Bad Bunny

Lore & Background

Bad Bunny rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", which led to a recording contract with Hear This Music. His debut studio album, X 100pre (2018), was ranked among the Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. His second solo album, YHLQMDLG (2020), became Spotify's most-streamed album of the year worldwide. El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020) became the first all-Spanish language album to top the US Billboard 200. His fourth solo album, Un Verano Sin Ti (2022), was the year's most successful album globally. 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); the latter became the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. He headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show in February 2026. Outside of music, he occasionally performs in professional wrestling, making his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37, and has appeared in films including Bullet Train (2022), Cassandro (2023), Caught Stealing (2025), and Happy Gilmore 2 (2025).

In Their Own Story

The arena lights dim to a deep magenta. A low dembow kick fills the silence, then the beat drops and Bad Bunny's silhouette snaps into motion against a wall of red and blue light. His beanie bobs with each isolated head movement, the puffer jacket catching the strobe as he carves sharp, angular arm lines through the air. The crowd—thousands of them, phones raised like a field of tiny flames—roars in sync with every stomp. He doesn't look at the audience. He doesn't need to. The rhythm is the conversation, and he is the only one who speaks it fluently enough to make ten thousand strangers move as one body.

Reader's Guide

No appearance in the Just Dance franchise is mentioned in the source article.

Did You Know?

• Bad Bunny's stage name originated from a time when he was forced to wear a bunny costume and was annoyed about it.
• He is a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion.
• His earliest musical memory was receiving the record Aquel Que Había Muerto by Vico C as a Christmas gift at age five.
• He sang in the church choir until age 13.