Exclusiva: Rico Love Dishes On Romeo's Winning 'Formula'

By Michael Lopez

In all honesty, Formula is an ideal name for Romeo Santos' upcoming album. Truly a collaborative effort, the Aventura frontman brought along a ton of talented artists to help him create his solo masterpiece. And a key ingredient in that mix is Rico Love, the ace songwriter who helped pen the hit "Promise."

"Making Formula was a super cool process," Love told us in an exclusive interview. "I had to listen to a lot of bachata to get into it. Romeo filled me in and educated me on a lot of great bachata artists."

In total, Rico collaborated on three songs with Romeo. And his "Promise" track has proven to be one of the most popular. The single has already topped the Billboard Latin Pop charts and is rising fast on the Hot 100. Usher also guests on "Promise" and Love told us they have had a long and lasting musical partnership with each other.

"Usher's like my big brother," he said. "We've got a great vibe and we fit so well together."

They most certainly do. One of their most recent collaborations, "There Goes My Baby," topped the R&B charts. And Rico's songwriting resume extends far beyond that. The 28-year-old hit maker has written singles for Nelly, Beyonce, and Fergie (just to name a few).

Formula actually marks Love's first stab in the Latin music world and, by the sound of things, he's eager to dabble in even more untested genres.

"I listen to all kinds of music on a daily basis," he said. "I respect all forms of music because I understand it from a fan's perspective. There’s so much more I want to do. Eventually I even want to write a country song."

Perhaps Rico can call up Scotty McCreery for that idea. But, he was also quick to emphasize that he'd love to jump back into bachata again too.

"I respect bachata a lot," Love told us. "In fact, I would love to work with Don Omar. He's got a great sound. I’m also digging the style of Chino y Nacho."

Hopefully Rico will have the time to pursue all of those musical ambitions. Right now, his schedule is booked with a lot more album work. There are upcoming collaborations with Mario, Melanie Fiona, and Mary J. Blige on the agenda and (hopefully) a Rico Love solo record sometime after that.

Be sure to keep up with all of the Love news by following Rico's Twitter account.

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