Esquemas (English: Schemes) is the second studio album by American singer Becky G. It was released on May 13, 2022, through Kemosabe, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin. It is Gomez's first album in three years, after Mala Santa (2019). Esquemas is primarily a Latin and pop album, focusing more on dance-pop and R&B sounds.
Background Gomez first announced the album through Instagram by unveiling the album's cover art and title just hours after the album's promotional single "No Mienten" was released.
Gomez started sharing snippets of songs after the album was announced including the songs "Tajín" with Puerto Rican rapper Guaynaa, "Kill Bill" and the album's fifth single "Bailé Con Mi Ex".
The song titles for the album's tracklist were unveiled on May 5, 2022, and the official tracklist was unveiled on May 9, 2022. It revealed that the album has new collaborations with Guaynaa and Elena Rose, and the previously released collaborations with El Alfa, Natti Natasha and Karol G.
Singles On April 20, 2021, Gomez and Natti Natasha released their second collaboration and third song together "Ram Pam Pam" as a single for both of their second studio albums.
On June 3, 2021, Gomez collaborated with El Alfa on the song "Fulanito", released as the second single from the album. A dance for the song became viral on the app TikTok.
On February 10, 2022, Gomez collaborated with Karol G on the song "Mamiii", released as the third single from the album. The song became both their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100.
"No Mienten" was released on April 20, 2022, as the album's promotional single.
"Bailé Con Mi Ex" was released on May 10, 2022, as the album's fourth single.
Critical reception
Year-end lists +Year-end lists Publication List Rank Billboard The 50 Best Albums 45 The 22 Best Latin Albums Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums 69 UPROXX The Best Latin Albums Variety The 10 Best Latin Albums 7
Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Esquemas"OrganizationYearCategoryResult Billboard Latin Music Awards 2022 Latin Pop Album of the Year Latin American Music Awards 2023 Album of the Year Best Album – Pop Lo Nuestro Awards Album of the Year Urban Album of the Year Los 40 Music Awards 2022 Best Album Premios Juventud 2023 Best Female Urban Album Premios Tu Música Urbano Best Female Album RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards 2022 Top Latin Album
Commercial performance Esquemas debuted at number 92 on the US Billboard 200, including number 5 on the Top Latin Albums and number 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart with 11,000 album equivalent units.
Track listing
Notes "Buen Día" samples "That Lady" by The Isley Brothers.
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for Esquemas Chart (2022) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Esquemas Chart (2022) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 30
+ Year-end chart performance for Esquemas Chart (2023) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 49
Certifications
Release history + Release history and formats for Esquemas Region Date Format Label Various May 13, 2022
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