Miguel Shares New Song ‘El Pleito’

Miguel has released his new single “El Pleito” in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). 

Produced by Ely Rise and Dahi, “El Pleito” — which means “the dispute” in English — “is me making peace with what change through chaos costs and saluting anyone who bets on possibility lejos de casa,” explains Miguel.

“El Pleito” is the latest offering from Miguel’s long-awaited album, CAOS, which arrives Oct. 23.

The album will also include the previously shared “Always Time” and “New Martyrs (Ride 4 U),” as well as “Angel’s Song,” which he previewed in a social media post that also unveiled he has a one-year-old son with Margaret Zhang, former editor-in-chief of Vogue China.

“Our baby turned 1 today !!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELITO !!! We love you so much ! So proud and honored that you chose us to be your parents. Papá wrote you a song – hope it always reminds you of how loved you are,” they wrote in a collaborative Instagram post. 

Regarding CAOS, Miguel shared, “To rebuild, I had to destroy myself. That is the core confrontation of CAOS. Through my personal evolution, I learned that transformation is violent. CAOS is the sonic iteration of me bending that violence into something universally felt.”

CAOS is the follow-up to Miguel’s War & Leisure, released in 2017. 

Stream Miguel’s new song “El Pleito” below.