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Bad Bunny 2023 Met Gala

Before becoming one of the biggest stars in today&rsquo;s music, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/bad-bunny-and-kendal-jenner-spotted-on-horseback-riding-date">Bad Bunny</a> was an aspiring artist unsure if he&rsquo;d make it in <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/spanish-is-the-second-most-consumed-language-for-music-in-the-world">music</a>. In a new interview, he shared his culinary arts plan B with Benicio Del Toro for <a href="https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/bad-bunny-takes-benicio-del-toro-into-his-private-world">Interview Magazine</a>.
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&ldquo;I saw cooking as something creative because sure,&rdquo; Bad Bunny explained. &ldquo;There are recipes, but there&rsquo;s also the opportunity to craft your own dishes, to create your own flavor.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Bad Bunny began pursuing superstardom as a child and remembers coming home after school and making music on his computer.
&ldquo;I actually dreamed so much about having this career,&rdquo; he told Del Toro. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d come home from school and go straight to the computer, making beats and learning to record my own music. I&rsquo;d sometimes say, &lsquo;Damn, if this isn&rsquo;t meant to be, I don&rsquo;t know what I&rsquo;ll do because I don&rsquo;t have another dream.&rdquo;
He pursued education and worked alongside his dream of becoming a superstar.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t going to go be lazy thinking that I&rsquo;d get everything I wanted, so I went to college,&rdquo; said the Puerto Rican rap star. &ldquo;I had my job [bagging groceries at Econo] to at least pay for gas.&rdquo;
Finding fame in 2018, Bad Bunny has released <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/mr-eazi-accuses-bad-bunny-of-copyright-infringement-for-not-crediting-joeboy-on-ensename-a-bailar">five albums</a>, three Grammy awards, multiple sold-out tours, millions in endorsement deals, and a wrestling contract with the WWE.&nbsp;
Bad Bunny released his latest album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Ma&ntilde;ana, in October 2023.

Bad Bunny Reveals Culinary Plans If Music Didn’t Work Out

The record-breaking success of Spanish artists like <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/bad-bunny-and-kendal-jenner-spotted-on-horseback-riding-date">Bad Bunny</a>, Peso Pluma, and more has made noticeable shifts in the music market &ndash; according to Luminate&rsquo;s 2023 year-end music report. <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/christina-aguilera">Spanish-language</a> music is the second most consumed language in the English market as English-language content has declined 3.8% since 2021 based on the measurement of the top 10,000 songs.
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According to new reports, while English still makes up 88.8 percent of U.S. music consumption, Spanish-language music now makes up 8.1 percent. Latin music consumption in the US grew 24.1% with 19.4 billion on-demand audio streams in 2023.
Bad Bunny is one of the biggest touring artists in recent years, and his upcoming Most Wanted tour is highly anticipated. Peso Pluma just broke Bad Bunny's Hot Latin Songs record on the Billboard charts, so his impact is sure to follow.
It is becoming evident that an increasing number of people who do not speak Spanish are now listening to Spanish music.
Research now shows that 25% of music listeners in the United States who are 13 years and above reported that they listen to Spanish music, despite the fact that Hispanics comprise only 19% of the total population. Spanish-language music in the U.S. has grown gradually with the rise of streaming, a larger Latin population, and greater cultural acceptance of diversity.

Spanish Is The Second Most Consumed Language For Music In The World

Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner were spotted on a horseback riding date at Hidden Hills Equestrian Center outside of San Diego, California on Sunday (April 2), in <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/04/bad-bunny-kendall-jenner-riding-horses-together/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">photos obtained by TMZ</a>.In the photos you can see Jenner, who is known to love horses, snap selfies as they ride a horse together. Paparazzi also caught the love birds watching each other as they ride solo.Although either party has yet to be confirm their relationship, the pair continues to reignite the internet's distaste for their rumored romance. "Am I genuinely hurt about the whole <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/mr-eazi-accuses-bad-bunny-of-copyright-infringement-for-not-crediting-joeboy-on-ensename-a-bailar" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bad Bunny</a> and Kendall Jenner thing??? Yes, I am [because] how could he do that to us? He [for real] just stabbed us in the back," <a href="https://twitter.com/W0ndererland/status/1643293305294184454?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">W0ndererland</a> wrote on Twitter.https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1643163482416898048?s=20"Good afternoon to everyone except those who keep showing me the [pictures] of Bad Bunny [and] Kendall Jenner," another Twitter user wrote.https://twitter.com/daniventocilla/status/1643284579132776452?s=20"I find it so funny [how] everyone collectively decided to hate Bad Bunny after [he] [associated] himself with Kendall Jenner. I'm not saying [people] don’t love him but omg his whole fan base thought he could do no wrong and now he’s done that one thing [and] [they're] disgusted by his every move," 4prilsh0wers said.https://twitter.com/4prilsh0wers/status/1643396768841736193?s=20Nlsno added, "Kinda really wanna know what Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner talk about." <a href="https://twitter.com/nlsno/status/1643417986512965634"></a>https://twitter.com/nlsno/status/1643417986512965634?s=20See more reactions below.https://twitter.com/bel_xo/status/1643414395140096001?s=20https://twitter.com/disc0baby/status/1643497266114879489?s=20https://twitter.com/loveisawordless/status/1643270326090969088?s=20https://twitter.com/0atmilk_mami/status/1643200989015539713?s=20https://twitter.com/dani_paiige/status/1643337076044120065?s=20

