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Bad Bunny’s ‘Most Wanted’ Tour

• By: Thomas S. Friedman
• September 2024 , Tour Focus
• September 2, 2024

The Most Wanted Tour grossed more than $200 million. Photo by Chad Cooper

In a landmark trek across the continental U.S., Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour became the fifth-highest grossing tour ever completed by a Latin artist, with sales exceeding $200 million and attendance totaling more than 700,000, according to Pollstar . Famous for his explosive performances and ambitious productions, the Puerto Rican-born megastar, also known as Benito Martínez Ocasio, sold out all 30 stateside dates, each backed by a Clair Global-supplied Cohesion P.A.

This tour joined 2022’s El Último Tour del Mundo (seventh-highest grossing tour all-time by a Latin artist) and World’s Hottest Tour (also 2022, number one all-time in the Latin Artist record books) as Cohesion-supported Bad Bunny tours.

The Most Wanted Tour production included a 360° video wall and a massive rotating floating bridge, bringing Ocasio close to the crowd both physically and visually, and included sensorial technologies like pyrotechnics, lasers and light-up lanyards for every guest that synchronized to each song.

Setup at Portland’s Moda Center

While the visual effects were staggering, the audio was equally engaging and had to both sound great and stand up to the rigors of real-world touring. A 220-box all-Cohesion P.A. system was chosen. Cohesion was originally launched as a private brand available solely through Clair Global’s rental division. However, based on its overwhelming success and subsequent market demand, Cohesion (cohesionaudio.com) is now also available to exclusive installations worldwide and continues to be trusted by some of the world’s most successful touring artists.

Ten clusters of 16 Cohesion CO10 3-way, dual-10” line arrays each comprised the main hangs, with low-end provided by six flown clusters of six Cohesion CP218 II+ double-18 subs. An additional 24 Cohesion CP6+ compact point-source boxes, split into two groups of 12, provided supplementary fill.

Detail of one of the Cohesion CO10 hangs with flown CP218 II+ subs

“The system exceeded our requirements for the Most Wanted Tour by far,” system engineer Ricardo Barragán said. “We seek sound pressure of 20 Hz to 20 kHz without compromising audio quality or intelligibility in the frequency range of the vocals. In addition to its acoustic characteristics, Cohesion’s reliability is a plus, show after show.”

Barragan described the selection of the Cohesion CO10 for the main hangs versus the use of CO12, which he and FOH engineer Luis “Peewee” Velázquez had used previously on Bad Bunny’s stadium tours: “For 360° arenas, the challenge is the great vertical coverage the system must achieve while being effective in medium throw. These are two of the virtues of the CO10. There is a huge advantage to using a sound system where all its loudspeakers have 10° of vertical dispersion, which makes it very versatile to cover large areas at medium distance. I am fascinated by what the CO10 can do on 360° arena tours.”

FOH engineer Luis “Peewee” Velázquez

Since Velázquez was introduced to Cohesion years ago, he and the production team have elected to use it for each Bad Bunny tour. Head of production Roly Garbalosa described Velázquez as “the ‘extreme feel’ engineer —100 percent, the speaker is going to reflect his personality.”

The audio team provided low-end coverage not by placing subwoofers on the ground — “not enough space” to do so in most arenas, confirmed Barragán — but by the flown CP218 II+ clusters that provided homogenous 360° coverage throughout the venue, from the floor to the highest stands.

“The CP218 II+ subwoofers are the best speakers I have ever heard and used,” said Barragán. “Not only does it have nice, deep, tight audio, but it also has an SPL that impresses. The whole system has a very clear, powerful sound and does not need extra EQ to sound great. It vibrates inside the body. There’s no doubt the audience enjoyed the sound at every show.”

Ocasio, who was the first non-English artist to top Spotify’s streaming lists, thrilled the crowds when he performed on the automated bridge nearer to the audience — and in front of the audio clusters. Barragán described how the Cohesion’s “robust and reliable” engineering and “good acoustic design in the horn” helped Velazquez achieve fantastic performances without feedback, all while optimizing the vocals during these fan-favorite moments.

“The Cohesion system also helped us with the orchestra playing above the fervor of the fans,” recalled Barragán, referring to the dramatic 10-minute introduction to Bad Bunny’s set from the 24-piece Philharmonic Orchestra Project, helmed by multiple Grammy Award-winner Carlos “Carlitos” Lopez. Surprise guests, including Feid, Eladio Carrión, Grupo Frontera and Yovngchimi, added to the mystique of the tour.

“I think this stands apart,” concluded Garbalosa about the Cohesion rig. “To me, it’s a precision speaker. The amount of people using it, the amount of tours using it — it’s spoken for itself.”

System engineer Ricardo Barragán

Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour

• Sound Company:  Clair Global
• FOH Engineer:  Luis “Peewee” Velázquez
• System Engineer:  Ricardo Barragán
• Monitor Engineer:  Brian “El Brian” Martinez
• RF Tech Coordinator:  Pedro Danny “El Meca” Torres
• Monitor Tech:  Carlos “Carlitos” Martinez
• P.A. Techs:  Thomas Andreae, John Giacomuzzi , Steven Lawrence
• Mains: (160) Cohesion CO10 in 10 clusters of 16
• Subwoofers: (36) Cohesion CP218 II+ flown in six clusters of six
• Fills: ( 24) Cohesion CP6+in two groups of 12
• FOH Console: Yamaha Rivage PM10
• Wireless Mics: (30) Sennheiser Digital EM 6000
• Monitor Console: Yamaha Rivage PM10
• Outboard: KLANG:konductor 3-D in-ear processing
• IEM Hardware: Sennheiser SR 2050 IEM (30 channels)
• In-Ears (Bunny): Clear Tune Monitors DaVinci X

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The World’s Newest Superhero: Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny is in a good place. Fresh off a long-delayed 25-city tour for his third solo album, the most streamed artist of 2021 on Spotify is comfortably ensconced in a waterfront house in North Miami, just across Biscayne Bay from flashier Miami Beach, finishing his latest record. Built out of shipping containers arranged around a patio that looks onto a pool and a dock, this temporary residence is teeming with friends who are also collaborators—his creative director, his photographer, his producer, his jack-of-all-trades. The sliding glass doors are open, but the breeze barely cuts through the humidity and the heat. A chef is at work in the open kitchen, filling the room with the aroma of pork and onions, and a spring break vibe hangs in the air. Someone has set a beautiful table for a crowd.

The mood is so mellow that you could almost forget that the person who shows up a few minutes after everyone else, fresh from the gym, is a global phenomenon whose genre-bending songs, convention-flouting lyrics, and gender-fluid looks have, over the past six years, changed the face of pop music. An urbano Latin trap singer who has defied every expectation about what a rapper and trap artist should look like, and what a reggaeton singer should sing about—upsetting some people but inspiring many more.

“I think he’s the biggest star in the whole world right now,” Diplo, who appeared on Bad Bunny’s 2018 debut album and will join him on his stadium tour this summer, tells me over the phone. “Bigger than any English-speaking star, bigger than, of course, the biggest Latin star. He’s the most massive, most progressive, most important pop star in the world.” Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborator J Balvin concurs. “He’s a creative genius,” he says, someone who “takes us out of the stereotypes and shows the real, new way that we see the world as Latinos.”

Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is here with his girlfriend, 28-year-old jewelry designer Gabriela Berlingeri, and their three-month-old Beagle puppy, Sansa. Dressed in a pair of royal blue Bravest Studios L.A. shorts, neon green slides, a black Balenciaga T-shirt with bébé bedazzled across the chest in rhinestones, and a tan bucket hat with the string hanging loose around his chin, Benito, also 28, is carrying a stack of coffee table books on interior design, which he neatly arranges on a side table next to the sofa. There’s a gold ring in his septum, a necklace of small diamond hearts around his neck, small gold hoops with diamond charms in both of his ears. His nails, a modest length, are painted ballerina pink.

As Benito talks, his demeanor shifts from shy and introverted to playful and goofy to voluble and defiant. Sometimes, he gets sentimental. He turns to Berlingeri at one point and murmurs, “You look so pretty right now.” And she laughs and says, “Oh, yeah, I look really pretty.”

Berlingeri, who has come from the gym too, is wearing an oversized “Puerto Rico” T-shirt and denim shorts, her hair wet and no makeup. She sits close to him on the couch, keeping a watchful eye on the puppy, who is being showered with gifts, including a stuffed bunny. Meeting Sansa was a highlight of the tour, Benito tells me. Berlingeri brought her to meet him during his show at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. He was about to go back onstage after a five-minute break when he found out they had arrived, and he made a dash for the dressing rooms. “I ran because of her,” he tells me in Spanish, pointing to Sansa. “It wasn’t because of Gabriela.” Then he laughs. “That’s a lie, it was for both,” he says with a grin.

“I gave Gabriela a kiss, and a kiss to Sansa.”

