Rauw Alejandro Weathers the Storm in Dramatic ‘Buenos Términos’ Video

By Emily Zemler
August 01, 2025

Rauw Alejandro has shared a new single, “Buenos Términos,” off his forthcoming LP. The Afro-Carribbean-inspired song arrived alongside a music video directed by Martin Seipel and El Zorro.

The sultry track sees Alejandro reflecting on an impossible-to-quit relationship. He ultimately decides to fight until they reach “good terms.” In the cinematic video, Alejandro finds himself stranded by a raging storm, dances away his emotions, and eventually sees his lover leave.

“Buenos Términos” will appear on Alejandro’s highly-anticipated follow-up to Cosa Nuestra, which dropped last year. It follows “Carita Linda,” a single inspired by Puerto Rican Bomba music that arrived in April. The musician has yet to reveal a release date or title for his next album.

Alejandro will continue his Cosa Nuestra World Tour in October with tour dates around South America and Mexico. In a review of one of Alejandro’s shows at San Juan’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Rolling Stone wrote, “What comes next for Rauw, after the full tour is completed, is more open than ever. Cosa Nuestra demonstrated that his ceiling is skyscraper-high, and anything he does next will undoubtedly be compared to his efforts here. But as his shows prove, his creativity, discipline, charisma, and talent can take him wherever he wants to go — from the far reaches of space to back in time — so the future is boundless as ever.”

The singer released Cosa Neustra in November. The LP marked the musician’s fifth album and followed 2023’s Playa Saturno. It featured collaborations with Bad Bunny, Pharrell, Feid, Romeo Santos, and more. The album found Alejandro blending contemporary and futuristic styles with classic Puerto Rican ones, especially those that developed in New York City over the decades.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Alejandro discussed all the deep research that went into making the album, including a move to New York City.

“I like to feel the whole vibe and a lot of this concept was like, ‘Puerto Ricans living in New York? I’m moving to New York,’” he said, adding: “We went to a lot of jazz club, salsa clubs, regular clubs, bars, restaurants, just walking through the city,” he says. “I think if you do a project with a type of music, you should project what you say, how you dress up, how you live your life, otherwise doesn’t make sense.”

Charli XCX surprises fans at Addison Rae’s Los Angeles concert

By Emily Zemler
October 23, 2025

Addison Rae invited Charli XCX to join her on stage during her show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night. Charli appeared alongside Rae for two of their previous collaborations, performing “Von Dutch Remix,” from Charli’s 2024 project Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat, as well as Rae’s 2023 single “2 Die 4.”

For the closing number, Rae came back on stage for a surprise encore of “Nothing On (But the Radio),” a song that usually isn’t part of her set list. The performance began with Rae appearing on the big screens backstage while removing her clothes, and as the lights went down, she reemerged to deliver the fan-favorite track. Many saw the moment as a nod to Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball, where Gaga ends each show with “How Bad Do U Want Me.” Gaga originally recorded “Nothing On” as a demo in 2010.

“2 Die 4” was featured on Rae’s EP AR and marked the pair’s first collaboration. They went on to work together again for “Von Dutch” with A. G. Cook, as well as on Cook’s “Lucifer.” Earlier this year, Charli expressed her admiration for Rae in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying, “It’s been fun to watch her evolve. Everything she does relates back to her art — every item of clothing she wears, everything she says in a red-carpet interview, everything she tweets — it all is a part of the world-building.”

Rae released her latest album, Addison, in June and has spent the late summer and fall performing across multiple cities. Her next shows are set for Australia in November, followed by appearances at music festivals in South America next year, including Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brazil. She will also perform at Coachella in April and Primavera Sound in Barcelona in June.

Charli XCX has been dividing her time between music and acting, as her film career continues to grow. She joined Lorde on stage at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles last year to perform their version of “Girl, So Confusing.” The two also performed the remix during Charli’s Sweat Tour with Troye Sivan in 2024, and again at Coachella earlier this year.

It was revealed earlier this week that Dakota Johnson is considering Charli XCX for a role in her directorial debut, A Tree Is Blue. Charli’s upcoming acting projects include Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, Julia Jackson’s 100 Nights of Hero, and The Moment, a film directed by Aidan Zamiri based on her original story.

“I am really enjoying my acting journey,” Charli told Variety earlier this year. “I feel very, very inspired at the moment in that field, I feel unbelievably creative, and I only ever want to do things that inspire me and make me feel energized.”