Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton star who's among the world's biggest names, scored MTV's Artist of the Year award.
"We wouldn't have been able to make this short film if it weren't for you, the fans," Swift said onstage. "You know what? "I'm Benito Antonio Martinez from Puerto Rico – for the whole world." "Because I wouldn't be able to re-record my albums if it weren't for you. "I was born and raised in the ghetto of Brazil, and for whoever was born there, we would never think this was possible," she said when accepting the trophy Taylor Swift was also among the night's big winners, turning heads on the red carpet in a dress dripping with crystals before winning the night's top prize of music video of the year for her 10-minute-long film "All Too Well."
Bad Bunny kissed his male and female backup dancers while performing "Tití Me Preguntó" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night.
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Bad Bunny is the first non-English-language performer to win the award and the second Latino.
In front of hundreds of thousands of fans at Yankee Stadium, Bad Bunny reflected on the victory and about staying true to himself – and his music. Earlier this year, Sony announced [Bad Bunny will also be part ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bunny-el-muerto-marvel-hero-spider-man-spin-off/)of a new Spider-Man spinoff, "El Muerto," which will make him Marvel's first Latino live-action lead. He kissed both a female and a male dancer on stage – one of the most talked-about moments of Sunday night's show. I am Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, from Puerto Rico to the world." Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-08-28/vmas-2022-bad-bunny-artist-of-the-year-yankee-stadium#:~:text=Bad%20Bunny%20made%20history%20Sunday,Lil%20Nas%20X%20and%20Lizzo.). [MTV's Video Music Awards](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-top-honor-new-album-jack-hawlow-nicki-minaj-johnny-depp/) on Sunday night — becoming the first non-English-language performer to win the title, according to the [L.A.
The Puerto Rican star capped off a big night with a performance beamed into the show from Yankee Stadium.
A year later, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon wearing a skirt that included a message about the recent murder of a transgender woman in Puerto Rico. During a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Martin—a fellow superstar from Puerto Rico—referred to Bunny as "an icon for the Latin queer community." The album features a mix of musical styles, including Latin trap, reggaeton, cumbia and pop. [making a cameo](https://www.newsweek.com/johnny-depp-mtv-vmas-appearance-fan-reactions-1737659) as a (VMAs mascot) Moon Man, [Taylor Swift](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/taylor-swift) announcing a new album—Bunny still managed to stun many people with his performance. However, it wasn't his infectious song that caused much of the online chatter afterwards. The Puerto Rican superstar was not present for the ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Un Verano Sin Ti,” a streaming blockbuster, notches its ninth time at the top of Billboard's chart. Rod Wave's “Beautiful Mind,” last week's No.
(“Encanto” — the source of “ 2, while Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” holds at No. Besides Bad Bunny and “Encanto,” the only title with a longer run at No. In the 16 weeks since it came out, “Un Verano” has bounced in and out of the top spot but never fallen lower than No. “Un Verano Sin Ti,” a streaming blockbuster, notches its ninth time at the top of Billboard’s chart. [Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/07/magazine/bad-bunny.html), the Puerto Rican superstar who just rocked Yankee Stadium for two nights, has clinched a ninth week at No.
NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony has jumped from team to team over the years, but his true home has never changed. With a deep history in New York, Melo has a.
“According to a source, Knicks brass has had internal conversations about Anthony,” Berman said. The moment, which went viral online, captures Melo's appearance on stage. Former Knicks star Carmelo Anthony presented the trophy to Bad Bunny at the stadium. This week, he returned to the Big Apple to surprise music artist Bad Bunny with an award at Yankee Stadium. Carmelo Anthony Surprised Bad Bunny With Album Of The Year Award At Yankee Stadium With a deep history in New York, Melo has a lot of ties to the city and frequently returns there for all types of different occasions.
The on-stage kiss was shared during his performance of 'Tití Me Preguntó.'
Everybody feels, everybody falls in love with whoever they're meant to.” His music video for "Ignorantes" with Sech features LGBTQ+ relationships. He then began singing the song in Spanish. The 28-year-old musician, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, let things get steamy when he performed his new single, "Tití Me Preguntó," during the [2022 MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.etonline.com/event/mtv-vmas) on Sunday. He started off the performance carrying a woman in a bridal gown onto the stage with the image of a church in the background. Bad Bunny Overwhelmed With Excitement Over Brad Pitt at 'Bullet …
The 28-year-old Latin rapper marked his MTV VMAs win for Artist of the Year on Sunday by kissing both female and male backup dancers.
