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30 Artists Reflect on Metallica’s Black Album Turning 30
These days, Metallica’s self-titled fifth LP (aka the Black Album) is hailed as a bona fide classic. Quite admirable, considering how upon its 1991 release date, diehard fans spread buyer’s remorse faster than COVID. In this writer’s tenure as a surly clerk for a mall-based record-store chain, he remembers the true believers complaining about everything from the shortened song lengths to James Hetfield’s lyrics to uber-producer Bob Rock’s framing of their heavy metal hellions. Back then, insufferable customers got their cash refunds while others continued to bitch like mad with the subtext that “maybe it would grow on me.” Now 30 years and approximately 35 million sales later, the Black Album is downright canonical. Sure, the Bay Area thrash-metal mavericks were indeed architects (alongsid...
30 Artists Reflect on Metallica’s Black Album Turning 30
These days, Metallica’s self-titled fifth LP (aka the Black Album) is hailed as a bona fide classic. Quite admirable, considering how upon its 1991 release date, diehard fans spread buyer’s remorse faster than COVID. In this writer’s tenure as a surly clerk for a mall-based record-store chain, he remembers the true believers complaining about everything from the shortened song lengths to James Hetfield’s lyrics to uber-producer Bob Rock’s framing of their heavy metal hellions. Back then, insufferable customers got their cash refunds while others continued to bitch like mad with the subtext that “maybe it would grow on me.” Now 30 years and approximately 35 million sales later, the Black Album is downright canonical. Sure, the Bay Area thrash-metal mavericks were indeed architects (alongsid...
30 Artists Reflect on Metallica’s Black Album Turning 30
These days, Metallica’s self-titled fifth LP (aka the Black Album) is hailed as a bona fide classic. Quite admirable, considering how upon its 1991 release date, diehard fans spread buyer’s remorse faster than COVID. In this writer’s tenure as a surly clerk for a mall-based record-store chain, he remembers the true believers complaining about everything from the shortened song lengths to James Hetfield’s lyrics to uber-producer Bob Rock’s framing of their heavy metal hellions. Back then, insufferable customers got their cash refunds while others continued to bitch like mad with the subtext that “maybe it would grow on me.” Now 30 years and approximately 35 million sales later, the Black Album is downright canonical. Sure, the Bay Area thrash-metal mavericks were indeed architects (alongsid...
Watch Skrillex and J Balvin Party Hard in Video for New Collab, “In Da Getto”
Skrillex and the Prince of Reggaton, J Balvin, have finally unveiled their hotly anticipated collab “In Da Getto” alongside a rowdy music video. The new single, which was co-produced by Tainy, samples the melody of David Morales and the Bad Yard Club’s 1993 dance hit “In De Ghetto,” featuring Crystal Waters and Delta. While electronic music fans hoping to hear a classic Skrillex banger may be dismayed at the lack of bass here, there’s no doubt the Urbano-house hybrid is jam-packed with club energy. Directed by Alfred Marroquín, the neon-soaked video follows Skrillex and Balvin on a night of debauchery, drinking and dancing before ending up at a rowdy house party. The visual also features two superstars of the TikTok age: Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-Ital...
Watch the Teaser for Skrillex and J Balvin’s Hotly Anticipated Collab, “In Da Getto”
Skrillex has unveiled a teaser of “In Da Getto,” his hotly anticipated collaboration with global reggaeton superstar J Balvin. The collab was initially leaked by hoverboard engineer Hunter Kowald, who recently went viral after casually gliding through Times Square on his own “SkySurfer” board. The new teaser features a familiar face—at least for the TikTok age. Skrillex and J Balvin have been working with viral TikTok creator Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-Italian social media star best known for debunking and poking fun at useless life hacks shared by influencers. The audio in the clip doesn’t offer much, but fans are able to hear tinctures of a club-driven, electronic-Latin fusion track. If the teaser is any indication, a music video is on the way and could be unv...
Viral Times Square Hoverboarder Reveals New Skrillex and J Balvin Collaboration
It looks like Skrillex‘s next big collaboration has leaked from an incredibly unlikely source. Hoverboard engineer Hunter Kowald recently shared a video of himself casually flying through Times Square on his own board—dubbed the “SkySurfer”—before the clip went viral. In his initial Instagram post, Kowald inadvertently revealed a new collab between Skrillex and chart-topping reggaeton artist J Balvin. While the video itself neither confirms nor denies any rumors, its caption has the looks of a smoking gun. “In NYC for a @jbalvin and @skrillex music video,” the post reads. Due to the nature of the tease, we’re unable to confirm any other details about the music video or song in question. But it’s safe to say that if Kowald is involved...
