The year he turned 22, he was uploading songs to SoundCloud and working supermarket shifts, and DJ Luian signed him to Hear This Music. The year he turned 23, Billboard counted 15 of his songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. In November, Apple Music’s Beats 1 named him host of the first six episodes of Trap Kingz.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 24, “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first No. 1 on the chart. In October his single “Mia” with Drake debuted at No. 5 on the Hot 100, and in December he released his debut album, X 100PRE.
The year he turned 25, he released Oasis with J Balvin in June, and in November X 100PRE won Best Urban Music Album at the Latin Grammys. The year he turned 26, he was a guest act at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show and released YHLQMDLG in February. By December, Spotify listed him as its most-streamed artist of the year, and El Último Tour del Mundo became the first all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The year he turned 27, he performed at the WWE Royal Rumble in January and won his first Grammy in March. Time named him to its list of the 100 most influential people, and Spotify again ranked him its most-streamed artist. The year he turned 28, Un Verano Sin Ti debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May and finished the year as that chart’s top album. The U.S. stadium leg of his World’s Hottest Tour grossed $232.5 million from 21 shows.
The year he turned 29, he headlined Coachella and challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico. The year he turned 30, he released the single “EL CLúB” in December.
The year he turned 31, he released DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS in January, and it became his fourth No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He was scheduled to play a residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico that summer, and in November the album won Album of the Year at the Latin Grammys. In December, Spotify named him its top Wrapped artist for a fourth time.
The year he turned 32, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS won Album of the Year at the Grammys in February, a week before he headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show. His world tour ended in San Juan in August, and the halftime show won an Emmy in September.
Bad Bunny (born Mar 10, 1994) debuted in 2016, the year he turned 22, when he signed with Hear This Music in 2016, and became known in 2018, the year he turned 24, when “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Jul 2, 2018. He won his first Grammy in 2021, the year he turned 27.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
He worked on songs during supermarket shifts and uploaded them to SoundCloud, which led DJ Luian to sign him to Hear This Music in 2016. He said his 2016 song “Diles” got 1 million plays in one week.
Source 01 · Billboard · How a Latin Trap Artist Is Changing the World of Pop · opens in a new tabSource 03 · Rolling Stone · Bad Bunny in Captivity · opens in a new tab The month of signing is not given in the articles.Billboard counted 15 of his songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart in 2017. Rolling Stone reported more than four billion YouTube views for him that year and appearances on over a dozen hits.
Source 01 · Billboard · How a Latin Trap Artist Is Changing the World of Pop · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Rolling Stone · The Four-Billion-Stream Man · opens in a new tabThe exclusive deal covers select Latin American territories, among them Bolivia, Brazil and Costa Rica.
Source 04 · Billboard · Bad Bunny Signs Booking Deal With CMN · opens in a new tabApple Music’s Beats 1 announced Trap Kingz as its first Spanish-language show, with Bad Bunny hosting the first six episodes. It was set to start on Nov. 3.
Source 05 · Billboard · Beats 1 to Launch Trap Kingz · opens in a new tabRolling Stone reported on a show at the United Palace Theater in Manhattan during his first headlining tour of the United States.
Source 02 · Rolling Stone · The Four-Billion-Stream Man · opens in a new tab Show dates are not given in the article, which was published April 2, 2018.With Cardi B and J Balvin, “I Like It” moved from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 7, his first No. 1 on the chart. Billboard wrote in October that he went mainstream that year with the song.
The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 5 on the chart dated Oct. 27.
Source 07 · Billboard · “Zeze” and “Mia” Launch in Hot 100 Top 5 · opens in a new tab Billboard reported the chart news on Oct. 22.He released the album with little warning on Monday, Dec. 24, through Rimas Entertainment.
Source 08 · Billboard · X 100PRE Tops Top Latin Albums · opens in a new tabThe album debuted at No. 1 with 30,000 equivalent album units on the chart dated Jan. 5, his first No. 1 on that chart. It debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200.
