Watch the lyric video for Anitta and J Balvin’s “Downtown”

Starring social media stars Lele Pons and Juanpa Zurita.

December 18, 2017

Brazilian artist Anitta and J Balvin's joint single "Downtown" got a music video in November, and on Friday a new lyric video for the smoldering song got its debut. Lele Pons and Juanpa Zurita, real life social media personalities with millions of followers on YouTube, star as a couple who find each other in a bar for a dance when their respective partners are elsewhere. Watch the video for "Downtown" above.

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Posted: December 18, 2017

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