Myke Towers

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torresand the second or maternal family name is Monge.

Myke Towers
Towers in 2021
Background information
Also known as	Young Kingz
Born	Michael Anthony Torres Monge (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 31) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton urban pop Latin trap
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2016–present
Labels	White World One World Warner Latina Warner
Website	myketowerspr.com
Children	1
Signature

Michael Anthony Torres Monge ^[1] (born January 15, 1994), known professionally as Myke Towers, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. ^[2] He was recognized as New Artist of the Year by the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2021 ^[3] and has been nominated at the Latin Grammys. ^[4] To date, Towers has released 7 studio albums and is co-managed by One World International and S10 Entertainment. ^[5]

Early life

Towers was born on January 15, 1994, in Río Piedras, a district that now belongs to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From a very young age he drew inspiration from 90's hip-hop and started practicing freestyle independently, while recording various demos afterwards. ^[6]

Career

When Towers began his career, he initially posted his songs to SoundCloud, which gained popularity in Puerto Rico. ^[7] Originally, his stage name was "Mike", but was later stylized to "Myke", joining the letters "Y" and "K", short for the moniker "Young Kingz". ^[8] His mixtape El Final del Principio (2016) peaked at 12 on Latin Rhythm Albums. ^[9] The mixtape was produced by the record label G Starr Entertainment and featured singles such as "Dinero en mano", "Déjate ver", "No sabe nada" and "Alternativas". ^[10]

Towers collaborated with Bad Bunny with the song "Estamos Arriba" released in June 2019. ^{[11] [12]} On July 5, 2019, Piso 21 released the single "Una Vida Para Recordar" featuring Towers. ^[13] He collaborated with Becky G with the song "Dollar"; a music video was released July 12, 2019. ^[14] His first studio album Easy Money Baby was released on January 23, 2020, just one week after the birth of his son. The album peaked at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart for 83 consecutive weeks and was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. ^{[15] [16] [17]} His EP Para Mi Ex was released on December 16, 2020. ^[18]

His second album, Lyke Mike, was released on April 23, 2021. ^[19] The title refers to his previous stage name, while the number of tracks (23) pays homage to the jersey number of former basketball player Michael Jordan. It features collaborations with Jon Z, Ñengo Flow, and Sahir. ^[8]

His third studio album, La Vida Es Una was released on March 23, 2023. This album also had 23 songs, which included features from Arcángel, J Balvin, Chita, Ozuna, and Daddy Yankee. ^[20] In July 2023, the song "Lala" topped charts in several countries after the use of the song went viral on TikTok. ^{[21] [22]} It also became Towers' first song to top Billboard's Global 200 US chart. ^[23] In that same month, Towers signed a managerial deal with Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment. ^[5]

Towers' fourth album, LVEU: Viva la Tuya… No la Mía, was released on November 23, 2023. ^[24]

His fifth album, La Pantera Negra, was released on August 23, 2024. The album features collaborations with Peso Pluma, Jay Wheeler, Omar Montes, Cosculluela, and Yovngchimi. ^[25]

