Dangerous Bunny performs on the Coachella Music & Arts Pageant on the Empire Polo Membership on Friday, April 14, 2023, in Indio, Calif. Amy Harris, Related Press
Grammy Award winner Dangerous Bunny made historical past final weekend as the primary Spanish-language singer to headline the Coachella Music Pageant.
The Puerto Rico native shared his gratitude with the California crowd final Friday: “Latinos have been rompiéndola (killing it) for a while now,” he stated with pleasure. “I simply did a tour final yr that I by no means imagined I’d be capable of do. I’ve been out for a while however (I’m again),” per Billboard.
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who goes by the stage identify Dangerous Bunny, sings predominately to followers within the reggaeton and lure style. In accordance with Britannica, the Hispanic singer started his ardour for music at a younger age, sharing his music to SoundCloud, the place he was found by Puerto Rican music producer DJ Luian.
In 2018, Dangerous Bunny reached a world viewers when he was featured rapping in each English and Spanish within the track “I Like It” with Cardi B and Balvin, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s High 100. By 2020, after releasing three albums in a single yr, Dangerous Bunny turned Spotify’s most streamed artist worldwide.
The Puerto Rican famous person sang a formidable two-hour setlist on the Coachella opening, with particular visitors together with Jowell & Randy, Jhayco plus Ñengo Stream and Submit Malone. His power created a powerful Latino connection together with his viewers: “With set designs, outfits and track selections centered round his upbringing in Puerto Rico, the live performance ceaselessly alluded to his journey from an economically modest however culturally wealthy Puerto Rican neighborhood to the very best echelons of California celeb,” per Desert Solar.
At one level he requested his viewers, “‘Earlier than I preserve going with my present, what do you favor? Me speaking in English or español? You determine.’ The unanimous choice was, after all, español. And as soon as he resumed, it was virtually like he didn’t need to cease,” Billboard reported.
This yr marks the primary time in historical past that the music pageant has all non-white headliners, together with feminine Okay-pop group Blackpink and R&B singer Frank Ocean.
“Dangerous Bunny is predicted to carry out on each Fridays, Blackpink will go on each Saturdays, and Frank Ocean will shut out each Sundays. ... Different notable performers at Coachella this yr embrace Rosalía, Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, Pusha T, Bjork, Becky G, SG Lewis, Burna Boy, EarthGang, Labrinth and Chemical Brothers,” stated NBC Information.