The chef brings over some sushi for Benito to sample. His boldly colored outfit feels tropical and refreshing, transmitting a summer energy—but he explains that his approach to style is always shifting. “It depends on my state of mind,” he says. “Everybody has to feel comfortable with what they are, and how they feel. Like, what defines a man, what defines being masculine, what defines being feminine? I really can’t give clothes gender. To me, a dress is a dress. If I wear a dress, would it stop being a woman’s dress? Or vice versa? Like, no. It’s a dress, and that’s it. It’s not a man’s, it’s not a woman’s. It’s a dress.”

I ask what he’s going to wear to the upcoming Met Gala. “If I knew, I would tell you,” he says with a smile. Then he remembers something: “ Cabrón, I saw a post that they announced the theme.”

“It’s not ‘American’?” Janthony Olivares, his creative director, asks.

Benito explains that the dress code is “gilded glamour, white-tie,” and that the theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, is inspired by an exhibit from the Met’s Costume Institute. He says that when he heard the theme, he thought he’d wear something inspired by Latin America. “Because it’s America too.”

The idea that America is about more than just the United States is something he’s been thinking a lot about—something, in fact, that governs his entire approach to global stardom. Specifically, it reminds him of “This Is Not America,” a recent song by his friend René Pérez Joglar, the Puerto Rican rapper better known as Residente, who helped awaken Benito’s political consciousness when in January 2019 they paid an early morning visit to then governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló to discuss the island’s violent crime, and later joined protests that ultimately resulted in his resignation. Inspired by Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” Residente offers a searing critique of U.S. imperialism and violence in Latin America. “Ever since I heard that song, I’ve loved it,” Benito says. “It gave me the chills. We were drinking, and suddenly René played that song. Cabrón, my eyes welled up. My hair stood on end. I don’t know if it was because I was a little drunk, or what. But the song is very good.”

Released on May 6, Benito’s latest record, Un Verano Sin Ti ( A Summer Without You ), is less political, but his sensibility remains as proudly Latin as ever; a large portion of the album was recorded at a house in the Dominican Republic. “I go to a specific place with my people, and we stay, we have a good time, and we work,” he says. “I rent a house like this one, put the equipment in, and record the songs there.” He avoids recording studios whenever he can. “From the moment I get in the car, I lose the desire to go,” he adds. At the house, though, everything flows. “Here, you get up, you eat something, and we get on it.”

In January, Benito deleted all of his social media posts and put up a reel of himself and Berlingeri eating dinner under a palm tree, in which he announced his upcoming World’s Hottest Tour. The shows sold out in minutes, crashing the system. “It was madness,” he says.

Today, in mid-April, it’s been only a week since his last show and he hasn’t fully come down. Usually, he goes to bed at 1 or 2 a.m. and wakes up around 10, but lately he’s been having trouble sleeping. “I don’t know if it’s just me or everyone, but the higher I go, the more pressure I feel,” he says.

And he’s certainly continuing to soar ever higher. Later in April he was tapped to star as El Muerto, the Spider-Man antagonist and superpowered wrestler who is the first Latin Marvel character to get a standalone live-action film—the latest chapter in a burgeoning acting career. “Maybe, for some people, it’s different in that the higher they go, the less pressure they feel, because maybe they’re confident that everything they do will be a success,” he continues. “But I’m the opposite—the more I acquire an audience, the more I go up, the more pressure I feel to keep going. Sometimes, I can’t sleep thinking about that. I go days without sleeping.”

Everyone jumps in to speculate as to why. Maybe it’s because he’s coming off the tour—he’s overstimulated, pumped up on adrenaline. There has to be a certain amount of vertigo involved in an ascent as dizzying as his. People screaming and dancing at his shows—“You never get used to that,” he says.“It never becomes normal. It will always cause emotions to see people get so excited and receive you that way. It changes you.”

Benito hasn’t changed , though—not according to the people who know him. “He was the same when I met him as he is today,” his manager, Noah Assad, says. “He’s definitely an introvert in many ways. Most people would think he’s the other way around—but very humble to this day.” Olivares says, “He’s sort of shy. He’s a person who likes to demonstrate love.” Benito says he’s made a conscious effort to remain the same. “Some things change because it’s impossible for them not to when you get a lot of success and a bunch of money you didn’t have before,” he says. “But my inner self, my person is intact.” His Boricua pride, for one, remains as strong as ever. So does his commitment to singing in Spanish. Back in the day, for a Spanish-speaking recording artist to break into the mainstream American market, they had to sing in English—Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Ricky Martin. That idea has crumbled thanks in part to people like Benito. “It’s like that curtain fell,” he says. “Everyone is in the same league, on the same court. I’ve said that from the beginning.”

Social media has allowed him to present himself on his own terms—defiantly Puerto Rican, playfully gender--neutral, and politically outspoken. “I was never on a mission to be like, Oh, this is what I’m going to do,” he says about conquering the global pop market. “It happened organically. Like, I’ve never made a song saying, ‘This is going to go worldwide.’ I never made a song thinking, Man, this is for the world. This is to capture the gringo audience. Never. On the contrary, I make songs as if only Puerto Ricans were going to listen to them. I still think I’m there making music, and it’s for Puerto Ricans. I forget the entire world listens to me.”

Now that we’re living in the era of the reggaetonero, he wants to celebrate the genre’s dominance. “The Latino audience would always undervalue their artist,” he says. “Sometimes, Latinos would want to record with an American, and because they’re American, they’d think, I have to do it . No, man. He’s not at the level I am, you know? Just because they’re American. But that perspective has changed. You can see it now. People have become aware. They suddenly see, Wow, Bad Bunny has been the most listened to on Spotify for 70 days. It wasn’t the American. It’s this guy, who’s Latino.”

As if on cue, the chef punctuates the pause that follows by presenting a plate with more sushi. Everyone goes quiet, simultaneously chewing on the fish and Benito’s words. After a while, Benito continues. “I remember one time—I don’t know who the hell that was, if it was Billboard, or if it was Rolling Stone —came out with a list of the best singers in history. Like, cabrón, specify that it’s of the history of the United States. Because, on that list, I didn’t see Juan Gabriel, I didn’t see Vicente Fernández, I didn’t see Tito Rodríguez.” Gone is the shy introvert. He’s been replaced by a guy on a tear. “Don’t refer to those artists like the greatest when we have legends in our Latin American music. And that’s the pure truth. Why are they called a legend and I can’t compare them to this one? Because they’re American? Because they sing in English?”

The more famous he’s become, the more Benito has come to appreciate his language, his country, his culture, his family, and his friends. “Many artists become famous, and they suddenly start to change their circle of people, and then people start to filter through,” he says.

“Like, ‘Now, I’m closer friends with so-and-so. Now, I’m better friends with this one because he also has money.’ I continue to surround myself with the same people. I keep my same circle. I’m always in contact with my family, even when I can’t see them.”

“Benito is the most family-oriented person I know,” Olivares tells me. “He brought his middle brother along on tour as soon as he could, and when the younger one finished school he brought him along too. He loves it. It creates a family bubble for him.”

Wanting this bubble of protection makes sense for Benito. His ascent was disorienting, and there was a time when he felt lost. “It’s like I was in a coma,” he says. “As if, suddenly, two years of my life went by in a week, because of this sudden boom.” He was doing things he’d never done before and hustling all the time. “I still work every day now, but during that time it was really weird. It was as if they had taken an animal from the jungle to the zoo. I was in the zoo for two years doing the same thing I did in the jungle, only I wasn’t in the jungle.”

Privacy is crucial now that his life is on constant display. “I mean, I’ll post a photo with Gabriela,” he says, “but I’m not making a love story. I post photos because it’s the fucking thing you do during these times—posting pictures. Sometimes, as much as you’re anti–social media, it’s impossible. As much as you say, ‘I’m going to stay out of this,’ you’ll suddenly say, ‘I’m going to post a photo,’ you know?”

Still, he says, you won’t see him out there creating controversies, or doling out details about his relationship to strangers. “People don’t know shit about my relationship,” he says. “They don’t know if I’m married, you know? Maybe we’re already married and people don’t know.” He smiles. “I’m just saying that. I’m not married.”

Growing up in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, the eldest son of a truck driver father and a schoolteacher mother, Benito was a shy but funny kid with a rich imagination. “I liked being a clown,” he says. “But I was also, like, shy. I was always loving with my parents. I liked drawing. I liked playing a lot with my imagination. I wasn’t ever, like, an athlete.” He spent a lot of time in his room but also outside—not riding a bike or playing ball, but pretending he was a Norwegian Viking. “I have an image in my mind of a little rock that I would stand on, and damn, I’d feel like I was in a kingdom, and lightning would come down,” he says. “I remember there was a neighbor who would always tell my parents that I was talking to myself. And it was just me playing, making voices of the other characters because I was alone. She would say to my dad, ‘That boy is always talking to himself. You should have him checked out.’ And my dad was like, ‘The boy is playing.’ ”

“There’s always a neighbor,” Berlingeri deadpans.

