Maluma Stops Show to Scold Audience Member for Bringing Along Baby Without Earplugs

Colombian musician Maluma has paused his recent show in Mexico City to stand up for one of his youngest concertgoers and their fragile ears.

The incident, which took place during the singer’s three-night run of shows at Palacio de los Deportes, saw the chart-topping artist focus his attention on an audience member who had brought a young child along to the show – apparently without proper ear protection.

“With all due respect… how old are they?” Maluma can be heard asking the child’s guardian in a video shared online, per Variety. “A year old? Less? A year. Do you think it’s a good idea to bring a one-year-old baby to a concert where the decibels are this f–king high? Where is the sound this loud?

“That baby doesn’t even know what it’s doing here,” he added. “Next time, protect their ears or something. For real. It’s heavy. It’s your responsibility. You’re waving them around like they’re a toy. That baby doesn’t want to be there, for real.

“I’m telling you with all love and respect, now that I’m a father… would never bring them to a concert. For the next time, be a bit more aware.”

As Maluma mentioned, he and partner Susana Gomez welcomed their first child last year, with Paris Londoño Gomez being born on March 9, 2024. The musician shared his first photos with his daughter just two weeks later, accompanying the post with a caption that read, “My first 15 days as a Dad, this is the best I’ve ever lived in my Life.”

The recent incident took place as part of Maluma’s +Pretty +Dirty World Tour, which launched in Spain in March before touring throughout Europe and Latin America until May. The current run of dates in Mexico launched in Mexico City on Aug. 6 and will wrap with a date in Guadalajara on Aug. 16 before the larger tour finishes with a show in El Salvador on Aug. 23.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.