Bad Bunny was just 1st Latino headliner at Coachella. Here’s Rolling Stone re part of his set:
Toward the middle of his set, a video explaining the history of salsa began playing, honoring legends like Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Johnny Pacheco and more. Several dancers came out and performed to salsa classics before Bad Bunny transitioned into the Grammy-nominated Cardi B track “I Like It.” He also paid tribute to old-school reggaeton with another video about the roots of the music that called out the Black influences and biggest names in the genre. Quickly, the beloved reggaeton duo Jowell Y Randy came out with Nengo Flow for the hit “Safaera.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 15 April 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
I stand corrected. 'Compositor del Año' is definitely political. And hey looking at those lyrics that most definitely prove he wasn't silent about BLM, George Floyd and Police Brutality - I went back to look at the accusations of him being silent on the whole thing and what would you know: their source for 'outrage' is a pair of isolated tweets by users with like 1,000 followers.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 15 April 2023 19:08 (one year ago) link
and he also gave a statement on TIME
https://time.com/5852446/bad-bunny-black-lives-matter/
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 15 April 2023 19:14 (one year ago) link
I was misguided by the internet fake outrage machine. Anyways it's easily disprovable that he was in fact supportive of the movement and that reports on his 'silence' were heavily exaggerated. That said, I still think celebrities lack of opinion on politics shouldn't be a reason to rally against them.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 15 April 2023 19:26 (one year ago) link
New Bad Bunny single out . Performs with Mexican act Grupo Frontera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3inw26U-os4
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 15:17 (one year ago) link
Grupo Frontera is actually from the US
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 15:26 (one year ago) link
Oh yeah, Texas rooted "Regional Mexican" music.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 15:58 (one year ago) link
https://remezcla.com/music/watch-bad-bunny-jams-to-peso-pluma-at-coachella/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 20 April 2023 15:58 (one year ago) link
https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/the-bad-bunny-symposium-thinking-with-bad-bunny-beibi-2/
May 12 & 13 symposium in person and virtual
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 17:53 (eleven months ago) link
symposium coming.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 May 2023 12:23 (eleven months ago) link
symposium on Bad Bunny in NYC (and on zoom friday and Saturday daytime et)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 May 2023 13:08 (eleven months ago) link
Symposium is gonna be put on youtube . I heard a bit and found it interesting
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 May 2023 15:23 (eleven months ago) link
New song “Where She Goes”
Eh , it’s ok
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 22:26 (eleven months ago) link
Long Rolling stone mag cover story interview by Julyssa Lopez:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-coachella-el-apagon-controversy-future-interview-1234770225/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 23:54 (ten months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll2rA7IpeNI
New song Preview
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:47 (seven months ago) link
Sexy in a handful of scenes in Cassandro.
― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:58 (seven months ago) link
New album out
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 October 2023 18:32 (six months ago) link
A review from a Brit’s perspective that popped up in a search
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/bad-bunny-nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-manana-album-review-b1113274.html
I haven’t heard it yet
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 October 2023 18:38 (six months ago) link
the new one feels like a real step down, doesn't have enough ideas to sustain its 80 minute runtime (unlike the last album) and working in this trap mode for most of the album doesn't really play to his strengths much at all
― ufo, Saturday, 14 October 2023 14:12 (six months ago) link
made it about halfway through and yeah, it’s not nearly as good as un verano. seems like a conscious effort to return to the latin trap style that it felt like he’d grown pass. in some cases it works (love the song with young miko), and i appreciate the variety, it’s just not as joyful or chock full of ideas as the last one.
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Saturday, 14 October 2023 17:47 (six months ago) link
un verano was also over 80 mins long, but there was never a lack of inspiration. he was operating at peak power for like 20 of those 24 tracks. it never felt like a slog, like this one does at several moments
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Saturday, 14 October 2023 17:48 (six months ago) link
i've only listened to "monaco" (bc of the video) and while i don't dislike it exactly it doesn't rly get me interested in engaging w/ a long album
― dyl, Saturday, 14 October 2023 18:14 (six months ago) link
same as dyl, I need to hear a strong single to get me in the mood
― Nabozo, Monday, 16 October 2023 07:59 (six months ago) link
voodoo chili completely otm
― ufo, Monday, 16 October 2023 08:04 (six months ago) link
So far it’s not as good as the previous one (I’m not sure it was better to better it!) but I like the new one. It’s darker, rougher, more minimalist. Going the more pop/mainstream way may have been easier sure but maybe that wasn’t the best way to go after the fireworks of Un Verano.
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 20 October 2023 10:48 (six months ago) link
Oups : not sure it was possible to better it !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 20 October 2023 13:44 (six months ago) link
He’s hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live October 21
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 October 2023 15:02 (six months ago) link
Saw him live on one tour and it was fun. Missed his Washington DC arena gig last night . Video clips online look exciting
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 17:29 (two weeks ago) link