Discography

Main article: Myke Towers discography

Studio albums

• Easy Money Baby (2020)
• Lyke Mike (2021)
• La Vida Es Una (2023)
• LVEU: Vive la Tuya... No la Mía (2023)
• La Pantera Negra (2024)
• Lyke Miike (2024)
• Island Boyz (2025)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
ASCAP Latin Awards	2020	"Si Se Da" (with Farruko)	Winning Songs	Won	[26]
	2021	"La Jeepeta (Remix)" (with Anuel AA, Nio Garcia, Brray & Juanka)		Won	[27]
	2022	Himself	Songwriter of the Year	Won	[28]
		"Bandido" (with Juhn)	Winning Songs	Won
		"Diosa"		Won
		"La Curiosidad" (with Jay Wheeler)		Won
		"La Nota" (with Manuel Turizo & Rauw Alejandro)		Won
		"Mi Niña" (with Wisin)		Won
		"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)		Won
		"Travesuras (Remix)" (with Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, Ozuna & Wisin & Yandel)		Won
	2024	"Lala"		Won	[29]
		"Uh Lala" (with Daddy Yankee)		Won
Billboard Latin Music Awards	2021	Himself	New Artist of the Year	Won	[3]
		"Caramelo (Remix)" (with Ozuna & Karol G)	Airplay Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Travesuras (Remix)" (with Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, Ozuna & Wisin & Yandel)	Tropical Song of the Year	Nominated
	2024	Himself	Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo	Nominated	[30]
		"Lala"	Global 200 Latin Song of the Year	Nominated
			Airplay Song of the Year	Nominated
		"La Falda"		Nominated
		"La Capi"	Tropical Song of the Year	Nominated
Billboard Music Awards	2021	"Caramelo (Remix)" (with Ozuna & Karol G)	Top Latin Song	Nominated	[31]
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2024	"Lala"	Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year	Nominated	[32]
	2025	"La Falda"		Nominated	[33]
		Himself	Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year	Nominated
Latin American Music Awards	2021	Himself	New Artist of the Year	Nominated	[34]
		"Caramelo (Remix)" (with Ozuna & Karol G)	Favorite Urban Song	Nominated
			Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
	2022	Himself	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[35]
			Favorite Male Artist	Nominated
		"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	Favorite Pop Song	Won
	2024	"Lala"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[36]
			Global Latin Song of the Year	Nominated
			Favorite Urban Song	Nominated
		"Borracho y Loco" (with Yandel)	Best Urban Collaboration	Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards	2020	Easy Money Baby	Best Urban Music Album	Nominated	[4]
	2021	Lyke Mike		Nominated	[37]
		"La Curiosidad" (with Jay Wheeler)	Best Reggaeton Performance	Nominated
			Best Urban Song	Nominated
	2024	"El Cielo" (with Feid & Sky Rompiendo)		Nominated	[38]
		"La Falda"		Nominated
LOS40 Music Awards	2021	"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	Best Latin Song	Nominated	[39]
			Best Latin Video	Won
	2023	Himself	Best Latin Live Act	Nominated	[40]
			Best Latin Urban Act or Producer	Nominated
		La Vida es Una	Best Latin Album
		"Uh Lala" (with Daddy Yankee)	Best Latin Collaboration	Nominated
		"Lala"	Best Latin Urban Song	Nominated
	2024	Himself	Best Latin Live Act	Nominated	[41]
			Best Latin Urban Act	Won
		La Pantera Negra	Best Latin Album	Won
		La Vida es Una Tour	Best Latin Tour, Festival or Concert	Nominated
		"La Falda"	Best Latin Urban Song	Nominated
		"Mi Lova" (with Bad Gyal)	Best Latin Urban Collaboration	Won
		"La Ranger" (with Sech, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez, Dalex & Dímelo Flow)		Nominated
	2025	Himself	Best Latin Act	Pending	[42]
		"Soleao" (with Quevedo)	Best Latin Urban Song	Pending
		"Sentimiento Natural" (with Aitana)	Best Spanish Collaboration	Pending
MTV Europe Music Awards	2022	Himself	Best Caribbean Act	Nominated	[43]
	2023			Nominated	[44]
	2024			Nominated	[45]
MTV Millennial Awards	2021	"La Curiosidad" (with Jay Wheeler)	Hit of the Year	Nominated	[46]