As a kid, Benito sang in the church choir, rapped in his middle-school talent show, and listened to anything his parents would play. “A lot of salsa,” he says. “And my mom would listen to ballads, merengue, and Top 40 radio.” He listened to reggaeton in secret. “The only thing they’d allow me to listen to was Vico C,” he says, referring to the stage name of Luis Armando Lozada Cruz, the rapper widely regarded as one of the founders of reggaeton. “At that time, Vico C was street, but they allowed me to listen to him when he started to make cleaner music. But the first O.G. street artist they’d let me listen to was Tego Calderón. And that was the first one I was really hooked on.”

We’re sitting around the big table, now eating ceviche and pork, drinking red wine, and Benito smiles at the memory of first encountering Calderón, the legendary Puerto Rican hip-hop MC and reggaetonero. “I always tell the story of when

I was in school: If I was feeling lazy and I didn’t want to get up, they’d threaten me with not being allowed to listen to Tego Calderón. Man, I’d get up so fast and get dressed. I’d be ready. ‘You’re not going to listen to Tego’s song!’ And I’d say, ‘Okay, Mami, fine. I’m ready!’ ”

Benito attended the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, intending to major in visual communications. In his first semester, he failed all his classes except the ones in his major. “And I passed math,” he says. He was writing songs but not recording them. “I always made rhythms, tracks, beats. I was clear that I wanted to be an artist, but I wanted it to be serious. Like, I’m working seriously. It’s not like I’m here trying to do crazy things. That’s why

I didn’t upload songs until I felt as prepared as possible, at the flow level, at the rhythm level, at the lyric level.”

Around 2014, before he dropped out of school, Benito took a job bagging groceries at a supermarket chain. That’s when his friend Ormani Pérez, now his official DJ, pushed him to upload some tracks to SoundCloud. “There was a page on Facebook that still exists, and my friends would always tell me to upload it there. I was never very confident. I’d say, ‘No, I won’t do it on there. I want to be a musician and post them when they’re finished.’ But there was a scene of young guys making music, and they uploaded it on SoundCloud. And I said, well, that’s what I’m going to do then.”

People started sharing the songs, then more people. “It was 500,000, then it was a million,” Benito says. “It’s exciting to throw out a song and hit Refresh, and see how many people have played it.” In 2016, Benito came to the attention of Noah Assad, a founder of Rimas Entertainment, which had swiftly become one of the biggest music labels in the Latin world. Cofounded with José “Junior” Carabaño in 2014, it began as a small YouTube network that distributed and marketed music videos. Even as Benito was in the process of deciding whether to sign with the label, he was still handing out résumés to retail establishments and thinking about his studies. He knew he would always make music but didn’t know how long it would take to launch his career. He was trying to be prepared for anything. To not be crazy.

Assad’s approach was unique, leveraging strategic collaborations. Rather than focus on albums, his plan was to release singles in rapid succession. By the time the major labels took notice, Bad Bunny’s YouTube views were in the hundreds of millions. Since his 2016 breakthrough, “Soy Peor,” and his collaborations with Cardi B and J Balvin on “I Like It” and with Drake on “Mia,” Benito has continued to beat records and defy expectations. He’s released three studio albums, a collaborative album, and a compilation album, and has racked up two Grammy Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and two American Music Awards, among others.

In late 2020, El Último Tour del Mundo became the first all-Spanish album ever to reach the top of the Billboard 200. Benito has been the most streamed artist on Spotify for two years running. His tour earlier this year sold 500,000 tickets in the first week and grossed almost $117 million. And after a recurring role on the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico, he filmed the movie Bullet Train with Brad Pitt.

“Brad Pitt was super fire,” Benito says. Sometimes, during filming, they’d yell ‘Cut!’ and I would think, What the fuck. I’m here with Brad Pitt! ”

Even the Lamborghini Urus he bought has another side to it. “Benito isn’t a guy who loves having lots of cars, customizing them, having the latest or the fastest,” Olivares says. “Benito is not that guy.” Yes, he has a $200,000 SUV with over 600 horsepower (along with a Bugatti), “but that was a kind of trophy he bought for himself because in 2012 they came out with a prototype, and even though Benito doesn’t really care about cars, he fell in love with it, but he wasn’t even close to being able to have it. He was in high school. And seven or eight years later, he was able to buy it. He didn’t buy it to have a Lamborghini. He bought it because it had been his dream car when he was a kid.”

“I went through all the processes of an artist,” Benito says over bites of an unlikely main course of beef Wellington, served in a foie gras sauce. “It was superfast. I had my free parties. I had my $100 parties, still independently. I had my mistakes like any rookie. Then I was a new, hot artist. Then, the following month, I was a new level of an artist. And so on. And it kept on happening like that. It keeps happening.”

Between January and April of 2021, when he would have been on tour were it not for the pandemic, Benito began a curious side hustle, making guest appearances on the WWE circuit and winning its 24/7 Championship, a unique title that can be challenged at any time. Weeks after taking home a Grammy, he competed in a tag team match with his Puerto Rican compatriot Damian Priest at WrestleMania 37. That experience in the ring prepared him for his upcoming role as El Muerto. “I grew up watching wrestling,” he says. “This role is perfect, and I know El Muerto is going to be epic. I’m a Marvel fan and the fact that I’m now part of this family still feels like a dream.”

Olivares wasn’t surprised that Benito wanted to dive headlong into the ring. “I know it’s always been his dream,” he says. But he was surprised at how focused he became. “He stopped doing everything else. He’s always making music, but he stopped. He stopped doing everything to dedicate himself to this 100 percent.” Benito trained twice a day, working on his technique, his body. “It was like—since he blew up and started touring—it was the biggest change I’d seen,” Olivares says.

Then again, the contradictions are expected. He made headlines in February 2020 for going on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon wearing a skirt and a shirt that raised awareness about a trans Puerto Rican woman who had recently been killed. And that commitment to seeing the world through a feminist point of view extends to his music, perhaps best evidenced on his anthem “Yo Perreo Sola” (“I Dance Alone”), a rallying cry against sexual harassment and violence against women.

“Latino culture is very machista, ” Benito says. “So, that’s why I think everything that I’ve done has been even more shocking.… Urban Latin music, reggaeton, is a genre where you have to be the manliest, the baddest. That’s why it’s the most shocking too.” Sometimes, he says, people think that if you’re a reggaeton artist, you have to act or dress a certain way. “But why? If I dress this way, I can’t sing this way? Or if I dress like this, I can’t listen to this type of music?”

But he’s not trying to be an example. “It’s not like I’m making a sermon. I’m going to a club, or being with friends. It’s natural. So, when somebody listens to it and says, ‘Cabrón, it’s true,’ and it changes their mind a bit, it’s not like they’re going to be a new person, but they acquire something. They might start accepting things that they hadn’t, or they might suddenly say, ‘Damn, it’s true, I’m being a little unfair with this person.’ ”

“Obviously, there are a lot of things that people won’t know about me because I have my private life,” he says at another point. “I might not speak about some things in public. But when I go out there, I’m not acting, you know? I’m not making up a character, or becoming more of an artist, or changing the way I speak or anything. I’m the way I am, and I’m proud of how I am, and I feel fine with who I am.”

“I think that he’s relatable,” Diplo says. “He’s just a normal-ass guy. He has a sick voice. He knows how to dress and be outrageous, which is what you really need too—you need to have that level of balls to pull it off. He seems to be in a league of his own. Nobody is doing these wild mash-ups—a record that has trap and grunge rock together. He’s the one taking the time to make these ballsy records of what he loved growing up, and he’s doing it himself. He’s just taking chances and winning.”

Lunch was late, or dinner was early. Either way, the sun is starting to mellow, casting a golden hue on the pool and the dock. Benito’s engineer and producer Beto Rosado sets up equipment for a listening session, and Benito asks if I want to hear a few songs from the new album. Jomar Dávila, his photographer, and Jesus Pino, his assistant, drink beer at the kitchen island while the chef cleans up. Berlingeri sits on the couch, playing with the dog.

Benito, sitting on a stool in front of the speakers, puts on the first song, a tropical upbeat reggae track about drinking beer on vacation. He stands, a glass of red wine in hand, and bobs his head to the beat. Then he shuffles over to Berlingeri and Sansa and sits on the couch. The music is loud. It riles up the puppy. She wags her tail and jumps up, trying to catch the toy bunny he’s waving above her head. Benito has never recorded so many songs for an album before, he tells me. He’s still not sure which ones he’ll include.

The next song features a Colombian band called Bomba Estéreo, which has described its music as electro tropical. It sounds like a party. Benito turns it up and starts to dance. Everyone perks up, swaying in their seats and singing along. “This song makes me want a beer!” Berlingeri says. The third track, which features Berlingeri singing, has a mambo beat. Benito starts to dance what might be a mambo—little sideways steps at an angle, step-touch-step. Dávila and Pino line up behind him, step-touching in a synchronized mini conga line.

