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J Balvin Surprises with New Album ‘Mixteip’: ‘I Had These Songs On My iPod’
JUL 18 – Mixteip features 10 tracks blending nostalgic reggaeton with experimental sounds and collaborations including Stormzy and Gilberto Santa Rosa, marking a new phase in J Balvin's career.
- Surprising fans, J Balvin dropped Mixteip, a surprise ten-track EP available on all digital platforms, and Ricardo Beas, UMG, said it solidifies his standing as a visionary artist.
- Following his landmark performance at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Halftime Show, J Balvin releases Mixteip, a surprise EP blending reggaeton with salsa and trap, showcasing his genre-expanding vision.
- From synth-laced 'No Te Olvido' to trap-infused 'St Tropez', J Balvin blends genres and features Gilberto Santa Rosa on 'Misterio' with a genre shift, ATTRIBUTION: NO.
- Meanwhile, 'Zun Zun,' featuring Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavarez, delivers high-octane reggaeton energy, with its music video premiering on MTV platforms and Times Square billboards.
- Beyond the release, it reaffirms Balvin's global influence in Latin music, with Mixteip expanding the genre's borders and honoring its legacy for long-term impact.
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J Balvin surprised his followers this Thursday July 17 with the unexpected release of Mixteip, a ten-song project with which the artist returns to his reggaeton roots, while expanding the boundaries of the genre with new mergers and international collaborations.
J Balvin Launches by Surprise ‘Mixteip’, an Album of 10 Songs to Return to the Root of the Reggaeton
The Colombian presents his new project, with numerous international collaborations, less than a year from ‘Rayo’, his previous studio album
When in December 2018 Rockdelux magazine decided to put on its cover J. Balvin both readers and non-readers were outraged and shocked to believe that the lighthouse of the alternative had succumbed to Latin commercial garbage, but the truth is that they knew ‘being in the parrot’ of an artist who made the genre evolve.Continue reading...
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