Jacqie Rivera Breaks Down 5 Essential Songs From Her New Album, ‘Corazón Desnudo’: ‘A Very Healing Process’
Jacqie Rivera, the second daughter of iconic regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera, releases her new album Corazón Desnudo Friday (Oct. 16) via Soundflower Inc/Virgin Music Group. The 12-track collection blends pop-rock with touches of regional Mexican music. “Even though it leans into a different genre, I had to add some of what’s in my DNA,” Rivera tells Billboard Español about her second studio album, following 2025’s En Otra Vida.
While juggling her responsibilities as CEO of Jenni Rivera Enterprises — the company that manages her late mother’s legacy and music catalog — Jacqie made time to write some of the songs on her new LP as a form of catharsis. “It was a very healing process,” she says. “It’s not just an album of songs; it’s something I’ve lived through over the past few years. It reflects the things that have brought me to this point in my life.”
At a time when music allows for more genre-blending than ever, Rivera experiments with R&B, pop and Latin sounds, channeling emotion through her soft yet powerful voice on songs like “Mi superpoder,” “Pa’ migajas,” “Amaneció en París,” “Rota” and “Cuando cambies volveré.”
Corazón Desnudo also includes a particularly meaningful song for the 37-year-old artist and businesswoman: a duet with her mother on Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You.” The track pairs an archival recording of Jenni Rivera with Jacqie’s present-day vocals and was released as the album’s first single on July 24. Mother and daughter once performed the song live when Jacqie was just a teenager.
“That invitation was incredibly special. I think my mom saw something in me that made her believe I might eventually pursue music,” she says of the artist known as the Diva of Banda, who died in a 2012 plane crash at age 43. “Even though I also have to be involved in the business now, it inspires me to remember that she would get up at 5 a.m. to organize everything she had to do.”
Below, Jacqie Rivera breaks down five essential songs from Corazón Desnudo.
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“Mi Superpoder”
This song came out of a moment when I was writing down my thoughts and reflecting on failed relationships — not just romantic ones, but friendships too. If I’m giving everything I have, why do I end up alone and still waiting for more? Why doesn’t that same instinct to give love come naturally to other people the way it does to me? The same love you give to the world, you have to give yourself. Erika Vidrio, an incredible songwriter, added her own depth to it, and the result is something a lot of people will relate to. Musically, it’s pop-rock, but the accordion plays a really important role.
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“If I Ain’t Got You”
It was very important to me to include this song with my mom on the album. She invited me to perform it with her at a concert in Los Angeles. At the time, I loved singing, but I wasn’t thinking about pursuing a career in music. Still, she saw that I had something and came up with the idea of doing this Alicia Keys song, which is about the importance of having someone special by your side rather than material possessions. The sound is sweet and melancholy.
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“300 Veces”
It’s about a breakup, but unlike most breakup songs, this one is happy and healing. It’s about finally realizing that you need to end a relationship that wasn’t giving you anything, even though you gave it everything. It’s a song to listen to once the pain has passed. Musically, it’s pop — really upbeat and meant to be played loud, so you can feel free. The songwriters are Salvador Aponte and Carlos H. Álvarez.
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“Cuando Cambies Volveré”
This is one of my favorite songs on the album, and it was written by a songwriter I really admire, Luciano Luna. I connected with it immediately because it’s about loving someone with your whole heart, but realizing that person can’t love you back in the same way. So you decide not to force things and to love them from a distance. It sounds tough, but it’s better that way. The song has a smooth, rhythmic groove with touches of bachata and delicious electric guitar.
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“Pa’ Migajas”
This is another song that hit me deeply the first time I heard it. I could say it broke my heart. I had never felt so seen by a lyric. It’s about not loving yourself enough, and that’s something I’ve gone through many times — I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m no longer willing to accept crumbs or forced affection; I’d rather have nothing. It’s completely rooted in pop-rock, which lets me sing it with more intensity and let all my feelings out.
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