We literally have a Big Time Rush merengue. Our influences are so different, and that allows us to branch off and do different things. And the four of us could not be more different. Who are your inspirations now versus back then?Ĭarlos: What's super unique about Big Time Rush is that we have four lead singers. Your new music is obviously very different from what you were putting out a decade ago.

Back then, we just never got the chance to do it because we weren't in control of the trajectory of the band. Carlos lit the fire, which is what we needed to get going on something like this. Kendall: The fact of the matter is we've been talking about this for 12 years. We want to give back and this is such a great way to do it. We don't want it to be this cheesy thing like, “Oh, they're just singing Spanish songs because Spanish music is cool.” We have such a deep connection with those fans. Weeks before, they were all doing Duolingo. It was like, “Let's just create amazing Spanglish music for the band.” The guys did such a great job. We spent two weeks with him, and there were no rules. We'd always wanted to do something in Spanish and the opportunity came up and this incredible producer Maffio was on board to take us under his wing and do a whole bunch of songs. One vivid memory I have is playing in front of 70,000 people in Mexico City singing “Worldwide.” It's just crazy. Back in the day, our shows were just wild. Tell me a bit about how this song and this collaboration came to be.Ĭarlos: We've always had such a deep connection with Latin and South America as a band.

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