How J Balvin, Mon Laferte & More Are Fusing Music and Politics to Stand Up For Latin America

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On Saturday, Jennifer Lopez defended her recent Super Bowl halftime with Shakira, which was criticized by some as being “too sexy.”

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J Balvin is getting nothing but love from his idols. Following his performance with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira at the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime show, dozens of fellow Latinos and members of the music industry reached out to show their support.

Fans can’t get enough of Shakira’s music and it shows! In the days following the Colombian songstress’ joint Super Bowl Halftime show performance with Jennifer Lopez, two of her hit singles have made their way back to the charts. Whenever, Wherever reached number one on the U.S. iTunes charts one Tuesday, February 4. The single, which was released in 2001, made its debut at number 6. Another one of Shak’s biggest hits made it way back to the charts.

They teamed up on the Super Bowl stage, and it looks like J Balvin and Jennifer Lopez are huge fans of one another! “Thank you so much for letting me shine, with no selfishness and great humility,” the Colombian star wrote in a caption on social media alongside a photo of himself with a dazzling JLo.

J.Lo and J Balvin are a force to be reckoned with.

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez delivered a colourful display of Latin pride during their much-anticipated Super Bowl half-time show.

Latin Notas is a weekly news summary, compiled by Billboard's Latin editors, about new songs, videos, concert announcements and what Latin artists are doing in the world of entertainment.J Balvin to Receive Special Award at Premio Lo Nuestro 2020Colombian recording artist J Balvin will receive the Icono Mundial (Global Icon) award at Premio Lo Nuestro 2020, Univision has announced. Balvin, who is nominated in nine categories this year, is also performing a medley of his hits.

Who knew that a melding melody between K-pop and Latin music would go together like peanut butter and jelly? A few Korean and Latin artists have already begun a trend that fuses both musical styles and features bilingual lyrics. 

Narcos: Mexico returns for its second season February 13 on a Roman emperor trip. Miguel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna), the godfather of the Mexican drug trade, has conquered his rivals in Colombia and "united the barbarians" of small, local crews into the Guadalajara cartel, which makes him Julius Caesar. But we all remember what happened to Julius Caesar. This story has no happy ending. Probably not even for El Padrino's pet tiger. (Especially not even for El Padrino's pet tiger?)

J Balvin is ready to kick off 2020!

Cuban artist Aymée Nuviola scored an upset win at the 2020 Grammy Awards when she tied with Latin superstar Marc Anthony in the tropical Latin album category, which also included multiple Grammy winner Juan Luis Guerra.“I really was surprised,” Nuviola, a previous Latin Grammy winner who is known to many Spanish television viewers for her starring role in a Colombian series about Celia Cruz, tells Billboard.Nuviola won for her album A Journey Through Latin Music, recorded between Cuba and Miami,

With her curly black locks and guitar in hand, Shakira has captivated the music world one song at a time, kicking off her career in the '90s as a teenager from Colombia who penned philosophical and heartfelt lyrics.

Amazon Prime Video in Latin America has added four new Amazon Original Series to their catalog from Argentina, Chile and Colombia, the first Originals from the territories. The series will be available on the platform in more than 200 countries and territories.