Bad Bunny

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio was born on March 10, 1994, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico but he was raised in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.{{cite web|last=Billboard|title=Bad Bunny Talks Growing Up in Vega Baja and Early Music Influences|website=YouTube |date=October 18, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pheFazCxk00| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/pheFazCxk00| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=March 26, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|url=http://www.vegabaja.gov.pr/bad-bunny-da-la-mano-en-almirante-sur/|title=Bad Bunny da la mano en su comunidad de Almirante Sur en Vega Baja|last=Avilez|first=Ana|date=September 16, 2017|work=2019 Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja|access-date=June 28, 2018|language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531212950/http://www.vegabaja.gov.pr/bad-bunny-da-la-mano-en-almirante-sur/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=dead}} His father, Tito Martínez, was a truck driver, and his mother, Lysaurie Ocasio, is a retired schoolteacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/two-latinas-created-rolling-stone-s-historic-bad-bunny-cover-n1208081|title=Two Latinas created Rolling Stone's historic Bad Bunny cover, a first for the magazine|work=NBC News|last=Acevedo|first=Nicole|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516180253/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/two-latinas-created-rolling-stone-s-historic-bad-bunny-cover-n1208081|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/28/bad-bunny-cover-story-conejo-malo-interview|title=Cover Story: Bad Bunny|work=The Fader|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2019|last=Shepherd|first=Julianne Escobedo|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106062111/http://www.thefader.com/2018/08/28/bad-bunny-cover-story-conejo-malo-interview|url-status=live}} His parents had often listened to genres such as salsa, merengue, and pop ballads.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/681982377/how-bad-bunny-skipped-categories-and-skyrocketed-to-fame|title=How Bad Bunny Skipped Categories And Skyrocketed To Fame|work=NPR|last=Garsd|first=Jasmine|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103223047/https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/681982377/how-bad-bunny-skipped-categories-and-skyrocketed-to-fame|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2018/12/24/679179404/bad-bunny-en-espa-ol-el-nuevo-disco-y-sus-influencias|title=Bad Bunny En Español: El Nuevo Disco Y Sus Influencias|website=NPR.org|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225021753/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2018/12/24/679179404/bad-bunny-en-espa-ol-el-nuevo-disco-y-sus-influencias|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Chocano |first1=Carina |title=The World's Newest Superhero: Bad Bunny |url=https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-june-cover-profile |website=GQ |date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=11 September 2022 |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911033537/https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-june-cover-profile |url-status=live}} He has two younger brothers, Bernie and Bysael. He has said, "I wasn't the kid who got involved in the streets. I liked to be at home with my family."{{cite magazine |last=Exposito |first=Suzy |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 14, 2020 |title=Bad Bunny in Captivity |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-cover-story-lockdown-puerto-rico-new-albums-996871/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514224757/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-cover-story-lockdown-puerto-rico-new-albums-996871/ |archive-date=May 14, 2020 |access-date=May 14, 2020}}

As a child, he attended church weekly with his devoutly Catholic mother and sang in the church choir until age 13. After leaving the choir, he developed an interest in the artists he heard on the radio, particularly Daddy Yankee and Héctor Lavoe. His stage name originated from a time when he was forced to wear a bunny costume and was angry about it.

Speaking about the Puerto Rican music industry, he stated, "I'm from Vega Baja, a small area that's not a metropolis like San Juan where the majority of the genre's artists have come from."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bad-bunny-latin-trap-concert-tour-w517474 |title=Bad Bunny: The Four-Billion-Stream Man Leading the Latin Trap Explosion |last=Light |first=Elias |date=April 2, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190547/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bad-bunny-latin-trap-concert-tour-w517474 |url-status=dead}}

He started to write and create his own interpretations at the age of 14,{{cite magazine|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=2020-05-14|title=Bad Bunny en Cautiverio|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-en-cautiverio-portada-junio-2020-999350/|access-date=2021-08-12|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515161600/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-en-cautiverio-portada-junio-2020-999350/|url-status=live}} until, in 2013, he began to publish his songs through SoundCloud, including "Get" in 2013, "Tentación" in 2014, "Just let me know" in 2015, among others.{{cite web|last=CMTV|title=CMTV – Biografía de Bad Bunny|url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2498&banda=Bad_Bunny|access-date=2021-08-12|website=CMTV|language=es|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805145935/https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2498&banda=Bad_Bunny|url-status=live}} In 2016, his song "Diles" caught the attention of DJ Luian from SoundCloud who signed him to his record label, Hear this Music.{{cite news|url=https://peru21.pe/espectaculos/bad-bunny-ano-trabajaba-supermercado-385993|title=Bad Bunny: "Hace un año trabajaba en un supermercado"|date=November 27, 2017|work=Peru21|access-date=December 2, 2017|language=es|trans-title=Bad Bunny: "A year ago I was working in a supermarket"|archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013723/https://peru21.pe/espectaculos/bad-bunny-ano-trabajaba-supermercado-385993|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/the-rise-of-bad-bunny-from-superstore-bagger-to-king-of-trap-music-exclusive-111455|title=The Rise of Bad Bunny: From Superstore Bagger to King of Trap Music (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight|website=www.etonline.com|date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413032750/https://www.etonline.com/the-rise-of-bad-bunny-from-superstore-bagger-to-king-of-trap-music-exclusive-111455|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://remezcla.com/features/music/bad-bunny-profile/|title=How Bad Bunny Became the Poster Boy of Trap en Español|work=Remezcla|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023074232/https://remezcla.com/features/music/bad-bunny-profile/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/partner/8480619/bad-bunny-how-a-latin-trap-artist-is-changing-the-world-of-pop|title=Bad Bunny: How a Latin Trap Artist Is Changing the World of Pop|magazine=Billboard|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2020|last=Partridge|first=Kenneth|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104223510/https://www.billboard.com/articles/partner/8480619/bad-bunny-how-a-latin-trap-artist-is-changing-the-world-of-pop|url-status=live}} His single "Soy Peor" reached number 19 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-latin-trap-the-viral-sound-too-hot-for-radio-w501823|title=Inside Latin Trap, the Viral Sound Too Hot for American Radio|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=November 7, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917170456/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-latin-trap-the-viral-sound-too-hot-for-radio-w501823|url-status=dead}} Bad Bunny's May 2017 collaboration with colombian singer Karol G, "Ahora Me Llama", reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/karol-g/chart-history/htl/|title=Karol G – Hot Latin Songs Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427172516/https://www.billboard.com/artist/karol-g/chart-history/htl/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/12/21/567803247/alt-latinos-favorites-the-songs-of-2017|title=Alt.Latino's Favorites: The Songs Of 2017|newspaper=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|date=December 21, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221175357/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/12/21/567803247/alt-latinos-favorites-the-songs-of-2017|url-status=live}} It was listed on "Alt.Latino's Favorites: The Songs Of 2017" as one of the best Latin songs of 2017.

In the summer of 2017, Bad Bunny signed a booking deal with Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN) for several Latin American countries.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7881994/bad-bunny-booking-deal-cmn|title=Bad Bunny Signs Booking Deal With CMN|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102195106/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7881994/bad-bunny-booking-deal-cmn|url-status=live}} Starting in November 2017, Bad Bunny hosted Beats 1's first Spanish-language show, Trap Kingz.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8022850/apple-music-beats-1-trap-kingz-bad-bunny-spanish|title=Apple Music's Beats 1 to Launch First Spanish-Language Show, 'Trap Kingz'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106120156/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8022850/apple-music-beats-1-trap-kingz-bad-bunny-spanish|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-bunny/chart-history/htl/|title=Bad Bunny No Metes Cabra Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203022950/https://www.billboard.com/music/bad-bunny/chart-history/HTL|url-status=live}} The remix of "Te Boté" with Ozuna and Nicky Jam reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-bunny/chart-history/htl/ |title=Bad Bunny Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203022950/https://www.billboard.com/music/bad-bunny/chart-history/HTL |url-status=live}}

{{Main|X 100pre{{!}}X100pre|Oasis (J Balvin and Bad Bunny album){{!}}Oasis}}

In May 2018, American rapper Cardi B released a collaboration with Bad Bunny and J Balvin, "I Like It", which topped the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463605/cardi-b-i-like-it-hot-100-number-one-j-balvin-bad-bunny |title=Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'I Like It', With Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Follows 'Bodak Yellow' to the Top |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=July 2, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703023911/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463605/cardi-b-i-like-it-hot-100-number-one-j-balvin-bad-bunny |url-status=live}} On October 11, 2018, Bad Bunny released "Mia" with Drake,{{cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/10/bad-bunny-drake-mia |title=Bad Bunny and Drake Link for New Collab "MIA" |last=Cowen |first=Trace William |website=Complex |publisher=Rich Antoniello |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012020319/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/10/bad-bunny-drake-mia |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-drake-mia-video-736308/ |title=Drake Tests His Spanish on New Bad Bunny Single 'Mia' |last=Leight |first=Elias |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Jann Wenner |access-date=October 11, 2018 |date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014540/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-drake-mia-video-736308/ |url-status=live}} which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8481033/kodak-black-zeze-bad-bunny-drake-mia-hot-100-top-5|title=Kodak Black's 'Zeze' & Bad Bunny & Drake's 'Mia' Launch in Billboard Hot 100's Top 5, Maroon 5 Lead For Fifth Week|magazine=Billboard|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023001150/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8481033/kodak-black-zeze-bad-bunny-drake-mia-hot-100-top-5|url-status=live}}

