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Bad Bunny becomes Apple Music's first Latin Artist of the Year
Bad bunny is the first Latin artist to receive the Artist of the Year award since Apple launched its Music Awards in 2019
November 9, 2022 6:49pm
Updated: November 21, 2022 7:23pm
The Puerto Rican worldwide sensation Bad Bunny was named Apple Music’s 2022 Artist of the Year, becoming the first Latin musician to receive the award.
"Released this past May, Un Verano Sin Ti, the artist’s sixth project in four years, is Apple Music’s most streamed album of 2022 and now the biggest Latin album of all time," Apple said in a news release announcing the award’s winner.
His popular album is not the only thing trending on Apple Music: the four-time Latin Grammy and two-time Grammy winner’s song “Moscow Mule” holds the record for the most popular Latin song of all time based on first-day streams globally.
Among other milestones, the trap-reggaeton singer has broken the record for most simultaneous entries by a single Latin artist on the Daily Top 100 Billboard chart, reached No. 1 on the Daily Top 100 in 34 countries worldwide, and holds the No.1, No.2, and No.3 Latin albums by first-day streams.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Bad Bunny, whose influence on every corner of culture could not be ignored in 2022,” Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats, said in the news release.
“Watching Bad Bunny ascend from an Apple Music Up Next artist in 2018 to our Artist of the Year this year has been nothing short of extraordinary,” Schusser said. “We congratulate him on his record-breaking year and for continuing to bring Latin music to a massive global audience.”
Bad bunny is the first Latin artist to receive the Artist of the Year award since Apple launched its Music Awards in 2019. Additionally, 2022 is the first time only one artist is named for the award.
“When I started, I didn’t have a global fan base,” Bad Bunny told Apple Music in an exclusive film. “I’m grateful for everything I’ve accomplished and everything I’ve experienced. The Latin music movement has grown so much. I would never take full credit or say, ‘It’s because of me.’ No, it’s every one of us. A whole generation. Our energy and presence are always felt.”