Source 08 · Billboard · X 100PRE Tops Top Latin Albums · opens in a new tab Billboard reported the chart news on Jan. 3.The eight-song collaborative album was released without much warning overnight, The New York Times reported.
Source 09 · The New York Times · How J Balvin and Bad Bunny Made Oasis · opens in a new tab Date is the article’s publication date; the article says the album came out overnight.X 100PRE won Best Urban Music Album at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.
Source 10 · CNN · Bad Bunny drops YHLQMDLG · opens in a new tabSource 11 · Wikipedia · 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards · opens in a new tab The win is from CNN; the ceremony date is from Wikipedia and was not confirmed in news reports.He appeared with J Balvin as a guest act in the halftime show headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
Source 12 · The Denver Post (AP) · Super Bowl LIV halftime show · opens in a new tab The AP photo caption gives the game date, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.The 20-song album debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 dated March 14, with 179,000 units in its first week.
Source 10 · CNN · Bad Bunny drops YHLQMDLG · opens in a new tabSource 13 · Billboard · El Último Tour del Mundo Debuts at No. 1 · opens in a new tabNBC News reported that he was the first Latin urban music artist on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Source 14 · NBC News · Rolling Stone cover · opens in a new tabSpotify reported more than 8.3 billion global streams for him. YHLQMDLG, with 3.3 billion streams, was the most-streamed album globally.
Source 15 · Billboard · Spotify’s Most-Streamed Artist of 2020 · opens in a new tabIt was the first all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 in the chart’s 64-year history and his first No. 1 on it, with 116,000 units in the week ending Dec. 3.
Source 13 · Billboard · El Último Tour del Mundo Debuts at No. 1 · opens in a new tab Billboard reported the chart news on Dec. 6.He performed his song “Booker T” with wrestler Booker T on stage. He later teamed with Damian Priest in a tag match at WrestleMania 37, ESPN reported.
Source 16 · Rolling Stone · WWE Royal Rumble · opens in a new tabSource 26 · ESPN · Bad Bunny to Face Damian Priest at WWE Backlash · opens in a new tab Date is the Sunday before the article’s Feb. 1 publication date. The WrestleMania 37 date is not given in the articles.In his SNL musical guest debut, he performed two songs from El Último Tour del Mundo and appeared in two sketches.
Source 17 · Rolling Stone · Saturday Night Live · opens in a new tab The episode date is not stated; the article was published Feb. 21, 2021.YHLQMDLG won Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at the ceremony in Los Angeles.
Source 18 · Pitchfork · Bad Bunny Wins at the 2021 Grammys · opens in a new tabTime included him on its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2021.
Source 19 · Billboard · Time 100 Most Influential People of 2021 · opens in a new tabSpotify counted 9.1 billion streams for him from Jan. 1 to Nov. 27, up from 8.3 billion in 2020, The Guardian reported.
Source 20 · The Guardian · Spotify’s Most-Streamed Artist for a Second Year · opens in a new tabThe album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 274,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 12, the second all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1.
Source 21 · Billboard · Un Verano Sin Ti Debuts at No. 1 · opens in a new tabSource 24 · Billboard · Un Verano Sin Ti Is 2022’s Top Album · opens in a new tabThe U.S. stadium leg grossed $232.5 million from 21 shows, an average of $11.1 million per show. Billboard reported that this was the highest per-show average for any tour in Boxscore history.
Source 23 · Billboard · World’s Hottest Tour Enters the Record Books · opens in a new tab Billboard published the Boxscore report on Oct. 4.The 13th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 tied Drake’s Views and the Frozen soundtrack for the most weeks at No. 1 in the past ten years.
Source 22 · Billboard · Un Verano Sin Ti 13th Week at No. 1 · opens in a new tab The chart is dated Oct. 15; Billboard reported it on Oct. 9.Billboard reported that it was the first all-Spanish album to finish as the year’s No. 1 album in the U.S.
