Omar Courtz

Carolina roots, SoundCloud graft

Joshua Omar Medina Cortés grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico, writing lyrics long before he was a headliner. In a recent profile he described early years immersed in his parents’ salsa and reggaetón, cutting his teeth writing and recording, and even first making music within Christian reggaetón circles before graduating to the SoundCloud wave that birthed his generation. A pivotal moment arrived in San Juan, watching Bad Bunny command the Coliseo de Puerto Rico; that, he said, was when he decided to take music seriously. The nickname “Ousi” — a Spanish rendering of his initials, O.C. — stuck as his audience expanded. [Rolling Stone en Español, 2026; GQ España, 22 June 2026]

His professional break arrived during the pandemic. On 22 May 2020 he released En su nota, a nervy, street‑leaning single that began to travel online and introduced his voice beyond Puerto Rico. By late 2020 he was releasing music through Mr.305, the label founded by Pitbull — a relationship that would continue as his first long‑form projects took shape. [Spotify, 22 May 2020; Mr.305 site]

The work that turned heads

Features and one‑offs in 2023 widened his footprint. Beachy, released on 1 June 2023 with Daddy Yankee, placed him alongside a foundational figure of the genre; the same summer he showed up next to J Balvin, YOVNGCHIMI and Quevedo on En alta. Those records mattered less for chart peaks than for positioning: Courtz was now in rooms — and on records — with the artists who defined both reggaetón’s past and its next phase. [Apple Music (Beachy), 1 June 2023; Apple Music (En alta)]

His debut album, Primera Musa, arrived on 20 September 2024 via Mr.305/Rimas. Across 17 tracks and 57 minutes, the set stitched together Courtz’s nostalgia for Puerto Rico’s 2000s urbano with newer textures and collaborators. Apple Music’s track‑by‑track notes have him laying out intent — to “reignite the flame of Puerto Rican reggaetón” — and highlight alliances including Anuel AA on Serio con ese Q and Dei V on Drippeo kbron. The record played like a calling card and a map: club‑ready perreo, hard trap, and nods to the canon without pastiche. [Apple Music – Primera Musa, 20 Sept 2024]

A crucial post‑album co‑sign landed on 5 January 2025: VeLDÁ, credited to Bad Bunny with Omar Courtz and Dei V, rolled out as part of Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS and shot around social media and streaming platforms that month. With his voice on one of the year’s most circulated urbano cuts, Courtz’s name recognition jumped again outside his core base. [YouTube – VeLDÁ, 5 Jan 2025]

Making the Coliseo feel small — three nights in San Juan

By the turn of 2025 he was ready to test hometown demand. On 28 December 2024, local press announced his first headlining “Primera Musa” concert at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico for 29 March 2025; within days demand forced extra shows. On 8 January 2025 Metro Puerto Rico reported that he had sold out his first Coliseo date in an hour and added a second. The final weekend became a trilogy; a 1 April 2025 report from the same outlet noted Bad Bunny’s surprise appearance during the last function, and an English‑language wrap from LaMezcla on 3 April underscored the feat: three consecutive sold‑out nights at the island’s biggest indoor venue. For a 27‑year‑old in his first Coliseo stand, the symbolism and optics were as important as the receipts. [Metro PR, 28 Dec 2024; Metro PR, 8 Jan 2025; Metro PR, 1 Apr 2025; LaMezcla, 3 Apr 2025]

Por si mañana no estoy: second album, first arena campaign

Courtz’s second studio album, Por si mañana no estoy, landed on 19 February 2026 (Mr.305/Rimas), running 18 tracks over 70 minutes. It expands the palette of Primera Musa — Afrobeats touches on KOKO; Jersey club cadence in El mundo se va a acabar; sleek R&B on Dulces SueñoZzz (with Rubí) — and consolidates relationships with the genre’s heavyweights, including Ñengo Flow on Forever tu gantel, Myke Towers and Eladio Carrión on later‑set highlights. The album packaging and Apple Music editorial copy make clear that much of it was written on the road, then finished back home in Puerto Rico and at Mas Flow Studios. [Apple Music – Por si mañana no estoy, 19 Feb 2026]

Spain responded first and loudest. PROMUSICAE’s weekly Top 100 albums list shows Por si mañana no estoy at No. 1 in the week dated 20 February 2026, returning to the summit again on 13 March and 3 April. Those repeated looks at the top of a major European market set the stage for something Courtz had not yet attempted: a U.S. arena tour under his own name. [Wikipedia – List of No. 1 albums in Spain, 2026]

The 2026 U.S. arena tour — dates, shape and what’s changed

On 16 April 2026, he announced the Por Si Mañana No Estoy – USA Tour, stepping up from theatres and clubs to rooms such as United Center (Chicago), Barclays Center (Brooklyn), Kaseya Center (Miami) and the Kia Forum (Los Angeles). The itinerary has shifted with venue upgrades and extra nights in hot markets, but the core concept is constant: one artist, one album era, built to fill big rooms. [Remezcla, 16 Apr 2026; Ticketmaster listings, Aug–Sept 2026]

As the run hit stride in late August and early September, a SeatGeek tour guide — collating the first shows — captured the production logic and timings: Courtz opening with a long main‑stage burst from the 2026 album, moving mid‑show to a separate B‑stage for a stripped‑back piano take on the title track and Margiela, then returning to the main stage to accelerate through collaborations and fan favourites. Reported stage times have hovered around 9:00–9:20 p.m., and the performance window tends to sit between 1 hour 40 and 1 hour 50. Setlist snapshots from San Jose, Los Angeles and Duluth are consistent on a 24‑song core featuring El mundo se va a acabar, Sirena, Si estás con alguien, $uelta gatita $uelta, Comernos (with Bad Gyal) and KOKO, with late‑show swings that sometimes add Kyoto, Nubes or Luc es de colores, and an encore of Q U E V A S H A C E R H O Y ? on select nights. [SeatGeek guide, 4 Sept 2026; setlist.fm, Aug–Sept 2026]

Right now

As of Monday 7 September 2026, the arena leg is mid‑flow with Barclays Center shows dated 8–9 September followed by Reading, Miami and Orlando, and then a five‑night return to the Coliseo de Puerto Rico later in the month. Parallel to the tour, Courtz’s August single with Ozuna, ZIZI, released on 4 August 2026, entered Billboard Colombia’s Hot 100 at No. 33 on 25 August and was noted as the week’s highest debut, a reminder that even while campaigning a second album he remains an in‑demand collaborator. [SeatGeek guide and schedule, 4 Sept 2026; Ticketmaster listings; Billboard Colombia, 25 Aug 2026]

If Primera Musa was the proof of concept and those three nights at the Choliseo were the home verdict, Por si mañana no estoy is the moment Courtz scales up the operation. The songs feel designed for the rooms he’s now playing; the tour’s two‑stage design tightens the connection that powered his rise at home. However long he chooses to be out front — he has said he hopes eventually to mentor as much as perform — 2026 has fixed his name on arena marquees. [GQ España, 22 June 2026]