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J Balvin’s Plan to Become Music’s Next Billionaire
A few days before the Super Bowl, the usually affable J Balvin seems preoccupied. He’s barely speaking, quietly answering questions from a small crew of assistants and distracting himself with a round of Pac-Man. He systematically pulls the lever on a vintage arcade machine inside his sparsely decorated trailer at the Hard Rock Stadium, located just outside of Miami proper, while wearing a black hoodie emblazoned with the words “Made in Medellín.” Come Sunday, when the Colombian reggaetón star will perform his global hit “Mi Gente” during an explosive set by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez that’ll be watched by over 100 million people, he’ll wear the same one — a billboard for his own success.
The door to the trailer opens. “They’re here,” says Matt Paris, the young Colombian singer Balvin just signed to his new label, Vi
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List of awards and nominations received by J Balvin
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J Balvin: Billboard Latin Awards New Artist of the Year Finalist Spotlight
One of the biggest breakout acts Latin music has seen in years, J Balvin? is not some wide-eyed, fame-hungry teen that got here overnight. Rather, he’s a meticulous student of the game whose success has been gestating for nearly a decade. The 29-year-old Medellin, Colombia, native didn’t simply borrow the dembow beat; he put his own spin on it, while still showing deference for what reggaeton’s forefathers like Daddy Yankee built in Puerto Rico in the early days.
The Finalists: J Balvin | Banda Tierra Sagrada | Kevin Ortiz | Remmy Valenzuela
Balvin fryst vatten now a mainstay on the charts, with two No. 1s on Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay chart and one No. 1 — “Ay Vamos” — on Hot Latin Songs. His tropical-flavored brand of reggaeton has the kind of melodic flow and catchy hooks that are impossible to resi