Gloria Trevi Leaves Universal Music Latino To Be an Independent Artist: Exclusive

Gloria Trevi will not renew her contract with Universal Music Latino after 15 years with the label, Billboard Español can exclusively report.

The Mexican superstar will now be an independent artist through her own company, Great Talent Records, Trevi’s publicist, Mayna Nevarez, confirmed. She has also signed a new distribution deal with Tango, and another one with ByteDance’s SoundOn for TikTok.

Furthermore, she has an agreement with Live Nation for an upcoming U.S. tour.

“This new stage is very exciting for me,” Trevi said in a statement to Billboard Español. “With our label, I will be able to have more investment, open new markets and work with dream collaborations. I love being the head of my own label now, Great Talent Records.”

On Friday (June 16), Trevi’s fans will be able to hear her first independent release, “Medusa,” a techno dance beat track produced by Dabruk, Manu Chalud and Alcover that will be available on all digital platforms.

During her years with Universal Music Latino, Trevi, known for classics like “Pelo suelto” and “Dr. Psiquiatra”, reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart with Gloria (2011), El Amor (2015), Inmortal (2016) and Versus (2017), the latter a joint album with Alejandra Guzmán.

Prior to Universal Music Latino, Trevi was previously with Sony BMG Mexico (1989-2004) and Univision (2005-2008).

The news of Trevi’s departure from Universal comes amid a wave of other major Latin music artists switching labels. On Wednesday (June 14), Billboard exclusively reported that Spaniard star Alejandro Sanz left Universal and joined Sony Music. And in April, Anitta and Warner Music Group announced their separation; the Brazilian star subsequently signed with Republic Records and will work closely with Universal Music Latino.