Bad Bunny Dominates Latin Grammys, Announces New Album, and Boosts Puerto Rico's Economy

Bad Bunny has just had one of the most eventful and triumphant weeks of his career. On Thursday night in Las Vegas, he headlined the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards and won the top honor, Album of the Year, for his deeply personal and genre-defying release “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.” Throughout the show, Bad Bunny’s presence was impossible to ignore. Not only did he take home Album of the Year, but he also walked away with multiple wins in urban and reggaeton categories. In his acceptance speech, he dedicated the award to the young people of Puerto Rico and Latin America, reminding everyone to never forget their roots and to always keep dreaming. He told the audience, “There are many ways to show patriotism and defend our land—we choose music.” The Los Angeles Times describes the competition as fierce, but Bad Bunny’s performance and message made him the undeniable highlight of the night. The ceremony was filled with electric performances, with Bad Bunny returning to the stage more than once, including an acclaimed collaboration with Chuwi.

This week also brought news of Bad Bunny’s next chapter. In a surprise move, he released a holiday single called “Pitorro de Coco,” which draws on themes of heartbreak and nostalgia—referencing a traditional Puerto Rican rum drink and weaving his signature storytelling through the new track. According to the Lagos Review, this release sets the stage for his upcoming sixth studio album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” due out January 5, 2025. The album was announced via an artistic video teaser featuring acclaimed Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales, who reflected on the fleeting nature of life and the importance of capturing memories. Many fans and critics see this as Bad Bunny’s most introspective project yet, with the album’s themes promising a new and more personal direction.

Bad Bunny’s recent impact goes far beyond music. Al Jazeera reports that his recent month-long residency in San Juan brought more than $200 million to Puerto Rico’s economy. Notably, tickets for the first nine shows were reserved for locals with Puerto Rican ID only, reflecting his commitment to his homeland. Across San Juan, restaurants and businesses have built small shrines to the musician, who remains a deeply loved figure locally even as he dominates the world stage. He’s currently one of Puerto Rico’s most recognizable exports, boosting both local pride and tourism in an extraordinary way.

Despite his immense Spanish-language success, Bad Bunny has not switched to English to chase a broader audience, as others have before him. He is firmly keeping his artistic identity rooted in Puerto Rico. Still, his influence is global: according to Al Jazeera, he was Spotify’s most-streamed artist for three years running, and his tour was one of the highest-grossing in 2024.

Looking forward, all eyes are on his appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show in February, which will mark his only scheduled performance in the mainland U.S. There’s some controversy brewing, as some conservative voices are questioning whether a Spanish-language performance is suitable for the Super Bowl, but Bad Bunny’s unwavering confidence and massive fanbase seem ready for the global spotlight.

Bad Bunny’s week has been nothing short of historic: major award wins, new music, a highly anticipated album, and cementing his status as both a global superstar and a deeply committed Puerto Rican icon. Thank you for tuning in and be sure to come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out QuietPlease dot A I.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Bad Bunny has just had one of the most eventful
and triumphant weeks of his career. On Thursday night in
Las Vegas, he headlined the twenty twenty five Latin Grammy
Awards and won the top honor Album of the Year
for his deeply personal and genre defying release DeBie Dreier Masfotos.

(00:23):
Throughout the show, Bad Bunny's presence was impossible to ignore.
Not only did he take home Album of the Year,
but he also walked away with multiple wins in urban
and Reggaeton categories. In his acceptance speech, he dedicated the
award to the young people of Puerto Rico and Latin America,
reminding everyone to never forget their roots and to always

(00:44):
keep dreaming. He told the audience there are many ways
to show patriotism and defend our land. We choose music.
The Los Angeles Times describes the competition as fears, but

(01:06):
Bad Bunny's performance and message made him the undeniable highlight
of the night. The ceremony was filled with electric performances,
with Bad Bunny returning to the stage more than once,
including an acclaimed collaboration with Chewy. This week also brought
news of Bad Bunny's next chapter. In a surprise move,
he released a holiday single called Petro de Coco, which

(01:28):
draws on themes of heartbreak and nostalgia, referencing a traditional
Porto Rican rum drink and weaving his signature story telling
through the new track. According to the Lagos Review, this
release sets the stage for his upcoming sixth studio album,
Debated ar mus Photos, due out January fifth, twenty twenty five.

(01:49):
The album was announced via an artistic video teaser featuring
acclaimed Puerto Rican filmmaker Hacobo Morales, who reflected on the
fleeting nature of life and the importance of capturing memories.
Many fans and critics see this as Bad Bunny's most
introspective project yet, with the album's themes promising a new
and more personal direction. Bad Bunny's recent impact those far

(02:13):
beyond music. Al Jazeera reports that his recent month long
residency in San Juan brought more than two hundred dollars
million to Puerto Rico's economy. Notably, tickets for the first
nine shows were reserved for locals, with Puerto Rican id only,
reflecting his commitment to his home land. Across San Juan,
restaurants and businesses have built small shrines to the musician,

(02:36):
who remains a deeply loved figure locally even as he
dominates the world stage. He's currently one of Puerto Rico's
most recognizable exports, boosting both local pride and tourism in
an extraordinary way. Despite his immense Spanish language success, Bad
Bunny has not switched to English to chase a broader
audience as others have before him. He is firmly keeping

(02:58):
his artistic identity rooted in Puerto Rico. Still, his influence
is global. According to Al Jazeera, he was Spotify's most
streamed artist for three years running, and his tour was
one of the highest grossing in twenty twenty four. Looking forward,
all eyes are on his appearance at the Super Bowl
halftime show in February, which will mark his only scheduled

(03:20):
performance in the mainland US. There's some controversy brewing as
some conservative voices are questioning whether a Spanish language performance
is suitable for the Super Bowl, but Bad Bunny's unwavering
confidence and massive fan base seem ready for the global spotlight.
Bad Bunny's week has been nothing short of historic major
award wins. New Music a highly anticipated album and cementing

(03:43):
his status as both a global superstar and a deeply
committed Puerto Rican icon. Thank you for tuning in and
be sure to come back next week for more. This
has been a Quiet Please production. For more check out
Quiet Please dot a I