"You could, if you wished, divine a certain Maga-baiting intent not just in the decision to give the album of the year award to Bad Bunny a Puerto Rican who attracted criticism from the Trump administration after he was booked to headline the SuperBowl LX half-time show but the choice of the Buena Vista Social Club, a Broadway hit based on the 1997 album of the same name featuring veteran Cuban musicians, as the best musical theatre album."
"Bad Bunny might be the first Latin artist to win the album award, but Debi Tirar Mas Fotos was both wildly critically acclaimed it had already been voted the best album of 2025 by Billboard and Rolling Stone, a suitable reward for its frankly head-spinning eclecticism, in which the author leaps dramatically between salsa performed by a live orchestra and house rhythms, bachata and reggaeton, the folky strains of jibaro and gleaming electro-pop, creating a unique musical fusion between the past and the present day."
Donald Trump criticized the 2026 Grammys on Truth Social, calling the show the worst, garbage and unwatchable while threatening to sue host Trevor Noah. The Recording Academy awarded album of the year to Bad Bunny and best musical theatre album to Buena Vista Social Club. Bad Bunny's Debi Tirar Mas Fotos blended salsa, house, bachata, reggaeton, jíbaro folk and electro-pop, addressed Puerto Rico–US relations, received critical acclaim and sold over 300,000 copies in two weeks. Buena Vista Social Club's win followed its Broadway show's five Tony Awards. Both awards were given on considerable merit rather than as deliberate provocation.
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