Rosalía and J Balvin took the MTV Video Music Award (VMA) on Monday for best video clip in the “Latin” category thanks to their collaboration “Con Altura”, at a gala held in Newark (New Jersey, USA). The Spanish singer, dressed in a well-fitted black suit with crystals of the same color, expressed the “incredible honor” of being at that gala, coming from her native Barcelona, and thanked for the opportunity to perform there.
“Thank you for letting me perform tonight and singing in Spanish,” said the performer, visibly excited. The category of “Best Latin Music Video” faced “With Height”, the collaboration of the Catalan, J Balvin and El Guincho, with other Latin music greats, such as Bad Bunny, Karol G or Maluma.J Balvin had two nominations in that category, another of them with “I Can’t Get Enough,” in which the Colombian acts alongside Benny Blanco, Tainy or Selena Gómez.J Balvin claimed to be “super proud to be Latino right now,” a clearly political message, and dedicated his speech to collaborative and fight fires that are sweeping the Amazon.” We need help for the Amazon because it’s on fire,” he said, thanking him for his award. Rosalía, in addition to this category, is nominated for Best New Artist, Song of the Summer and Best Collaboration, in the latter two also thanks to “Con Altura”.
The song has become one of the most listened to this season and, in addition to appearing at the top of the charts, it also does so in the personal “playlist” of former US President Barack Obama.” With height” is the most listened theme of the Catalan artist on Spotify, where it accumulates more than 230 million listeners, while on YouTube it already has more than 760 million views. J Balvin is also present in the Best Dance Video ranking, thanks to “Say My Name” with David Guetta and Bebe Rexha.