Ozuna, Anuel AA, J Balvin, More Set to Headline Baja Beach Fest 2021
Baja Beach Fest hosts some of the best reggaeton and Latin artists around, with a mission to celebrate and uplift Latin culture. Hosted at Mexico’s Rosarito Beach, the multi-day experience incorporates incredible music, people, food, and culture. The event first launched in 2018, when it attracted 15,000 attendees at the beautiful beach in Baja California. With the event location only 30 minutes past the US-Mexico border, it is an easy road trip for Americans. Chris Den Uijl has even estimated that 90% of the festival’s ticket buyers live in the US. With much success their first year, the organizers of Baja Beach Fest assembled even more for the second edition by doubling the number of attendees, significantly expanding the festival grounds, and offering a stacked...
Watch Boxer Canelo Álvarez’s Epic Walkout to Henry Fong’s “Mi Gente” Remix Ahead of Title Fight
Canelo Álvarez is a scary dude. Prior to his recent world super-middleweight title fight, the Mexican boxing champion walked out to the ring in formidable fashion, bringing out Latin music superstar J Balvin to pump him up and scare the poo out of Turkish challenger Avni Yildirim. J Balvin performed a live rendition of his global smash hit “Mi Gente,” opting to use a remix by none other than Henry Fong, whose roaring moombahton version set the tone for a locked-in, vein-popping Alvarez. It’s no wonder Yildirim ended up getting knocked out. Check out the video below. Álvarez, who is a world champion in four different weight classes, dominated Yildirim and eliminated him with a technical knockout in the fourth round of the bout at Miami’s...
VIDEO: Mr Eazi – Lento ft. J Balvin
[embedded content] Mr Eazi and J Balvin bridge their musical worlds on the Killertunes-produced “Lento,” trading lyrics in Spanish, English and Yoruba, with a hat tip to Elvis Crespo’s merengue classic “Suavemente.” The Meji Alabi-directed video was shot across continents, with scenes filmed in London, England — Eazi’s homebase for much of 2020 — and at Balvin’s HQ in Colombia. “We always wanted to do a video for this song but we were locked down in different parts of the world,” Mr Eazi says. “It was so beautiful linking up with the directors and coming up with this concept in a way where we were still in the video together, sharing the energy. It captures the entire mood of the song, and the dancers were super outstanding.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you...
Mr Eazi – Arcoiris ft J Balvin
Check out this new piece of music from Mr Eazi – ‘Arcoiris’ ft J Balvin out now. After working with each other in the past, Mr Eazi finally gets to feature Latin American singer J Balvin on his latest song ‘Arcoiris‘. This collaboration has been in the works for a while now before release. J Balvin does absolute justice on the track which has Latin America influenced record. Mr Eazi keeps the balance with his verses in pidgin and Yoruba. This is yet another international collaboration after ‘Oh My Gawd‘ with Nicki Minaj. Listen to Mr Eazi – ‘Arcoiris’ ft J Balvin below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mr_Eazi_-_Arcoiris_ft_J_Balvin_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined...
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J Balvin Dropping Colorfully Ragged Air Jordan I [Photos]
Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand Colombian reggaeton artist J Balvin is an international star. So it only makes sense that he’s getting his own Air Jordan I—making him the first Latino artist to collab with Jordan Brand. Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand Officially announced today (Nov. 19), the Air Jordan I x J Balvin is all about “colores” and “vibras” (that “colors” and “vibes” in Spanish, respectively)—and also the names of his two past albums.
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Oct. 24)
Billboard’s Latin Music Week took place this week, celebrating its 30th anniversary as the longest-running and biggest Latin music industry event featuring intimate artist conversations, industry panels, workshops and performances. Some of the highlights of the first-ever virtual conference and showcases included various superstar Q&A’s between Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, Rosalia and Pharrell Williams, and Anuel AA and Jamie Foxx, to name a few. Artists such as Camilo, Guaynaa and Natalia Jimenez sang some of their biggest hits as part of the showcases, and Rebeca Leon was awarded Billboard’s Latin Power Player executive of the year title. For more highlights, click the link below. Billboard Latin Music Awards The 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards aired live on Wednesday (Oct. 21) from ...