Bad Bunny And Kendall Jenner Spotted On Horseback Riding Date

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It looks like a new couple on the block. Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny were spotted out on a date, sparking relationship rumors. Paparazzi spotted the two having dinner together in Beverly Hills, reportedly joining Justin and Hailey Bieber for a double date.Prior to the double date- the two were reportedly spotted making out in a LA nightclub. Though either of the two has confirmed or denied their relationship status, it seems as if they're the hottest new couple around.https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiySjIPjkd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkSocial media has mixed reactions for the new rumored couple. "The bad bunny and kendall got me sick..." commented one fan, "I’m glad everyone feels the same way about bad bunny and kendall bc wtf is that" commented another. Take a look at some reactions below.https://twitter.com/MELIfacent_/status/1633858509979648002?s=20https://twitter.com/lovingbonez/status/1633857912358719490?s=20https://twitter.com/iamchrischeek/status/1633857395003731968?s=20

Social Media Reacts To Kendall Jenner And Bad Bunny Dating Rumors, Two Spotted Kissing

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Mr Eazi Accuses Bad Bunny Of Copyright Infringement For Not Crediting Joeboy On ‘Enséñame A Bailar’ Mr Eazi has called out Bad Bunny for not crediting Joeboy on his single "Enséñame A Bailar.""Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip off on your album," wrote in a tweet to the Puerto Rican rapper. In a follow-up tweet, Mr Eazi posted YouTube links to two tracks — Joeboy’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6f62lkX57k&ab_channel=LakizoEntertainment-Topic">Empty My Pocket</a>," which was produced by Dëra, and Bad Bunny’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eopPKANmKyg">Enséñame a Bailar</a>,” off his Album of the Year Grammy-nominated Un Verano Sin Ti. "Incase you are not sure what song I’m talking about... Ain’t no way you produced and sang an Afrobeat record," the Nigerian Afrobeats singer wrote.<a href="https://www.hot97.com/interviews/exclusive-joeboy-talks-new-album-reveals-title-of-next-single-how-mr-eazi-discovered-him-what-he-looks-for-in-a-girl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joeboy</a> and Dëra are both under Mr Eazi's record label emPawa Africa. The "Patek" hitmaker claims he's been trying to resolve this issue privately with Bad Bunny and his record label Rimas Music for nine months. "The team at emPawa Africa have attempted to sort this issue amicably since May of last year with our mutual legal teams,” Mr Eazi said in a statement released yesterday (Feb. 9). “But the intent of<a href="https://largeup.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=48c45cc776cb46b53a9191b37&id=51672bad6c&e=b79a477c64"> </a>Rimas Music is clearly to blatantly appropriate young African creators' work for their gain without attribution.” "Our asks have been the same since the beginning,” Ikenna Nwagboso, co-founder and head of label services, distribution and publishing at emPawa Africa added. “Give Joeboy his credit, publishing and royalties on the song, and give Dëra a producer credit."“Unfortunately this is part of a broader pattern we see in how the wider music industry approaches the intellectual property of African artists,” Mr Eazi continued. “Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon and everybody wants to sample a piece of it. Unfortunately, Afrobeats artists, their producers and labels often have to pursue legal means to secure publishing and royalties after songs they originally created are co-opted without credit by other artists.” In 2019, Mr Eazi and the "Tití Me Preguntó" hitmaker collaborated on “Como Un Bebé,” from J Balvin and <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/50-cent-calls-out-grammys-for-not-having-subtitles-for-bad-bunny" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bad Bunny’s</a> joint album, Oasis. That track was produced by Legundury Beatz, who is also Nigerian. “I founded emPawa Africa to protect and support African creative entrepreneurs and artists with a virtuous ecosystem believing that Afrobeats and Afropop would be today what we wished then it would become,” Mr Eazi concluded in the statement. “We will not accept Bad Bunny and Rimas denying Joeboy and Dëra credits and a share in the ownership of a song they wrote, composed and, in Joeboy’s case, even performed on.”See related posts below:https://twitter.com/mreazi/status/1622528314911907841?s=20&t=XDwRE8Ez_DNs62v3BV6v4Ahttps://twitter.com/mreazi/status/1622537700363362304?s=20&t=nihCCtc6e2DFSFpuKtHnWw

