It’s Bad Bunny’s world, and we all are just living in it. The Latin superstar leads the nominees of the 2022 Latin Grammys with 10. The nominees are secured by the success of his long-running No. 1 album Un Verano Sin Ti. The Latin Grammys are scheduled for Nov. 17 at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Following Bad Bunny is Edgar Barrera, who secured nine nominations, and Camilo, who earned six nominations.
“At the Latin Recording Academy, we continually strive to support and encourage Latin music creators, and these nominees epitomize musical excellence and represent the great momentum that our music is currently experiencing,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy to Billboard. “We are proud to present the nominations with this diverse group of talented artists, who reflect the evolution of our Academy as a modern and relevant institution, and officially kick off the twenty-third season of the Latin Grammy Awards.”
Nominees are available below.
¡Felicidades a todos los Nominados en la categoría Álbum del Año!
#LatinGRAMMY
¡Gracias @CamiloMusica! pic.twitter.com/1FAMF91kuN
— The Latin Recording Academy / Latin GRAMMYs (@LatinGRAMMYs) September 20, 2022
¡Felicidades a todos los Nominados en la categoría Grabación del Año!
¡Gracias @SebastianYatra! pic.twitter.com/gOrDlY0IgC
— The Latin Recording Academy / Latin GRAMMYs (@LatinGRAMMYs) September 20, 2022
¡Felicidades a todos los Nominados en la categoría Mejor Álbum de Música Urbana!
¡Gracias @NickyJamPR! pic.twitter.com/m98g3zXe1e
— The Latin Recording Academy / Latin GRAMMYs (@LatinGRAMMYs) September 20, 2022
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Bad Bunny’s latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti, has performed tremendously on the charts since it was released back in early May. Just last week, it became the biggest album of the year so far by passing the Encanto soundtrack for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 10. Now, the journey continues: On the new Billboard 200 dated September 24, Un Verano Sin Ti is once again No. 1, for the eleventh total week.
This is now the most total weeks at No. 1 in over five years, when Drake’s Views had 13 non-consecutive No. 1 weeks on charts dated between May 21, 2016 and October 8, 2016. Un Verano Sin Ti is No. 1 thanks to 97,000 equivalent album units earned (down 3 percent from last week). That total consists primarily of streaming equivalent albums units, 94,000 of them, equaling 131.66 million on-demand official streams of the LP’s tracks.
Meanwhile, Nav had a strong debut, unable to top Bad Bunny but still entering the chart at No. 2 with Demons Protected By Angels, while Ozzy Osbourne’s Patient Number 9 debuts at No. 3 and Kane Brown’s Different Man premieres at No. 5. YoungBoy Never Broke Again also had a big leap, rising from No. 71 all the way to No. 6 this week after its first complete charting week.
For Bad Bunny‘s latest visual, the reggaeton superstar highlights important issues affecting his homeland. The video for “El Apagón” is accompanied by a 22-minute mini-film titled Aquí Vive Gente, which translates to People Live Here. Throughout the video, viewers see clips of protestors taking to the streets of Puerto Rico, responding to a multitude of social, political and economic issues.
The video is narrated by Puero Rican reporter Bianca Graulau, and throughout the short film, Bad Bunny brings attention to crises like summertime blackouts by privatized energy companies, as well as rent increases across the island, and wealthy foreigners receiving tax cuts. Clips also cover displacement, gentrification, and various forms of modern colonialism.
Bad Bunny, who grew up in Baja, Puerto Rico, maintains an affinity for his homeland, however, he often uses his platform to speak on issues the Island’s people are facing. In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Bunny mentioned the summertime blackouts, and revealed he’s had to bring in special equipment in order to perform in his home country.
“Puerto Rico is the only place [I perform where I have to] install like 15 industrial power generators, he said, “because I can’t trust the power grid. LUMA, go to hell.”
Check out the video for “El Apagón” above.
Bad Bunny, who is currently continuing his World Hottest Tour in support of his album Un Verano Sin Ti, met 10-year-old Uvalde survivor Mayah Zamora during his Dallas show on September 9. The news of Bad Bunny giving Zamora VIP access was shared by the Correa Family Foundation, a nonprofit led by baseball player Carlos Correa. While the foundation typically provides “transformative experiences and financial support to children battling cancer and their families,” it also helps children affected by extreme circumstances.
“A huge thank you to @badbunnypr for welcoming our Hero of the Month, Mayah Zamora, to your concert, and for making sure she had a beautiful and fun night dancing with her family! All the love she received from you and your team @noahassad @rimas made this an incredible experience she and her family will cherish,” the post said.
Zamora had been chosen as the Correa Family Foundation’s Hero of the Month initiative for August for her “bravery.” The program chooses children each month who “exemplify bravery, hope and outstanding courage as they work to overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges.” In a Facebook first pitch at a Houston Astros game in August. Correa’s foundation also raised enough money to build Zamora and her family a new home, with Bad Bunny being among the donors.