“What’s this step called?” Benito asks. He’s still smiling and wearing his bucket hat. He seems relaxed and content.

“ Esta es mi playa ,” the song goes. (“This is my beach.”)

“ Este es mi sol, esta es mi tierra,” it continues. (“This is my sun, this is my land.”)

“ Esta soy yo .” (“This is me.”)

“Is it bachata?” Benito asks about their dance. “Merengue?” They don’t know what it’s called, but they know how to do it. It’s second nature. Shared history.

“It’s Caribbean,” says Dávila.

“It’s Cruise Ship,” offers Pino.

“Electric slide!” replies Dávila.

Benito shuffles across the floor in syncopated little steps. “It’s American!” he exclaims. Everyone laughs and keeps dancing.

Carina Chocano is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine.

A version of this story originally appeared in the June/July issue with the title “Bad Bunny's Giant Leap”.

PRODUCTION CREDITS: Photographs by Roe Ethridge Styled by Mobolaji Dawodu Grooming by Gianluca with Creative Management Tailoring by S. Mullin Set design by Tom Criswell for MHS Artists   Produced by Select Services Production

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“King of Latin Trap” Bad Bunny’s two-night stand in Las Vegas began Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.

The Puerto Rican reggaeton icon is on a 31-city, 47-show tour.

Promoter Live Nation described the “Most Wanted Tour” as “a rollercoaster of explicit lyrics that hone in on the star’s trap roots.”

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Looking Back (and Forward) With Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny opens up about the state of trap and reggaeton, how he defines love, and his Most Wanted Tour.

A week after Valentine’s Day, Bad Bunny sat on a grand piano two nights before the start of his tour, singing 2018’s “Amorfada,” which roughly translates to “fuck love.”

It was an intimate moment that didn’t ultimately make it into his live show, but maybe that wasn’t the point; it felt like the breathless blurting of the lyrics was just for him. The silence in the venue during rehearsals transported those of us in attendance back to Benito Antonio Ocasio Martinez’s nascent career days, during which he cemented himself as Latin trap’s king before transforming into the more enigmatic pop star he is today. Still, it’s a title and essence he continues to pay homage to, and further builds on one of 2023 ’s albums of the year, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.

“What’s happening is really cool,” Bad Bunny told me in mid-February, reflecting on this seemingly infinitely soaring moment in Latin music. “I don’t know where I see myself now… but it’s not here,” he says, before expanding on the relatable sentiment: “There’s a lot I want to do.”

In an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour (which ends this Sunday, June 9th in Puerto Rico), we discussed the state of trap and reggaeton, how he defines love, and more. Watch the full video, which includes conversations with a few key members of his team (including renowned stylist Storm and Benito’s trusted horse handlers who assure us that we have nothing to worry about) and read the brief conversation with Bunny, in English, below.

What inspired this business casual look? It’s like a no pants look.

I’m gonna try it, but I don’t know if I’m gonna get away with it. It’s a working outfit... I saw it in the locker room and just put it on.

You looked very pensive during rehearsal, what were you thinking about? Honestly, I’m always thinking of ideas, things I want to incorporate, whether I like what’s happening or not. We’ve been working on the stage for months and when I arrived three days ago and saw it, we changed it. It was just different, you just feel it or you don’t and I knew it needed to change. That always happens, it’s a part of my life…

It’s a process. Everything changes at the last minute.

Well, it’s your process, maybe not everyone else’s. We can be working on something for a year, and two days before I say “no” [ laughs ]... Karina [Ortiz, choreographer] starts to show me what there is, and I say, “Yeah, ok, we have to change this, let’s do this,” and that’s the way I envision things.

Scheming… Uh-huh.

And are you ready? Do you feel ready? I feel like you’re not… [ Laughs .] No, I’m not ready. I mean, like, yeah I’m ready because I always kind of am but, well, the production team’s ready, everyone’s ready, the dancers are ready, the lights are ready, the DJ’s ready, everyone’s ready. But I’m not ready in reality. But when the first show starts, I know I’ll be ready.

How do you know when you are? I think I just say that so it’s fun, but when I get there it’s like, “Yeah, I’m ready.”

On the day of the show, when you’re about to go on stage, what do you like to do? What is your ideal process in those moments? I’m super easy—being chill in the green room, listening to music, and when the moment comes, people ask me if I have rituals, if I do anything special, but honestly no, I just get off the couch and go.

I know you saw that we picked “Monaco” as the song of the year last year; congratulations! I like that you immersed yourself in trap again on this project. What do you think about where things are going in trap and reggaeton, and where do you want to take them? Wow, how do I answer that question… I made this album because it was now or never. It was the moment to make it, bring it back to what the essence of my trap was, which has always been different. There are the known figures of the style who, not necessarily imitate, but look at what the gringos are doing, and I’ve always just had my own trap and I think it’s been that way from the start. That’s what I did with this album: bring in my own style of trap, obviously, with an evolution. But I think I made it pretty clear that I was doing it because it had to be done, but later I want to do other things.

Regarding this moment of reggaeton and trap, something is always happening and now there’s a scene in every country. Because before it was just Puerto Rico in its corner, and now there are tons of people in different places and there’s new talent emerging all the time. Puerto Rico continues to be like that—every day there’s someone new, every day there’s a new reggaeton artist. I have some of them on the album, which is my way of supporting the new generation, and I don’t do it for anything in return. Those who have followed my career know that I support those who give it their all. I think what’s happening is really cool, but I don’t know where I see myself now. But, it’s not here. There’s a lot I want to do, a lot of music I want to make. [I have] a lot of heart.

Something I’m known to ask about, and that you talk about in your music, is love. How would you define love? [ Sings ] “ El amor es una magia… ” Love manifests itself in different ways. There’s the love for your mom, which is infinite, of your family, friends... There’s the love for what you do; that’s why I’m here. If it doesn’t move you, it’s not love. I love this and it moves me so, “va por ahí.”

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Inside Bad Bunny’s Houses: Tour Where the Latin Superstar Lives

Now that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, is a global superstar, it makes sense that he’s been shopping around for trophy properties. Bad Bunny’s houses on both coasts are the epitome of luxury, and he’s come a long way from where he grew up in Almirante Sur, a rural area in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Still, he enjoys frequent visits home: In Puerto Rico, he feels comforted by the relative calm and privacy that he experiences with loved ones.

“Outside of that house, perhaps the world is listening and talking about me. But in that house, everything is the same,” he told Time magazine in a cover story last March about visiting with family at his home in Puerto Rico. “It’s beautiful for me to go there and [my parents] still look at me with the eyes of, ‘Come here, Benito Antonio. The Baby. The son.’” It’s a stark contrast from his bustling professional life: The rapper will cohost the Met Gala with Jennifer Lopez , Zendaya , and Chris Hemsworth on May 6; he has three consecutive Grammy wins in the best latin pop or urban album category; and he’s in the midst of his Most Wanted Tour, making headlines for his fashion choices as well as his collaborations with everyone from Travis Scott to Drake to SZA. Below, we’ve rounded up what we know about Bad Bunny’s extravagant dwellings.

Puerto Rico mansion

During the pandemic, Bad Bunny hunkered down at a million-dollar rental mansion in San Juan (a property that he’s kept largely private save for a few Instagram Live videos he posted during lockdown). Just prior to the start of the pandemic, the musician shared some insight into his favorite spots on his home island—“through Vega Alta, Dorado, [my hometown] Vega Baja, Manatí, Barceloneta, Arecibo—all the way to the west side of the island.” His first meal whenever he’s back in town, he told Condé Nast Traveler , is typically “a beer and some fish—usually mofongo or octopus ceviche. I love the coastal restaurants.”

Big rig Airbnb

In 2022, Bad Bunny partnered with Airbnb to offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience : a chance to spend one night on the 53-foot matte black semitruck which appeared on the cover of his 2021 album El Último Tour Del Mundo. The truck, which was designed by West Coast Customs, featured chrome flames, a customized grill, and all-leather interiors. A stay on the Miami-based big rig cost $91 a night—a nod to his record-breaking 9.1 billion streams on Spotify in 2021. “Being on tour has reconnected me with my fans and the energy they give me during each show in every city we visit is incredible,” he said at the time . “This truck has played such a big role in the concept of my tour and my last album that I want to share this unique experience with them.” Fans can unfortunately no longer book a stay on the big rig.

Hollywood Hills contemporary

The following year, Bad Bunny dropped $8.8 million for a contemporary Hollywood Hills estate set on a little over half an acre. The property comprises an angular five-bedroom main house and a separate two-bedroom guesthouse with its own kitchen, measuring a combined 7,316 square feet. The dwelling was originally built in 2005 but has been recently renovated. Images of the interiors reveal pristine white walls and ample floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the home with natural light. There is a sunken living room and chef’s kitchen, as well as a wet bar just off the living room. The primary bedroom boasts a cavernous walk-in closet with its own lounge area. The grounds are dotted with palm trees and an inviting BBQ kitchen area, and the centerpiece of the backyard is the infinity pool with an inset spa, which features panoramic city views.

