The American magazine Pitchfork called the singer's voice "a soft liquid velvet" and wrote about the song that "Malamente consumes the listener with drums and soft synthesizers that drag you to their world completely". "The Guardian" commented on the following about the Catalan singer: "Rosalia is the most exciting thing that is going to happen to music this 2018". The single was nominated in five categories at the 2018 Latin Grammys. "Malamente" won two of these awards for Best Alternative Song and &lt;a href="Latin%20Grammy%20Award%20for%20Best%20Urban%20Fusion/Performance"&gt;Best Urban Fusion/Performance&lt;/a&gt;.