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Bad Bunny Returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 List

A new Billboard podcast lays out the case behind his 2025 dominance.

Overview

  • Billboard’s final Greatest Pop Stars podcast episode explains his second career No. 1 finish on the 2025 list as part of the publication’s editorial package.
  • Isabela Raygoza joins host Andrew Unterberger to assess his year, including the Jan. 5, 2025 release of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
  • The discussion probes the album’s atypical behavior, from second‑week growth to single‑chorus structures and deliberate fake endings.
  • Billboard highlights hit singles, striking videos, one of the decade’s biggest residencies, a forthcoming non‑U.S. world tour, TV and film roles, and an invitation to a major 2026 stage.
  • Coverage also notes his Latin GRAMMY win for Best Urban Song for “LA MuDANZA” in Las Vegas and includes a call to support trans‑rights organizations and contact lawmakers.