Bad Bunny is definitely one of the artists to look out for in 2023. The Puerto Rican artist just wrapped up this year by setting a record; his 81 shows brought in over $435 million.
The "Me Porto Bonito" singer embarked on "El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo" in February, which ran until April, and his stadium debut "World's Hottest Tour," began in August.
According to reports, the first tour grossed $117 million while the stadium tour sold over two million tickets that were priced at an average of $176.64 per ticket.
With 81 shows across the US, the artist managed to bring in millions of dollars, and he set a record by having the highest-grossing tour in a calendar year, surpassing Ed Sheeran's record.
According to Hypebeast, Sheeran's 2018 tour "Divide" amassed $432.3 million, which was at the time the record to beat, until Bad Bunny came along.
Live Nation's SVP of Global Touring released a statement regarding Bad Bunny's accomplishment, "I think we all feel very proud of what he's accomplished. It's a feat that is remarkable.
"It is huge for Latin music and unprecedented and a remarkable accomplishment on its own, regardless of genre, to see an artist of his age reaching those heights is just something that makes it very promising for us, of what the future holds."
Pollstar released a list, which included other artists who earned big bucks from their respective tours, like Elton John, Lady Gaga, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Record Breaking
Bad Bunny seems to be really enjoy breaking records because aside from breaking Sheeran's record, he was also the first Latin act to top Billboard's year-end Top Tours performer chart.
Aside from his record-breaking tour, Bad Bunny was also named Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2022, which only proves how big he is globally and why his tours and stadium tours are being sold out night after night.
In this year alone, the 28-year-old artist bagged numerous awards from several award shows, including nine from the Billboard Latin Music Awards, five from the Latin Grammy Awards, and he also won Best Musica Urbana Album for "El UltimoTour Del Mundo" at the Grammy Awards.
The rapper, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, got the attention of not only of Latin listeners but also of the rest of the world, however, before his rise, he began making and releasing music on SoundCloud.
He eventually signed a record deal in 2016. Since then, several of his songs entered the charts. Bad Bunny has seen a spectacular rise in his career, and is only expected to go higher in 2023.
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