Machel Montano.
February 27, 2025
Soca icon Machel Montano has launched a brand new album One Diploma Hotter by way of Monk Music/Symphonic.
Boasting high-energy rhythms, the 16-track LP ignites pure pleasure, freedom, and unapologetic celebration through the peak of Trinidad’s Carnival season when parades of costumed revelry dominate the streets.
The album kicks off with a model new remix that includes R&B pop legend Ne-Yo on Reality & Stability. Machel type type fuses with Jamaican dancehall artist Ayetian and producer DJ MAC.
Then Machel turns up the dial with one other worldwide famous person, Nigerian hitmaker Davido, on Fling It Up. The tune already landed at #48 on Billboard’s Afrobeats Songs chart, and Machel and Davido will shoot the music video for this banger in Trinidad throughout Carnival.
As Machel Montano’s Carnival tour is in full swing, the album’s lead single Pardy (produced by XplicitMevon & BadjohnRepublic) is the #1 tune in his native nation of Trinidad and the highest contender for the coveted Street March title at Carnival this 12 months.
If it wins, he’ll tie the legendary Lord Kitchener with 11 titles, essentially the most of all time.
The album additionally delivers a particular Pardy (Street Combine), produced by Insanity MUV x D Ninja x DJ Marcus Williams, able to debut and pump by means of the Carnival truck audio system.
One Diploma Hotter will likely be a scorcher for all seasons.
