{"id":2165,"date":"2026-02-02T07:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:56:36","slug":"bad-bunny-makes-grammy-history-with-first-spanish-language-album-of-the-year-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/2026\/02\/02\/bad-bunny-makes-grammy-history-with-first-spanish-language-album-of-the-year-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny Makes Grammy History With First Spanish-Language Album of the Year Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has created history at the Grammy Awards, becoming the first artist in the ceremony\u2019s 68-year history to win Album of the Year with a fully Spanish-language record.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 31-year-old artist earned the top honour for his sixth studio album, Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos, a deeply personal project that traces Latin musical roots and identity. The album outperformed major contenders including Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visibly emotional as Harry Styles announced his name, Bad Bunny took a moment before accepting the award, dedicating it to immigrants who leave their homelands in pursuit of a better future. His speech echoed a strong political tone throughout the night, as several artists spoke out against the current US immigration crackdown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the evening, while accepting the award for Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album, Bad Bunny made a direct statement referencing US immigration authorities, emphasizing dignity, humanity, and the immigrant contribution to America.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony saw widespread support for immigrant communities. British singer Olivia Dean, named Best New Artist, highlighted her roots as the granddaughter of a Windrush-generation immigrant. Artists including Gloria Estefan, Kehlani, and Billie Eilish also voiced solidarity, with some wearing \u201cICE Out\u201d badges on the red carpet.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billie Eilish, who won Song of the Year for Wildflower, used her moment to encourage continued activism and public expression during a turbulent time in the US. The win marked her third Song of the Year victory this decade, following Bad Guy and Everything I Wanted.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capping off a night of powerful messages and landmark wins, Bad Bunny\u2019s triumph not only reshaped Grammy history but also amplified the global presence and cultural power of Spanish-language music.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has created history at the Grammy Awards, becoming the first artist in the ceremony\u2019s 68-year history to win Album of the Year with a fully Spanish-language record. The 31-year-old artist earned the top honour for his sixth studio album, Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos, a deeply personal project that traces Latin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2167,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions\/2167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}