The love story between Mexican singer Peso Pluma and Argentinian artist Nicki Nicole began months ago away from the spotlight, privately and full of details. Photos, videos, congratulatory messages, gifts. The lack of confirmation led to a constant tug-of-war between those relying on “We’re friends” (which Nicole repeated to excess) and the artists’ wooing. The mystery that kept her two followers in suspense was solved after the kiss they shared on November 2 at the Pepsi Center in Mexico City, where Peso Pluma appeared as a surprise guest. There they confirmed the rumors with shouts of encouragement (“Kiss, kiss!”).
– “Thanks for coming, darling!”
-“I love you my love”.
The love story between the twenty-somethings (he’s 24, she’s 23) paradoxically began with a heartbreaking song. At night, a song about forgetting, written by Hassan Kabande – the Mexican’s real name – and published in November 2022, provided the first wake-up call. Months later, in March, a new version was created under the same title, but with the two artists’ joint participation. The song became the common thread that has connected their performances on stage together for months. But at that moment, the relationship seemed stuck in just that: a professional approach.
At the end of 2022, Nicki Nicole ended her relationship with Argentine rapper Mateo Palacios, better known by his pseudonym Trueno. They had been together for two years and got engaged during that time. For his part, the Mexican singer enjoyed great popularity at the time. The tabloids’ interest in Jalisco’s couples only began with the explosion of Ella Baila Sola, the song that became a chart phenomenon in April and united the singer with the group Eslabón Armado. At this point, the names of the alleged couples came to light, which for the interpreter could lead to a media relationship.
Mickey Mouse ears
At the end of March, photos and videos were published of Featherweight walking around Disneyland (Orlando, Florida) with American model Jailyne Ojeda. Soon rumors about an advertisement spread on the networks. The Orlando theme park should remain the main hub of another Featherweight visit. This time in July and accompanied by Nicki Nicole. The two walk through town together and for a while wear a hat decorated with Mickey Mouse ears; another with his head exposed. The scene serves as a breeding ground for the unknowns of his followers. “Could it be that they are running? Or maybe they’re just friends?” they wrote on social media.
On August 25, just over a month after that walk, the doubts seemed to dissipate after the publication of a photo. In it, Nicki Nicole appears with a large white bouquet of flowers that she just received as a gift for her 23rd birthday. “Happy birthday to me. “Someone made me a birthday altar,” he writes in the caption, accompanied by hearts and emotional emoticons. A while later, Peso Pluma publishes the shot of the same photo of the singer and adds another sentence: “Happy Birthday, baby!”
Nicole Denise – the Argentine’s real name – was born in the port city of Rosario, the birthplace of famous personalities such as the football player Leo Messi and the musician Fito Páez, two people she likes to remember in her interviews. On September 24th, local team Newells will face Estudiantes de La Plata (0-1) at the Marcelo Bielsa Stadium. The Argentine media highlights a photo in the stands showing the Jalisco player and the Rosario player wearing the club’s red and black jerseys. Laughter, conversations, but no kisses. Confirmation of the new romance will have to wait.
“Friends only”
The floor of the Watsco Center stage in Florida is flooded with smoke on October 5th. The Billboard Latin Music Awards are taking place there, and the smoke serves as a backdrop for the performance, where Peso Pluma begins singing “Por las nochees.” In the middle of the song he introduces his companion: “With you, the beautiful Nicki Nicole.” The music sounds in the background and a battle of eyes begins between them that lasts barely a few seconds: first he meets her gaze, then hers and finally look look at the two of them. Dressed all in white, they end the song with a smile.
A month later, the picture even reached Puerto Rico. On October 11th, Nicole speaks with the team from the Puerto Rican podcast Molusco TV. They ask him about his music and the tour, but the topic has become unavoidable. “It does not bother me [hablar de ello]“says the Argentine. He sees it as normal that they ask him so often about his relationship with Featherweight and continues: “Imagine going out with a dog every day. No one will ask you why you go out with a dog every day. It’s like it’s normal, you know? “I’m not saying you’re a dog, Hassan,” he says, laughing. The unfortunate statement sparked ridicule hours later on social media, where dozens of users began mocking this comparison between featherweight and a dog.
The struggles in the artists’ relationship, which for some followers were unbalanced, led some to place Peso Pluma in the friend zone (friend zone, a term that refers to the moment when a relationship that could end in something loving , freezes in friendship). Nicole didn’t give any further details about how close the relationship was, but defended that they had just met. “Clear [que somos amigos]no no, [somos novios, somos] “Super friends,” he specified.
Kabande tried to downplay the comments and jokes that emerged after the interview. “Just like you, we are human and it is difficult to want to express yourself with something so private,” he wrote on his X account, assuring that these types of topics are always accompanied by opinions and misinterpretations.
The public’s screams echoed through the corners of the Pepsi Center in Mexico City on the night of Thursday, November 2nd. The first chords of At Nights sound on stage again. This time during one of the concerts on the Abre su alma tour. Featherweight comes on stage and starts singing. The battle of knowing looks becomes a dance. They look at each other and smile at each other the whole time. But this time they add a gesture. They hold hands.
—The peso is in the house. A round of applause for him, number one!
– And this greeting to the beautiful Nicki Nicole!
A moment of nervous laughter passes. The song ends and to the screams of the audience it happens. The kiss. The gesture confirms a courtship that has been going on behind the scenes for months. There is no secret anymore. Just two days later, Peso Pluma will take the stage again in Monterrey at one of Nicole’s concerts. It’s not necessary for the song to start for them to kiss again.
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