Bad Bunny celebrated new album at Toñita’s in Williamsburg & NYC subway, announces Puerto Rico residency

Bad Bunny will co-host and perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight (1/13), and ahead of that he made a couple appearances around NYC. He returned to Williamsburg’s long-standing and very intimate Carribbean social club Toñita’s to celebrate his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos on Sunday (1/12). As Rolling Stone and TMZ both report, also in attendance were two NYC politicians of Puerto Rican descent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez. The NYC institution is always as packed as it can get, and it’s no surprise that that was even more true with Bad Bunny in the house. Check out some pics and videos of the night:

On Monday, Bad Bunny gave a surprise performance at the 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center subway station, playing “NUEVAYoL” off Debí Tirar Más Fotos. He and Jimmy Fallon pulled off their wigs as Fallon introduced him, yelling, “Welcome to New York City, I’m Jimmy Fallon, this is Bad Bunny, he’s got a new record out!”

Bad Bunny also just announced a residency in his native Puerto Rico. The 21-date run is called “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí” and happens at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico on weekends from Friday through Sunday, July 11 through August 24. Only island residents will be able to attend the first nine shows, and tickets for those will only be available in person in Puerto Rico, starting Wednesday, January 15 at 10 AM AST. Otherwise, you can register for a presale code until Tuesday, January 14 at 11:56 PM AST for a presale beginning Friday, January 17 at 10 AM AST.

Bad Bunny’s new album has been called a love letter to Puerto Rico, and he spoke to Rolling Stone about including a salsa song (“Baile Inolvidable”) on the LP:

When I listen to it, I’m like, “This is the best song I’ve ever made in my life.” It’s a dream come true, because I’ve had this song in my head for such a long time. The synth you hear in the beginning, I first heard that when I was making [my 2022 album] Un Verano Sin Ti, and I said, “This is a salsa song.” But because the album was already so full of different things, I said, “I’m going to leave this for later.” I spent almost this entire year making it.

He also spoke about his acting career, participating in WWE events, his personal life, fame, politics, representing Puerto Rico, and more throughout the interview. Read the whole thing here.

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BAD BUNNY: “NO ME QUIERO IR DE AQUÍ” RESIDENCY DATES
*= Exclusive show for local Puerto Rico residents

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