Bad Bunny is in the midst of his World’s Hottest Tour of stadiums around North and South America. After passing through Texas last week, his Western US swing begins tonight at Oakland’s RingCentral Coliseum. But he was already in the Bay Area yesterday when he decided to bring 80 of his closest confidants out to dinner at a small, but popular Puerto Rican restaurant in the Bay Area.
“Over the phone, they just said, ‘We have 80 Puerto Ricans,’” Francisco Gomez of San Rafael Puerto Rican staple Sol Food told the San Francisco Chronicle. A caravan of black SUVs rolled up at around 6 p.m., and Bad Bunny stepped into the restaurant decked out in full Louis Vuitton get up, including an LV scarf covering his face. At one point, the “Tití Me Preguntó” singer went to the restaurant’s kitchen to err… lend a hand to the cooks, and posted a clip to his Instagram Story of the backstage restaurant jaunt:
Bad Bunny went to visit the cooks of the Puertorriqueño restaurant “Sol Food” yesterday
pic.twitter.com/ISct9Pm43O
— Bad Bunny
(@sanbadbunnypr) September 14, 2022
Treating his dancers and tour staff to a homestyle Puerto Rican dinner while on tour comes with a reason celebrate for Bad Bunny and his team. On Monday, his album Un Verano Sin Ti, shot back up to the top of the Billlboard 200 chart, marking it’s 10th week atop the charts in 2022. With that, it broke the Encanto soundtrack’s record for the year of weeks at No. 1.
Bad Bunny‘s incredibly popular summer album Un Verano Sin Ti has returned to the top of Billboard‘s 200 Albums chart. Now marking its tenth nonconsecutive week at No. 1, his album has broken the record previously held by the Encanto soundtrack for the most weeks logged in 2022. In addition, Bad Bunny is currently tied for the most weeks at No. 1 since controversial country singer Morgen Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album lasted ten consecutive weeks from January through March 2021.
Because of these records, Bad Bunny joins a list of now nine albums among seven artists to reach ten weeks atop the charts, including Taylor Swift’s Fearless and 1989, Adele’s 21 and 25, the Frozen soundtrack, Santana’s Supernatural, and Drake’s Views.
While Bad Bunny released Un Verano Sin Ti back in May, it has yet to leave the top two of Billboard‘s 200, even if it keeps switching spots between the chart rankings. As the publication notes, it is also the first album in the chart’s history to spend its first 18 weeks without leaving that spot. (Drake previously held the record at 17 weeks.)
The Puerto Rican musician is currently continuing his World’s Hottest Tour in support of the album, with large-scale stadium dates scheduled throughout the rest of this year in North and South America. A complete list is available here. Last month, Bad Bunny performed “Tití Me Preguntó” at the MTV Video Music Awards live from NYC’s Yankee Stadium and took home the night’s big accolade for Artist of the Year.
Bad Bunny lights up the Main Stage as he Performs while being the Winner of Artist of the Year Award for the MTV’s Video Music Awards 2022 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/Uvlj421znQ
— 2022 #VMAs (@2022VMAsMTV) August 29, 2022
After appearing in the recent Bullet Train movie, it was reported in April that Bad Bunny will also make his eventual Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as the title wrestling superhero in El Muerto. “The character of El Muerto, aka Juan Carlos, was a super powered wrestler who originally fought Spider-Man in a charity wrestling match in which he nearly unmasked the webslinger before being stung by Spider-Man with a paralyzing poison,” Deadline described of his character.
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The 2022 VMAs were a night to remember. The night began and ended with iconic moments from Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow, Bad Bunny, and more.
Jack Harlow opened up the show as the captain of a superstar-seated “First Class” flight that featured Lil Nas X, Saucy Santana, Chloe Bailey Harlow’s bromancer, Druski, and more. He later stepped out onto the VMA stage in Prudential Center and introduced Fergie as a surprise guest. The “Glamorous” singer took the stage to perform her 2006 hit, which is used to sample Harlow hit single. Both songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
While Harlow set the show’s tone, the night belonged to the Video Vanguard honoree, Nicki Minaj. Not only did Minaj serve as the co-host with Harlow, but she performed a medley of her greatest hits, including “Moment 4 Life,” “Super Bass,” “Anaconda,” and her most recent Hot 100 No. 1, “Super Freak. What could Nicki’s greatest hit performance be without her career-defining “Monster” verse?
Dripped in a pink, glittered-out barbie top and pink tennis skirt, Minaj danced, twerked, and gave fans a memorable performance.
During her acceptance speech, she honored the lives of her father, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle, and Juice Wrld. Of course, she gave the nod to her Cash Money/Young Money family, specifically Lil Wayne, Drake, Mack Maine, Birdman & Slim.
Bad Bunny’s historical performance occurred at Yankees Stadium, where he was presented with the Artist of the Year award by Carmelo Anthony. He became the first Latin urban artist to win the award. During the performance, the “Moscow Mule” star kissed a woman and a man dancer, quickly becoming a trending topic.
So many moments to capture at this year’s VMAs, including Anita’s spicy performance.
Whether it was Jack Harlow’s “First Class” flight, Nicki Minaj’s greatest hits, or Bad Bunny’s history at Yankee Stadium, the VMAs cemented another for the books.
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