Maluma

Solo Artist

Photo: Junta de Andalucía · CC BY-SA 2.0
Active 2010-present
Origin Medellín, Colombia
Albums 7
Tracks 125
Most frequent collaborator Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra · 53 tracks
Genres ReggaetonUrbanoLatin Trap
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 125 of 125 tracks

Does Maluma write his own songs?

Yes, and the album credits carry his legal name, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, on every track of Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, F.A.M.E., 11:11, Papi Juancho and Don Juan. He almost never writes alone. The names that keep reappearing next to his are Kevin Mauricio Jiménez and Bryan Snaider Lezcano, the pair credited as producers The Rude Boyz, and Edgar Barrera, who writes and produces as "Edge" and sits on nearly every song of 11:11. On F.A.M.E. the room widened to include Timbaland and Scott Storch, and on Don Juan the Rivera brothers Giencarlos and Jonathan, who produce as MadMusick, take the opening run. That is how urbano records get built: a handful of writers and producers pass a track around a studio, and the artist singing it is one voice in that group rather than the only one. The industry has treated him as an author on those terms, giving him Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Latin Awards (2019) and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for F.A.M.E.

By the Numbers

7
Studio Albums
125
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
More than 18 million records
Records Sold
16
Years Active
355
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 125 / 125 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 125 tracks: how many Maluma wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Maluma has a writing credit100%
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Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written125tracks100%
Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Maluma's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 125 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer11%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Maluma's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

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2012Magia
2015Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
2018F.A.M.E.
201911:11
2020Papi Juancho
2023Don Juan
2026Loco X Volver
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Authorship by Decade track-weighted

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2010s
Magia, Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy +2 more
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2020s
Papi Juancho, Don Juan +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Maluma sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

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Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

