Via his Instagram account on Tuesday, Paisa J Balvin announced the suspension of his US tour “José,” which was scheduled to begin April 19, due to “unforeseen production challenges” related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the artist himself reports, these difficulties prevent him from offering his followers “the best show possible” before being forced to make the “difficult decision” to save the tour, which was supposed to start in San Antonio (Texas). further to be postponed) and comprised a total of 27 appointments.
“I’m grateful for all your love and support while also really looking forward to meeting you all again on the streets to celebrate together and keep up the high spirits,” the Colombian said in a message in Spanish and English.
The interpreter explained that he is working with his team on all the details and hopes to be able to announce the new dates of the American tour in the “next few weeks”, for which the tickets are still valid.
Announced last September, the “José” tour was due to end on June 4th in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after an itinerary that included major American cities as well as Montreal and Toronto in Canada.
The announcement comes after the Colombian’s latest single, “Sigue,” tied with Ed Sheeran at number one on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, the thirty-fifth number one achieved by J Balvin in that magazine’s chart.
Prior to that, last month, J Balvin received a “tiradera” from a Puerto Rican resident for the notoriety of urban music songs that have lyrics that attack a specific person or situation.
Residente and J Balvin’s disputes date back to 2021, when the Colombian proposed a boycott of this year’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.
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