Venus Niebres Taylor likes her pop with movement. Her latest album, Venus Niebres en Español, turns toward Latin dance rhythms and places Spanish at the centre of a multilingual catalogue that also includes English and Tagalog. Bright, physical and immediately playful, the record gives Taylor fresh space to explore the voice and presence she has developed across music, television and fashion.

Taylor’s relationship with performance began early. Childhood pageants and school talent shows led to original songwriting at ten, followed by appearances as a featured performer for ABS-CBN in Naga City at fifteen. Fashion later became another major part of her career, taking her onto runways, commercial sets and television programmes in San Antonio. Music eventually claimed her full attention, along with the creative and business responsibilities of running her own label, V Records. Taylor writes, produces and performs every song in her catalogue, keeping each release closely connected to her own decisions. That independent operation has attracted over 12,000 supporters, with particularly active audiences in the Philippines, Mexico, Colombia and across Latin America. Venus Niebres en Español gives those listeners a lively new meeting point while presenting another side of an artist whose work has always crossed languages, cultures and creative disciplines. We caught up with Taylor following the album’s release. She arrived warm, precise and quick to laugh, ready to introduce the woman behind the music.

Hi Venus, it’s lovely to speak with you. Venus Niebres en Español arrives full of Latin dance energy, while Spanish brings its own rhythm, sensuality and attitude to a melody. What did the language draw out of you as a writer and performer?

I’ve always been deeply drawn to Spanish music. Growing up, my teachers in Latin Pop were icons like Selena Quintanilla, Thalía, Límite, and Paulina Rubio. They influenced my sound and stage presence so much. Singing in Spanish naturally pulls out a different kind of energy and attitude in me. Ultimately, I just want to carry on that legacy of Latin Pop. Seeing people dance and feel the rhythm of my Spanish tracks is honestly what makes me the happiest as an artist.

Let’s talk confidence for a second. Which song on the album changes your posture the instant it starts?

It definitely has to be ‘Venus En El Club (Spanish Introduction).’ That was actually a really difficult track for me to record! Initially, it was just going to be a standard vocal track, but the team at V Records kept pushing me to rap on it. I’ve done fast-talking in my songs before, but I had never done a true rap verse. It took me about a week to get it right because I kept messing up, but stepping out of my comfort zone gave me a whole new level of swagger. When that song comes on, it demands a different kind of confidence.

You write, produce and sing every song yourself. Be honest: where does your perfectionist side get loudest—the lyric, the vocal take or the tiny production detail that keeps you in the studio for another hour?

“It’s definitely the lyrics. For me, the lyrics are the foundation. I usually write the lyrics first and then try to find the perfect beat to marry them to. But the rhythm has to feel right. If I’m struggling to make the words and the beat combine flawlessly, my perfectionist side kicks in, and I will sit there and rewrite the lyrics until they lock in perfectly with the groove.

When a melody first arrives, how quickly do you choose between English, Tagalog and Spanish?

The beat usually makes the decision for me. The Philippines has a deeply rooted Spanish influence in our culture—we love dancing to Cumbias and Cha-Cha, and we even share a lot of vocabulary. So, if a track has a Cumbia, Salsa, or Mariachi rhythm, that’s when I debate whether to sing in Spanish or Tagalog, because both languages feel at home on those rhythms. But if the melody leans more toward Rock or R&B Pop, English naturally takes over.

Your audience stretches from the Philippines to Mexico, Colombia and other parts of Latin America. I’m curious about what happens inside that cultural exchange. Which reaction from a Spanish-speaking listener revealed something new to you about your own music?

I feel incredibly honored whenever Spanish-speaking listeners connect with my music because it’s deeply personal to me. I grew up in a beautiful, multicultural household—I have an African American biological father, a Filipina mother, and a Mexican step-father. My step-father taught me Spanish, and I’ve been writing songs in the language since I was 10. He was actually my very first Spanish-speaking listener, and he advised me as a kid to make more Spanish music. When listeners in Latin America embrace the Venus Niebres Taylor sound, it feels like a beautiful full-circle moment honoring how I was raised.

Running V Records means switching between artist Venus and executive Venus. When they want different things from a release, who usually wins?

(Laughs) Executive Venus usually wins. Artist Venus is the dreamer—she’s the one in the booth singing, experimenting with the lyrics, and feeling out how the beat should go. But at the end of the day, when we listen to the final playback in the V Records studio, Executive Venus has the final say on what actually gets released.

The first time you saw a face-cloned version of yourself performing in an AI visualizer, what went through your mind? Did she already carry your stage attitude, or did you immediately start directing her movements, clothes and expressions in your head?

As an independent artist, you have to be resourceful. I work with a talented video producer friend who handles my AI visualizers because it fits my budget right now. But getting it right is a serious process. AI face cloning isn’t easy and can be really inconsistent, so it can take a month or two just to nail the visuals. I have to send him photos of my face from every angle, full-body shots, and videos of my actual dance movements so he can capture my stage attitude. We don’t hit publish until the AI’s appearance and movements feel 100% authentically me.

You spent years in runway and commercial modelling, so I have to give you the fashion question: if Venus Niebres en Español had a dress code, what are we wearing?

Fierce, elegant, and ready to move. I absolutely love crop tops. So, the ultimate Spanish dress code for me would be a bold red crop top paired with a flowing, high-waisted long skirt featuring a high slit up one leg.

You first pictured yourself as a global superstar at four after watching a BET Awards performance. Your career now moves across music, fashion, television and your own label. Which part of your life today would excite that four-year-old Venus most?

Little Venus just wanted to sing. While the fashion, building V Records, and the business side are amazing, I think she would just be deeply content and thrilled knowing that there are actually people out in the world listening to her voice today.

Where should someone hear Venus Niebres en Español for the very first time? Give us the city, the hour, the outfit, the company and the volume – paint the whole scene for us.

If you want to catch my live, raw energy, you’ll want to tune into my upcoming Facebook Live or Reelz performances—and you can always find my whole catalog on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Apple Music, and Amazing Radio. But if I had to paint the perfect scene? Imagine getting ready for a night out, wearing something that makes you feel unstoppable, and turning the volume all the way up while dancing in your mirror. That’s the exact energy I want you to feel.

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