J Balvin has dropped a glossy new video for his song “F40.” The video arrives alongside the announcement for the upcoming deluxe edition of the singer’s recent album, Jose, which originally came out in September. The deluxe edition, set for release Dec. 17 via Universal Music Latino, will arrive with …
Read More »J Balvin Adds Some Reggaeton Flair to Metallica's 'Wherever I May Roam'
J Balvin has dropped his rendition of Metallica’s classic “Wherever I May Roam,” one of the more anticipated covers from the upcoming Metallica Blacklistcollection that accompanies the heavy metal legends’ massive Black Album reissue. As opposed to a straight cover of the Black Album classic, the video for Balvin’s version …
Read More »The Best Albums of March 2020: Megan Thee Stallion, Pearl Jam, Waxahatchee and More
Each month, the editors and critics at Rolling Stone will compile a list of our favorite new albums. Our picks from March include cosmopolitan reggaeton star J Balvin, alt-rock heroes Pearl Jam and rap dynamo Lil Uzi Vert Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake Eternal Atakeis Lil Uzi Vert’s best album …
Read More »The Latin Grammys Put Reggaeton's Progress on Life Support
On September 25th, one day after the Latin Recording Academy announced the latest round of Grammy nominations, J Balvin donned a “no days off” T-shirt, took a seat in a plush red armchair and stared down a camera. He spoke softly and measured his words, but he was on the …
Read More »Inside 'Oasis': How J Balvin and Bad Bunny Made the Album of the Summer in Just Two Weeks
When Bad Bunny and J Balvin first linked up in 2017’s excellent “Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola,” it might have been easy to lose them in the wave of collabs sweeping the Latin charts. But when the two crossed orbits the following year on Cardi B’s bilingual summer jam, …
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