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Carrie Underwood43%
One Direction57%
Selena Gomez71%
Ariana Grande80%
Becky G91%
100%Maluma
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Miss Independent
Magia
Written by Chan El Genio, Young Crunk, Kevin ADG, Maluma, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño
Co-wrote
Borró Cassette
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Written by Maluma, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, JY (El De La J), René David Cano Ríos, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño
Co-wrote
El Perdedor
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Written by Maluma, JY (El De La J), Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Miky la Sensa, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Stiven Rojas Escobar
Co-wrote
Sin Contrato
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Andrés Castro, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Edgar Ivan Barrera, Andrés Eduardo Castro
Co-wrote
El Tiki
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Written by Maluma, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Marlo Eduardo Betancourt Arbelaez, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño
Co-wrote
Felices los 4
F.A.M.E.
Written by Maluma, Servando Primera, Mario Cáceres, Kevin ADG, Chan El Genio, Stiven Rojas, Andrés Uribe, Eli Palacios, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Andrés Uribe Marín, Eliezer Palacios
Co-wrote
Corazón
F.A.M.E.
Written by Maluma, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Aurelio da Silva, Umberto Tavares, Jefferson Junior, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Aurélio Ribeiro Martins Da Silva, Jeferson Dos Santos
Co-wrote
El Préstamo
F.A.M.E.
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño
Co-wrote
HP
11:11
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Yan Mad, Yon Mad, Vibarco, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Giencarlos Rivera Tapia, Jonathan Rivera Tapia, Vicente Barco
Co-wrote
11 PM
11:11
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Sech, Vibarco, Nyal, DJ Gangsta, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Carlos Isaías Morales, Vicente Barco, Johany Alejandro Correa, Pedro Juan de la Ossa
Co-wrote
No Se Me Quita
11:11
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Servando Primera, Andrés Castro, Oscarcito, Jesus Herrera, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Oscar Hernández
Co-wrote
Instinto Natural
11:11
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Sech, Vibarco, Nyal, Zenzei, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Carlos Isaías Morales, Vicente Barco, Johany Alejandro Correa, Santiago Mesa
Co-wrote
Hawái
Papi Juancho
Written by Miky La Sensa, Juan Vargas, Jowan, Ily Wonder, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Bull Nene, Keityn, Édgar Barrera, Maluma, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Andrés Uribe Marín, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Stiven Rojas Escobar, René Cano, Johan Espinosa
Co-wrote
ADMV
Papi Juancho
Written by Miky La Sensa, Vibarco, Édgar Barrera, Maluma, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Vincente Barco, Stiven Rojas Escobar
Co-wrote
Madrid
Papi Juancho
Written by Édgar Barrera, Kevin ADG, Chan El Genio, Myke Towers, Maluma, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Michael Torres
Co-wrote
Parce
Papi Juancho
Written by The KristoMan, Ily Wonder, Chan El Genio, Kevin ADG, Maluma, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Andrés Uribe Marín, Julio Távarez, Justin Rafael Quiles Rivera, Cristian Salazar
Co-wrote
Sobrio
Don Juan
Written by Noise Up, Filly, L.E.X.V.Z, Keityn, Édgar Barrera, Maluma, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Alejandro Robledo, Lenin Yorney Palacios, Filly Andrés Lima, Juan Camilo Vargas, Sergio Robledo
Co-wrote
Mama Tetema
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Rayvanny, Diamond Platnumz, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa, Naseeb Abdul Juma
Co-wrote
Junio
Don Juan
Written by Édgar Barrera, Casta, L.E.X.V.Z, Keityn, Maluma, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Lenin Yorney Palacios, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño
Co-wrote
La Fórmula
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Marc Anthony, Sergio George, Édgar Barrera, Kevin ADG, Chan El Genio, Justin Quiles, Bull Nene, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, Justin Rafael Quiles, René David Cano Ríos
Co-wrote
La Reina
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Édgar Barrera, Casta, L.E.X.V.Z, Keityn, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Alejandro Robledo, Filly Andrés Lima Maya, Sergio Robledo, Cristian Camilo Álvarez Ospina, Juan Camilo Vargas
Co-wrote
Diablo, Qué Chimba
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Anuel AA, BF, Bull Nene, Santo Niño, DJ Luian, Weezy Kingz, Xavier Semper, Alex Killer, JØWNY, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Enmanuel Gazmey Santiago, Wander Manuel Méndez, René David Cano Ríos, Pablo Fuentes
Co-wrote
Coco Loco
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Yon Mad, Yan Mad, Vibarco, Thomas Bangalter, Lenny Tavárez, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Édgar Barrera, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Julio González Tavares, Jonathan Rivera, Giencarlos Rivera, Vicente Barco
Co-wrote
Según Quién
Don Juan
Written by Maluma, Carín León, Édgar Barrera, Keityn, L.E.X.V.Z, Casta, Juan Vargas, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, Lenin Yorney Palacios, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, Juan Camilo Vargas
Co-wrote
1+1
Loco X Volver
Written by Maluma, Kany García, Yan Mad, Yon Mad, Rafael Arcaute, Juan Esteban Zapata, Ily Wonder, Richi López, José Daniel Zapata, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, Encarnita García de Jesús, Giencarlos Rivera, Jonathan Rivera, Andrés Uribe Marín
Co-wrote

