{"id":43522,"date":"2026-08-14T04:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43522"},"modified":"2026-08-14T04:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:13:54","slug":"nicky-jam-teams-up-with-el-shadow-the-cuban-artist-he-discovered-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43522","title":{"rendered":"Nicky Jam Teams Up with El Shadow, the Cuban Artist He Discovered on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicky-Jam-La-Foto-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1617934\" data-title=\"Nicky Jam Releases New Song \u201cLa Foto\u201d with Cuban Artist He Discovered on Instagram: Stream\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/nicky-jam-song-cuban-artist-el-shadow-discovered-on-instagram\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/nicky-jam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicky Jam<\/a> has teamed up with Cuban artist El Shadow for the new single \u201cLa Foto,\u201d months after discovering the 26-year-old through an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration began in February when El Shadow, whose real name is Raudel G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, shared a clip of the song and asked his followers to tag Nicky Jam. The reggaeton star responded within hours, writing that he wanted to join the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Damn, this guy has a flow and a voice that are different from what I\u2019m used to hearing coming out of Cuba,\u201d said Nicky Jam through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbdZwrWONqg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video posted on social<\/a> by the Cuban singer in July. \u201cI told him, \u2018Papi, I like this song. Let\u2019s do it, let\u2019s get on it.\u2019 To me, the song goes hard. I think it\u2019s the song of the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Released through Plus Media and EMM, \u201cLa Foto\u201d combines acoustic guitars with afrobeats and centers on the uncertainty of making the first move on a romantic interest.<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying video was at a distance with El Shadow shooting his scenes in his native Camag\u00fcey, Cuba, while Nicky Jam filmed his portions in Miami. Cuban influencer Samantha Hern\u00e1ndez also appears in the video. 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The collaboration began in February when El Shadow, whose real name is Raudel G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, shared a clip of the song and asked his followers to tag Nicky Jam. 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