		"La Nota" (with Manuel Turizo & Rauw Alejandro)	Music-Ship of the Year	Nominated
		"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	Viral Anthem	Won
	2024	"La Falda"	Bellakeo Supremo	Nominated	[47]
		"Lala"	Viral Anthem	Nominated
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards	2021	"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	Catchier Song	Won	[48]
Premios Juventud	2020	Himself	The New Generation - Male	Nominated	[49]
	2021		Male Youth Artist of the Year	Nominated	[50]
		"Caramelo (Remix)" (with Ozuna & Karol G)	The Perfect Mix	Nominated
		"Mi Niña (Remix)" (with Wisin, Anitta & Maluma)		Nominated
		"Me Gusta" (with Anitta & Cardi B)	OMG Collaboration	Nominated
		"La Jeepeta (Remix)" (with Anuel AA, Nio Garcia, Brray & Juanka)	Viral Track of the Year	Nominated
	2022	"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	The Perfect Mix	Nominated	[51]
		"Oh Na Na" (with Camila Cabello & Tainy)	OMG Collaboration	Nominated
	2023	Himself	Male Youth Artist of the Year	Nominated	[52]
		"Ande Con Quien Ande" (with Jhayco)	Best Urban Mix	Nominated
		"Uh Lala" (with Daddy Yankee)		Nominated
		La Vida es Una	Best Urban Album – Male	Nominated
		"Baby Father 2.0" (with Yovngchimi, Arcangel, Ñengo Flow & Yeruza)	Best Trap Song	Nominated
	2024	"Lala"	Best Urban Track	Nominated	[53]
		"Borracho y Loco" (with Yandel)	Best Urban Mix	Nominated
		LVEU: Vive la Tuya... No la Mía	Best Urban Album	Nominated
	2025	Himself	Male Youth Artist of the Year	Nominated	[54]
			Change Agent	Won
		"Degenere" (with Benny Blanco)	Best Urban Track	Nominated
		"Adivino" (with Bad Bunny)	Best Urban Mix	Won
		La Pantera Negra	Best Urban Album	Nominated
		"Soleao" (with Quevedo)	Afrobeat of the Year	Nominated
Premios Lo Nuestro	2020	Himself	New Male Artist	Nominated	[55]
	2021	"Me Gusta" (with Anitta & Cardi B)	Crossover Collaboration of the Year	Nominated	[56]
		"La Jeepeta (Remix)" (with Anuel AA, Nio Garcia, Brray & Juanka)	Remix of the Year	Nominated
		"Caramelo (Remix)" (with Ozuna & Karol G)		Nominated
		"La Cama (Remix)" (with Lunay, Ozuna, Chencho Corleone & Rauw Alejandro)		Nominated
	2022	Himself	Male Urban Artist of the Year	Nominated	[57]
		"La Tóxica (Remix)" (with Farruko, Sech, Jay Wheeler & Tempo)	Remix of the Year	Nominated
		"Fiel (Remix)" (with Wisin, Jhayco & Anuel AA)		Nominated
		"Travesuras (Remix)" (with Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, Ozuna & Wisin & Yandel)		Nominated
		"Pareja del Año" (with Sebastián Yatra)	Perfect Mix of The Year	Nominated
			Pop Collaboration of the Year	Won
		"La Nota" (with Manuel Turizo & Rauw Alejandro)	Urban Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Mi Niña" (with Wisin)	Urban Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
	2023	"Oh Na Na" (with Camila Cabello & Tainy)	The Perfect Mix of the Year	Nominated	[58]
		Lyke Mike	Urban Album of the Year	Nominated
		"Experimento"	Urban/Pop Song of the Year	Nominated
	2024	Himself	Male Urban Artist of the Year	Nominated	[59]
		"Lala"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Urban Song of the Year	Nominated
		La Vida Es Una	Urban Album of the Year	Nominated
		"Uh Lala" (with Daddy Yankee)	Urban Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
	2025	Himself	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[60]
			Male Urban Artist of the Year	Nominated
		"La Falda"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Urban Song of the Year	Nominated
		LVEU: Vive la Tuya... No la Mía	Album of the Year	Nominated
			Urban Album of the Year	Nominated
		"Degenere" (with Benny Blanco)	Crossover Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
		"Borracho y Loco" (with Yandel)	Urban Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
		"La Capi"	Tropical Song Of The Year	Nominated

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