Bad Bunny released his debut album X 100pre on December 24, 2018, on Christmas Eve 2018 on Rimas Entertainment.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8491328/bad-bunny-to-drop-debut-x100pre-album-on-christmas-eve-exclusive|title=Bad Bunny to Drop Debut 'X100PRE' Album on Christmas Eve: Exclusive Interview|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 9, 2019|date=December 23, 2018|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224012917/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8491328/bad-bunny-to-drop-debut-x100pre-album-on-christmas-eve-exclusive|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=January 3, 2019 |title=Bad Bunny Scores First No. 1 On Top Latin Albums Chart With Debut LP 'X 100PRE' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-first-no-1-top-latin-albums-chart-x-100pre/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911013350/https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-first-no-1-top-latin-albums-chart-x-100pre/ |url-status=live}} On Metacritic, X 100pre received an average score of 84 based on five reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/x-100pre/bad-bunny|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109041349/https://www.metacritic.com/music/x-100pre/bad-bunny|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/03/bad-bunny-x-100pre-review-off-kilter-debut-from-puerto-rican-powerhouse/|title=Bad Bunny: X 100PRE review – off-kilter debut from Puerto Rican powerhouse|work=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103160516/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/03/bad-bunny-x-100pre-review-off-kilter-debut-from-puerto-rican-powerhouse/|url-status=live}} Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised Bad Bunny's "off-kilter creativity". In 2020, X 100pre was voted 447th in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/musica/rolling-stone-incluye-rosalia-y-bad-bunny-en-su-lista-de-500-mejores-discos|title=Revista Rolling Stone incluye a Rosalía y Bad Bunny en lista de 500 mejores discos|work=El Universal|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021091429/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/musica/rolling-stone-incluye-rosalia-y-bad-bunny-en-su-lista-de-500-mejores-discos|url-status=live}}

On June 28, 2019, Bad Bunny released Oasis, an eight-song collaborative album with J Balvin.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/arts/music/bad-bunny-j-balvin-oasis.html|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|title=How J Balvin and Bad Bunny Made Their Surprise Album, 'Oasis'|work=The New York Times|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121222924/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/arts/music/bad-bunny-j-balvin-oasis.html|url-status=live}} It peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-balvin/chart-history/tlp/|title=J Balvin Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117222500/https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-balvin/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=live}} and topped the Billboard US Latin Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-balvin/chart-history/lcm/|title=J Balvin US Latin Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118024154/https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-balvin/chart-history/lcm/|url-status=live}} In July 2019, he joined protests against governor Ricardo Rosselló.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49013761|title=Bad Bunny stops tour to protest in Puerto Rico|work=BBC|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718033126/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49013761|url-status=live}} Bad Bunny and Residente released "{{lang|es|Afilando Los Cuchillos}}" ("Sharpening the knives") during the demonstrations.{{cite news |title='Afilando Los Cuchillos' Soundtracks Puerto Rico's Social Movement in Real Time |website=NPR.org |date=July 25, 2019 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2019/07/25/744727518/afilando-los-cuchillos-soundtracks-puerto-rico-s-social-movement-in-real-time |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725190506/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2019/07/25/744727518/afilando-los-cuchillos-soundtracks-puerto-rico-s-social-movement-in-real-time |url-status=live}}

In February 2020, Bad Bunny was a guest performer at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show, headlined by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.{{cite web |last1=Bauder |first1=David |title=Jennifer Lopez, Shakira in joyful, exuberant Super Bowl LIV halftime show |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/02/jennifer-lopez-shakira-super-bowl-liv-halftime-show-review/ |newspaper=The Denver Post |agency=The Associated Press |access-date=February 3, 2020 |date=February 3, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203035211/https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/02/jennifer-lopez-shakira-super-bowl-liv-halftime-show-review/ |url-status=live}} Bad Bunny announced the album YHLQMDLG on February 27, 2020, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and stated that it would be released on Leap Day 2020, namely February 29.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-announces-new-album-and-performs-on-fallon-watch/|title=Bad Bunny Announces New Album and Performs on Fallon: Watch|last=Hussey|first=Allison|website=Pitchfork|date=February 28, 2020|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228232240/https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-announces-new-album-and-performs-on-fallon-watch/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/29/entertainment/bad-bunny-yhlqmdlg-drop-trnd/index.html|title=Bad Bunny drops new album, 'YHLQMDLG'|last=Asmelash|first=Leah|work=CNN|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229184036/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/29/entertainment/bad-bunny-yhlqmdlg-drop-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}} The album's title stands for "Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana" (Spanish for "I Do What I Want") and features collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Yaviah, Jowell & Randy, Ñengo Flow, among other artists.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/811180499/bad-bunny-review-yhlqmdlg-yo-hago-lo-que-me-da-la-gana-la-dificil|title=Bad Bunny Shows Us His Version Of Old-School|work=National Public Radio|last=Gomez Sarmiento|first=Isabella|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302181452/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/811180499/bad-bunny-review-yhlqmdlg-yo-hago-lo-que-me-da-la-gana-la-dificil|url-status=live}}

YHLQMDLG debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting all-Spanish album ever on the chart at the time.{{cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=March 1, 2021 |title='YHLQMDLG' Celebrates 1 Year: Here Are 5 Ways Bad Bunny's Album Made History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-yhlqmdlg-album-anniversary-9533144/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911013413/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-yhlqmdlg-album-anniversary-9533144/ |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9330424/lil-baby-first-no-1-album|title=Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309005428/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9330424/lil-baby-first-no-1-album|url-status=live}} The album was met with critical acclaim, with the album's musical diversity being praised.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/yhlqmdlg/bad-bunny|title=YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410062051/https://www.metacritic.com/music/yhlqmdlg/bad-bunny|url-status=live}} "Vete" was released as the lead single of the album on November 22, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/bad-bunny-vete-music-video.html|title=Bad Bunny's Video for His New Breakup Song "Vete" Is a Series of Bad Bunny–Level Flexes|last=Curto|first=Justin|website=Vulture|date=November 21, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122215831/https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/bad-bunny-vete-music-video.html|url-status=live}} The second single, "Ignorantes", with Panamanian singer Sech came out on February 14, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2020/02/14/bad-bunny-previews-upcoming-album-with-sech-collab-ignorantes/|title=Bad Bunny Previews Upcoming Album With Sech Collab|last=Malone Méndez|first=Chris|website=Forbes|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215175159/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2020/02/14/bad-bunny-previews-upcoming-album-with-sech-collab-ignorantes/|url-status=live}} In March 2020, Bad Bunny released the music video for "Yo Perreo Sola", in which the artist performs in drag.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-drag-transformation-yo-perreo-sola-video-974467/|title=Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 27, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327232949/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-drag-transformation-yo-perreo-sola-video-974467/|url-status=live}} "Yo Perreo Sola" landed number one on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart, earning Bad Bunny his ninth No.1 on the chart in just over two years.{{Cite magazine|date=June 3, 2020|title=Bad Bunny Nets Ninth No. 1 on Latin Airplay With 'Yo Perreo Sola'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9396040/bad-bunny-latin-airplay-yo-perreo-sola|access-date=June 4, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604065559/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9396040/bad-bunny-latin-airplay-yo-perreo-sola|url-status=live}}

On April 4, 2020, he released the song "En Casita" on SoundCloud, which expressed solidarity towards others in quarantine due to COVID-19 and featured vocals from his girlfriend, Gabriela Berlingeri.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-quarantine-song-en-casita-gabriela-978522/|title=Bad Bunny Drops New Quarantine Song 'En Casita'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=April 4, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404233722/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-quarantine-song-en-casita-gabriela-978522/|url-status=live}} On May 10, 2020, Bad Bunny released his first compilation Las que no iban a salir, without previous announcements.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9374973/bad-bunny-drops-surprise-new-album-las-que-no-iban-a-salir-stream-it-here|title=Bad Bunny Drops Surprise New Album 'Las Que No Iban a Salir': Stream It Here|magazine=Billboard|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523212719/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9374973/bad-bunny-drops-surprise-new-album-las-que-no-iban-a-salir-stream-it-here|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny: LAS QUE NO IBAN A SALIR |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bad-bunny-las-que-no-iban-a-salir/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911014852/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bad-bunny-las-que-no-iban-a-salir/ |url-status=live}} The compilation's title translates to "The Ones that Were Not Going to Come Out" and it contains previously unreleased or unfinished songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9376803/nav-kehlani-lil-durk-bad-bunny-aiming-for-high-debuts-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=NAV, Kehlani, Lil Durk & Bad Bunny Aiming for High Debuts on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=May 12, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|archive-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514083339/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9376803/nav-kehlani-lil-durk-bad-bunny-aiming-for-high-debuts-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live}} The album features collaborations with Don Omar, Yandel, Zion & Lennox, Nicky Jam, and Jhay Cortez. Discussing the album's surprise release, Bad Bunny explained, "There was no real meaning behind it. I just thought, 'Damn. What people need is entertainment'{{-"}}. Bad Bunny had been filming his supporting role in Narcos: Mexico before filming was postponed due to the pandemic. It premiered in November 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/narcos-mexico-final-season-trailer-netflix-1235028734/|title='Narcos: Mexico' Makes Way for the Next Generation in Final Season Trailer|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=November 10, 2021|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110235640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/narcos-mexico-final-season-trailer-netflix-1235028734/|url-status=live}}

In July 2020, he appeared on the first digital cover of Playboy magazine as the first man to appear on the cover solo other than the magazine's founder, Hugh Hefner. The cover was shot by photographer Stillz in Miami, Florida, and the magazine includes a feature article entitled "Bad Bunny is Not Playing God."{{cite web|first=Karina|last=Tsui|title=Bad Bunny makes Playboy history with new cover|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bad-bunny-playboy-magazine/index.html|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2020|publisher=CNN|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708094057/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bad-bunny-playboy-magazine/index.html|url-status=live}} He also received the ASCAP Latin award for Songwriter of the Year.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2020/latin-awards |title=El Premio ASCAP 2020 |website=ASCAP |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808081042/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2020/latin-awards |url-status=live}} The following month, his song "Pero Ya No" appeared in an advertisement for politician Joe Biden's 2020 United States presidential election campaign.{{cite magazine|last1=Exposito|first1=Suzy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-alejandro-fernandez-biden-campaign-ads-1050846/|title=Hear Bad Bunny, Alejandro Fernandez in New Biden Campaign Ads|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 30, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828182601/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-alejandro-fernandez-biden-campaign-ads-1050846/|url-status=live}} On September 20, 2020, Bad Bunny performed a surprise, live (via his YouTube channel and Uforia), free concert from atop a flatbed truck that looked like a subway car going through the streets of New York and ended at Harlem Hospital.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bad-bunny-performs-live-concert-from-flatbed-truck-driving-through-nyc/2627029/|title=Bad Bunny Performs Live Concert From Flatbed Truck Driving Through NYC|website=Nbcnewyork.com|date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923042835/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bad-bunny-performs-live-concert-from-flatbed-truck-driving-through-nyc/2627029/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |title=Bad Bunny to Hold Exclusive Livestream Concert on Uforia |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 14, 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-uforia-livestream-concert-1059443/ |access-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915003520/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-uforia-livestream-concert-1059443/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny energizes New York with surprise mobile concert |website=USA TODAY |date=September 21, 2020 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2020/09/21/bad-bunny-energizes-new-york-surprise-mobile-concert/5859990002/ |access-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153246/https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2020/09/21/bad-bunny-energizes-new-york-surprise-mobile-concert/5859990002/ |url-status=live}} In October 2020, Bad Bunny released the single "Dakiti", with Jhay Cortez, which topped the Billboard Global 200 and reached number five on the US Hot 100. The song is included on his third studio album, {{lang|es|El Último Tour Del Mundo}}, which was released on November 27, 2020, and was described as a personal and ambitious record.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo|title=Bad Bunny Shares New Album 'El Último Tour Del Mundo'|work=Complex|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127050914/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny: El Último Tour del Mundo |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214163737/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo/ |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9495004/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-billboard-200-number-one|title=Bad Bunny's 'El Ultimo Tour del Mundo' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Is First All-Spanish No. 1 Album|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 6, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224213605/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9495004/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-billboard-200-number-one|url-status=live}} It became the first all-Spanish language album to reach number one on the Billboard 200.

Bad Bunny and YHLQMDLG respectively became Spotify's most-streamed artist and album globally in 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9491650/bad-bunny-spotify-wrapped|title=Bad Bunny Is Spotify's Most-Streamed Artist of 2020|magazine=Billboard|author=Aniftos, Rania|date=December 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201050743/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9491650/bad-bunny-spotify-wrapped|url-status=live}} It marked the first time a non-English language music artist topped the year-end list,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/9491694/bad-bunny-spotify-most-streamed-artist-2020|title=Many Billions: Bad Bunny Is Spotify's Most-Streamed Artist of 2020|magazine=Billboard|date=December 2020|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217145034/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/9491694/bad-bunny-spotify-most-streamed-artist-2020/|url-status=live}} with a The Guardian article considering him "the world's biggest pop star" for his streaming numbers.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/04/how-did-bad-bunny-become-the-worlds-biggest-pop-star|title=How did Bad Bunny become the world's biggest pop star?|work=The Guardian|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221064137/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/04/how-did-bad-bunny-become-the-worlds-biggest-pop-star|url-status=live}} The album received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-wins-best-latin-pop-or-urban-album-at-2021-grammys/ |title=Bad Bunny Wins Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at 2021 Grammys |website=Pitchfork |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130214132/https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-wins-best-latin-pop-or-urban-album-at-2021-grammys/ |url-status=live}} On February 20, 2021, Bad Bunny performed "La Noche de Anoche" with Rosalía and "Te Deseo Lo Mejor" on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Regé-Jean Page, as well as appearing in the pre-recorded musical sketches "Loco" and "Sea Shanty".{{Cite magazine|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|title=Rosalía and Bad Bunny Smolder in 'Saturday Night Live' Appearance|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/02/rosalia-and-bad-bunny-smolder-in-saturday-night-live-appearance|access-date=February 26, 2021|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=February 21, 2021|language=en-us|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612134812/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/02/rosalia-and-bad-bunny-smolder-in-saturday-night-live-appearance|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-bad-bunny-sing-with-rosalia-appear-in-sea-shanty-sketch-on-snl-1130929/|title = See Bad Bunny Sing with Rosalía, Appear in Sea Shanty Sketch on 'SNL'|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = February 21, 2021|access-date = February 26, 2021|archive-date = February 26, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210226192917/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-bad-bunny-sing-with-rosalia-appear-in-sea-shanty-sketch-on-snl-1130929/|url-status = live}} On the US Billboard Hot 100, Bad Bunny's next single "Yonaguni" became his fourth top 10 entry and first with no accompanying acts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9586789/bts-butter-number-one-third-week-hot-100|title=BTS' 'Butter' Sticks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Bad Bunny's' 'Yonaguni' Debuts at No. 10|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620070044/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9586789/bts-butter-number-one-third-week-hot-100|url-status=live}} Bad Bunny was cast in an upcoming David Leitch-directed film starring Brad Pitt.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/bullet-train-first-look-brad-pitt-bad-bunny-1235047141/|title=Brad Pitt, Bad Bunny Slap Each Other Around|work=Variety|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130214131/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/bullet-train-first-look-brad-pitt-bad-bunny-1235047141/|url-status=live}}

In July 2021, it was announced that Bad Bunny co-wrote and co-produced the fifth album of Puerto Rican Latin pop artist Tommy Torres titled El Playlist de Anoche.{{Cite magazine|last=Griselda|first=Flores|title=Bad Bunny Goes Producer: Latin's Hottest Star Gives Tommy Torres 'Rock Star Attitude'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9604462/bad-bunny-tommy-torres-producers-now-digital-cover-interview|access-date=2021-10-24|magazine=Billboard|date=July 22, 2021|language=en|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723011831/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9604462/bad-bunny-tommy-torres-producers-now-digital-cover-interview|url-status=live}} Bad Bunny won the most awards at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards with ten, including the category Artist of the Year.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9636054/billboard-latin-music-awards-2021-bad-bunny-surprises|title=All the Times Bad Bunny Surprised Us at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|author=Roiz, Jessica|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927060340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9636054/billboard-latin-music-awards-2021-bad-bunny-surprises|url-status=live}} In the following months, he was featured on Aventura's single "Volví",{{cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-aventura-volvi-breakdown-music-video/|title=Aventura and Bad Bunny Close Out The Summer (of Touching Again) With "Volvi"|work=Remezcla|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011061835/https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-aventura-volvi-breakdown-music-video/|url-status=live}} and released "Lo Siento BB:/" with Tainy and Julieta Venegas.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9640709/tainy-bad-bunny-julieta-venegas-lo-siento-bb-interview|title=How Tainy, Bad Bunny & Julieta Venegas Teamed Up For 'Lo Siento BB:/'|magazine=Billboard|author=Flores, Griselda|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010230946/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9640709/tainy-bad-bunny-julieta-venegas-lo-siento-bb-interview/|url-status=live}} In September 2021, he appeared on the Time 100, Time{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{cite magazine |last1=Roiz |first1=Jessica |title=Bad Bunny Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2021: 'He's an Artist, Period' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9630351/bad-bunny-time-100-most-influential-people-2021-j-balvin-essay/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 13, 2021 |language=en |date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113224640/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9630351/bad-bunny-time-100-most-influential-people-2021-j-balvin-essay/ |url-status=live}} Bad Bunny's 2022 concert tour, El Último Tour del Mundo, has visited the US and Canada indoor arenas.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/musica/el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-2022-la-gira-de-bad-bunny-que-lo-llevara-a-recorrer-estados-unidos-y-canada-nota/|title=El último Tour del Mundo 2022, la gira de Bad Bunny que lo llevará a recorrer Estados Unidos y Canadá|work=El Universo|date=April 12, 2021|language=Spanish|access-date=October 13, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028171249/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/musica/el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-2022-la-gira-de-bad-bunny-que-lo-llevara-a-recorrer-estados-unidos-y-canada-nota/|url-status=live}} He won Best Urban Music Album and Best Rap/Hip Hop Song at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.latingrammy.com/files/22nd_annual_latin_grammy_awards_nominations_2021_09_28.pdf|title=THE LATIN ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. 22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®|website=Latin Recording Academy|date=September 28, 2021|accessdate=September 28, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928191647/https://www.latingrammy.com/files/22nd_annual_latin_grammy_awards_nominations_2021_09_28.pdf|url-status=dead}} El Último Tour Del Mundo won Best Música Urbana Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List|website=Grammys.com|date=November 23, 2021|accessdate=November 23, 2021|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125170413/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|url-status=live}} In December 2021, it was announced that Bad Bunny became Spotify's most-streamed artist of the year globally, for a second year in a row.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/01/bad-bunny-most-streamed-artist-on-spotify-for-second-year-running|title=Bad Bunny most-streamed artist on Spotify for second year running|work=The Guardian|date=December 2021|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125021028/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/01/bad-bunny-most-streamed-artist-on-spotify-for-second-year-running|url-status=live}}

On 24 December 2021, a short film and music video titled Te Deseo Lo Mejor was released in collaboration with the creators of The Simpsons.{{cite web |date=2021-12-24 |title=Bad Bunny entra en Los Simpson con el video musical 'Te deseo lo mejor' |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/television/bad-bunny-entra-en-los-simpson-con-el-video-musical-te-deseo-lo-mejor-nota/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=El Universo |language=es |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225002624/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/television/bad-bunny-entra-en-los-simpson-con-el-video-musical-te-deseo-lo-mejor-nota/ |url-status=live}} The film was directed by David Silverman{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |date=2021-12-27 |title=Bad Bunny joins The Simpsons in Springfield for new video 'Te Deseo Lo Mejor' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bad-bunny-joins-the-simpsons-in-springfield-for-new-video-te-deseo-lo-mejor-3126358 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209035049/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bad-bunny-joins-the-simpsons-in-springfield-for-new-video-te-deseo-lo-mejor-3126358 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} and stars Humberto Vélez, Claudia Motta and Bad Bunny.{{cite web |last=Padilla |first=Greta |date=2021-12-24 |title=¡Anda la osa! Bad Bunny entra a 'Los Simpson' para reconciliar a Homero y Marge |url=https://www.sopitas.com/musica/bad-bunny-los-simpson-reconciliar-homero-marge-video-te-deseo-lo-mejor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016052426/https://www.sopitas.com/musica/bad-bunny-los-simpson-reconciliar-homero-marge-video-te-deseo-lo-mejor/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Sopitas.com |language=es-MX}}

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In January 2022, Bad Bunny was featured in Vogue Magazine for the second time modeling the current season's best bags.{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny Models The Season's Best Bags |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bad-bunny-bags |website=Vogue |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308204313/https://www.vogue.com/article/bad-bunny-bags |url-status=live}} In April 2022, Sony Pictures announced Bad Bunny as the lead for El Muerto, a film set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe. The film was originally set to be released on January 12, 2024,{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=2022-04-26 |title=Bad Bunny Unveiled as New Marvel Hero 'El Muerto' for Sony Pictures |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/el-muerto-marvel-sony-1235240517/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426053729/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/el-muerto-marvel-sony-1235240517/ |url-status=live}} prior to being removed from the release schedule.{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Sony Removes Bad Bunny Spider-Man Spinoff 'El Muerto' From Calendar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/el-muerto-bad-bunny-release-date-1235520812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621212748/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/el-muerto-bad-bunny-release-date-1235520812/ |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} On May 6, 2022, Bad Bunny released his fourth (fifth overall) studio album Un Verano Sin Ti which it became commercially successful as it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and stood there for thirteen non-consecutive weeks.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-debut-1235071183/|title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=July 15, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516235312/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-debut-1235071183/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-billboard-200-chart-number-one-thirteen-weeks-un-verano-sin-ti-1235153095/|title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Ties for Most Weeks at No. 1 in Last 10 Years on Billboard 200|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2022|archive-date=October 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027211630/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-billboard-200-chart-number-one-thirteen-weeks-un-verano-sin-ti-1235153095/|url-status=live}} The album was declared the best-performing album of the year on the Billboard 200 year-end chart,{{cite magazine |last=Bustios |first=Pamela |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Is This Year's Top Billboard 200 Album: The Year in Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-top-billboard-200-album-year-charts-2022-1235176756/ |access-date=December 1, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202030423/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-top-billboard-200-album-year-charts-2022-1235176756/ |url-status=live}} as well as the world's best-performing album of 2022 according to IFPI, making Bad Bunny the first Latino to have won a IFPI Global Chart Award.{{cite web |last=Childs-Young |first=Laura |date=2023-02-24 |title=Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti announced as winner of IFPI's Global Album Award |url=https://www.ifpi.org/bad-bunnys-un-verano-sin-ti-announced-as-winner-of-ifpis-global-album-award/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=IFPI |archive-date=February 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224170238/https://www.ifpi.org/bad-bunnys-un-verano-sin-ti-announced-as-winner-of-ifpis-global-album-award/ |url-status=live }} It also broke the record for the most-streamed album of all time on Spotify.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bad-bunny-lo-que-le-paso-a-hawaii/|title="Lo que le pasó a Hawaii"|last=Cruz|first=Reanna|website=Pitchfork|date=January 9, 2025|access-date=January 9, 2025}} Un Verano Sin Ti became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.{{cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=November 15, 2022|title=Beyonce Ties All-Time Grammy Nominations Record|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-2023-grammy-nominations-analysis-1235171262/|access-date=November 15, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202172207/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-2023-grammy-nominations-analysis-1235171262/|url-status=live}}

Bad Bunny began his fourth concert tour World's Hottest Tour on August 5, 2022, set to visit fourteen countries of the American continent.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/latinpower/musica/2022/01/24/worlds-hottest-tour-bad-bunny-confirmo-su-gira-por-america-latina-y-tocara-en-mas-de-10-ciudades/|title=World's Hottest Tour: Bad Bunny confirmó su gira por América Latina y tocará en más de 10 ciudades|website=Infobae|date=January 24, 2022 |language=es|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124183207/https://www.infobae.com/latinpower/musica/2022/01/24/worlds-hottest-tour-bad-bunny-confirmo-su-gira-por-america-latina-y-tocara-en-mas-de-10-ciudades/|url-status=live}} On October 4, 2022, the tour became the highest-grossing tour by a Latin artist in history, earning US$232.5 million at the time.{{Cite magazine |last1=Frankenberg |first1=Eric |date=2022-10-04 |title=Bad Bunny Enters the Record Books With World's Hottest Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-worlds-hottest-tour-sets-records/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004205624/https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-worlds-hottest-tour-sets-records/ |url-status=live}} Bad Bunny received the most nominations (eight) for the 2022 American Music Awards, including his first for artist of the year.{{cite magazine|title=Bad Bunny Leads the 2022 American Music Awards Nominations|url=https://www.billboard.com/video/bad-bunny-leads-the-2022-american-music-awards-nominations-billboard-news/|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013205409/https://www.billboard.com/video/bad-bunny-leads-the-2022-american-music-awards-nominations-billboard-news/|url-status=live}} He was crowned Artist of the Year by Billboard in 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-artists/|title=Year End Charts: Top Artists 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2024}} He also became the most streamed artist of the year in 2022 for the third year in a row.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/spotify-wrapped-bad-bunny-taylor-swift-1235444491|title=Spotify Launches Wrapped 2022: Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift Are Most-Streamed Artists of the Year|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=November 30, 2022|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130153903/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/spotify-wrapped-bad-bunny-taylor-swift-1235444491/|archive-date=November 30, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 30, 2022}}

On May 19, 2023, Bad Bunny released his first solo single of the year titled "Where She Goes", in which he ventured into jersey club music. The music video had cameos from Frank Ocean, Lil Uzi Vert, Ronaldinho, and others.{{cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Frank Ocean Makes a Cameo in Bad Bunny's Video for New Song "Where She Goes" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-shares-video-for-new-song-where-she-goes-watch/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519004304/https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-shares-video-for-new-song-where-she-goes-watch/ |url-status=live }} In an interview with Vanity Fair on September 12, 2023, Bad Bunny revealed that he is no longer involved in the upcoming El Muerto film after its schedule removal. He has also confirmed that he is working on a new album that is planned to come out sometime during the fall, Bad Bunny hinted at the possibility of the upcoming project's sound, confirming that he is "playing around and enjoying myself, letting go. I'm being inspired a lot by the music of the '70s, —across genres, in both Spanish and English, but I'm not sure if this is going to shape my music, generally or just one song,"{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/bad-bunny-on-sex-social-media-and-kendall-jenner | title=Bad Bunny on Sex, Social Media, and Kendall Jenner | website=Vanity Fair | date=September 12, 2023 | access-date=September 15, 2023 | archive-date=September 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913142313/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/bad-bunny-on-sex-social-media-and-kendall-jenner | url-status=live }} After weeks of unconfirmed teasers and rumors, Bad Bunny revealed the album's title Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, which has 22 tracks and was released on October 13, 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-08 |title=After Weeks of Denial, Bad Bunny Confirms New Album Is on the Way |url=https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-confirms-new-album-2023-twitter-tracklist-fuego/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009103504/https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-confirms-new-album-2023-twitter-tracklist-fuego/ |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Remezcla |language=en-US}}

On December 5, 2024, Bad Bunny released the lead single "El Clúb"{{Cite web |last=Raygoza |first=Isabela |date=2024-12-06 |title=Bad Bunny Drops Ethereal EDM-Fusion Track ‘EL CLúB’: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-el-club-song-video-1235846113/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} Followed by the second single "Pitorro de Coco" and the announcement of his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos on December 26, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Jiménez |first=María |date=2024-12-26 |title=(VIDEO) «Debí Tirar Más Fotos» lo nuevo de Bad Bunny para el 2025 |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/video-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-lo-nuevo-de-bad-bunny-para-el-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) |language=es}} On January 5, 2025, he released his seventh album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, stating that it "recommits me to Puerto Rico"; it contains many collaborators representing a range of Puerto Rican styles.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/arts/music/bad-bunny-album-debi-tirar-mas-fotos.html | title=Bad Bunny Talks 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' His 'Most Puerto Rican' Album Yet | work=The New York Times | last1=Caramanica | first1=Jon | last2=Coscarelli | first2=Joe }} After the release of DTMF, Bad Bunny announced a 30-date residency which will take place at San Juan's Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, during July 2025 - September 2025 with the first nine dates exclusively for P.R. residents.{{Cite web |last=Georgi |first=Maya |date=2025-01-15 |title=Bad Bunny Is Taking Over Puerto Rico's El Choli |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-concert-residency-puerto-rico-el-choli-1235234037/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Griselda |date=2025-01-15 |title=Bad Bunny Expands Residency at Coliseo de Puerto Rico: Here Are the Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-residency-coliseo-de-puerto-rico-dates-1235874791/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} On April 7, 2025, NPR Music released Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk Concert performance.{{Cite web |last=Arroyo |first=Juan J. |date=2025-04-07 |title=Bad Bunny Finally Drops His Long-Awaited Tiny Desk Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-tiny-desk-performance-watch-1235311748/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Sayre |first=Anamaria Artemisa |date=2025-04-07 |title=Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/06/g-s1-58060/bad-bunny-tiny-desk-concert |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=NPR |language=en}}

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Bad Bunny is considered to be primarily a Latin trap and reggaeton artist.{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny - Biography, Albums, Songs, Music, & Facts |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=March 10, 1994 |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bad-Bunny-singer-and-songwriter |access-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423081150/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bad-Bunny-singer-and-songwriter |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-good-times-profile|title=Good Times With Bad Bunny|last=Herrera|first=Isabelia|magazine=GQ|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307235710/https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-good-times-profile|url-status=live}} As described in a Rolling Stone article, Bad Bunny sings and raps with a "conversational tone", employing "a low, slurry tone, viscous melodies, and a rapper's cadence." Throughout the years, Bad Bunny has listed his influences with a wide variety of artists from multiple genres such as Héctor Lavoe, Vico C, Romeo Santos, Juan Luis Guerra, Elvis Crespo, Ricky Martin, Juan Gabriel, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, Tego Calderón, Wisin & Yandel, Hector El Father, Calle 13, Víctor Manuelle, and Marc Anthony, amongst many others. He considers himself to be a "music fanatic" which is the reason why he's inspired by so many people.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7966054/bad-bunny-biggest-inspirations-daddy-yankee-marc-anthony|title=Bad Bunny Says His Biggest Inspirations Are Daddy Yankee and Marc Anthony|magazine=Billboard|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-date=September 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904094855/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7966054/bad-bunny-biggest-inspirations-daddy-yankee-marc-anthony|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://wearemitu.com/latidomusic/ricky-martin-behind-the-music-bad-bunny/|title=Exclusive: Bad Bunny Talks Impact Of Ricky Martin Coming Out In 'Behind The Music' Reboot|last=Villa|first=Lucas|publisher=Mitú|access-date=July 30, 2021|date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730221219/https://wearemitu.com/latidomusic/ricky-martin-behind-the-music-bad-bunny/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last1=Fajardo |first1=Ingrid |title=5 Ways Bad Bunny Pays Tribute to Elvis Crespo's 'Suavemente' in New 'Neverita' Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-neverita-video-elvis-crespo-suavemente-1235129399/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204042213/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-neverita-video-elvis-crespo-suavemente-1235129399/ |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/latin/8498239/bad-bunny-billboard-cover-story-2019|title=How Bad Bunny Took Over Pop – Singing Exclusively In Spanish|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426075142/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/latin/8498239/bad-bunny-billboard-cover-story-2019|archive-date=26 April 2019|url-status=live}} During an episode of Behind the Music, he talked about Ricky Martin's legacy for Latin music and Latin artists, and how Martin changed the music landscape for future Latin artists.{{cite news|url=https://genius.com/a/from-ricky-martin-to-fat-joe-how-behind-the-music-impacted-pop-culture|title=From Ricky Martin to Fat Joe: How Behind the Music Impacted Pop Culture|last=Shannon|first=Delisa|publisher=Genius|access-date=August 28, 2021|date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828082908/https://genius.com/a/from-ricky-martin-to-fat-joe-how-behind-the-music-impacted-pop-culture|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/behind-the-music/video/ZO4uGJWkhO05m4L_R_rHV99sejwXlsTD/behind-the-music-ricky-martin/|title=Watch Behind The Music Season 1 Episode 1_ Ricky Martin – Full show on Paramount Plus|publisher=Paramount+|access-date=August 28, 2021|date=July 28, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828080010/https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/behind-the-music/video/ZO4uGJWkhO05m4L_R_rHV99sejwXlsTD/behind-the-music-ricky-martin/|url-status=live}} In the music video for Neverita, Bad Bunny paid homage to the Suavemente music video by Puerto Rican artist Elvis Crespo, leaving a message in the end translated from Spanish as "In honor of the best video of all time". Elvis Crespo later felt honored by his tribute and ended up doing a merengue version of the song himself in which he performed at the 2022 Latin Billboard Music Awards.{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Alex |title=Bad Bunny Premieres A New 'Neverita' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/bad-bunny-neverita-video/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=UPROXX |date=August 23, 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823151603/https://uproxx.com/music/bad-bunny-neverita-video/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Hernandez |first1=Jeanette |title=WATCH: Elvis Crespo Does Merengue Cover of Bad Bunny's 'Neverita' |url=https://remezcla.com/music/watch-elvis-crespo-does-merengue-cover-of-bad-bunnys-neverita/ |website=Remezcla |date=August 29, 2022 |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204042217/https://remezcla.com/music/watch-elvis-crespo-does-merengue-cover-of-bad-bunnys-neverita/ |url-status=live}}

Although primarily considered to be a Latin trap and reggaeton artist, his music also incorporates various other elements from other genres such as pop, hip-hop, rock, electronic, reggae, dancehall, Latin, soul, and R&B. Some publications have credited him for bringing Latin trap into the mainstream in the English-language music market.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/how-bad-bunny-putting-latin-trap-map|title=How Bad Bunny Is Putting Latin Trap On The Map|work=The Recording Academy|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119075650/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/how-bad-bunny-putting-latin-trap-map|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/how-bad-bunny-brought-latin-trap-to-the-american-mainstream.html|title=How Bad Bunny Brought Latin Trap to the American Mainstreame|work=Vulture|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413054135/https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/how-bad-bunny-brought-latin-trap-to-the-american-mainstream.html|url-status=live}}

According to Timothy Monger of AllMusic, his lyrics "range from humor and pathos to heartbreak and anger (sometimes in the same song)". According to Paper, other themes explored in Bad Bunny's music include "self-love, inclusivity, and LGBTQ acceptance".{{cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/bad-bunny-2638705133.html|title=Bad Bunny Just Hits Different|work=Paper|last=Jackson|first=Jhoni|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229051627/https://www.papermag.com/bad-bunny-2638705133.html|url-status=live}}

Vanessa Rosales of CNN has opined that "in pink, florals and short shorts, Bad Bunny champions a new masculinity".{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bad-bunny-fashion-machismo/index.html|title=In pink, florals and short shorts, Bad Bunny champions a new masculinity|work=CNN|last=Rosales|first=Vanessa|date=November 29, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618185805/https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bad-bunny-fashion-machismo/index.html|url-status=live}}

He has appeared at award shows with manicured, polished, and long fingernails.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/08/08/latin-trap-bad-bunny-masculinity|title=Latin Trap Rapper Bad Bunny Is Redefining Masculinity in a Genre Steeped in Machismo|website=WBUR|date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2019|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629172612/https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/08/08/latin-trap-bad-bunny-masculinity|url-status=live}} Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian opined in 2020 that Bunny's style influenced fellow Latin artists, who "often now share his highly colorful mashup of streetwear and tailoring."

In 2020, Bad Bunny collaborated with Crocs to create a glow-in-the-dark clogs inspired by the YHLQMDLG album.{{Cite web |last=Member |first=Seren Morris Newsweek Is A. Trust Project |date=2020-09-29 |title=Bad Bunny x Crocs Glow-in-the-Dark Clogs Price, Release Date, Where to Buy |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bad-bunny-crocs-clogs-price-release-date-1534827 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

Since March 2021, Bad Bunny has routinely collaborated with Adidas to redesign various collections within the Adidas sneaker line to incorporate culturally infused elements that represent Bad Bunny and his life.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=The Complete History of Bad Bunny x adidas Sneakers |url=https://www.soleretriever.com/news/articles/bad-bunny-adidas-sneaker-history?srsltid=AfmBOopEyekbADhDzIryOZgIV_xVRF00PcmciLE5gZhd5uuiYy9w-1gl |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Sole Retriever |language=en}} In his first drop with Adidas, he stated in a press release, "I have always loved sneakers since I was a kid. They were the essential detail of the style I wanted and the look I wanted to have... It’s something that defines you and at the same time it brings people together."{{Cite web |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=2021-03-17 |title=Bad Bunny Launches His Adidas ‘First Cafe’ Shoes: See Photos |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-adidas-shoes-photos-9542464/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=THE BEGINNING OF A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH BAD BUNNY |url=https://news.adidas.com/originals/the-beginning-of-a-creative-partnership-with-bad-bunny/s/e55bd198-1d25-4ca9-81db-490987027270 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=adidas News |language=en}} Bad Bunny has redesigned several sneakers within the Adidas line, such as the Campus, the Forum, and the Gazelle, among others.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-23 |title=First Look at the Bad Bunny x adidas Gazelle Indoor Yellow Sample |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/12/bad-bunny-adidas-gazelle-indoor-yellow-first-look-sample-release-info |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Hypebeast}}{{Cite web |title=Bad Bunny and Adidas Are Dropping Their Last Forum |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/riley-jones/bad-bunny-adidas-last-forum-cloud-white-hq2153-release-date |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bad Bunny x Adidas Ballerina 'Gold' Release Date March 20... |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/victor-deng/bad-bunny-adidas-adidas-ballerina-gold-release-date |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Complex |language=en}}

In November 2021, Bad Bunny appeared on the cover of Allure, with the magazine showcasing his unconventionality within fashion which, has helped to challenge gender stereotypes in fashion. They noted his playful self-expression on social media as influential in redefining masculinity. When asked about his role in breaking cultural norms, he acknowledged predecessors but credited timing and momentum for his influence.{{Cite web |last=Tortolani |first=Patricia Alfonso |date=2021-10-12 |title=Bad Bunny Will Do Whatever He Wants |url=https://www.allure.com/story/bad-bunny-cover-interview-november-2021 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Allure |language=en-US}}

Bad Bunny was a part of Gucci's Valigeria campaign in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Carballo |first=Charlie |date=2024-04-05 |title=Gucci Valigeria’s 2024 Campaign With Kendall Jenner & Bad Bunny, Photos |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/gucci-valigeria-kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-photos-1236300297/gucci-kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-savoy-bags-valigeria-photos-01_800/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Muhammad |first=Latifah |date=2024-04-08 |title=Bad Bunny Takes Flight in Gucci’s Latest Valigeria Campaign: Shop the Collection |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/bad-bunny-stars-in-gucci-valigeria-campaign-shop-the-collection-1235651423/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} He also served as one of the co-chairs of the 2024 Met Gala, alongside Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, and Chris Hemsworth. The event was part of the Costume Institute's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |date=2024-05-07 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Met Gala |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/met-gala-theme-hosts-watch.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |author=Associated Press |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya to chair 2024 Met Gala |url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/2024-met-gala-celebrity-chairs-dress-code-107263488 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224222324/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/2024-met-gala-celebrity-chairs-dress-code-107263488 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |publisher=ABC News}}

In March 2025, Bad Bunny became a global ambassador for Calvin Klein underwear.{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Tres |date=2025-03-17 |title=Bad Bunny Toasted His New Calvin Klein Underwear Photo Shoot With Croquetas and Crispy Tuna Rice |url=https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-calvin-klein-underwear-campaign-interview |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=It's Called Fashion!: Bad Bunny Strips Down for Calvin Klein - PAPER Magazine |url=https://www.papermag.com/fashion-news-march-2025 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.papermag.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Gulino |first=Elizabeth |date=2025-03-17 |title=Bad Bunny Strips Down for Calvin Klein |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/bad-bunny-calvin-klein-underwear-photos.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Cut |language=en}} For its online campaign, he wore the brand's Spring 2025 men's underwear collection, and the advertisement generated $8.4 Million in media impact value in 48 hours. The campaign also received more than 3.7 million likes on Instagram and TikTok, while the videos received more than 56 million views.{{Cite web |last=Botelho |first=Renan |date=2025-03-24 |title=Bad Bunny’s Underwear Campaign Generates $8.4 Million in Media Exposure for Calvin Klein |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/culture-news/bad-bunny-calvin-klein-underwear-campaign-miv-1237056976/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=WWD |language=en-US}} The Calvin Klein campaign video included the song, “EoO.”

In 2017, while eating at a restaurant with his family after performing at a Zion & Lennox concert, Bad Bunny met jewelry designer Gabriela Berlingeri.{{Cite web |title=Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/music/bad-bunny-gabriela-berlingeri-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181504/https://people.com/music/bad-bunny-gabriela-berlingeri-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live }} They soon began collaborating professionally before their relationship became public. The two would go their separate ways in late 2022.{{Cite web |title=Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/music/bad-bunny-gabriela-berlingeri-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181504/https://people.com/music/bad-bunny-gabriela-berlingeri-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live }}

Bad Bunny began dating model and media star Kendall Jenner in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Kendall Jenner, Bad Bunny Leaving Same Restaurant Amid Dating Rumors |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/19/kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-leaving-restaurant-dating-rumors/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=TMZ |date=February 19, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181505/https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/19/kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-leaving-restaurant-dating-rumors/ |url-status=live }} In September 2023, the two featured together in a shoot for Gucci's Valigeria campaign, one that "explores the intimacy of traveling together."{{Cite magazine |last=Muhammad |first=Latifah |date=2023-10-01 |title=Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner Get Cozy in Gucci Campaign: Shop the Collection |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/bad-bunny-kendall-jenner-gucci-campaign-1235430073/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009141613/https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/bad-bunny-kendall-jenner-gucci-campaign-1235430073/ |url-status=live }} Since September 2024, the two have taken a 'step back' from each other and are no longer dating.{{Cite web |last=Specter |first=Emma |date=2024-10-24 |title=A Rough Timeline of Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny’s Relationship |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-relationship-timeline |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Kendall Jenner Walked the Runway Past Ex-Boyfriend Bad Bunny at Fashion Week |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43746553/kendall-jenner-bad-bunny-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}

