While accepting the video with a purpose award for his music video "Rojo" at Premios Juventud 2020, J Balvin revealed he tested positive for coronavirus and is on the road to recovery.

In a pre-recorded video, Balvin, who spoke from his native Medellín, Colombia, said, "At this moment, I'm just getting better from COVID-19. These have been very difficult days, very complicated. Sometimes we won't think that we'll get it but I got it and I got it bad," Balvin said.

He continued, "My message to those that follow me, young fans and people, in general, is to take care. This isn't a joke. The virus is real and it's dangerous."

Throughout his career, Balvin has won five Billboard Latin Music Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and four Latin American Music Awards and received two Grammy Award nominations.

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He has been referred to as the "Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with sales of more than 35 million records (albums and singles) worldwide.

Balvin was born in Medellín, Colombia. At age 17, he moved to the United States to learn English, where he lived in both Oklahoma and New York. He then returned to Medellín and gained popularity performing at clubs in the city.

Balvin's global success with his Spanish recordings has been praised by music critics. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) "he has pioneered Latin music’s explosion onto the global stage". Billboard described him as "the biggest breakout act Latin music has seen in many years".

Nicole Acevedo of NBC News said that although Latin artists such as Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Shakira achieved crossover success by recording English-language albums, "Balvin is reinventing the way Latin music artists cross over to the U.S. music scene" with musical productions recorded entirely in Spanish.

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