Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally asBad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Known as the "King of Latin Trap", he is credited with helping Spanish-language music achieve mainstream popularity in international markets. Bad Bunny is the first non-English language act to be crowned Spotify's most streamed artist of the year, and has led the list since 2020. He holds the all-time record for the biggest streaming year of any artist in Spotify history, generating over 18.5 billion streams in 2022.
Born and raised in Vega Baja, Bad Bunny rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", which led to a recording contract with Hear This Music. He continued to gain traction through songs such as "Soy Peor" and collaborations with Farruko, Karol G, Ozuna, and J Balvin. He experienced a breakthrough in 2018 by releasing the single "Mia" featuring Drake and appearing on Cardi B's single "I Like It" alongside J Balvin, which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Bad Bunny's debut studio album, X 100pre (2018), peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, while his collaborative album with J Balvin, Oasis (2019), reached the top-ten. His second solo album, YHLQMDLG (2020), became the highest-charting all-Spanish album to appear on the Billboard 200 at the time. It was followed up with the successful compilation album Las que no iban a salir (2020).
El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020), Bad Bunny's third solo album, became the first all-Spanish language album to top the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Dákiti", reached the top-ten of the Hot 100. His fourth solo album, Un Verano Sin Ti (2022), spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard 200 and spawned four commercially successful singles. It is the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout his career, Bad Bunny has earned three Grammy Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, and thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards. He was crowned Artist of the Year by Apple Music in 2022. Outside of music, Bad Bunny has ventured into professional wrestling. He began making appearances on WWE programming in 2021 and made his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37. He is a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion and has wrestled at the 2022 Royal Rumble and the 2023 Backlash pay-per-view events.
