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Everybody Wants to Sound Like
Bad Bunny

As Bad Bunny and other Puerto Rican musical artists explode in popularity, language instructors say more people want to learn how to speak the island’s slick, swaggering version of Spanish.

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As Bad Bunny and other Puerto Rican musical artists explode in popularity, language instructors say more people want to learn how to speak the island’s slick, swaggering version of Spanish.

By Eduardo Medina

Eduardo Medina interviewed more than three dozen people for this article, including students, tutors and professors.

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Rauw Alejandro performs during the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain

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Daddy Yankee stands on a stage with his arms outstretched and a mic in one hand.

Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee performs in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2023.

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Bad Bunny

The World According to Bad Bunny

The Puerto Rican reggaetonero has come to dominate global pop on his own terms.

By Carina del Valle Schorske

Bad Bunny Looks Back and Hunkers Down

On his fifth solo album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,” the Puerto Rican megastar circles back to where he started.

By Jon Pareles

The Year of Bad Bunny

With a blockbuster LP and a smash tour, the genre-melding superstar set a new bar for himself, and expanded the possibilities for Spanish-language pop worldwide.

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