West Chelsea luxury rental

Also in 2023, Bad Bunny broke records in real estate after renting out a four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom penthouse duplex in the West Chelsea neighborhood of New York for $150,000 a month —reportedly the most expensive apartment in the city. The stylish pad, which was on the market for $18.5 million, checks off all of the Bullet Train star’s aesthetic preferences: It is airy and high-ceilinged, with spectacular city views and a private 32-foot lap pool. There is a total of 4,552 square feet of living space, with an additional 4,593 square feet of outdoor space, including an outdoor kitchen and a landscaped rooftop with a view of the Hudson River. Of note indoors: an eat-in kitchen with terrazzo floors and wood paneling, as well as a library with a spiral staircase leading up onto the aforementioned roof and a terrace. It appears that the musician still maintains this home.

Bird Streets residence

Bad Bunny’s next purchase came with some musical lineage—he paid Ariana Grande $8.3 million for her Bird Streets hideaway in early 2024. The reggaeton star’s latest residence reportedly comprises a single-story structure measuring less than 1,600 square feet, a two-car garage, and an angular swimming pool situated on three hillside parcels. Originally built in 1946, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is decidedly smaller than Bad Bunny’s other properties. Grande bought the rustic contemporary home for $8.9 million in an off-market deal in 2021, reportedly with plans of building a dream home there with her then fiancé, real estate agent Dalton Gomez.

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Bad Bunny Makes the World Listen

The rapper and singer insists there’s no difference between his groundbreaking superstar persona and the real Benito

When Bad Bunny was growing up in Almirante Sur, a rural area in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he would often go clothes shopping with his mother. “I always remember seeing the pieces in women’s clothing, and they would always fit me so much better, and they had so much different variety,” recalls the rapper and singer, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Seated in his office in San Juan, Bad Bunny takes a moment to reflect. “Obviously, as you get older, you start seeing what the world shows you,” he says, “and if I lived my life that way, then I wouldn’t be able to dress in the way that I really want to.” He’s wearing a Marni logo tee, a mini knit beanie, and flashy Balenciaga sunglasses; the mirrored “BB” logo at the temples isn’t custom made, but it might as well be. “To a point, the fame and where I am gives me the confidence to do all of these things.”

That fame Bad Bunny mentions—it’s on another level. This year, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, BTS, and Beyoncé have all released new music. But Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti, which dropped in May, has topped them all, with a record 183 million streams on Spotify on the day it was released. In fact, in 2020 and 2021, he was the most-streamed artist on the platform worldwide.

“Maybe at the very beginning of my career, I tried to pretend I was someone that I’m not, but I learned that that’s the way artists lose themselves.”

Bad Bunny’s ascendance has become Puerto Rican lore: a young grocery bagger turned SoundCloud sensation who spurred a seismic shift in what reggaeton and trap urbano—the gritty and arguably de facto musical genres of modern-day Puerto Rico—could be. He was born in 1994, the eldest of three boys, to a schoolteacher mother and a truck-driver father. It was just a few years before the so-called “Latin boom” within the music industry in the U.S., when mainstays like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Shakira, and Ricky Martin began to impact U.S. radio. Now, at just 28, Bad Bunny has worked with them all, including performing alongside J.Lo and Shakira at the 2020 Super Bowl. And unlike many Latin artists who have courted global audiences, he has never recorded in English.

His songs aren’t just certified bangers, they’re entire musical resets. Shaking ass in a club to his 2020 hit “Safaera” is essentially a Boricua rite of passage, a cultural communion. He has also turned antiquated Latino notions of machismo on their heads, dressing in drag in the video for “Yo Perreo Sola” and writing about subjects like domestic violence (“Andrea”) and island politics (“El Apagón”) with a stark sensitivity; if anything, his self-assuredness and gender-nonconforming style have amplified his appeal.

“The way that he has transitioned into fashion, the way that he dressed in drag in his music video even though Hispanic culture can be a little homophobic—he took that chance, and instead of hurting his career, it made him bigger,” says Cardi B, who collaborated with Bad Bunny and J Balvin on her 2018 track “I Like It."“The fact that such a big artist like him can transition into trap, to salsa, to merengue, to any beat and genre that he wants to do … there’s so many different genres of music out there, and yet the number-one artist on Spotify is motherfucking Bad Bunny.”

“People on the outside can think that I have a strategy or I wear this to call for attention, but in reality I just know who I am.”

“I’m taking advantage of this moment in my life when I can do whatever I want and wear what I want, so I get to live life more authentically,” Bad Bunny says. “I don’t do it to become more famous or to call attention or to disrespect anyone. People on the outside can think that I have a strategy or I wear this to call for attention, but in reality I just know who I am.”

In advance of his World’s Hottest Tour, which kicked off on August 5 in Orlando, Bad Bunny performed three sold out shows at the end of July at Puerto Rico’s El Coliseo arena. The opening-night show marked the first concert to ever be simultaneously broadcast on Telemundo Puerto Rico, a decision that allowed most of the island to be able to join in on the party. The night made history as the most-attended concert in the venue’s history, with over 18,000 attendees, and saw Bad Bunny share the stage with not just many of his Un Verano Sin Ti collaborators but also notable up-and-coming Boricua artists, including trans singer and rapper Villano Antillano. While many clips from the night circulated on social media throughout the evening, one of the most poignant was Bad Bunny pausing the music to call out the Puerto Rican government’s shortcomings: “Puerto Rico is the only place [I perform where I have to] install like 15 industrial power generators because I can’t trust the power grid. LUMA, go to hell.” Bad Bunny loves his island so much, he’s not afraid to demand it do better.

Now he is expanding beyond music, preparing to take on his biggest acting role yet, as El Muerto in an upcoming Sony film about the Spider-Man Universe antihero. The movie marks the first time a Latino actor has been tapped to headline a Marvel superhero film and maybe—just maybe—will help usher in the introduction of Miles Morales, the fan-favorite half-Black, half–Puerto Rican Spider-Man. (Morales’s only previous movie appearance was in 2018’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse .) I ask Bad Bunny if the two characters will have any sort of future onscreen connection. He chooses his words carefully: “It seems like you already know the answer.”

Though the Bad Bunny brand is unquestionably expanding—in addition to acting, he just opened a Japanese steakhouse and sushi restaurant in Miami—there is no strategic plan or overarching business goal. For Bad Bunny, it’s always been about haciendo lo que quiera —doing whatever he wants.

“My goal will be to do things that I enjoy, never to be a billionaire or whatever. If I don’t feel passionate about something, then I’m not going to do it, no matter how much it is,” he says. “But, hey, if we get to a billion one day, then we get to a billion,” he adds with a shrug.

He doesn’t feel pressured to push out content or collaborations that don’t resonate with him. That includes a follow up to Oasis, his successful 2019 Watch the Throne -style collaborative album with Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin. When asked if a second effort would ever happen, he responds matter-of-factly, “That’s not a question worth answering.”

But how does it feel to be one of the biggest recording artists on the planet and reap massive success in a nation that owns and continuously overlooks the island he calls home? “At the end of the day, my success in the United States I owe to the hardworking Latinos who have helped make the country what it is today,” Bad Bunny says. “I highly doubt the type of gringos I don’t fuck with listen to me. Those were all the people at the Super Bowl who were pissed off about how Latino the halftime show was.”

“Maybe at the very beginning of my career, I tried to pretend I was someone that I’m not, but I learned that that’s the way artists lose themselves,” he explains. “It’s because they forgot about themselves—them as a person—and invented a fictitious personality.”

He rises out of his chair and gestures upward with his hands. “Since the beginning, everything has been up and up,” he says. “There comes a moment when you’re like, ‘Diablo, estoy en un nivel muy alto.’ And then the next year comes and you’re like, ‘Diablo!’ By the time I noticed that things were different, it didn’t really affect me. It may change things around me, but I stay the same. Soy un normalito. I am who I am.”

Bad Bunny has reinvented the art of the crossover, but he’s still processing what that means. “[This is all] for more than just myself, but also for the fans and for all of the Latinos in the world,” he says. “I get emotional thinking about it … and I see it from the outside. If it wasn’t me but it was another artist, I would feel just as proud for them too,” he says with a laugh. “But obviously it’s more exciting that it is me.”