Discography 7 albums

Marry Me, the 2022 film soundtrack he shares with Jennifer Lopez, is a co-billed soundtrack album rather than one of his own studio records, so it is not listed here. The Love & Sex Tape is catalogued by Wikipedia as a mixtape and is likewise excluded.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Maluma125 tracks
BS53Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra, 53 tracks CE52Chan El Genio, 52 tracks KM52Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño, 52 tracks KA51Kevin ADG, 51 tracks 48Édgar Barrera, 48 tracks TR41The Rude Boyz, 41 tracks YM34Yan Mad, 34 tracks YM34Yon Mad, 34 tracks JR29Jonathan Rivera, 29 tracks M28MadMusick, 28 tracks GR27Giencarlos Rivera, 27 tracks AU20Andrés Uribe Marín, 20 tracks IW18Ily Wonder, 18 tracks V14Vibarco, 14 tracks YC13Young Crunk, 13 tracks ML13Miky La Sensa, 13 tracks SR12Stiven Rojas Escobar, 12 tracks TR11The Rudeboyz, 11 tracks VB11Vicente Barco, 11 tracks YM9Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño, 9 tracks K9Keityn, 9 tracks KM9Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno, 9 tracks BN8Bull Nene, 8 tracks SR8Stiven Rojas, 8 tracks M8Madmusick, 8 tracks GR7Giencarlos Rivera Tapia, 7 tracks JD7José Daniel Zapata, 7 tracks JE7Juan Esteban Zapata, 7 tracks M7MAJESTIK, 7 tracks LJ7Los Jaycobz, 7 tracks RC6René Cano, 6 tracks JR6Jonathan Rivera Tapia, 6 tracks P5Pardo, 5 tracks LM5Luis Miguel Pardo Villa, 5 tracks SR5Sky Rompiendo, 5 tracks AC5Andrés Castro, 5 tracks SP5Servando Primera, 5 tracks N5Nyal, 5 tracks L5L.E.X.V.Z, 5 tracks C5Casta, 5 tracks LT4Lenny Tavárez, 4 tracks DL4DJ Luian, 4 tracks JQ4Justin Quiles, 4 tracks AU4Andrés Uribe, 4 tracks S4Sech, 4 tracks CI4Carlos Isaías Morales, 4 tracks JV4Juan Vargas, 4 tracks LY4Lenin Yorney Palacios, 4 tracks LM4Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, 4 tracks M4Maisak, 4 tracks MR4Maikel Rafael Rico, 4 tracks RD3René David Cano Ríos, 3 tracks SG3Sergio George, 3 tracks T3Tezzel, 3 tracks MC3Mateo Cano, 3 tracks VB3Vincente Barco, 3 tracks JC3Juan Camilo Vargas, 3 tracks AR2Alejandro Ramírez, 2 tracks J(2JY (El De La J), 2 tracks EI2Edgar Ivan Barrera, 2 tracks AE2Andrés Eduardo Castro, 2 tracks A2Arcángel, 2 tracks AA2Austin Agustín Santos, 2 tracks on Arcángel's page GR2Giancarlos Rivera Tapia, 2 tracks JR2Justin Rafael Quiles Rivera, 2 tracks ME2Marlo Eduardo Betancourt Arbelaez, 2 tracks MK2Marlon Kapry, 2 tracks JA2José A. Velázquez, 2 tracks AL2Angel Lopez, 2 tracks MC2Mario Cáceres, 2 tracks EP2Eli Palacios, 2 tracks EP2Eliezer Palacios, 2 tracks MA2Marc Anthony, 2 tracks JA2Johany Alejandro Correa, 2 tracks MK2Mambo Kingz, 2 tracks J2Jowny, 2 tracks LM2Luian Malavé Nieves, 2 tracks XS2Xavier Semper, 2 tracks Z2Zion, 2 tracks Z2Zenzei, 2 tracks SM2Santiago Mesa, 2 tracks R2Randy, 2 tracks RO2Randy Ortiz, 2 tracks Y2Yandel, 2 tracks TK2The KristoMan, 2 tracks JC2J. Cortés, 2 tracks TP2The Prodigiez, 2 tracks RC2Ryan Castro, 2 tracks BD2Bryan David Castro Sosa, 2 tracks OO2Ovy On The Drums, 2 tracks DE2Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, 2 tracks OO2Ovy on the Drums, 2 tracks B2BF, 2 tracks PF2Pablo Fuentes, 2 tracks F2Filly, 2 tracks AR2Alejandro Robledo, 2 tracks SR2Sergio Robledo, 2 tracks JR2Justin Rafael Quiles, 2 tracks D2Dirrty, 2 tracks AR2Alejandro Ramírez Suárez, 2 tracks RB2Richard Bravo, 2 tracks PM1Pablo Mejía, 1 track L1Llane, 1 track JD1Juan David Huertas, 1 track DE1David Escobar Gallego, 1 track PU1Pablo Uribe Trujillo, 1 track AA1Andrés Alzate, 1 track AF1Andres Felipe Alzate, 1 track JD1Juan David Castaño, 1 track PM1Pablo Mejía Bermúdez, 1 track P21Piso 21, 1 track C1CHEZTOM, 1 track SS1Sebastián Sánchez Cardona, 1 track MV1Maki Váez, 1 track MT1Mateo Tejada, 1 track MB1Maquinista Beatz, 1 track D1Dyland, 1 track D&1Dyland & Lenny, 1 track F1Farruko, 1 track ST1Sharo Towers, 1 track CE1Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado, 1 track on Farruko's page ML1Miky la Sensa, 1 track JD1Jonathan De Jesús Gandarilla, 1 track ST1Santana The Golden Boy, 1 track F1Fido, 1 track JF1Joel Fido Martínez, 1 track N1Nesty, 1 track A1Alexis, 1 track LG1Leslie Grace, 1 track C1Cosculluela, 1 track JD1Jonathan De La Cruz, 1 track JF1José Fernando Cosculluela Suárez, 1 track JB1Johnatan Ballesteros, 1 track JD1Juan Diego Medina, 1 track SW1Saga WhiteBlack, 1 track LF1Luis Felipe Morales, 1 track CM1Christian Mena, 1 track EM1El Micha, 1 track MF1Michael Fernando Sierra Miranda, 1 track SR1Sixto Rodriguez, 1 track BL1Bruno Linares, 1 track GR1Gabriel Rodríguez, 1 track AD1Aurelio da Silva, 1 track UT1Umberto Tavares, 1 track JJ1Jefferson Junior, 1 track AR1Aurélio Ribeiro Martins Da Silva, 1 track JD1Jeferson Dos Santos, 1 track M1Mãozinha, 1 track CL1Carlos Lago da Costa, 1 track ND1Nego do Borel, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 350. BS Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra · CE Chan El Genio · KM Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño · KA Kevin ADG · TR The Rude Boyz

