Bad Bunny photographed on June 17 at Cannon Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Erika P. RodríguezBad Bunny was on fire during his soul-baring performance of “Maldita Pobreza” at the 2021 Latin Grammy awards.
Surrounded by pulsing flames, the Latin Grammy winner closed out the night with the somber deep cut, alongside a full band. Sporting a dark pink suit and curly mohawk, the hitmaker entered the stage with a black veil covering his face and inverted coloring on screen. Joining the band, Benito rocked out for the rest of his performance, as strobe lights flashed in the background.
The Puerto Rican chart topper is among the most-nominated acts at the 2021 Latin Grammys, winning best rap/hip-hop song for “Booker T” and best urban album for El Último Tour Del Mundo. He is preceded by Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo with 10 nods, tropical music icon Juan Luis Guerra with six and Spanish rapper Tangana with five nominations.
Hosted by Ana Brenda Contreras, Carlos Rivera, and Roselyn Sánchez, the 22nd annual Latin Grammys Awards includes a star-studded lineup of both performers and presenters such as C. Tangana, Maná, Los Dos Carnales, Ozuna, Gloria Trevi, and Myke Towers, among others, taking the stage.
With the theme “rediscovering life through music,” the three-hour show “[invites] audiences to rediscover what’s important in life using music as a storyline,” according to a statement from the Latin Recording Academy.
Dua Lipa has described Britney Spears as "an icon".
The Houdini singer also pointed out her personal favorite track from the pop legend.
Dua, 30, said that Britney’s 2003 single Toxic is the song she loves most, sharing that she often plays it every night to relax while spending time on holiday with her extended family.
"You're very silly and giggly and fun and I need to hear 'Toxic' at the end of every single night when I'm feeling like that," she told Vogue Magazine. "It's one of my favourite songs."
The Levitating artist took it even further, calling Toxic "one of the greatest" and saying it has a timeless quality.
"I think it's one of the greatest pop songs ever made," Dua gushed. "It makes me feel nostalgic, but also at the same time, if it came out yesterday, it would be an absolute smash. I love it so much."
She also mentioned that the track’s music video, which shows Britney, 44, as a space-themed flight attendant, played a major role in its appeal.
"The bit that stays in my mind that I remember so well is Britney in a stewardess outfit, and I don't think anyone has been able to make a stewardess outfit look so good," Dua said, before confessing her belief that Britney was "an icon".
"I love Britney so much," she said. "I love everything about her, all her songs. She's such an icon."
