Puerto Rican superstar Young Miko is living her dreams with his second studio album. With maturity and leadership, she continues to break barriers, as evidenced by her two sold-out nights at El Choli in Puerto Rico.

“It’s important for me to challenge myself as an artist to keep doing what I love. And I feel like we also set ourselves the challenge of taking the listener to a world they can immerse themselves in with us,” Young Miko tells us about Do Not Disturb.

From defining the project’s black and white aesthetic to featuring her only collaboration with rapper Eladio Carrión, Do Not Disturb marks a turning point in her career as she continues to position herself as a top-ranking artist worldwide. After touring with Billie Eilish and traveling to Mexico for her headlining set at Coca-Cola Flow Fest, Young Miko is climbing to the top.

To celebrate her sold-out concert series at Puerto Rico’s most iconic stadium, we spoke with Young Miko to learn more about her latest album and how she prepared to rock El Choli.

How did Do Not Disturb come to life?

I really wanted to do a project, and I had a lot of ideas, like using the zodiac sign for the album. I’d been wanting to use a black-and-white aesthetic for a while. First, I created all the songs, then the aesthetic; after that, everything started to come together on its own like a puzzle, and I already knew the title I wanted to use.

I wanted it to be music that people could feel, not so much explain. And among my friends, while eating, as a family, someone said, “Do Not Disturb”, and it stuck. I imagine you also use the Do Not Disturb feature.

What message did you want to communicate to your fans with the album?

I wanted to tell my fans that we need to spend more time with ourselves, that it’s healthy. Also, sometimes it’s important not to listen so much to outside opinions or the expectations that certain people might have of us. It’s important to allow yourself that space to be with yourself, to heal, to feel good.

What is your favorite song pulled from the album?

“Ojalá” is one of the most significant songs for me. It’s a song where I connected a bit more personally with my fans and the project. It also helped me a lot to define the album’s aesthetic and the direction I wanted to take. “Algo Casual” will always be a very special one, too.

How did you explore new musical avenues within the project?

I feel like, in this project, I gave myself several opportunities to explore things I’d been wanting to explore for a while, like drum and bass. I did jersey, I did afro too, which I’d been trying to do for a long time, but I felt like I still wasn’t hitting the mark where I knew I could hit it and how I knew it could sound.

The black-and-white aesthetic shows a new sense of maturity; I feel there’s an evolution there as well. I’m talking about things that are a bit more personal. I’m playing with my limits and experimenting with things that might have bothered me in the past, but here I’m telling you in a way that says, “It doesn’t affect me like that anymore.”

What do you have coming up after your two sold-out nights at Puerto Rico’s El Choli?

Right now, I’m completely focused on El Choli, and I can’t see beyond that yet. I want to keep working and making music. But also, on a personal level, I want to keep feeling like I’m evolving, keep feeling like I’m growing, keep discovering new parts of myself, and keep feeling like the fandom is growing — that those who are here don’t leave.

Playing at El Choli is a dream come true. I’ve been dreaming of this moment my whole life, and I can’t believe I’ve been given two nights and it’s already around the corner. It’s truly all I can think about right now.

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