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06/27 12:33 CDT Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Carn Len set for a big match
at Inter Miami's stadium
Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Carn Len set for a big match at Inter Miami's
stadium
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- Carn Len sees the World Cup as something that pulls different
cultures together. He wants his music to be viewed the same way.
Len is a huge World Cup fan, a huge Real Madrid fan and someone who can't
believe he got to meet Inter Miami co-owner and soccer icon David Beckham. And
on Sunday, the Mexican singer-songwriter will become the first person to
headline a concert at Inter Miami's newly opened stadium --- Lionel Messi's
home field.
"Being the first one to play in this iconic stadium --- it's new but already
iconic because of the team --- I see this with much responsibility," Len told
The Associated Press in an interview. "For me, it's like a big soccer match and
I want to inspire a lot of new artists in my genre and in all the root genres
that nothing is impossible. We're coming here to this big stage, making history
with the music we grew up with."
Len is a back-to-back Grammy winner in the Best Regional Mexican Music Album
category, plus a four-time Latin Grammy winner. Except, with Len, it's
short-sighted to simply call him a Mexican artist.
He's a little country. A little rock. Maybe some reggaeton. He has played
Coachella and the Grand Ole Opry. He's in line to become the first Latino
artist to have a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with shows scheduled in
September. His appeal is all over the map, which is why Inter Miami wanted
someone like him to be the first show on the field that the reigning Major
League Soccer champions call home.
"There was a time when I was going to do music because it was trending right
then, and then nothing was happening for me," Len said. "There was a time when
I was going to quit music. But in two weeks, I was back because I'm a musician.
I decided to do what I love, what I love, what I like, what I feel, what made
me happy. I never did music because of money or to be famous."
He released some music that wasn't expected to be a hit, and fans couldn't get
enough of it.
"That's when I knew to just be honest with the music," Len said. "And now I
prefer to be a trendsetter than looking for the trend."
That approach has opened countless doors --- including the one leading from
Messi's locker room to the field where he plays. And it's not lost on Len that
soccer fans in Miami won't have any World Cup matches to watch Sunday night
when he takes the stage; there's only one game on Sunday's tournament schedule,
and it's in the afternoon.
"I'm so happy for what we've accomplished," Len said. "I'm just proud to be
here at the house of Inter Miami, the Messi house, the David Beckham house.
Putting my name alongside these names, it's something incredible for me,
something that I still cannot believe."
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