Bad Bunny bagged six Grammy nods, a Spanish-language breakthrough – then the world’s biggest halftime stage
Only 10 years ago, Bad Bunny worked bagging groceries – a shocking contrast with the cosmic fame the artist now commands. But his bestselling albums, last year’s monumental concert residency in Puerto Rico and an endless string of smashed records are somehow just the beginning. On Sunday, the artist born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio could make Grammys history. Then a week later, he will take the world’s most visible stage as the Super Bowl’s halftime performer. Bad Bunny is in the running for six prizes at the Grammy Awards, including the night’s most prestigious Album of the Year gramophone. His acclaimed Debi Tirar Mas Fotos is just the second Spanish-language record ever nominated for the most coveted Grammy – the first was also his, when Un Verano Sin Ti was tipped in 2022. A win would be historic. But the nominations – it’s the first time work in Spanish has been simultaneously recognised for best album, best record and best song – are meaningful all the same, said Petra Rivera-Rideau, an American studies professor at …
