the urban singer Bad Bunny announced through a story on his Instagram account that he was again named “Global Top Artist” by the platform Spotifyfor the third consecutive year.
The Puerto Rican artist reached the fastest record in history by achieving 9 million views on said platform, beating other weighty names in the industry, such as Taylor Swift (who came second) and Drake (third).
In the video that Bad Bunny uploaded to his stories to communicate the news, it is seen how he receives a phone call that says “have you heard?” and then the phrase “Top Global Artist three consecutive years” appears.
Bad Bunny is currently reaping the success of his new album “A Summer Without You”which was released on May 6, 2022 and which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 of USA. He had previously achieved that position with his albums “YHLQMDLG”, “The Last World Tour” Y “Those who were not going to leave.”
Among Bad Bunny’s most listened to songs on Spotify are “I behave pretty”, “Effect”, “Moscow Mule” and “Ojitos lindos”. According to the Spotify platform, the artist has 60,701,436 monthly listeners.
Among the artists who completed the ranking of the most played on Spotify are the Canadian The Weeknd, the south korean band bts, Ed Sheeran Y Harry Styles, Justin Bieber and the rappers Kanye West Y Eminem. rosalia was the most listened to Hispanic artist.
In addition to this distinction, the streaming music service of Apple, AppleMusicalso named Bad Bunny “entertainer of the year.”
In addition to great professional and commercial success, Bad Bunny has been noted for his strong participation in social causes, such as during the protests in its native Puerto Ricocarried out in 2019. This year, the singer launched “The blackout”, a critique of the island’s weak energy system.
Also this year, the San Diego State University, California has decided to start offering a course to study the performer’s career, the impact he had on reggaeton and his fight against the misogyny and machismo that often prevail in this musical genre.
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