A week after calling out GQ magazine for photoshopping her on the cover of one of the latest issues, Colombian singer Karol G took the Saturday Night Live stage to perform two songs.
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She also hopped in a skit to protest the concept of photoshopping in the episode, which was hosted by actress Ana De Armas, who recently played Marilyn Monroe in the film, Blonde.
Karol G performed her tracks “Mientras Me Curo Del Cora” and “Tus Gafitas” on Saturday (April 15). With each, she showed range, moving between buoyant and focused.
Her first song, which employed a bouncy, even light tone, Karl G was joined by a cappella choir. On the second, there was a black convertible onstage with her for the sharper, darker track.
The songs are featured on her latest album, Mañana Será Bonito, the follow-up to her 2021 LP, KG0516. Fans can watch both performances here below.
In the skit, Karol G wore a t-shirt that showed the word “Photoshop” crossed out. The statement, which you can check out below, comes after Karol G called out GQ for photoshopping her image on the cover of its latest GQ Mexico issue.
“My face doesn’t look like that, my body doesn’t look like that and I feel very happy and comfortable with how I look naturally,” wrote the singer on Instagram in Spanish.
She added, “I understand the repercussions that this can have, but beyond feeling that it is disrespectful to me, it is [disrespectful to] women who wake up every day looking to feel comfortable with ourselves despite society’s stereotypes.”
“I’m so happy that @karolg is bringing awareness to an issue I have been concerned about for a long time,” wrote fan and recent Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis. “We are human beings. We are not AI and this genocide against what is naturally beautiful is alarming and needs to be talked about.”
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