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Maluma has a writing credit on all 125 tracks of his seven albums and not one is written alone. Two producers anchor the catalogue almost evenly, Chan El Genio on 52 tracks and Kevin ADG on 51, and Édgar Barrera is the largest outside songwriter at 48. The shape never moves. Magia in 2012 and Loco x Volver in 2026 are both fully co-written, as is everything between them, which is what reggaeton looks like when it gets written in the room. Nothing in the 125 is missing a writer list.

Quick Facts

  • Top Latin Albums number onesPretty Boy, Dirty Boy, F.A.M.E. and 11:11 each reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart
  • Latin Grammy recordOne win from eleven nominations, the win being Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for F.A.M.E.
  • Billboard Latin Music AwardsWon Social Artist of the Year (2018) and the Spirit of Hope award (2020) for his foundation El Arte de los Sueños
  • ASCAP Latin AwardsNamed Songwriter of the Year (2019), with Most Performed wins running from "La Temperatura" through "Por Qué Será?"
  • ActingBastian in Marry Me (2022) and the voice of Mariano in Encanto (2021)
  • Chart first"Hawái" became the first number one single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and led Hot Latin Songs for nine consecutive weeks

Creative Fingerprint

Maluma takes a writer credit on essentially every song he releases, but the credit is almost never his alone: across Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, F.A.M.E., 11:11, Papi Juancho and Don Juan his name sits beside Kevin Mauricio Jiménez and Bryan Snaider Lezcano of The Rude Boyz plus Edgar Barrera, so the songs come out of a room he anchors rather than a page he fills by himself.

The Story

Maluma is a Colombian singer, songwriter, rapper and actor, born Juan Luis Londoño Arias in Medellín in 1994. He signed to Sony Music Colombia as a teenager and released Magia in 2012, then broke out with Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy in 2015, which the RIAA has certified Diamond in the Latin field. F.A.M.E. and 11:11 both topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, and he has worked across reggaeton, urbano, Latin trap and Latin pop. He writes inside the genre's room-based model, sharing the credit on most of his catalogue with the producers and writers he records alongside.

Awards & Recognition

Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, F.A.M.E. (2018)
MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin, "Qué Pena" with J Balvin (2020)
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America Central Act (2016)
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Colombian Act (2017)
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin (2021)
ASCAP Latin Award for Songwriter of the Year (2019)
Billboard Latin Music Award for Social Artist of the Year (2018)
Billboard Latin Music Award, Spirit of Hope (2020)
Latin American Music Award, Extraordinary Evolution Award (2018)
Latin American Music Award for Favorite Song Urban, "Felices Los 4" (2017)
Premio Lo Nuestro for Artist of the Year - Urban (2017)
Premio Lo Nuestro for Male Pop Artist of the Year (2024)