Mr Eazi Accuses Bad Bunny Of Copyright Infringement For Not Crediting Joeboy On ‘Enséñame A Bailar’

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Today (Feb. 9), <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/50-cent-updates-fans-on-power-book-iii-raising-kanan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">50 Cent</a> called out the Grammys for not having proper subtitles for Bad Bunny's performance and award acceptance speech. "The Grammys need to be [checked] about this. F**king @badbunnypr [is] bigger than everybody right now and you can’t pay for closed caption? [What the f**k] is 'Speaking non-english?' [Raising eyebrows emoji] FIX IT ! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi," the rapper wrote on Instagram.In a follow-up post, 50 Cent added, "[Eye balls emoji] [What the f**k] [is] going on here? [Raising eyebrows emoji]. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR S**T. FIX IT! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi."https://www.instagram.com/p/CoctFHgO3i3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Coctm0QOmlH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkOn Sunday (Feb. 6), Bad Bunny opened the <a href="https://www.grammy.com/news/bad-bunny-2023-grammys-performance-el-apagon-despues-de-la-playa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2023 Grammys</a> with a party-starting performance of his singles “El Apagon” and “Después de la Playa.” During the performance, he was surrounded by dozens of dancers and led a marching band down the center of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. He had stars like Jack Harlow and Taylor Swift out their seats that night.The Puerto Rican rapper released his fourth solo studio album, Un Vernano Sin Ti , in May of 2022. This 23-track project features Chencho Corleone, Jhayco, Tony Size, Raw Alejandro, Bomba Estéreo, The Marías, Buscabulla, and Tainy. It debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, marking Bad Bunny’s second No. 1 album and the second all-Spanish language album to top the chart. It spent 13 weeks at the top of the chart and became the first Spanish-language album to receive a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/prayers-up-bad-bunny-tests-positive-for-coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bad Bunny</a> also received a Best Música Urbana Album nomination, which he won, and the record's second single, "Moscow Mule," was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance.

50 Cent Calls Out Grammys For Not Having Subtitles For Bad Bunny

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HOT 97 is a platform that strives for inclusivity and diversity. In this new music column, some of the best international musicians that are impacting listeners here in the U.S will be highlighted each week.<h3 id="h-bad-bunny">Bad Bunny</h3>Bad Bunny hasn't necessarily dropped anything new but yesterday (Feb. 6), he opened the <a href="https://www.grammy.com/news/bad-bunny-2023-grammys-performance-el-apagon-despues-de-la-playa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2023 Grammy Awards</a> with a party-starting performance of his singles “El Apagon” and “Después de la Playa” so we had to bring it back. During the performance, he was surrounded by dozens of dancers and led a marching band down the center of the Crypto.com Arena to pay tribute to his native island of Puerto Rico. "El Apagón" is a song that celebrates the spirit of Puerto Rico while balancing that joy with references to the island's broken infrastructure.The two tracks are off his fourth solo studio album, Un Vernano Sin Ti . This 23-track project debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, marking Bad Bunny's second No. 1 album and the second all-Spanish language album to top the chart. It spent 13 weeks at the top of the chart. It became the first Spanish-language album to earn a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. https://youtu.be/QdQEljUMCEMhttps://youtu.be/a5rlgE6dcBY<h3>PinkPantheress</h3>English singer PinkPantheress has joined forces with <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/cardi-b-shuts-down-rumors-after-teasing-an-unofficial-remix-to-ice-spices-munch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ice Spice</a> for a new remix titled “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2.” For the song, Ice Spice adds a verse about a two-timing guy she's been dealing with. "Duckin’ my s**t, cause he know what I’m on / But when he hit me I’m not gonna respond / But I don’t sleep enough without you / And I can’t eat enough without you," the Bronx native raps. This is a collaboration we didn't know we needed from a baddie and her baddie friend.https://youtu.be/oftolPu9qp4<h3>Aya Nakamura</h3>On Jan. 27, Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura released her fourth studio album, DNK, which features Tiakola, Myke Towers, and Kim. Her latest single off of the project is titled "Baby." The 27-year-old prides herself on being the apple of someone else’s eye in the song. She sings in her native French vocals, “He wants cuddles here and there / Wants to touch here and there / Affection and all the rest / Between us, it's too hot / Because I’m his baby, wants to become my daddy." The track peaked at No. 3 on the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing chart in France.https://youtu.be/JKveC4CaGC8<h3>Stonebwoy</h3><a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/chance-the-rapper-vic-mensa-announce-new-festival-in-ghana" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ghanaian</a> Afro-dancehall artist Stonebwoy just released a new love song, "More Of You," where he pours out to someone he's feeling. "Baby you know I can’t get enough / I want more of you / Baby give me more and more and more," the 34-year-old sings. This track is the second song released after Stonebwoy sealed a deal with Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group. According to reports, the singer is currently working on his new album.https://youtu.be/a_KXWkP8ffELook out for more each week! What are your suggestions so far?