After reclaiming Spotify’s top artist spot in 2025, singer and rapper Bad Bunny has held the spot four times now. The Puerto Rican artist—whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio—released his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos in 2025, and it was the #1 album globally that year. With important messages and unique sounds, the album is a perfect next listen, even for non-Spanish speakers.
Debí Tirar Más Fotos is Bad Bunny’s sixth solo studio album. In English, the title means “I Should Have Taken More Photos.” The album consists of 17 songs, all in Spanish. Bad Bunny is known for reggaeton–a dance genre that developed in Panama. The songs in Debí Tirar Más Fotos combine reggaeton and some modern music elements with traditional Puerto Rican music. In “NUEVAYoL,” for example, the song moves from salsa to a reggaeton beat. Other traditional influences like plena and bomba can be heard throughout the album.
At the Grammys, Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
The album is a reflection of Puerto Rican culture and incorporates powerful themes about remembering history while also living in the present.
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory in the Caribbean. It was colonized by the United States during the Spanish-American War. Bad Bunny explores the struggles Puerto Rico has faced over the years with colonialism and gentrification in songs like “LO QUE LA PASÓ A HAWAii” and “TURiSTA.” The fourteenth song in the tracklist, “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii,” is a warning against overtourism and loss of culture, using Hawaii as an example. In “TURiSTA,” Bad Bunny compares a past lover to tourists in Puerto Rico. Both are superficial and leave quickly while ignoring real issues. Other songs like “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” and “DtMF” are about lost love, nostalgia, and the importance of appreciating and remembering present moments.
Bad Bunny was the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show. There was some controversy surrounding the choice, since his songs are in Spanish. In the past, there have been a variety of artists from different countries chosen as headliners, but their performances have always been primarily in English. Still, Bad Bunny demonstrated that he can draw a large audience, even while rapping in another language. This halftime show ended up being one of the most-watched performances in the NFL’s history.
Multiple songs from Debí Tirar Más Fotos were featured in the performance, like “NUEVAYoL,” “BAILE INoLVIDABLE,” and “LO QUE LA PASÓ A HAWAii.” He performed with an impressive set that reflected Puerto Rican life. Hundreds of people were dressed as greenery, creating the illusion of a sugarcane field. Other famous artists made appearances in the performance, including Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin. Bad Bunny ended the halftime show with a call for unity in the Americas.
Debí Tirar Más Fotos is an album worth listening to, even for non-Spanish speakers. A great characteristic of music is that so much can be inferred without understanding the lyrics. Through the fusion of traditional and modern sounds, Bad Bunny created an emotional atmosphere that can be felt by all listeners, regardless of their background.
