Maluma Returns to His ‘Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy’ Swagger on ‘Cosas Pendientes’

Maluma is returning to his career-defining Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy era and elevating it. On Friday, the Colombian superstar released the single “Cosas Pendientes,” the first track of his upcoming album, +Pretty +Dirty, which builds on his iconic 2015 record.

“This is just the start,” Maluma said. “2025 is ours!!”

The track, co-written with Edgar Barrera, Keityn, and Casta, opens with the strum of a guitar, before Maluma’s voice joins as he sings about seeing an ex perreando with another guy at the club.

The video, meanwhile, begins with Maluma having dinner at a luxury restaurant, where he locks eyes with a woman at a different table, on a date with a scary man. The woman leaves for the restroom, and the two cross paths in the restaurant hallway.

Maluma — originally dressed in a suit and rocking his long hair — ends up getting jumped by the other man’s folks. After that, he decides to shave his head and beef up at the gym, feeding into the “dirty boy” persona of his past. The video ends with Maluma reconnecting with the woman from the restaurant and garnering the ire of the her ex-lover.

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According to a press release, “Cosas Pendientes” is the start of a new chapter for Maluma, which will find him exploring new sonic and thematic dimensions with his music, while still leaning into the original essence of Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy.

“Cosas Pendientes” follows his track “+57” alongside artists such as Karol G, J Balvin, and Ryan Castro, which sparked controversy for a lyric interpreted as sexualizing a minor. Maluma’s last album, Don Juan, was released in 2023, while before that he dropped The Love and Sex Tape EP in 2022.