General Resources on Reggaetón

Resources on Reggaetón

Bad Bunny Resources

Resources on Reggaetón

"The Zone," LOUD

READ (Books and Articles):

Petra Rivera-Rideau, Remixing Reggaetón: The Cultural Politics of Race in Puerto Rico, Duke University Press, 2015.

Raquel Rivera, Wayne Marshall, and Deborah Pacini Hernandez (eds), Reggaetón, Duke University Press, 2009.

Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Raquel Z. Rivera, "Reggaeton Nation," NACLA Report on the Americas, vol. 40, no. 6, 31-41, 2007.

Popular Media Articles

Wayne Marshall, “The Rise of Reggaeton”, The Phoenix, January 19, 2006

Spencer Kornhaber, "'Despacito' and the revenge of Reggaeton," The Atlantic, May 20, 2017

LISTEN (Podcasts):

LOUD

iHeartRadio podcast, El Flow

New York Times podcast, Popcast

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. Guests: Billboard's Leila Cobo and The New York Times Magazine's Carina del Valle Schorske. 1/6/22

WATCH:

Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory (documentary, 2008)

Bad Bunny Resources

Bad Bunny Talks Touring, Taking A Break, Reflects On His Journey to The Top & More | Billboard Cover

READ:

Rolling Stone

Suzy Exposito, "Bad Bunny in Captivity", Rolling Stone, May 14, 2020.

Julyssa Lopez, "Bad Bunny Conquered the World. Now What?", Rolling Stone, June 21, 2023.

NY Times

Carina Del Valle Schorske. "It’s Bad Bunny’s World Now: The Puerto Rican Reggeatonero has come to dominate global pop on his own terms," The Culture Issue, New York Times Magazine, October 7, 2020.

Isabelia Herrera, "Behind Bad Bunny’s Summery Surprise, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, " New York Times, May 06, 2022.

Ben Sisario, "Bad Bunny Anchors an Explosive Year for Latin Music," New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast). New York, N.Y. 17 Nov 2022: C.3.

Ben Sisario, "Bad Bunny, No. 1 Again, Puts a Spotlight on Inequities in Puerto Rico," New York Times, Sep 19, 2022.

Billboard

Dave Brooks, “Bad Bunny's Breakout Year,” Billboard Magazine, 2022.

Leila Cobo, "THE NO. 1s: YEAR OF THE BUNNY", Billboard Magazine, Dec 8, 2022.

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