Bad Bunny

**Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio** (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as **Bad Bunny**, is a Puerto Rican  singer, rapper, musician, model and actor. His music is known as Latin trap and reggaeton and can also be seen as rock, bachata, and soul.

He has won three Grammy Awards, eleven Latin Grammy Awards, eight _Billboard_ Music Awards, and thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards. He was named Artist of the Year by _Billboard_ in 2022. He was the most-streamed artist on Spotify from 2020 to 2022, the second in 2023, and third in 2024. , Bad Bunny has sold over seven million records worldwide.

## Career

Bad Bunny became popular in 2016 with his song "Soy Peor", which led to a recording contract with Hear This Music. He grew his popularity when he sang with Cardi B's on _Billboard_ Hot 100 number-one single "I Like It" alongside J Balvin and his top-ten single "Mía" (featuring Drake). Bad Bunny's first studio album, _X 100pre_ (2018), peaked at number 10 on the US _Billboard_ 200. His second solo album, _YHLQMDLG_ (2020), became the highest-charting all-Spanish album to appear on the _Billboard_ 200 at the time at number two.

_El Último Tour Del Mundo_ (2020), Bad Bunny's third solo album, became the first all-Spanish language album to top the _Billboard_ 200, while its lead single, "Dakiti", reached the top ten of the Hot 100. His fourth solo album, _Un Verano Sin Ti_ (2022), spent 13 weeks atop the _Billboard_ 200, was named the best-performing album of the year, and became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. He followed it with the _Billboard_ 200 number-one albums _Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana_ (2023) and _Debí Tirar Más Fotos_ (2025).

Throughout his career, Bad Bunny has worked with J Balvin, Farruko, Residente, Arcángel, Jhay Cortez, and Daddy Yankee.

On September 28, 2025, it was announced that he would headline the halftime show of Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026.  This made him the first male Latin headliner at the Super Bowl halftime show.

At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026, Bad Bunny became the first artist in the ceremony’s history to win Album of the Year with a Spanish-language album, receiving the honor for his sixth studio album _Debí Tirar Más Fotos_. In his speech, he dedicated the award to immigrants.

## Activism

Bad Bunny is also a well known LGBT rights activist who has supported the movement in Puerto Rico. During an interview, the singer stated that he has been singing since 2008.

## Personal life

Bad Bunny has said that he sees his own sexuality as fluid. In a 2020 interview with the _Los Angeles Times_, he stated, "At the end of the day, I don't know if in 20 years I will like a man. One never knows in life. But at the moment I am heterosexual and I like women."

Bad Bunny began dating model and media star Kendall Jenner in 2023.  In September 2024, the two broke up.

## Albums

- The Lost Tape (2017)
- _X 100pre_ (2018)
- _Oasis_ (with J Balvin, 2019)
- _YHLQMDLG_ (2021)
- _Las Que No Iban A Salir_ (2020)
- _El Último Tour Del Mundo_ (2020)
- _Un Verano Sin Ti (2022)
- _Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana_ (2023)
- _Debí Tirar Más Fotos'' (2025)

## Infobox (musical artist)

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- **instrument**: Vocals


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Bad Bunny
- **image**: Bad Bunny 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Bad Bunny in 2019
- **birth name**: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
- **birth place**: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- **years active**: 2013–present
- **signature**: Bad Bunny sig.svg