Just days after premiering “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” at the 2024 Premio Lo Nuestro, Carin León and Kane Brown have released the track’s music video, which Billboard is premiering exclusively.
Fusing country and regional Mexican — two genres that are more similar than different (for starters both center on storytelling and live instruments) — León and Brown deliver a nostalgia-filled music video to match the emotional ballad. In the three-minute visual, the pair serenades couples on the dance floor, and one of them has a heart-wrenching story that takes centerstage.
It’s the first time the artists have collaborated together, marking a big moment for Latin and country fusions. “One of the first names in country music to collaborate with that somebody put on the table was Kane Brown,” León previously told Billboard about the team-up. “It was 2018 or so when I started hearing his music. He’s, like, the link for our genre and country music to happen. I met him and his team, and he’s such a humble person and good guy and one of my friends in this game that is music. I’m very happy that he believed in our music and it is the perfect time for this to happen.”
“He’s [like] me but in Latin form,” Brown said of León at Premio Lo Nuestro. “I am in his presence, and he’s the king for me right now. I’m honored to be part of his success. I’ve always been the outcast in country music and I feel that my song with Carin will open more doors.”
Most recently, León made his Grand Ole Opry debut, where he performed “No Es Por Aca,” followed by a solo version of “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” and “Primera Cita.”
Watch León and Brown’s “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” video below:
