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Bad Bunny Got Everyone From Taylor Swift To Jack Harlow To Dance Up A Storm For His Performances Of ‘Titi Me Pregunto’ And ‘Despues De La Playa’

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The first performance of the 2023 Grammys was a firm display of Latin music excellence. Bad Bunny represented his homeland of Puerto Rico well tonight on the Grammys stage. Tonight, the Latin music superstar delivered performances of his hit singles, “Titi Me Pregunto” and “Despues De La Playa” from his Grammy-nominated album, Un Verano Sin Ti.

At the beginning of his performance, Bad Bunny made a grand entrance to the stage, joined by a group of dancers and trombonists, giving the songs an orchestral feel. He sang the intro to “Titi Me Pregunto” as the beat gradually built up. toward the middle, the beat shifted to that of “Despues De La Playa,” during which, several couples took to the stage with Bad Bunny, joining in an epic merengue dance.

Several audience members couldn’t help but dance either. Throughout the performance, the camera panned to Taylor Swift, Jack Harlow, and many more, who gave a turn at merengue dancing on the floor.

Tonight, Bad Bunny is up for three Grammys, including the Best Pop Solo Performance award for his song “Moscow Mule,” as well Best Música Urbana Album and the coveted Album Of The Year award for Un Verano Sin Ti.

You can check out the performance above.

Bad Bunny Gave His First English Speech At The Billboard Power 100 Gala

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Bad Bunny had a massive 2022 with the release of his No. 1 album Un Verano Sin Ti. The world-dominating rapper is going to have a big 2023 as well, considering he’s performing at The Grammys. In the meantime, he made his first English speech at the Billboard Power 100 Gala while presenting an award to his manager Noah Assad.

“I know my man don’t like this kind of thing, this attention, he don’t like speeches and corny sh*t,” Bad Bunny said. “Me neither, so I will try to be fast.”

“Tonight is a special night, not because my friend Noah is winning this award. It’s more because I’m making my first English speech ever,” he said. “Tonight is a special night because I’m giving a special award to a very special person.”

“This award means a lot to me, the same way that I know my own awards mean a lot to him,” he added. “This award is the proof that I am not working alone. It’s the proof that dreams come true, but never only by yourself. It’s always about teamwork, and I know that no one works like him.”

He continued: “I want to thank him for believing in me… for belief in my dreams and my ambition. And not just belief, but also for making those dreams and that ambition real. Thanks for inspiring me to work harder, to dream bigger, and inspiring me to just be a better person.”

Who Is Performing At The 2023 Grammys?

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The 2023 Grammys are officially just days away! With the show airing live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night, many fans and even just casual music listeners might be wondering what exactly the event has in store.

Along with handing out awards for the coveted Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year awards (and many more), the Recording Academy has a stacked lineup of performances planned throughout the night.

Currently, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Kim Petras, Lizzo, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, and Steve Lacy are among the first wave of announced musicians hitting the stage.

In addition, earlier today, the Recording Academy revealed that they’ll also be including a tribute segment to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Hosted by LL Cool J and produced by Questlove, the performance will also include Big Boi, Busta Rhymes with Spliff Star, De La Soul, DJ Drama, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Missy Elliott, Future, GloRilla, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Mele Mel & Scorpio/Ethiopian King, Ice-T, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, The Lox, Method Man, Nelly, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Rahiem, Rakim, RUN-DMC, Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella, Scarface, Swizz Beatz, and Too $hort.

The 2023 Grammy Awards airs this Sunday, February 5 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Bad Bunny Reached A Settlement In The Lawsuit Over His Hit ‘Safaera’

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Bad Bunny‘s “Safaera” was recently at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit, which has now been settled. He and his collaborators have reached a preliminary settlement over claims that the song stole samples from three songs from DJ Playero. The parties reached a “settlement in principle” during a conference on January 17 before the hearing.

“A draft of a settlement agreement has been circulated, but the parties expect this process to take some time since the settlement is complex and will require the review and approval of multiple corporate and individual parties,” Bad Bunny’s lawyers and the record company that owns DJ Playero’s works wrote. A formal dismissal of the case must be filed by February 17 or the parties have to report back on the status of the settlement process.

Bad Bunny had a massive 2022 after unveiling the No. 1 album Un Verano Sin Ti, which was Spotify Wrapped’s most globally streamed album last year. He was also named Apple Music’s 2022 Artist of the Year; Billboard revealed that the star was the top touring artist of the year with a total touring gross of $373.5 million on the aptly-titled World’s Hottest Tour. He got caught in some controversy for tossing a fan’s phone, but many agreed that he was entitled to privacy.

Bad Bunny, Lizzo, And Steve Lacy Join The First Round Of 2023 Grammys Performers

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The first round of performers for the 2023 Grammy Awards has been announced.

The performers for the Sunday, February 5 show will include Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Kim Petras, Lizzo, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, and Steve Lacy. The show will again be hosted by Trevor Noah.

The full list of Grammys nominees was published in November and includes many of those billed to perform. Bad Bunny is up for three awards, including Best Pop Solo Performance for “Moscow Mule,” Best Música Urbana Album for Un Verano Sin Ti, and the big one, Album Of The Year.

Meanwhile, Lizzo is also up for Album Of The Year for Special, as well as Best Pop Solo Performance for “About Damn Time,” Best Pop Vocal Album, Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Remixed Recording for the Purple Disco Machine Remix of “About Damn Time.”

Beyoncé is the most-nominated artist of the year with nine including Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Performance, Song Of The Year, Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Album Of The Year for Renaissance.

First-time nominees for awards include GloRilla, Kim Petras, Latto, and Tobe Nwigwe.

The Grammys will air live on 2/5 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS, Paramount+, and Grammy.com.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Miffed Swifties Can Tune Into The Ticketmaster Senate Hearing Via Livestream This Week

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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing regarding Ticketmaster and its presumed monopoly on live entertainment ticketing has been set for Tuesday, January 24, 2023, and will live stream at 10:00 am ET.

Ticketmaster has come under scrutiny within the past several months as the comeback of several marquee artists at once highlighted the ticketing platform’s frustrating policies. With Bruce Springsteen tickets reselling for upwards of $5,000 in July and Taylor Swift fans practically crashing the site in November, authorities now have plenty of questions for Ticketmaster’s leadership.

The situation with Swift’s tickets got so bad, Ticketmaster was forced to cancel the general sale of her The Eras Tour tickets, prompting the singer’s fury and sparking a general outcry against it from the likes of Springsteen, Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff, and country star Zach Bryan.

In response, Swifties filed not just one but two class action lawsuits alleging misleading business practices, arguing the company “intentionally and purposefully misled millions of fans into believing it would prevent bots and scalpers from participating in the presales,” but instead allowed “14 million unverified Ticketmaster users and a ‘staggering’ number of bots to participate in the presales.”

Meanwhile, Ticketmaster was fined in Mexico for allegedly ruining a Bad Bunny concert by overselling the venue, although Ticketmaster claimed the problem was fake tickets, not its practices.

You can watch the live stream here.