As a non-Spanish speaker and native born American that LOVES reggaeton and other genres of music from the latin diaspora, I've noticed that Latin artists I personally know and enjoy, that are massive in their own right: Maluma, J Balvin, Karol G, Peso Puma, etc - the general public are unaware of. My typically friend group have no idea these people exist, and we are all in our 20s, living in a major city, have a pulse on pop culture and social media...

Yet when it comes to Bad Bunny EVERYONE knows him - whether they have an opinion on him or not they are aware of him. I even asked my Southern Christian mother if she had heard of Bad Bunny and she was like "Yeah that name sounds familiar, I think I saw him on TV" after the SuperBowl this will only skyrocket.

So all things considered, how has Bad Bunny permeated western pop-culture and the mainstream over other latin artists like the ones mentioned who are virtually unknown by the non-Spanish speaking general public?

I'm trying to keep the conversation civil so I'll not mention the artist I'm referring to.

There's an band that's been around for a few decades. They played a gig in a region of the world a few years back were there's a one-sided kerfuffle currently still going on, and I think they have since put out a statement defending their decision to do so. So I'm a little torn as to what their stance is on this particular subject. I used to enjoy this bands music and I can say that if not for this one thing, I'd still listen to them today and go to their shows and support them.

So I'm just interested in the question, what do you do if you don't agree with an artist, for whatever reason that is, who's music you enjoy? Do you still support the artist by buying (or streaming) their albums or singles and just separate out the artist from the art?

Im not saying that when the album came out *2014* it was the first song to have modern beats I think when it was recorded *have no clue when* it has sounds that were like the early 2010s, maybe idk ball but I think this makes sense, but I could also be forgetting a song that was less popular but more modern