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Bad Bunny

Singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, actor and professional wrestler

Born 1994

Bad Bunny is the stage name of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, actor and professional wrestler born in Bayamón and raised in Vega Baja. He began uploading self-produced music to SoundCloud while studying communications and working at a supermarket, then broke through with Diles in 2016. His album run—X 100PRE, YHLQMDLG, El Último Tour del Mundo, Un Verano Sin Ti, nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana and DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS—expanded Latin trap and reggaeton without abandoning Spanish or his Puerto Rican dialect. He became the first artist with an all-Spanish-language album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2026, then headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show as a celebration of Puerto Rican and wider Latin culture. His parallel screen career includes Narcos: Mexico, Bullet Train, Cassandro, Caught Stealing and Happy Gilmore 2; PORTO RICO, an epic historical drama directed by Residente, is set to be his first leading film role. He has also crossed into WWE, winning at WrestleMania 37 and defeating Damian Priest in a 2023 San Juan Street Fight. Across music, film, wrestling, fashion and political expression, his work remains closely tied to Puerto Rico's history, language and contemporary culture.

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Connected people

ConnectionResidenteDirector and co-writer of PORTO RICO, Bad Bunny's first leading film role; also a collaborator on Afilando los Cuchillos.

ConnectionJ BalvinCollaborator on I Like It and the joint album Oasis.

ConnectionCardi BLead artist on the chart-topping 2018 collaboration I Like It.

Official records · wins and honours

Awards & Honours

Selected recognition linked to the awarding organisation or primary record.

2026
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Album of the Year
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Official record
2026
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Música Urbana Album
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Official record
2026
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Global Music Performance
EoO
Official record
2023
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Música Urbana Album
Un Verano Sin Ti
Official record
2022
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Música Urbana Album
El Último Tour del Mundo
Official record
2021
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG
Official record
2020
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
X 100PRE
Official record

Album of the Year

Best Música Urbana Album

Best Global Music Performance

Best Música Urbana Album

Best Música Urbana Album

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album