Vega, in an interview in El Mundo, in promotion of her latest album, ‘IGNIS’, has been asked about the lyrics of reggaeton, following the controversy over the lyrics of ‘+57’, accused of sexualizing minor girls of age (the lyrics said “mamacita desde los fourteen” and has been replaced by “mamacita desde los eighteen”). El Mundo shows Vega another example of reggaeton lyrics that cross sex and childhood imagery, ‘BUBALU’ by Feid and Rema, for the phrase “Dulcecita tú tú / Cream of coconut / A little massage so that Bubbaloo can let me go later.”
Vega, against the lyrics and, above all, the sexually explicit video clips of reggaeton, which, from his point of view, sexualize minors and “harangue drug consumption,” proposes regulating the music. “Music is the only content that is not regulated” are the words that Vega pronounces in the video of the El Mundo interview published by the newspaper on Instagram. On its website, the headline becomes exhortative: “Music must be regulated to protect children.”
Vega’s words have been applauded by some and criticized by others. There are those who agree that music should be regulated or even propose banning reggaeton. To others it seems that Vega calls for music censorship.
Vega, in his stories, has reaffirmed his words: «The right to have a dignified and protected childhood should be above economic interest. I just hope that my union understands that regulating content is NOT censorship, it is adapting to schedules where we do not violate the right of a boy or girl to be a child. If everyone understands that a minor should not drink alcohol, smoke or watch pornography, I don’t know what part of this is not understood.
Vega continues: «Call me old, old lady and whatever you want, no one is going to get me off this donkey by insulting me. I am an artist, I DO NOT support censorship, but I DO support content regulation. I am also a mother and I am tired of listening to songs not suitable for minors in schools, supermarkets or cafes. “I educate, but the responsibility cannot be exclusive to the parents.”