'This quarantine has made me understand that she is the best companion I could have. His eyes. I am with someone, she is very special in my life,' he revealed. His skin. It's not a man's, it's not a woman's. But at the moment I am heterosexual and I like women.' Like, what defines a man, what defines being masculine, what defines being feminine? Loved up: Bad Bunny is currently in a relationship with the singer, model and jewelry designer Gabriela Berlingeri, whom he was linked to in 2017; seen in September 2021 'Everybody has to feel comfortable with what they are and how they feel. It's a dress, and that's it. 'At the end of the day, I don’t know if in 20 years I will like a man. Clarifying: The rapper, who has called out homophobia and performed in drag, described his sexuality as fluid to the LA Times in 2020, though he admitted he was 'heterosexual' at the moment
Bad Bunny surprised fans by sharing a kiss with his backup dancers on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The Puerto Rican pop superstar, 28, ...
[Speaking to Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-cover-story-lockdown-puerto-rico-new-albums-996871/) he explained that the pandemic made him become more open, he explained: ‘Do people really think I’m spending quarantine alone? [dating](https://metro.co.uk/tag/dating/) for three years. Am I the only one not phased by the bad bunny moment? [Bunny, who is dating 28-year-old Puerto Rican model Gabriela Berlingeri](https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/14/bad-bunny-public-girlfriend-secretly-dating-gabriela-berlingeri-12705728/), told Playboy in a 2020: ‘I think that sex is a giant world, and everyone is free to see it as they want and do it with whoever they want, however they want, with infinite possibilities. I mean good for him, shoot I wish it was me papi… [Ed Sheeran](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ed-sheeran/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1), [Harry Styles](https://metro.co.uk/tag/harry-styles/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK2), Jack Harlow, [Lil Nas X](https://metro.co.uk/tag/lil-nas-x/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK3) and [Lizzo](https://metro.co.uk/tag/lizzo/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK4).
The rapper began his performance by carrying one of his female backup dancers (who was wearing a wedding dress) on stage as a wedding march played in the ...
Bad Bunny accepted his Artist of the Year award live on stage at Yankee Stadium. The rapper gave a moving acceptance speech dedicated to his Puerto Rican heritage. He then turned to his left and kissed a male backup dancer. While performing the bridge to his song, Bad Bunny kissed a female dancer on his right. Bad Bunny then began performing “Tití Me Preguntó” and was joined by additional backup dancers all wearing wedding dresses. [2022 VMAs](https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/2022-vmas-on-mtv-host-nominees-performers-how-to-watch).
The greatest honor occurred right after his performance when LA Laker Carmelo Anthony stepped out on the stage to present Bad Bunny with the Artist of the Year ...
The greatest honor occurred right after his performance when LA Laker Carmelo Anthony stepped out on the stage to present Bad Bunny with the Artist of the Year award. Viewers at home can see why Bad Bunny’s fans call this the concert of the summer. After an introduction by the night’s Video Vanguard honoree Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny opens the production by carrying out a bride-to-be.
Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' and the 'Encanto' soundtrack have dominated the Billboard 200 for four months out of the year so far.
See our [contest rules](https://www.goldderby.com/official-contest-rules/) and sound off with other fans in [our music forum](https://www.goldderby.com/forum/music/). It’s also one week shy of [Morgan Wallen](https://www.goldderby.com/t/morgan-wallen/)‘s “Dangerous,” which spent 10 weeks at number-one in early 2021. So the album has managed six-figure album units in 15 of its 16 weeks of release, and in all that time it has never left the top two. Given its high position this week and its consistency thus far, it seems almost inevitable that “Dangerous” will meet and exceed 85 weeks. [Read more about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-encanto-tie-most-weeks-2022-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235131892/). For the tracking week that ended August 25, “Verano” achieved another 105,000 equivalent album units based on its combined album sales, individual track sales, and online streams.
Bad Bunny continues to dominate the chart. For, his album 'Un Verano Sin Ti' has reached yet another milestone on the covert Billboard 200 chart. Full.
Additionally, the project has yet to depart the top 2 of the chart since its debut 16 weeks ago, becoming the first album to spend 16 weeks in that region since Drake‘s ‘Views.’ What’s more, it becomes the first album with five separate visits to #1 since Adele’s ’21,’ which had 10 separate stays at the top of the chart. [Billboard announced](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-encanto-tie-most-weeks-2022-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235131892/) that ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ had made a return to #1 on this week’s chart for a ninth nonconsecutive week with a total of 105,000 equivalent album units.
The annual MTV Video Music Awards took place on Aug 28. Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift were the big winners.
“We wouldn’t have been able to make this short film if it weren’t for you, the fans,” Swift said onstage. “I’m Benito Antonio Martinez from Puerto Rico -- for the whole world.” “Because I wouldn’t be able to re-record my albums if it weren’t for you. Eminem and Snoop Dogg opened their performance sitting on a couch as Snoop smoked a giant - albeit fake - blunt, before the pair headed to the metaverse for a trippy, animated performance of their latest collaboration “From the D 2 the LBC.” “I was born and raised in the ghetto of Brazil, and for whoever was born there, we would never think this was possible,” she said when accepting the trophy. 28 at the annual Video Music Awards.