Bad Bunny Double Success
Bad Bunny has two albums in the Billboard 200's top 10 for the first time, with 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' and 'Un Verano Sin Ti' both charting high. A recent poll shows more Americans view Bad Bunny favorably than former President Trump following his Super Bowl halftime show performance.
- The newer of the two albums, 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS', was released on January 5, 2025, and is considered a tribute to his Puerto Rican roots, blending genres like salsa and plena. Despite an unconventional Sunday release, it later hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming his fourth chart-topping album. - The 2022 album 'Un Verano Sin Ti' had historic longevity, spending 13 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the first all-Spanish language album to finish as the best-performing album of the year. - The Yahoo!/YouGov poll that placed his favorability above Donald Trump's surveyed over 1,700 U.S. adults. When asked "Who better represents America?," 42% of respondents chose Bad Bunny, while 39% chose Trump. - Poll results showed a stark political divide: 78% of Democrats viewed Bad Bunny favorably, compared to just 12% of Republicans. Among independent voters, 46% said Bad Bunny better represents America, versus 27% for Trump. - The poll followed his Super Bowl LX halftime show, which was the first to be performed entirely in Spanish and drew an estimated 128.2 million viewers. - His halftime performance was a celebration of Puerto Rican culture, with a set featuring sugar cane fields, domino players, and a piragua (shaved ice) stand. He concluded by spiking a football that read "Together, we are America" and displaying a message on screen: "The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love." - The title of his latest album, 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS', translates to "I Should Have Taken More Photos" and was promoted with a short film starring influential Puerto Rican director Jacobo Morales. The album's 17 YouTube visualizers were created in collaboration with a historian to double as lessons on Puerto Rican history.