J Balvin

The boys are living their Godfather fantasy. On Thursday, J Balvin released his new single “Triple S” featuring Jowell & Randy, and De La Ghetto, along with its Corleone family-esque video, which sees the four men showing up to a blood-filled mansion as mafiosos. As they drop bars about a woman who’s “single, strong, and not to be messed with,” the four men walk through a large home in preparation for a dinner, in which guests end up falling like flies after taking sips of their drinks and bites of their…

A couple of years ago, Residente engaged in a war of words with J Balvin. Admittedly, it wasn’t a fair fight, at least on those terms, with one of Spanish-language hip-hop’s most accomplished artists putting the popwise Colombian reggaetonero on the defensive. Lurking beneath this back-and-forth volley of since-deleted video rants and dueling hot dog memes lay a deep seated criticism of the industry in which both artists operate, one where a dispute over representation at the Latin Grammys could prompt legitimate,…

"Proud of you because you're hard, you've never stopped, you push forward, and you've become like my little brother," Balvin says in the video for "Gafas Negras" Two of reggaetón’s greatest are joining forces for the first time in nearly five years. Maluma released his single “Gafas Negras” with J Balvin on Friday, along with its music video. “Thank you J Balvin for being part of this Don Juan era and for believing in this chimba roject,” Maluma wrote on Instagram with a clip of the visual. He…

J Balvin stopped by The Tonight Show to debut of his brand new single, “Amigos,” out today. Dressed in all-white ski gear, the Colombian singer showcased the R&B-laced track in the midst of falling snow and high drifts, which evoke the forthcoming music video for the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOWufuSb5_c Balvin also sat down with host Jimmy Fallon to discuss the song, filming the track’s video in Alaska, and coming back to music after becoming a dad. He explained the music video was inspired…

Gen Z acts like Conan Gray, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish stack up against legacy acts like Fleetwood Mac and Red Hot Chili Peppers on the Spotify Billions Club this year.Graphic: Lori PedrickSpotify is one of the premiere music services of the 21st century, and modern music consumption favors streaming over nearly all formats. In 2021, Spotify unveiled the Billions Club, which consists of every song that has accrued at least one billion streams on the platform since their respective date of upload. So far, the…

Drake was crowned as Shazam’s top searched artist. Photo: STRMX2 (AP)It’s been 20 years since someone first held up their phone to a speaker playing a vaguely familiar tune and wondered, “wait, who sings this?” The music recognition app Shazam celebrated its 20th anniversary by releasing a playlistof the most searched songs over the past two decades.The playlist was released on Apple Music, and includes some bangers that have haunted us by repeatedly playing at every restaurant, bar or mall like Adele’s ‘Rolling in the…