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Elvis Costello has debuted a fun trailer for Spanish Model, the upcoming album featuring various Latin-music artists performing Spanish-language versions of the

While Latin artists and their music have made their way to the top of the charts over the years, many based in Canada say so much more can be done to promote their music at home.

Elvis Costello and longtime collaborator, 18-time GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® award-winning producer, Sebastian Krys, have brought together a stunning international cast of some of the biggest Latin rock and pop artists from around the globe to interpret Elvis Costello and The Attractions’ album, "This Year’s Model," entirely in Spanish. The inspired Spanish-language adaptations are set to the band’s classic studio performances, culled from the original master recordings, newly mixed by K...

Elvis Costello and longtime collaborator, 18-time Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning producer, Sebastian Krys, have brought together a stunning international cast of some of the biggest Latin rock and pop artists from around the globe to interpret Elvis Costello and The Attractions’ album, Spanish Model. The inspired Spanish-language adaptations are set to the band’s classic studio performances, culled from the original master recordings, which have been newly mixed by Krys, revealing a...

Elvis Costello on Why He Remade ‘This Year’s Model’ Entirely in Spanish Julyssa Lopez © Paul Moore* Elvis Costello doesn’t speak Spanish, but on at least one occasion, he’s dreamt in it. Back in 2018, the television writer David Simon had reached out to him about transforming “This Year’s Girl,” the prickling cut from his pivotal 1978 LP This Year’s Model, into a duet for the second season of The Deuce. The thought of reworking a classic might have unnerved...

Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys Remodel The Album, "This Years Model," Into "Spanish Model," A Daring, First Of Its Kind Record THE ALBUM FEATURES ONLY THE ATTRACTIONS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCES WITH NEWLY RECORDED VOCALS BY LATIN POP AND ROCK ARTISTS SINGING COSTELLOS LYRICS TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED INTO SPANISH 16 SONGS PRODUCED BY MULTIPLE GRAMMY AND LATIN GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER SEBASTIAN KRYS, "FROM AN ORIGINAL IDEA BY ELVIS COSTELLO" FIRST SINGLE UNVEILED TODAY IS JUANES PERFO...

Rolling Stone Elvis Costello on Why He Remade ‘This Year’s Model’ Entirely in Spanish Costello, Juanes, and producer Sebastian Krys talk about the all-star Spanish Model project Paul Moore* Elvis Costello doesn’t speak Spanish, but on at least one occasion, he’s dreamt in it. Back in 2018, the television writer David Simon had reached out to him about transforming “This Year’s Girl,” the prickling cut from his pivotal 1978 LP This Year’s Model, into a duet f...

As Costello and Krys began to think of artists that would be a good fit, they discovered that This Year’s Model was an important record to many artists in the pan-Latin world, but its true nature had never been fully appreciated because of the language barrier. They enlisted many Costello fans, a few who Krys and Costello felt would be a great fit for the song, and all of whom have stellar careers and were excited to participate and bring their own styles to the immediacy and poignancy of the...