Hair: Christopher Vargas; Grooming: Ybelka Hurtado ; Production: Eric Jacobson and Michael Wysocki at Hen’s Tooth Productions ; Set Design: Jesse Kaufmann . Signature Dish: Director/Producer: Amanda DiMartino ; Director of Photography: Alfredo Castellanos ; Assistant Camera: Lyma Rodriguez ; Sound: Arjun Demeyere; Production Assistant: Katherine J Alvarez; Editor: Josè Castillos; Sound Designer: Xiao Han ; Motion Designer: Kelsey Fink. Food Diaries: Director/Producer: Amanda DiMartino ; Director of Photography: Alfredo Castellanos ; Assistant Camera: Lyma Rodriguez ; Sound: Arjun Demeyere; Production Assistant: Katherine J Alvarez; Lighting Designer: Christopher Bisagni ; Gaffer: Raymond Orraca; Grip: Germaine; Swing: Yadiel Toro Santana; Editor: Josè Castillos.

This article originally appeared in the September 2022 issue of Harper’s Bazaar , available on newsstands August 30.

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Unleashing the Vibes: Bad Bunny Tour 2025 Takes Over Miami!

Get ready to immerse yourself in the electrifying energy of the highly anticipated Bad Bunny Tour 2025 as it makes its way to the vibrant city of Miami! The Latin music sensation, Bad Bunny, is set to mesmerize audiences with his dynamic performances and chart-topping hits in the heart of Miami. Fans from all over are gearing up to witness the musical extravaganza that promises to be unforgettable. As the countdown begins for this epic event, Miami is abuzz with excitement, gearing up for the arrival of one of the most sought-after tours of the year. Join us as we delve into the details and highlights of the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 taking over the dazzling city of Miami!

Introduction: Exploring the Impact of Bad Bunny Tour 2025

As the year 2025 unfolds, the highly anticipated Bad Bunny Tour is set to take Miami by storm, promising an electrifying experience for music enthusiasts and fans alike. The fusion of reggaeton, Latin trap, and urban music brings an unprecedented energy that is bound to captivate audiences.

The Phenomenon of Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican sensation, has rapidly risen to global stardom, setting new standards in the Latin music industry. His unique style, powerful lyrics, and infectious beats have propelled him to the pinnacle of success.

Anticipated Tour Highlights

With the 2025 tour, fans can expect a visually stunning production, mesmerizing performances, and a setlist featuring chart-topping hits. The immersive experience promises to transport attendees to another world of rhythm and melody.

History of Bad Bunny: From Roots to International Stardom

Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, emerged from the vibrant Puerto Rican music scene in 2016. With his innovative blend of reggaeton, Latin trap, and hip-hop influences, he quickly captured the hearts of music lovers worldwide.

Early Beginnings in Puerto Rico

Bad Bunny’s journey to stardom started in the streets of Puerto Rico, where he performed at local bars and clubs, honing his craft and developing his unique sound.

His breakout collaboration with J Balvin on the hit song “Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola” in 2017 catapulted him into the spotlight, showcasing his raw talent and charismatic stage presence.

Rise to International Fame

By 2025, Bad Bunny had become a global sensation, selling out stadiums and topping charts with his chart-topping albums and infectious singles.

His electrifying performances, bold fashion choices, and socially conscious lyrics have solidified his position as one of the most influential artists of his generation.

Anticipation Builds: Fans Eagerly Await the Miami Tour Stop

Excitement is reaching a fever pitch as fans eagerly anticipate the upcoming Bad Bunny Tour 2025 stop in Miami. With the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 making its way to Miami, enthusiasts are gearing up for an unforgettable experience.

Countdown Begins

As the Miami date of the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 draws near, the countdown to the live performance intensifies. Fans are getting ready to immerse themselves in a night of spectacular music and unforgettable moments.

Exclusive Merchandise Drops

Adding to the fervor, exclusive Bad Bunny Tour 2025 merchandise drops are generating immense buzz among fans. From limited edition apparel to collectible items, supporters are eager to get their hands on a piece of the tour experience.

Miami Magic: Setting the Stage for Bad Bunny’s Spectacular Performance

As part of the highly anticipated Bad Bunny Tour 2025 , Miami is set to experience pure magic as the city prepares to host one of the biggest music events of the year. Fans are gearing up to witness Bad Bunny’s electrifying performance in the vibrant city that never fails to set the perfect stage for unforgettable concerts.

The Iconic Venue: Miami’s Premier Concert Destination

Bad Bunny’s performance is scheduled to take place at Miami’s premier concert destination , which is known for its state-of-the-art facilities and top-notch acoustics. This venue has hosted numerous legendary performances, making it the ideal location for an artist of Bad Bunny’s caliber.

Immersive Experience for Fans

Fans attending the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 in Miami can expect an immersive experience unlike any other. From light shows to special effects , every detail of the performance is meticulously planned to transport the audience to another world . The energy and excitement in the air are palpable, creating an unforgettable atmosphere for all attendees.

Immersive Experience: Unleashing the Vibes at the 2025 Tour

Immerse yourself in the electrifying atmosphere of the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 as it takes over Miami, delivering a one-of-a-kind experience that will leave you breathless and craving for more.

The Ultimate Stage Setup

Witness the mind-blowing stage design that transports you to another dimension, with technologically advanced lighting and sound systems that elevate the concert experience.

Unforgettable Performances

Experience Bad Bunny’s powerful and energetic performances as he delivers his hit songs with unmatched passion and charisma that ignites the crowd .

Special Surprises: What Can Fans Expect at the Miami Show?

Excitement is in the air as the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 makes its way to Miami, promising an unforgettable experience for fans. Here’s a sneak peek at what attendees can look forward to:

Fresh Setlist

Get ready to groove to new hits and timeless favorites as Bad Bunny serenades the crowd with his chart-topping tracks. From Latin-infused beats to heart-wrenching ballads, the setlist is sure to keep the audience on their feet.

Guest Appearances

Expect some surprise guest appearances for electrifying collaborations that will elevate the Miami show to new heights. Who will join Bad Bunny on stage? The anticipation is part of the thrill!

Behind the Scenes: The Crew and Effort That Make It All Possible

As the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 takes over Miami, the unsung heroes behind the scenes work tirelessly to ensure the show’s success. From stagehands to lighting technicians, this dedicated crew navigates the complexities of a live concert to create a seamless experience for fans.

The Production Team

Behind every electrifying performance, there is a skilled production team orchestrating the magic. These professionals handle everything from sound checks to stage setups, ensuring that every aspect of the show runs like clockwork. Their expertise and precision are integral to delivering an unforgettable concert experience.

Each member of the production team plays a vital role in bringing Bad Bunny’s vision to life. From audio engineers to riggers, their combined efforts culminate in a spectacle that captivates audiences and leaves a lasting impact.

Logistics and Coordination

The logistics team faces the monumental task of coordinating transportation, accommodations, and schedules for the tour. Their meticulous planning guarantees that Bad Bunny and his crew arrive at each venue on time and ready to deliver a sensational performance.

• Ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone involved in the tour.
• Coordinating with local authorities and venues to guarantee smooth operations.
• Overseeing the on-site setup and breakdown of equipment for seamless transitions between performances.

Connecting with Fans: How Bad Bunny Creates Memorable Moments

Bad Bunny’s 2025 tour stop in Miami was nothing short of electrifying, with the Latin music sensation connecting deeply with his fans through unforgettable moments.

Interactive Performances

Bad Bunny’s on-stage presence and energy engaged the audience throughout the entire show, creating an immersive experience.

By inviting fans on stage and interacting with them personally, he built a strong bond with each person attending.

Fan Involvement

One of the highlights of the Miami tour date was when Bad Bunny collaborated with fans to sing some of his biggest hits, making them feel like part of the performance.

• This level of fan involvement left a lasting impression on all attendees.

Impact on Miami: Cultural and Economic Influence of the Tour

The 2025 Bad Bunny Tour in Miami is expected to have a significant impact on the city, both culturally and economically.

Cultural Enrichment

The influx of fans from different parts of the country to attend the Bad Bunny Tour will bring a diverse cultural blend to Miami, enriching the local arts and music scene.

This cultural exchange will not only benefit the fans but also provide opportunities for local artists to showcase their talents alongside a global superstar.

Economic Boost

The Bad Bunny Tour 2025 will drive significant economic activity in Miami, ranging from ticket sales to hotel bookings, restaurant visits, and retail spending.

This surge in tourist spending will boost the local economy, create job opportunities, and enhance the overall business environment in Miami.

Looking Ahead: The Legacy of Bad Bunny Tour 2025

As the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 takes over Miami, fans can expect a legendary experience that will set new standards in the music industry. The legacy of Bad Bunny and his impact on the music scene will continue to reverberate for years to come.

The Ultimate Concert Experience

Bad Bunny’s 2025 tour promises to deliver an unforgettable concert experience, featuring a mix of his greatest hits and new tracks that showcase his evolution as an artist. Fans can anticipate a visually stunning production complete with mesmerizing visuals and jaw-dropping stage setups.

Community and Cultural Influence

Bad Bunny’s influence extends beyond music; he has become a cultural icon representing the values and stories of the Latinx community. The 2025 tour will celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and empowerment, leaving a lasting impact on fans and paving the way for future artists.

