{"id":2272409,"date":"2026-02-08T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2272409"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:38:09","slug":"what-to-know-about-bad-bunny-ahead-of-the-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-to-know-about-bad-bunny-ahead-of-the-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Bad Bunny ahead of the Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure\/><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>You may have plans to check out a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article314602878.html\">Miami Bad Bunny party<\/a> this weekend. You might also know that President Donald Trump <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/feb\/06\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-info-explainer\">is skipping<\/a> the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But you still might not know why Bad Bunny is such a big deal. It\u2019s alright. We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican musician and six-time Grammy Award winner who has been making music since 2013. While his music is mainly in Spanish, Bad Bunny has become a global superstar who has become unavoidable. And yes, he speaks English.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are some fun facts you need to know about the artist ahead of the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Certified hits<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny, 31, has earned numerous gold, platinum and even diamond plaques for his hit songs, including \u201cMonaco,\u201d \u201cBaile Inolvidable\u201d and \u201cMoscow Mule\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny has collaborated with pop stars like Cardi B and Drake. His 2018 collaboration with Cardi B and J. Balvin, \u201cI Like It,\u201d was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/latin\/cardi-b-i-like-it-oral-history-8471835\/\">a smash hit<\/a> for the Bronx rapper and helped her win a \u201cBest Rap Album\u201d Grammy in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His 2025 album \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos\u201d was the first Spanish-language album to win a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Streaming platform Spotify confirmed that Bad Bunny was its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-12-03\/wrapped-top-artists-songs-albums-podcasts-audiobooks\/\">most streamed artist<\/a> in the world in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Hottest tours\/residencies<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201cWorld\u2019s Hottest Tour\u201d grossed $314 million across 32 North American and 11 South American dates.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny had a sold-out residency in Puerto Rico last summer titled \u201cNo Me Quiero Ir de Aqu\u00ed\u201d (I Don\u2019t Want to Leave Here) that brought in more than half a million attendees and reportedly brought in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/bad-bunny-economic-impact-residency-puerto-rico-1235490958\/\">millions of dollars<\/a> in revenue for the island. He then took the tour to Latin America and Europe, skipping the United States because he said in an interview he was concerned the immigration crackdown in the United States could affect his fans.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Super Bowl LIV<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny performed at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime with Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, and J Balvin.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">WWE<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Most people don\u2019t professionally wrestle in their spare time, but Bad Bunny isn\u2019t the average person. Standing at 5 foot 11, Bad Bunny has wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment and at one point was the \u201c24\/7 Champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Fashion icon<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fashion issues don\u2019t happen with Bad Bunny. He makes fashion happen. In 2024, he was a co-chair of the 2024 Met Gala and he has a lucrative <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/sneakernews.com\/2026\/02\/02\/adidas-badbo-1-0-brown-release-date\/\">partnership<\/a> with adidas and his sneakers often sell out as soon as they\u2019re available online.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny is an ardent supporter for the LGBTQ+ community, sometimes even wearing androgynous outfits.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Acting<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny has appeared frequently on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d both as host and musical guest. He has also appeared in \u201cF9,\u201d the ninth installment of the Fast &amp; Furious movie series and guest starred in Adam Sandler\u2019s \u201cHappy Gilmore 2\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Video Games<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Building on his wrestling career, Bad Bunny does voice acting for and appears in the WWE 2K23 wrestling video game.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Food<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Bad Bunny teamed up with nightlife professional David Grutman to open Gekko, a Japanese steakhouse in downtown Miami.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"31.81954887218\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.912280701754\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/256031712\/\"><br \/>\n                        <br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/256031712\/\">Michael Butler<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">Miami Herald<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Michael Butler writes about minority business and trends that affect marginalized professionals in South Florida. As a business reporter for the Miami Herald, he tells inclusive stories that reflect South Florida\u2019s diversity. Just like Miami\u2019s diverse population, Butler, a Temple University graduate, has both local roots and a Panamanian heritage.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.miamiherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have plans to check out a Miami Bad Bunny party this weekend. You might also know that President Donald Trump is skipping the Super Bowl. But you still might not know why Bad Bunny is such a big deal. It\u2019s alright. We\u2019ve got you covered. Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2268211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[30802,309183,21800,439943,346955],"class_list":["post-2272409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bad-bunny","tag-grammy-winner","tag-music","tag-puerto-rican-musician","tag-super-bowl"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/South-Florida-Black-History-Month-music-and-food.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2272410,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272409\/revisions\/2272410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2268211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}