“Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025

Billboard has been unveiling its listing of the ten Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 little by little this week, and right now, they lastly introduced No. 1. Bad Bunny secured the highest spot, incomes reward from the outlet for his sixth studio album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” residency, and extra.

It appears like 2026 will probably be one more massive 12 months for the hitmaker. He’s nominated for a whopping six GRAMMY awards at this 12 months’s ceremony, which can happen on February 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. He’s within the operating for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Música Urbana Album, Best Global Music Performance, and Best Album Cover.

He’s additionally at present gearing as much as headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime present on February 8. News of his efficiency has sparked an excessive amount of backlash in latest months from conservative commentators and politicians, and even President Donald Trump himself.

“I’ve by no means heard of him,” Trump mentioned throughout an interview again in October. “I don’t know who he’s. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s, like, loopy. […] I feel it’s completely ridiculous.”

A Change.org petition was additionally began to interchange Bad Bunny with George Strait, which racked up greater than 95K signatures. The petition cited Bad Bunny’s “drag performances and magnificence,” calling it “the other of what households anticipate on soccer’s largest stage.”