Baraja Bendita (English: Blessed Deck of Cards) is the fifth studio album by American singer Becky G. The album was crafted as a duality blend of her Mexican heritage and her Los Angeles hip-hop roots, appearing as her first dual language project, first album on CD, and first project on vinyl. It was announced alongside the release of the third single "Patrona" on June 25, 2026, and released on August 14, 2026 through RCA Records, marking her first project not to also be released through Kemosabe Records, after 14 years on both labels.

Background and development While Gomez's past two albums — including Encuentros (2024), which explored rancheras and corridos — celebrated her Mexican heritage, her upcoming release represents an evolution, combining her early rap-adjacent sound with an "unapologetic" focus on pop. Her team has described the project as a "reverse crossover", with Gomez reclaiming her rap roots while "weaving in" her Latin heritage. The new album will show Gomez "embracing every corner of her musical journey".

Music Baraja Bendita is primarily a pop and rap album mixed with Latin music. Gomez herself stated that the album bridges Becky G (the artist) and Rebbeca (her real name) as a musical symbol of duality, ownership and the freedom to exist fully without contradiction. She flaunts her "200% identity" (100% American and 100% Mexican) powered by "evolution and baddie energy". The tracks find the singer allowing vulnerability, confidence, instinct and intention to exist side by side.

The standard edition of Baraja Bendita contains 17 tracks. The album's opening track "5'5" is a high-energy latin pop and EDM song. The following track, "Cntrl" belongs to the latin pop and dance/club-pop genres, featuring upbeat, rhythmic production. "+Pretty" is a latin pop and reggaeton-infused dance song. "Oasis" is a latin pop and dance-pop track with strong electronic club music influences. "Chula" is a latin pop track that uniquely fuses Kizomba and R&B elements. "Mal Tiempo" is a merengue song, while "Factos" belongs to the latin pop genre. "TQM/ILY" fuses latin pop and urban hip-hop music. "Unsend" is a latin pop song featuring an upbeat, club-oriented sound. "Bandera Blanca" is a reggae track. "Perreo Triste" belongs to the latin pop and reggaeton/urbano genres. "Automático" falls primarily into the latin pop, reggae, and urban pop genres, blending bilingual lyrics with an upbeat, rhythmic electronic and dance-pop production. "Epa" blends elements of electronic music, dance-pop, latin hip-hop, guaracha, and urbano music. "2AM" spans the latin pop, urban, and dance-pop genres. "Marathon" is a pop song that blends elements of hip-hop, electropop, and latin pop. "Glitch" falls under the latin pop and rap/urban genre. "Patrona" is a latin urban track that blends electronic rhythms, club-pop, and reggaeton with English and Spanish rap verses.

The bonus track included on the vinyl version, "Te Va a Doler" falls under the bachata genre.

Singles On March 27, 2026, Gomez released a collaboration with British music producer Elkan, the lead single "Marathon". On May 15, she released "Epa" as the second single. On June 25, she released the third single, titled "Patrona".

Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Baraja Bendita"OrganizationYearCategoryResult Billboard Latin Music Awards 2026 Latin Pop Album of the Year

Commercial performance The album debuted at number twelve on the Top Latin Albums, top five on the Latin Pop Albums, and top ten on the Latin Rhythm Albums with 7,000 equivalent album units earned in the US on the tracking week ending August 20, according to Luminate. Of that batch, streaming activity contributed 5,000 units — equal to 4.6 million official on-demand clicks of the album's songs. Traditional album sales accounted for 3,000 units, while a negligible amount of activity derived from track-equivalent sales.

Track listing

Notes denotes a vocal producer. All track titles are stylized in all caps.

Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal. Musicians

Becky G – performance (all tracks), background vocals (track 6) Sara Schell – background vocals (1, 3) Kyle Shearer – bass, drum machine, programming, synthesizer (1) Deputy – bass, drums, keyboards (2, 4, 8, 12–14, 17); programming (16) Misha Ellis – violin (2) Dylan Brady – drums, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (3) Sol Was – guitar, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (3) Botlok – keyboards (5) David Biral – bass, drums (6) Denzel Baptiste – bass, drums (6) Carlos Fría – congas, tambora (6) Isaias Leclerc – bass (6) Juan Gonzalez – güiro (6) Sandy Gabriel – saxophone (6) Nathaniel Campany – synthesizer (6) Mazzarri – keyboards, synthesizer (7, 9); drums (7) Jorge Milliano – keyboards, synthesizer (7, 9); drums (9) Chris Mora – guitar (7) Daniel Rondón – guitar (9–11) Alex Goldblatt – guitar (12) Dylan Hyde – bass, keyboards, vocals (14) Shah Major – bass, keyboards (14) Reefa – drums (14) Elkan – bass, drums, flute, guitar, vocals (15) Kavin Smith – keyboards (15) C.Wray – programming (16)

Technical Carlos A. Molina – engineering Dylan Brady – engineering (3) Sol Was – engineering (3) Oliver van Moon – engineering assistance (2, 6, 7, 9, 13) Alexx Nielsen – engineering assistance (2, 11, 13, 14) Stephanie D'Arcy – engineering assistance (3–6, 8, 11, 16) Rubén Castro – engineering assistance (3) Kaelen Russell – engineering assistance (4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14) Kristina Fisk – engineering assistance (7, 12, 16) Juanita Manrique – engineering assistance (9) Tom Norris – mixing (1–14, 16, 17) David Nakaji – mixing (15) Victor Verpillat – mixing assistance (1–14, 16, 17) Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts + Chart performance for Baraja Bendita Chart (2026) Peakposition

Release history + Release history for Baraja Bendita Region Date Format(s) Label Various August 14, 2026 RCA

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