Frequently Asked Questions

• When is the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 taking place in Miami?
• The Bad Bunny Tour 2025 is set to take over Miami on July 15, 2025.
• Where will the Bad Bunny concert in Miami be held?
• The Bad Bunny concert in Miami will be held at the American Airlines Arena.
• How can I purchase tickets for the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 in Miami?
• Tickets for the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 in Miami can be purchased online through official ticketing websites or at the venue box office.
• What can fans expect from Bad Bunny’s performance in Miami?
• Fans can expect an electrifying and unforgettable performance from Bad Bunny, featuring his hit songs, energetic stage presence, and spectacular visuals.
• Are there VIP packages available for the Bad Bunny concert in Miami?
• Yes, there are VIP packages available for the Bad Bunny concert in Miami, offering premium seating, exclusive merchandise, and other special perks.

Unveiling the Magic: Bad Bunny Tour 2025 Electrifies Miami!

In conclusion, the Bad Bunny Tour 2025 in Miami is set to be an unforgettable experience for all music enthusiasts. With Bad Bunny’s infectious energy and chart-topping hits, the stage is ready to be set on fire in the vibrant city of Miami. Fans can expect an electrifying performance that will leave them craving for more. The tour promises not only entertainment but also a glimpse into the revolutionary fusion of music and culture that Bad Bunny brings to the stage. So mark your calendars, grab your tickets, and get ready to be a part of a musical phenomenon like never before!

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Bad Bunny bringing ‘Most Wanted Tour' to Philadelphia in 2024: How to get tickets

The tour kicks off in february and will make a stop at the wells fargo center in philadelphia in april, by cherise lynch • published october 19, 2023 • updated on october 19, 2023 at 5:35 pm.

Global recording artist Bad Bunny is touring again next year and he is coming to Philadelphia.

On Thursday, the Grammy-winning artist announced his 2024 "Most Wanted Tour", with 47 shows in 31 cities across the United States.

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The tour kicks off in February and will make a stop at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday, April 19.

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According to a news release from promoter Live Nation, Bad Bunny had taken a break from touring but now he is back and this new show will be a "rollercoaster of explicit lyrics" and really hone into his trap roots.

Bad Bunny recently made history with his new album "nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana" after it became the most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 on Spotify. The album has surpassed 900 million streams and his lead track "MONACO" hit number 1 in 16 countries on Spotify.

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When do tickets for the "most wanted tour" go on sale.

According to Live Nation, fans are asked to register ahead of tickets going on sale in order "to help block bots and scalpers, reduce resale and get more tickets directly into the hands of real people."

Registration has already started and goes until Sunday, Oct. 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Click here for registration.

When registration closes, fans will be randomly selected to receive a code that will grant them access to the on-sale on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

The tour is also offering various VIP packages and experiences for fans who want to take their concert experience to the next level.

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Fortunately, Bad Bunny ranks as one of the very biggest stars on the planet, and, as such, moving tickets isn’t a problem for this Puerto Rican rapper. So, despite shooing away all the nonreal fans, the Bunny man was still able to fill the Chase Center in San Francisco to capacity for two nights, Friday and Saturday (March 1-2), over the weekend.

On the second night, the 29-year-old “King of Latin Trap” would delight his loyal fanbase with a fiery, action-packed multi-set show that ran almost exactly two hours and included some three dozen songs.

The fans seemed to know every single number — including every single word of every single lyric — by heart, which is a testament to just how much time Bad Bunny’s listeners devote to his music. He has ranked as the most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify in two of the last three years — taking the top prize in 2021 and 2022, then falling to second, just behind Taylor Swift, in 2023.

The show was performed in the round, with the action taking place on the arena floor and seating for fans on all sides. There were actually two semi-circle stages in use — one placed at each side of the arena floor — with a standing-room section for fans between the two.

The concert kicked off in dramatic fashion as the Philharmonic Orchestra Project, under the direction of conductor Carlitos Lopez (a Latin Grammy Award in the best Christian album category), took over one of the two stages and nicely set the mood for what was to come. Minutes later, Bad Bunny — whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — took the other stage and The Most Wanted Tour was off to the races.

Bad Bunny stuck mainly to his latest (and fifth overall) solo studio album — last year’s “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” (translation: Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow) — during the first segment of the show, delighting fans with such selections as “Nadie Sabe,” “Hibiki,” “Fina” and “Monaco.”

There was much razzmatazz on display, as Bad Bunny showed off his lyrical prowess amid an ever-changing swirl of visual stimuli, which included, but was certainly not limited to, 18 high-energy dancers, minor pyrotechnics, major laser displays and a floating skybridge that allowed the star to move between the two stages.

Oh, did we mention the horse? Yeah, following one of the breaks in the action, Bad Bunny rode into view atop a horse — mimicking, in a much safer fashion, the illustrated Wild West/cowboy scene found on the album cover of “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.” His fans have also greatly embraced the whole Western motif, with a huge number of them showing up for Saturday’s concert in cowboy hats.

The Western theme also factored into one of the coolest special effects of the nights, as fans were given boot-shaped plastic necklaces (complete with spurs!) as they walked into the venue. Those boots then pulsed with a variety of lights at opportune times during the concert, to provide a dizzying light display throughout the crowd. We’re not talking about simple blinking (although that happened as well), but rather elaborately choreographed and staged light shows that absolutely boggled the mind.

Bad Bunny then slowed the party down for a bit, taking a seat atop a piano while a sole accompanist handled the keys during a segment that included a lovely version of “Gracias por Nada.” Then he was back in full fiesta mode and drove the show to a close with such memorable numbers as “La Jumpa” and “Me Porto Bonito.”

It was a strong finish to what had been a massive week for live music in the Bay Area, with the other top shows being Madonna’s two nights at Chase Center on Feb. 27-28 and Nicki Minaj’s tour opener at Oakland Arena on March 1.

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Bad Bunny Announces U.S. & Latin America Stadium Tour

Update: Due to “overwhelming demand” and intense excitement for Benito’s upcoming stadium tour, six new dates were added to the lineup in the U.S. — including otra noche en Miami.

Here are the new dates added to the “World’s Hottest Tour:” Aug. 13 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium; Aug. 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York; Houston’s Minute Maid Park is getting another date on Sep. 2nd; PETCO Park in San Diego also added another date on Sept. 18th; Sep. 24th at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas; and the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles rounds out the newest date added for Oct. 1st.

Presale for the new dates starts on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 12:00 PM local time with a regular sale happening on Friday, Feb. 4 at 12:00 PM.

This story was originally published on Jan. 24, 2022.

Get ready to max out your credit card! On Jan. 24, Bad Bunny announced he will be extending his time out on the road and revealed he will be hitting stadiums in 29 cities across the U.S. and Latin America. 

The World’s Hottest Tour will be supported by DJs Alesso and Diplo on select dates as the opening acts in the U.S. The tour is slated to begin on Aug. 5, with the first leg of the tour hitting 15 stadiums across different U.S. cities until Sep. 20. Then in October, the tour continues with its Latin America leg in Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Honduras, and more through December.

Bad Bunny announces his 2022 “World’s Hottest” Stadium Tour, starting August 5 in Orlando, FL. pic.twitter.com/qO63tmEDt2 — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 24, 2022

Benito uploaded an announcement video to Instagram and he quickly became the number one trending topic in the U.S. on Twitter . 

The reggaeton superstar is no stranger to viral moments and massive success. In 2021 alone, he received his first (gringo) Grammy in the “Best Latin Pop Album” for YHLQMDLG as well as being named the most-streamed artist on Spotify for the second year in a row. He was also recently named one of the most fashionable musicians by Rolling Stone .

His popularity quickly sold out his arena tour for “El Último Tour Del Mundo 2022.” According to Billboard , over 480,000 tickets were sold in less than a week and it was projected to gross “ anywhere from $63 million to $84 million over 35 shows.” It only feels right that Bad Bunny would add more dates because the demand is certainly there.

After the announcement of the additional tour dates, his fans quickly flooded timelines on different social media platforms about not missing out on snagging tickets the second time around. One person joked on Twitter about selling their house to get the chance to see Benito perform. 

Mi mamá: quien vendió la casa?? -yo en el concierto de bad bunny pic.twitter.com/JRmxt8Lxuq — Tomate cherry ♓︎ ݈݇⎼ (@Tomister_) January 24, 2022

Another person wrote begged fans who already have tickets to the shows to let those without them snag some. Overall, people are nervous about snagging tickets.

if you already have tickets for the first bad bunny tour pls sit ur ass down & let others get a chance 😩😩😩im begging — MAR 🍓 (@millyyramirezz) January 24, 2022

mood para conseguir entradas para bad bunny pic.twitter.com/RfWmdnp52g — vaal (@vaallvsb) January 24, 2022

Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from Benito’s shows is that tickets sell out in minutes.

