Bad Bunny Named Apple Music’s Latest Up Next Artist
BAD BUNNY NAMED APPLE MUSIC’S
LATEST UP NEXT ARTIST
PUERTO RICAN SINGER, RAPPER AND PRODUCER TO DEBUT HIS LATEST SINGLE, “DIME SI TE ACUERDAS,” ON FEBRUARY 22 EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE MUSIC
FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – Apple Music has been championing Bad Bunny through his multiple artist collaborations and solo projects since 2016. Today, the Latin Trap star officially joins Apple Music’s Up Next class of emerging, global and GRAMMY-nominated artists as he debuts his new single, “Dime Si Te Acuerdas,” exclusively on Apple Music. Beats 1 Global DJ and Creative Director Zane Lowe debuted the track exclusively around the world today as a ‘World Record’ on his Beats 1 show.
“Bad Bunny is a superstar,” said Lowe. “His role in making Latin Trap one of the world’s most exciting scenes in music right now has been huge. As host of our Trap Kingz show on Beats 1, he consistently shows that his taste is as great as his talent. This guy is undeniably Up Next.”
Within Apple Music, Bad Bunny’s Essentials Playlist has consistently ranked amongst the top ten across the entire platform, joining the likes of Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Ed Sheeran. He also served as the debut host for Trap Kingz, the first Spanish-language global radio show on Beats 1, and hosted the show’s first six episodes in 2017. To learn more about Bad Bunny, fans can watch an exclusive Apple Music short film beginning on March 9th that follows Bad Bunny back to Puerto Rico and showcases the influence his resilient family, friends and community have had in influencing his music and style post Hurricane Maria. Bad Bunny’s first-ever La Nueva Religion U.S. tour kicks off next week in New York City.
Beats 1 World Record announcement HERE
Apple Music “Dime Si Te Acuerdas” Trailer
About Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, and producer based out of San Juan. Emerging in 2016, he quickly rose to national success on the strength of his early singles and soon signed with Hear this Music, an agency owned by fellow Puerto Ricans DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz. Appearances with Ñengo Flow, Arcangel, and Ozuna soon followed and in early 2017, he kicked off an especially prolific run with the singles “Pa Ti,” “Loco Perl Millionario,” and “Dime Is Vas a Volver,” amid numerous collaborative tracks with acts like Poeta Callejero, Farruko, Brytiago, Almighty and others.
About Apple Music’s Up Next Program
Up Next is Apple Music’s monthly program geared towards identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent. Each month, Apple Music’s editorial team selects one artist to promote, utilizing the full force of the platform to raise awareness of the artist to its growing global audience of music fans. The program includes a short, documentary film introducing the artist and an interview with one of our Beats 1 anchors. As the newest member of Apple Music’s Up Next roster, Bad Bunny joins some of today’s most exciting and promising artists. Get to know them all HERE.