Selena’s Family Criticized For Cash Grab With New Posthumous Album That AGES Her Voice!
16.03.2022 - 22:39
/ perezhilton.com
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s legacy has continued to live on in the entertainment industry decades after her death — but a new project spearheaded by her brother is causing fans to retaliate online!
Almost 27 years after the musician’s murder, her family is preparing to release a new posthumous album in April. To hype up the project, Selena’s brother, A.B. Quintanilla, sat down for an interview with Tino Cochino Radio in late December, revealing:
An EDM-inspired Selena album?! That’s different!
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Cumbia is a musical rhythm and traditional folk dance that began in Colombia in the 1940s, FYI. Selena was dubbed the Queen of Tejano music for her Tex-Mex influenced tunes, so this new music promises to deliver a pretty different vibe. But a remix wouldn’t be all that surprising — plenty of artists promote remixes of their hottest tracks.
Here’s the really novel move: because several of the tracks were originally recorded when Selena was in her teens, the family decided to “de-tune” her voice so she would sound older! And they chose to age her up to about 23 — the age she was when she died in 1995. A.B. shared:
This process made her vocals sound a lot like they did in her final days, he added:
Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father and manager, told Latin Groove News that the album will feature 13 songs all produced by A.B., 10 previously unreleased songs and three remastered records. He seems to really like the decision to autotune her voice, explaining last week:
Huh. It’s certainly an interesting idea, but is it necessary?? That’s what most fans seem to be grappling with. While some are eager for new Selena music, a lot are furious that the Quintanilla family