Robert Ascroft, Four-Eleven Agent
Texas native Miranda Lambert teamed up with Leon Bridges last year on a romantic ballad, and now she’s teased a new collaboration with Latin pop star and Madrid native Enrique Iglesias.
On February 12th, country singer Lambert posted an excerpt of his new song “Space in My Heart,” which is scheduled for full release on February 22nd. On Instagram, he commented, “Texas meets Spain!” I can’t wait for you all to hear this. ”
In this snippet, the two sing, “You don’t love me yet, but I know you will/Even if you leave, I’ll never change/There’s a space in my heart.” “It’s just the way you are,” he sings, offering a sultry come-on. ”
Iglesias — known for Billboard Hot 100 hits like “Bairamos” and “Be With You,” as well as songs like “Hero” and the Whitney Houston collaboration “Could I Have This Kiss Forever?” . —He was named one of signboardThe highest-grossing Latin artist of all time.He has topped the charts with eight albums. signboardTop Latin Album Charts (Including) Bibiru (15 weeks at the top of the charts) and sex and love (16 weeks).
In collaborating with Iglesias, Lambert continues a long lineage of country and Latin collaborations.
In the 1980s, Latin music icon Julio Iglesias scored country hits with his collaborations with Willie Nelson, including the CMA Award-winning “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” and “Spanish Eyes.” . Country trio Midland teamed up with Jay de la Cueva for a Spanish version of their hit song “Drinkin’ Problem.” Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood collaborates with Latin artist David Bisbal on the bilingual song “Tears of Gold,” while Kane Brown teams up with Becky G on “Lost in the Middle.” They performed a Spanish remix of “Of Nowhere”. To celebrate his 25th anniversary of his 1992 hit “Achy Breaky Heart,” Billy Ray Cyrus collaborated with Cavallo Dorado to create a bilingual version of the song.
Listen to the teaser for “Space in My Heart” below.