Maybe you’ve heard, but this longtime weekly column is about to go monthly. While I'm excited to mix up my contributions to this site, I definitely couldn't let a pop-column pivot take place without a long-overdue tribute to Bad Bunny, who has no doubt enjoyed the most successful year in pop so far. In fact, last week Billboard declared that the Latin trap / reggaeton innovator's 2022 album, Un Verano Sin Ti, has overtaken the once-unassailable Encanto soundtrack as the year's most popular album in the US. Also this past week, former President Obama added Bad Bunny and Bomba Estereo‘s "Ojitos Lindos" to his 2022 summer playlist. Not bad for a start, and the rabbit hole goes much deeper than that.
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SAN JUAN,PUERTO RICO – JULY 28: Bad Bunny performs during his concert, “Un Verano Sin Ti” at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on July 28, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.(Photo by Gladys Vega/Getty Images)
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