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In 2020, 2021 and 2022, Bad Bunny became the most listened to Latin artist on Spotify, the leading streaming platform.
Information from Spotify reveals that, in 2021, 328 million users listened to at least one reggaeton song globally.
In 2020, Bad Bunny became the first Latino urban music artist to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Facing Bad Bunny, a fan decided to take out his phone and take a picture of him; However, the singer’s reaction has once again recalled that old controversy that ended in criticism of the Puerto Rican.
One thing, at least, is certain: the so-called “Bad Bunny” is the most listened to Latino artist/singer in recent years. This is indicated by his numbers on both Spotify and YouTube, the two most relevant music platforms for the industry.
Only on the Stockholm platform, Bad Bunny has established himself as the most listened to Latino in 2020, 2021 and 2022, making it clear that reggaeton is, without a doubt, the music of the new generations.
On the other hand, the fact that the author of ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ was a two-time winner at the Grammy Awards stands out, taking the awards for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album (2021) and Best Urban Music Album (2022). , and a four-time winner at the Latin Grammy Awards.
Furthermore, it is the first Latin urban music artist to appear on the cover of the US edition of the magazine rolling stonesin May 2020.
All this adds to the image that we have today of the so-called “Bad Bunny”, considered, by some, as the maximum reference, today, of Latin American music and, of course, one of the bastions of the so-called Generation Z, despite because, not long ago, his image was severely criticized for throwing a fan’s smartphone into the sea after he asked for a photograph, a fact that caused the reggaeton player to close his social networks for a short time.
Fan takes a photo of Bad Bunny and the singer’s reaction recalls an old controversy
At the beginning of the year, the name of Bad Bunny slipped into the digital conversation when it was revealed that the singer threw a fan’s cell phone into the sea after she took a picture of him.
The effects against the Puerto Rican emerged almost immediately and, in addition to the criticism, information from the Indie 505 platform revealed that songs like “Tití me pregunta”, “Me porto bonito” and “Ojitos lindos” have dropped to 12 positions, making it clear that his popularity is no longer the same, a decline that comes just after the controversy.
AN IDOL FALLS
This is how Bad Bunny’s songs fell today on Spotify USA:
Tití asked me: #25 (-12)
I behave Pretty: #33 (-18)
Effect: #75 (-18)
Cute Eyes: #144 (-47)
Moscow Mule: #167 (-61)
Cooler: #190 (-60) pic.twitter.com/l9UaYRaSeO—Indie 505 (@Indie5051) January 3, 2023
Now, another fan, having Bad Bunny in front of him, decided to take a risk and take a picture of him, but the singer’s reaction was not the same as last time.
According to what was shared on Instagram, the singer, seeing that he was being photographed, far from throwing away the smartphone, only joked with the fan and, with this, somehow ended up cleaning up his image.
Without a doubt, Bad Bunny is one of the most relevant figures in the music industry and, recently, his collaboration with Gorillaz was celebrated by the digital community, placing “Bad Bunny” at the top of the conversation.
And it is that, ultimately, despite the criticism it receives, reggaeton has been transformed in such a way that it is already the sound of the new generations.
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