Frequently Asked Questions Maluma

Does Maluma write his own songs?
Yes, and the album credits carry his legal name, Juan Luis Londoño Arias, on every track of Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, F.A.M.E., 11:11, Papi Juancho and Don Juan. He almost never writes alone. The names that keep reappearing next to his are Kevin Mauricio Jiménez and Bryan Snaider Lezcano, the pair credited as producers The Rude Boyz, and Edgar Barrera, who writes and produces as "Edge" and sits on nearly every song of 11:11. On F.A.M.E. the room widened to include Timbaland and Scott Storch, and on Don Juan the Rivera brothers Giencarlos and Jonathan, who produce as MadMusick, take the opening run. That is how urbano records get built: a handful of writers and producers pass a track around a studio, and the artist singing it is one voice in that group rather than the only one. The industry has treated him as an author on those terms, giving him Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Latin Awards (2019) and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for F.A.M.E.
Who are Maluma's regular songwriting collaborators?
Kevin Mauricio Jiménez and Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra appear on more of his catalog than anyone else. Edgar Barrera is the other constant, writing with him from "Sin Contrato" on Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy through both versions of "ADMV". Stiven Rojas, Vicente Barco, Andrés Uribe, Miky la Sensa, Andrés Castro, Servando Primera and the Rivera brothers Giencarlos and Jonathan turn up again and again across the five albums.
Who produces Maluma's albums?
The Rude Boyz are the anchor. They produced ten of the songs listed on F.A.M.E. and are named as the producer of Papi Juancho, with production credits on most of that record. 11:11 handed the desk mainly to Edgar Barrera as "Edge", working with Nyal, Gangsta, Madmusick, Mambo Kingz, DJ Luian, Hydro, Tainy, Tezzel, Sergio George and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Don Juan spread the work across a much longer list, with MadMusick handling the album's opening stretch.
Why do Maluma's songs list so many writers?
Reggaeton and urbano get written in the room, not on a page, and the credit list is a record of who was in it. "Hawái" names Londoño alongside Jiménez, Lezcano, Édgar Barerra, Uribe, Kevyn Cruz, Juan Vargas, Miky La Sensa, René Cano and Johan Espinosa. "Felices los 4" names him with Servando Primera, Mario Cáseres, Jiménez, Lezcano, Stiven Rojas, Andrés Uribe and Eli Palacios. A hook idea, a melody line and a beat can each come from a different person in that session, and all of them end up on the paperwork.
Has Maluma been recognized as a songwriter rather than just a singer?
The ASCAP Latin Awards named him Songwriter of the Year (2019), and he has collected their Most Performed awards steadily since "La Temperatura" won in 2015, including "Felices Los 4", "Sin Contrato", "El Préstamo", "Corazón", "Clandestino", "Mala Mía", "11 PM", "HP", "ADMV", "Hawái", "Sobrio", "Coco Loco", "La Fórmula" and "Según Quién". Premios Juventud also put him up for its singer-songwriter category (2019).
What did Maluma write on Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy?
All of it, with company. His name is on every one of the album's songs, from "Borró Cassette" and "El Tiki" with Jiménez and Lezcano to "Sin Contrato" and "Tengo un Amor" with Edgar Barrera and Andrés Castro. Work on the record lasted three years, and he recorded roughly 80 songs that did not make the final track listing, which says something about how much of the writing was sifting rather than filling.
How has his writing changed from album to album?
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy was built as a two-sided concept, romantic ballads on one side and reggaeton with seductive lyrics on the other, and he explained it as showing a duality every person has. F.A.M.E. pushed him into English and Portuguese as well as Spanish, his first trilingual album. 11:11 came out cleaner and more romantic, written mostly with Barrera. Papi Juancho went back to the harder reggaeton room with The Rude Boyz, and Don Juan opened the writing out across merengue, bachata, salsa, house and regional Mexican.
Did Maluma write the songs he made with Shakira and Madonna?
He is a credited writer on "Soltera", the 11:11 track that carries Madonna, Barrera, Mike Dean and the Rivera brothers alongside him, and he sang on "Medellín" and "Bitch I'm Loca" from her album Madame X. The ASCAP Latin Awards, which go to writers, listed him as a recipient for both "Chantaje" and "Clandestino" with Shakira.
Does Maluma still write with the same people now?
Largely yes. Barrera and MadMusick carried much of Don Juan and The Rudeboyz are on it too. His seventh album Loco X Volver arrived in 2026 with the singles "1+1" with Kany García, "Botero" with Arcángel and NTG, and "Pa'la seca" with Ryan Castro. He called it the most personal project he has ever created and said it represents his roots and his culture, and the record blends pop reggaetón, salsa, vallenato and acoustic pop.

Sources

Maluma - Wikipedia Maluma discography - Wikipedia List of awards and nominations received by Maluma - Wikipedia Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy - Wikipedia F.A.M.E. (Maluma album) - Wikipedia 11:11 (Maluma album) - Wikipedia Papi Juancho - Wikipedia Don Juan (album) - Wikipedia File:2023-11-16 Gala de los Latin Grammy, 20 (Maluma).jpg - Wikimedia Commons