In July 2018, Bad Bunny had criticized a nail salon in Asturias, Spain, for refusing to give him service since he was a man; the post led to homophobic comments and questions concerning Bad Bunny's sexuality. Bad Bunny responded to the hateful comments by offering to impregnate the wives of his critics. The post was deleted and Bad Bunny later apologized and deleted his Twitter account.{{cite web |last1=Herrera |first1=Isabelia |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Bad Bunny Deletes Twitter Account After Tweets on Spanish Nail Salon Go Viral |url=https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-manicure-twitter-disappear/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209203307/https://remezcla.com/music/bad-bunny-manicure-twitter-disappear/ |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Remezcla}}

In support of LGBT rights, Bad Bunny criticized a tweet by reggaeton artist Don Omar considered to be homophobic in January 2019.{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Don Omar Accused of Making Homophobic Comments Toward Ozuna |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/don-omar-homophobic-comments-ozuna |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130205350/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/don-omar-homophobic-comments-ozuna |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=Complex}} During a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2020, he called attention to the murder of transgender woman Alexa Negrón Luciano in Puerto Rico by wearing a shirt with the words "They Killed Alexa. Not a Man in a Skirt", referencing news reports that had misgendered the victim.{{cite web |last=Brito |first=Christopher |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Bad Bunny calls attention to the killing of a transgender woman |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bunny-transgender-woman-alexa-negron-luciano-shirt-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130205350/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bunny-transgender-woman-alexa-negron-luciano-shirt-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon/ |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |work=CBS News}} Ricky Martin has stated that Bad Bunny "has become an icon for the Latin queer community" due to his support of gay and transgender Latinos as well as his embrace of drag culture. Bad Bunny was recognized for his allyship in 2023 by queer advocacy organization GLAAD when Ricky Martin presented him with the Vanguard Award for allyship at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=34th GLAAD Media Awards: Vanguard Award Recipient Bad Bunny Thanks LGBTQ Community For Embracing Him {{!}} GLAAD |url=https://glaad.org/glaad-media-awards-34-vanguard-award-bad-bunny/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=glaad.org |language=en-US |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181504/https://glaad.org/glaad-media-awards-34-vanguard-award-bad-bunny/ |url-status=live }}

Bad Bunny has also expressed publicly that he views his own sexuality as fluid. In a 2020 interview with the Los Angeles Times, he stated, "At the end of the day, I don't know if in 20 years I will like a man. One never knows in life. But at the moment I am heterosexual and I like women."{{cite web |last1=Linthicum |first1=Kate |date=February 28, 2020 |title=How Bad Bunny broke every rule of Latin pop — and became its biggest and brightest star |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-02-28/bad-bunny-yo-hago-lo-que-me-da-la-gana-new-album |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829185821/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-02-28/bad-bunny-yo-hago-lo-que-me-da-la-gana-new-album |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}} At the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards he kissed a male dancer during his performance of "Tití Me Preguntó".{{Cite web |last1=Netzley |first1=Sara|title=Bad Bunny kisses male backup dancer, takes home VMA for Artist of the Year |url=https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/bad-bunny-kisses-male-backup-dancer-wins-artist-of-the-year-vmas-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181504/https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/bad-bunny-kisses-male-backup-dancer-wins-artist-of-the-year-vmas-2022/ |url-status=live }}

Bad Bunny criticized the lack of humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island of Puerto Rico.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-fallon-estamos-bien-hurricane-maria-729857/|title=Bad Bunny Makes Powerful TV Debut on 'Fallon,' Dedicates 'Estamos Bien' to Hurricane Maria Victims|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513075305/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-fallon-estamos-bien-hurricane-maria-729857/|url-status=live}} He established the Good Bunny Foundation, which distributes toys to children living in poverty in Puerto Rico.

In 2019, he was nominated for Telemundo's inaugural {{lang|es|Premios Tu Música Urbano}}, in the category of "Humanitarian Award of the Year".{{cite news |url=https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/content/2019-01-09-2019-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |title=iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations 2019: Complete List |date=January 9, 2019 |work=iHeartRadio |access-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109205530/https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/content/2019-01-09-2019-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |url-status=live}}

On July 22, 2019, Bad Bunny joined artists such as Residente, Ricky Martin, and more than half a million Puerto Ricans in taking the streets and shutting down the Expreso Las Américas, a major highway also known as the Autopista Luis A. Ferré, in protests against government corruption and demanding Ricardo Rosselló's resignation from the office of Governor of Puerto Rico.{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/marchadelpueblopuertoricoclamalarenunciadelgobernadorricardorossello-2507138/|title=Marcha del pueblo: Puerto Rico clama la renuncia del gobernador Ricardo Rosselló|date=July 22, 2019|website=El Nuevo Dia|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015070647/https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/marchadelpueblopuertoricoclamalarenunciadelgobernadorricardorossello-2507138/|url-status=live}} In May 2020, he had not taken a position regarding the Puerto Rican statehood movement and had stated that he would prefer to answer at a later time with more clarification. He later concluded his answer in January 2021 stating that he would never "want to see Puerto Rico become a State". It was widely understood that he was not necessarily advocating for Puerto Rican independence, only that he opposed the territory ever becoming the 51st state.{{cite web |title=Bad Bunny: "Jamás querría ver a Puerto Rico como un Estado" |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/entretenimiento/notas/bad-bunny-jamas-querria-ver-a-puerto-rico-como-un-estado/ |website=El Nuevo Día |date=January 3, 2021 |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206002204/https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/entretenimiento/notas/bad-bunny-jamas-querria-ver-a-puerto-rico-como-un-estado/ |url-status=live}}

After a rally held by Republican nominee Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in October 2024 ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election, in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe compared Puerto Rico to a "floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean," Bad Bunny posted several videos on Instagram of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris that were critical of Trump.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election/955bb0f0-bc58-502b-8dac-78bf266f21cd |title=The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny today shared on Instagram several videos featuring Kamala Harris making a pitch to Puerto Rican voters. |date=27 October 2024 |last=Ulloa |first=Jazmine |work=The New York Times |access-date=27 October 2024}}

He endorsed Juan Dalmau of the Alianza de País party in the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election.{{Cite web |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/bad-bunny-endorses-dalmau-election-puerto-rico-rcna178683 |title= Puerto Rico is holding an unprecedented election. Bad Bunny took a major stand. |date=4 November 2024 |last=Acevedo |first=Nicole |work=NBC News |access-date= 5 November 2024}}

In March 2023, a woman who had been in a relationship with Bad Bunny from 2011 to 2016 filed a US$40 million lawsuit against the rapper and his manager for unauthorized usage of a recording of her voice. According to the lawsuit, a 2015 recording of the woman saying "Bad Bunny, baby" was used without her permission in the songs "Pa Ti" and "Dos Mil 16".{{cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=Bad Bunny's ex-girlfriend files lawsuit seeking $40M |url=https://apnews.com/article/bad-bunny-lawsuit-baby-girlfriend-ac0d0cadcc8bf8b6553432365234aeae |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322052224/https://apnews.com/article/bad-bunny-lawsuit-baby-girlfriend-ac0d0cadcc8bf8b6553432365234aeae |url-status=live}}

{{Infobox professional wrestler

|name = Bad Bunny

|height = 6 ft 1 in

|weight = 175 lb

|billed = Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

|trainer = WWE Performance Center
Drew Gulak
Adam Pearce
Brian Kendrick

|debut = April 10, 2021

}}

A self-professed lifelong fan of professional wrestling, Bad Bunny began making appearances in the American promotion WWE in 2021. During WWE's annual Royal Rumble event held on January 31, 2021,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-wwe-royal-rumble-1119136/|title=Bad Bunny to Perform Live at WWE Royal Rumble|date=January 26, 2021|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=February 26, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226194959/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-wwe-royal-rumble-1119136/|url-status=live}} Bad Bunny performed his song "Booker T" live, which also had an appearance by the former wrestler of the same name.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/01/31/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-last-man-standing-match-for-the-wwe/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201000249/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/01/31/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-last-man-standing-match-for-the-wwe/|url-status=live}} He then began appearing on WWE's weekly television show, Monday Night Raw.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-wrestlemania-interview-9553574/ |title=Wrestling with Bad Bunny: WWE Friends (And Foes) Sound off Ahead of His Wrestlemania Match |magazine=Billboard |date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211143326/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-wrestlemania-interview-9553574/amp/ |url-status=live}}