Source 24 · Billboard · Un Verano Sin Ti Is 2022’s Top Album · opens in a new tabRolling Stone reported that he was the first Latino solo act and the first Spanish-language artist to headline Coachella in the festival’s 30-year history.
Source 25 · Rolling Stone · Bad Bunny on Coachella · opens in a new tabSource 26 · ESPN · Bad Bunny to Face Damian Priest at WWE Backlash · opens in a new tab The performance dates are not given in the cited articles; ESPN’s April 25 report places it the previous weekend.After hitting Priest with a kendo stick on Raw, he challenged him to a match at Backlash on May 6 in Puerto Rico, his first professional wrestling singles match, ESPN reported. WWE said it was the first WWE premium live event in Puerto Rico since January 2005.
Source 26 · ESPN · Bad Bunny to Face Damian Priest at WWE Backlash · opens in a new tabSource 27 · WWE · Bad Bunny to Host Backlash in Puerto Rico · opens in a new tabThe single came out on Thursday, Dec. 5, with a music video directed by STILLZ.
Source 28 · Billboard · “EL CLúB” · opens in a new tabThe album topped the Billboard 200 as his fourth No. 1, and all 17 of its songs reached the Hot 100, Billboard reported in September.
Source 29 · The New York Times · Debí Tirar Más Fotos · opens in a new tabSource 33 · Billboard · 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show · opens in a new tabRolling Stone reported that he reworked songs including “LA MuDANZA,” “KLOuFRENS” and “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii” for the concert.
Source 30 · Rolling Stone · Tiny Desk Concert · opens in a new tabThe 23-date stadium tour covers Latin America, Europe, Australia and Japan. It includes his first shows in Australia, Brazil and Japan, Billboard reported.
Source 31 · Billboard · Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour · opens in a new tabThe No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency was scheduled to run from July 11 to Sept. 14, with 30 shows, according to Billboard.
Source 32 · Billboard · Residency at Coliseo de Puerto Rico · opens in a new tabSource 41 · Rolling Stone · Closes Debí Tirar Más Fotos Tour · opens in a new tab The start date is the scheduled date in Billboard’s Jan. 15, 2025 report. Rolling Stone later described the residency as 31 dates.Billboard reported that he would headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Source 33 · Billboard · 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show · opens in a new tabDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS won Album of the Year at the 26th Latin Grammy Awards, his first win in a general category. It also won Best Urban Music Album.
Source 34 · Variety · Latin Grammys Winners 2025 · opens in a new tabSpotify reported 19.8 billion streams and said he was the first artist to be its most-streamed Wrapped artist four times. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS was the Global Top Album.
Source 35 · Spotify Newsroom · 2025 Wrapped · opens in a new tabDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS won Album of the Year, the first Spanish-language album to take the category, PBS reported. The BBC reported that it won over albums by Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar.
Source 36 · BBC · Bad Bunny Makes Grammy History · opens in a new tabSource 37 · PBS NewsHour · Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys · opens in a new tabCBS News reported that he was the first halftime performer to sing primarily in Spanish. The show averaged 128.2 million viewers, according to ESPN.
Source 38 · CBS News · Super Bowl Halftime Show · opens in a new tabSource 39 · ESPN (AP) · Super Bowl LX Ratings · opens in a new tabTaylor Swift ranked first on the list, which Spotify published for the first time for its 20th anniversary, the Associated Press reported.
Source 40 · NBC Chicago (AP) · Spotify All-Time Most-Streamed Artists · opens in a new tabThe tour ended after 57 dates with two nights at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Rolling Stone reported.
Source 41 · Rolling Stone · Closes Debí Tirar Más Fotos Tour · opens in a new tab Date is inferred from “last night” in an article published Aug. 24, 2026.The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny won Outstanding Variety Special (Live), his first Emmy, Variety reported.
Source 42 · Variety · Bad Bunny Wins Emmy · opens in a new tab Date is the publication date of Variety’s report.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2016–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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