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Dbut don’t tell donald trumpBut Bad Bunny is moving fast. Despite the president claiming earlier this year that he had “never heard of” frontman Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, 31, he is undoubtedly one of the most successful stars in the world… and he’s just getting bigger. Today, Puerto Rican star made grammys history Became the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated simultaneously in the ceremony’s three major categories: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year.
The awards ceremony will take place next year, exactly a week earlier, on February 1. Ocasio headlines the Super Bowl halftime show On 8 February. He is the first solo male Latin artist to perform in the high-profile slot, and is widely expected to become the first artist to perform a halftime set entirely in Spanish. Last month, Ocasio hosted Saturday night Live and told the audience in Spanish that his performance would be “for all Latinos and Latina people around the world, and here in the United States, for all the people who have worked to open doors… More than an accomplishment of mine, it is an accomplishment of everyone.” He then joked in English: “If you don’t understand what I mean, you have four months to learn!”
It was Ocasio’s announcement as a Super Bowl performer that provoked President Trump to pay attention to the Latino artist’s rising career, and criticize the NFL’s decision to hire him. “Crazy” and “Ridiculous”It was one of the more measured reactions from right-wing commentators and politicians, with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene expressing concern about the possibility of a “monstrous sexual display” at the Super Bowl. Some Republicans went so far as to campaign for Christian rock act Creed to replace Ocasio. Thankfully, the NFL gave these appeals the time they deserved; commissioner roger goodell Said the decision to book Ocasio was “carefully considered.”
Goodell said, “We’re confident it’s going to be a great show. He understands the stage he’s on, and I think it’s going to be an exciting and unifying moment.” “He is one of the world’s leading and most popular entertainers. That’s what we try to achieve. This is an important step for us.”
It will undoubtedly prove to be an important stage for Ocasio as well, even as her performance remains a political flashpoint. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has threatened Deploy ICE agents to the Super Bowl To catch someone who is not a “law-abiding American who loves.”[s] This country”, although this sounds more dramatic than it was actually intended. As Michael Che mocked Noem’s threat snl: “You know, to catch all those farm workers who can buy Super Bowl tickets.” Ocasio has said before His decision not to visit the United States included concerns about the presence of ICE and to play residency in Puerto Rico instead. “There was the issue – like, fuck ICE can get out [my concert],” he said. “And it’s something we were talking about and very concerned about.”
However, none of this uproar has done anything to diminish the well-deserved praise that Ocasio’s wildly popular recent sixth album, I should have taken more pictures (I should have taken more pictures)Since its release in early January, the record has, for many, become a soundtrack to the year, thanks to its powerful blend of salsa, plena and reggaeton, as well as reflective lyrics dealing with the passage of time and the fate of Ocasio’s island home. It topped the charts in the United States and, in September, became the first album released this year to reach seven billion streams on Spotify.
It’s no surprise that the album proved popular with the Recording Academy, receiving six nominations in total. Ocasio is no stranger to setting new precedents at the Grammys: three years ago, her fourth album Un verano sin t (A Summer Without You) Became the first Spanish-language album to earn a nomination for Album of the Year. I should have taken more pictures Just the second one.
I should have taken more pictures It appears to be connected to an even grander social narrative than its predecessor. When it was first released, Trump’s second presidential election victory was fresh in the collective memory and he was once again just weeks away from being inaugurated. The record comes to life with the defiant opening track “Nuevayol”, a lively ballad that combines El Gran Combo’s 1975 salsa hit “Un Verano en Nueva York”, paying a unique tribute to the city’s Dominican diaspora. By the time it was nominated for a Grammy, New Yorkers were celebrating The election of a young, progressive mayor who ran his campaign in direct opposition to Trump’s mandate. In some ways, at least, times do indeed seem to be changing.
It remains to be seen whether Ocasio comes out of the Super Bowl next year breaking some more Grammy records. One thing’s for sure, though: Trump better start improving his Spanish.