Wrestler Damian Priest, a fellow Puerto Rican, allied with Bad Bunny and helped him win the WWE 24/7 Championship from Akira Tozawa on the February 15 episode of Raw.{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/02/15/2-15-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-vs-aj-styles-vs-randy-orton-vs-the-miz-vs-jeff-hardy-in-a-gauntlet-match-to-enter-last-in-the-elimination-chamber-match-for/|title=2/15 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton vs. The Miz vs. Jeff Hardy in a gauntlet match to enter last in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship|date=February 15, 2021|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|accessdate=February 15, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216012347/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/02/15/2-15-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-vs-aj-styles-vs-randy-orton-vs-the-miz-vs-jeff-hardy-in-a-gauntlet-match-to-enter-last-in-the-elimination-chamber-match-for/|url-status=live}} On the March 15 episode, he relinquished the 24/7 Championship to R-Truth in exchange for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin memorabilia, ending his reign at 28 days.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=March 15, 2021|title=3/15 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods for the Raw Tag Titles, Riddle vs. Mustafa Ali for the U.S. Title, Raw Women's Champion Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler in a non-title match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/03/15/3-15-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-cedric-alexander-and-shelton-benjamin-vs-kofi-kingston-and-xavier-woods-for-the-raw-tag-titles-riddle-vs-mustafa-ali-for-the-u-s-title-raw-womens-cha/|accessdate=March 15, 2021|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316000027/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/03/15/3-15-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-cedric-alexander-and-shelton-benjamin-vs-kofi-kingston-and-xavier-woods-for-the-raw-tag-titles-riddle-vs-mustafa-ali-for-the-u-s-title-raw-womens-cha/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=24/7 Champion|url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/24-7-championship|access-date=2021-09-24|website=WWE|language=en|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222025036/https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/24-7-championship|url-status=live}} At WrestleMania 37, Bad Bunny teamed with Damian Priest in a tag team match to defeat The Miz and John Morrison in his in-ring wrestling debut.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night one featuring Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/10/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-featuring-sasha-banks-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-wwe-championship-k/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 10, 2021|access-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411050550/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/10/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-featuring-sasha-banks-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-wwe-championship-k/|archive-date=April 11, 2021|url-status=live}}

At the 2022 Royal Rumble on January 29, Bad Bunny returned to WWE, competing in the men's Royal Rumble match. He eliminated Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler and lasted until the final five, when he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Brock Lesnar.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/bad-bunny-returns-to-wwe-competes-in-the-2022-mens-royal-rumble/|title=Bad Bunny Returns to WWE, Competes in the 2022 Men's Royal Rumble|work=ComicBook.com|date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201032025/https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/bad-bunny-returns-to-wwe-competes-in-the-2022-mens-royal-rumble/|url-status=live}} On January 23, 2023, it was announced that Bad Bunny would be a playable wrestler in the WWE 2K23 video game as a pre-order bonus.{{cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=January 23, 2023 |title=WWE 2K23 has been officially confirmed for a March release |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/wwe-2k23-has-been-officially-confirmed-for-a-march-release/ |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313015752/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/wwe-2k23-has-been-officially-confirmed-for-a-march-release/ |url-status=live}}

On March 8, 2023, it was announced that Bad Bunny would serve as the host for WWE's upcoming event, Backlash, taking place in his native Puerto Rico.{{cite web|date=March 8, 2023|work=WWE|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/bad-bunny-host-backlash-san-juan-puerto-rico-may-6-2023|title=Bad Bunny to host WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico|url-status=live|access-date=March 8, 2023|archive-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308155759/https://www.wwe.com/article/bad-bunny-host-backlash-san-juan-puerto-rico-may-6-2023}} On April 1, 2023, Bad Bunny joined the Spanish announce team to commentate during the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on Night 1 of WrestleMania 39. Bunny would intervene during the match, preventing Dominik from attacking Rey with a chain.{{cite web |date=April 1, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny Helps Rey Mysterio Crush Son, Dominik, At WrestleMania |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/01/rey-mysterio-bad-bunny-wrestlemania-match-dominik/ |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=TMZ |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402224816/https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/01/rey-mysterio-bad-bunny-wrestlemania-match-dominik/ |url-status=live}} Two nights later on Raw, Bunny—who was seated front row as a fan—was attacked and chokeslammed through the announcers table by former partner Damian Priest, who was now a teammate of Dominik Mysterio in The Judgment Day.{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=4/3 WWE Raw results: Keller's report on the fallout from WrestleMania 39 including Cody's loss, Bad Bunny chokeslammed through table|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/04/03/4-3-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-the-fallout-from-wrestlemania-39-including-cody-rhodess-loss/|date=April 3, 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404035637/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/04/03/4-3-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-the-fallout-from-wrestlemania-39-including-cody-rhodess-loss/|archive-date=April 4, 2023|url-status=live}} On the April 24 episode, Bunny returned and attacked Priest with a kendo stick, subsequently announcing that instead of hosting Backlash, he would be wrestling Priest in a San Juan Street Fight at the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/36289370/bad-bunny-face-damian-priest-wwe-backlash|title=Bad Bunny to face Damian Priest in Street Fight at WWE Backlash|date=April 25, 2023|last=Raimondi|first=Marc|work=ESPN|access-date=April 27, 2023|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427003937/https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/36289370/bad-bunny-face-damian-priest-wwe-backlash|url-status=live}} On the May 5 episode of SmackDown, Bunny helped the Latino World Order (LWO) save Rey Mysterio from an attack from The Judgment Day, leading to Mysterio giving Bunny an LWO t-shirt, signifying his addition to the group.{{cite web|last=Mahjouri|first=Shakiel|date=May 5, 2023|title=WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Bad Bunny, LWO stand tall in Puerto Rico ahead of Backlash|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-smackdown-results-recap-grades-bad-bunny-lwo-stand-tall-in-puerto-rico-ahead-of-backlash/live/|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=CBSSports|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506120534/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-smackdown-results-recap-grades-bad-bunny-lwo-stand-tall-in-puerto-rico-ahead-of-backlash/live/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/bad-bunny-joins-latino-world-order-wwe-smackdown/|title=Bad Bunny Joins Latino World Order On WWE Smackdown|first=Jeremy|last=Thomas|date=May 5, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=411Mania|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506025942/https://411mania.com/wrestling/bad-bunny-joins-latino-world-order-wwe-smackdown/|url-status=live}} At Backlash on May 6, Bunny defeated Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight, to the admiration of his home fans.{{cite news|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE Backlash Results (5/6/2023): Keller's full results, match analysis, star ratings for Cody vs. Lesnar, Bad Bunny vs. Priest, Usos & Solo vs. Sami & KO & Riddle|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/05/06/wwe-backlash-results-5-6-2023-kellers-full-results-match-analysis-star-ratings-for-cody-vs-lesnar-bad-bunny-vs-priest-usos-solo-vs-sami-ko-riddle/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=May 6, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023|archive-date=May 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507002427/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/05/06/wwe-backlash-results-5-6-2023-kellers-full-results-match-analysis-star-ratings-for-cody-vs-lesnar-bad-bunny-vs-priest-usos-solo-vs-sami-ko-riddle/|url-status=live}}

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• WWE 24/7 Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/24-7-championship|title=WWE 24/7 Championship|work=WWE|access-date=February 1, 2020|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521200209/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/24-7-championship|url-status=live}}
• Bumpy Award (1 time)
• Best Moment of the Half-Year (2021) – Bad Bunny competing at WrestleMania{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/100392-wwe-presenta-the-bumpy-awadrs-2021|title=WWE presenta The Bumpy Awards 2021|date=August 4, 2021|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020133534/https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/100392-wwe-presenta-the-bumpy-awadrs-2021|url-status=live}}

{{Main article|List of awards and nominations received by Bad Bunny}}Throughout his career Bad Bunny has received nine nominations at the Grammy Awards, winning three times for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album with YHLQMDLG (2021), Best Música Urbana Album for {{lang|es|El Último Tour Del Mundo}} (2022) and Un Verano Sin Ti (2023), and he earned eleven Latin Grammy Awards out of twenty-seven nominations. ASCAP Latin Awards recognized him as the Songwriter of the Year in 2020. Within the MTV award shows, Bad Bunny became the first non-English language artist to win the MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Hopper |first=Alex |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Bad Bunny Makes History With VMA Artist of the Year Win |url=https://americansongwriter.com/bad-bunny-makes-history-with-vma-artist-of-the-year-win/ |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930194900/https://americansongwriter.com/bad-bunny-makes-history-with-vma-artist-of-the-year-win/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Bad Bunny discography}}

Solo studio albums

• X 100pre (2018)
• YHLQMDLG (2020)
• {{lang|es|El Último Tour Del Mundo}} (2020)
• Un Verano Sin Ti (2022)
• Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023)
• Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025)

Collaborative studio albums

• Oasis (with J Balvin) (2019)

• La Nueva Religión Tour (2018)
• X 100Pre Tour (2019)
• El Último Tour del Mundo (2022)
• World's Hottest Tour (2022)
• Most Wanted Tour (2024)
• No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí (2025)

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