi Stadium to debut “Still” live and film its video there, Complex reports. When she announced the video, he commented on her post, per Rolling Stone: “That don’t look like acting to me Carolina.”
Then Drake made his move. At her Houston stadium show on Sept. 27, he came out for the live debut of “Ahí,” then stayed for “Janice STFU” and “One Dance,” during which Karol G danced with him, Billboard reports. The clip went viral, and the next day Mars posted a photo of himself staring out of a plane window:
Bruno Mars@brunomarsInstagramWhen you see Drake dancing with your latina crush in 4k @karolg @champagnepapi Respond to me asap!! | have to get her back! I must get her back! I will get her back!
Sep 28, 2026 · View on Instagram ↗Karol G posted her own souvenirs from Houston the day after:
KAROL G@karolgInstagram@champagnepapi x La BICHOTA 🖤 Houston , TX
Sep 29, 2026 · View on Instagram ↗Bruno Mars fires back with a music video
Mars didn’t wait long. On Oct. 1 he released the video for “Dance With Me,” from The Romantic, with Karol G as his co-star. He serenades her by phone from a booth while an orchestra plays outside her window, and they end up embracing on a balcony under fireworks.
Bruno Mars@brunomarsInstagramThe Romantic presents… Dance With Me, the official music video 💔🌹
Oct 1, 2026 · View on Instagram ↗Drake got the joke. Under that post, he left a five-word review:
Holy this guy works fast…
Drake, in the comments of Bruno Mars’ Instagram post, Rolling Stone
Mars doubled down the next day with a long thank-you to his co-star, noting that she shot his video right after three sold-out stadium shows. He signed it “Sincerely, The Romantic.”
Thank you for being my Juliet in this music video.
Bruno Mars, on Instagram, Instagram
Watch “Dance With Me” below.
What’s next
For now, everyone is back to work. Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour continued with a stop at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Mars spent the week wrapping his run of shows at SoFi Stadium, and Drake has a world tour planned for 2027. Karol G’s next big night is the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, where she has seven nominations.