Me trying to get tickets for the bad bunny tour pic.twitter.com/bk6iJStQnE — lala (@lanochedanoche) January 24, 2022

Tickets for Bad Bunny’s World’s Hottest Tour will go on pre-sale starting Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 12 PM local time, and the general sale will take place on Friday, Jan. 28. Buy your tickets at WorldsHottestTour.com .

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Toyota Center is excited to welcome back global recording artist Bad Bunny on April 30 and May 1! Promising to bring fans an unparalleled spectacle in 2024, the 'Most Wanted Tour' will give attendees a more intimate experience than his previous tour and give life to his latest studio production with the legendary and high-energy stage presence he’s known for. With unprecedented success that has taken the world by storm, Bad Bunny's tour is expected to be one of the most sought-after concert events of the year. Don’t miss Bad Bunny’s return to Toyota Center in 2024!

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OVERNIGHT CAMPING IS NOT PERMITTED. GUESTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED ON PROPERTY PRIOR TO 9:00AM ON SHOW DAY

FROM 9:00AM - 3:00PM, NUMBERED WRISTBAND DISTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL ADMISSION (GA) TICKETHOLDERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE JACKSON STREET ENTRANCE.    

GA ticket must be presented to receive venue wristband. GA fans will be unable to take additional wristbands for other ticketholders. Venue wristband will not be replaced if it is taken off, damaged, or misplaced.

At 5:00pm, venue numbered wristbands can begin lining back up at the Jackson Street entrance in numerical order. Numbered wristbands must be in line by 6:00pm or number will not be honored.  

GA fans who did not receive a venue wristband prior to 3:00pm will line up on a first-come, first-serve basis at the GA entrance at Polk Street after the numbered wristbands (starting at 6:00pm).

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All dates, times, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. *Opening acts may change without notice, but is not a condition of sales/refunds. Online ticket sales end 2 hours before the ticketed start time. Please visit our Box Office on the night of the show for available tickets. (Subject to availability.)

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What is AXS Mobile ID?

With mobile ticketing through AXS, you’re able to keep your tickets securely stored in your AXS App until it’s time for your event and enter with a quick and simple scan. Easy!

How do I get the AXS App?

The AXS App is free to download and available in the App Store or Google Play. To login, use the same email address you used when purchasing your tickets. You can also download the Houston Rockets app to enter Toyota Center for events. 

How do I use the AXS App to enter the building?

• Open the AXS App
• From the “Home” screen tap the ticket icon at the bottom of the screen
• Login to your account entering the email address used to purchase the tickets
• (If you can’t remember your password, tap Forgot Password and follow the instructions sent to your email)
• Browse your upcoming events and tap the one you want to view
• Tap “View Barcode” and present QR code at the door to be scanned for entry to Toyota Center

How do I access my Parking pass?

Your parking pass for the Toyota Tundra garage will load like a ticket with a barcode to be scanned as you enter the garage.

Can I print my tickets?

AXS Mobile ID tickets are digital and cannot be printed for venue entry.

Are screenshots of the barcode valid for entry?

No, tickets must be scanned through the AXS App.

Can I have multiple tickets on one phone?

Yes. However, we recommend that you transfer tickets to each person attending the event.

What if I don’t have a smartphone?

Please bring a valid photo ID and the card you used to purchase the tickets to the Toyota Center box office.

How far in advance can I access my tickets?

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are accessible on the AXS app and ready to manage as soon as the purchase is complete. Ability to transfer and/or sell tickets varies by show and is subject to change.

What should I bring to an event?

• Wallet with photo ID
• The card you used to purchase your tickets

What if I need help on an event day?

Please visit the Toyota Center Box Office where one of our ticket resolutions associates will assist you.

How do I transfer tickets?

Transferring tickets allows you to send tickets electronically to anyone with a valid email address. Once the recipient logs in and accepts the tickets, they will be able to view the barcode.

• Tap the ticket icon at the bottom of the screen
• Tap "Transfer"
• Enter the recipients first & last name followed by their email address
• Tap 'Continue'
• Review the information and tap 'Transfer'

The recipient will receive an email with a link to download the AXS app and retrieve their tickets.

What is the venue Bag Policy?

Toyota Center encourages fans to travel light and not bring bags. Bags that are 5.5” x 8.5” or smaller will be screened through an expedited visual process. Bags that are larger than 5.5” x 8.5” but smaller than 14”x14” x 6” will be scanned through additional screening process and/or x-ray machines that will likely require a longer wait. Medical bags and parenting bags are permitted and are the only bags larger than 14” x 14” x 6” that will be allowed. Toyota Center does not allow any backpacks inside the building or any bags that are shaped like a backpack. This policy is subject to change at any time. 

If you choose to bring a bag that will not allowed inside the arena, there will be lockers on site for you to rent. Binbox lockers are located between the La Branch Street entrance and Team Shop. Pricing starts at $15.00 per checked bag which is non-refundable. Debit/credit and mobile payment, such as Apple or Google Pay, are acceptable forms of payment. No cash will be accepted. Toyota Center has a “No Re-Entry” policy for all events and bags will not be accessible during the event. Bag check opens the same time as arena doors for each event and closes 60 minutes post-event. Bags remaining after bag check closes will be returned to Lost & Found. Guests inquiring about Lost & Found items post-event should contact Toyota Center Guest Relations at 713-758-7230 or  [email protected]  . Toyota Center assumes no responsibility for lost items at any event. 

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Taylor Swift is Spotify’s top artist of 2023, surpassing Bad Bunny

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2023 really is Taylor Swift’s year.

In news that should surprise no one, Swift — who this week hit $250 million at the global box office for the filmed version of her Eras concert tour — will close out the year as Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide, beating out three-timer Bad Bunny for the top slot.

Spotify said Swift generated 26.1 billion streams since January, with album releases including “Midnights,” “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” and “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” helping to propel massive listenership throughout the year.

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Swift’s latest win comes as part of the Stockholm-based audio company’s annual Spotify Wrapped marketing blitz, which combs through listening data to determine users’ top artists and podcasts. The campaign, which rolled out globally on Wednesday, has also become fodder for self-deprecating jokes on social media as listeners draw conclusions based on their year in listening history.

Repeat artists appearing on the top global list include the Weeknd and Drake, who were joined by breakout stars such as Peso Pluma, Feid and Karol G. On the top podcasts list, Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper, Andrew Huberman, Emma Chamberlain and Jay Shetty reigned supreme.

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• “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
• “Kill Bill” by SZA
• “As It Was” by Harry Styles
• “Seven (feat. Latto)” by Jung Kook
• “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma
• “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
• “Creepin’ (with the Weeknd & 21 Savage)” by Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, 21 Savage
• “Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)” by Rema, Selena Gomez
• “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap, Shakira
• “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift

Most-Streamed Albums Globally

• “Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny
• “Midnights” by Taylor Swift
• “SOS” by SZA
• “Starboy” by the Weeknd
• “Mañana Será Bonito” by Karol G
• “One Thing at a Time” by Morgan Wallen
• “Lover” by Taylor Swift
• “Heroes & Villains” by Metro Boomin
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• “Harry’s House” by Harry Styles

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Bad bunny has made his oscars debut at the 2024 academy awards ceremony, and his classic look might shock fans of the usually fashion-forward singer., by brett malec | e • published march 10, 2024.

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The 30-year-old—who just so happens to be celebrating his birthday on March 10—made his Oscars debut at the 2024 ceremony, and his shockingly classic look might surprise fans of the usually fashion-forward singer.

While presenting the award for Best International Feature Film alongside Dwayne Johnson , the Grammy winner went extremely simple in a black suit with his dress shirt unbuttoned and no other eye-catching accessories except for reading glasses. ( See all the celebrity red carpet looks here. ) The slick look marks a refreshing new turn of style for the risk-taking fashionisto.

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Though this is his first time attending the Oscars ceremony, the rapper attended Variety's after-party last year with then-girlfriend Kendall Jenner . Though they arrived separately, the pair— who parted ways in December —were seen leaving in the same car.

Though his look might be unexpected, it should come as no surprise that the "Monaco" singer still looked sexier than ever for the Oscars ceremony.

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So much so, that he's been tapped as one of the four hosts for this year's Met Gala along with red-carpet pros Zendaya , Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Lopez .

While Bad Bunny marked his inaugural Academy Awards appearance, there's also an impressive slate of nominees for this year's Oscars—including others who, like Bad Bunny, are celebrating Academy Awards firsts.

A number of veteran stars have earned their first ever nominations at this year's ceremony, including Emily Blunt who picked up a supporting actress nomination for "Oppenheimer" and America Ferrera who is nominated in the same category for "Barbie." They're joined in the category by other first-time nominees Danielle Brooks , for "The Color Purple," and Da'Vine Joy Randolph for "The Holdovers."

Cillian Murphy also earned his first nomination for the titular role in "Oppenheimer." The Christopher Nolan-led film leads the evening's nominations alongside Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things," which each earned 11 nominations.

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