Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny won Artist of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards for the third time in a row this year. Here’s how the artist became so popular.
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00:00 Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny won Artist of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards
00:04 for the third time in a row this year.
00:07 Here is how the artist became so popular.
00:14 Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martinez Ocasio, was born in 1994 and grew up in Puerto
00:20 Rico.
00:21 He was exposed to music at a young age after joining a church choir when he was just 5
00:26 years old.
00:27 The star stayed in the local church choir until he was 13 years old when he decided
00:31 to switch over to making his own music in his bedroom.
00:53 A young Bad Bunny was always a fan of reggaeton, which mixes reggae with hip-hop, and that's
00:59 still something fans love about his music since growing up.
01:03 When it comes to the name Bad Bunny, while appearing on an episode of Carpool Karaoke,
01:07 the artist shared how his stage name came to be.
01:31 While in college, Bad Bunny started posting his music on SoundCloud and apparently began
01:36 receiving calls from a producer while he was at work bagging groceries.
01:40 After securing a manager, instead of immediately signing with a record label, Bad Bunny released
01:45 singles on YouTube through 2018.
01:48 There have been rumors that Bunny has actually been signed to Drake's label, OVO, since
01:53 the start of his career, but this has not been confirmed.
01:56 It wasn't long before Bad Bunny received his first Grammy nomination for Record of
02:00 the Year for his single "I Like It."
02:02 Since then, Bad Bunny has received a total of nine nominations and three Grammy wins,
02:07 the most notable nomination being for his album Un Verano Senti, which would have been
02:12 the first Spanish-speaking album in history to take home the prize.
02:16 Bad Bunny lost out to Harry Styles for Harry's House, much to fans' dismay, but fans are
02:21 hopeful for the artist's next release.
02:24 Bad Bunny announced on Monday, October 9th, that a new album is on the way, much to fans'
02:30 delight.
02:31 The album translates to "Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow."
02:34 Bad Bunny teased the new music, saying, "I am playing around and enjoying myself, letting
02:39 go.
02:40 I'm being inspired a lot by the music of the '70s, but I'm not sure if this is
02:43 going to shape my music generally or just one song."
02:46 The multi-talented star has a number of accolades to his name, and with his growth and massive
02:52 success, fans can't wait to hear Bad Bunny's next album, which drops on Friday, October