Bad Bunny fans were up in arms after it was revealed the Puerto Rican rapper was not named as the 2025 Apple Music Artist of the Year after the release of his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Bad Bunny was not named as Apple Music’s Artist of the Year (Image: Getty Images)
Bad Bunny fans were left fuming after it was announced that Tyler, The Creator was given the title of Apple Music’s Artist of the Year.
Despite consistently landing himself at the top of the Apple Music charts, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny was not granted the title of artist of the year for 2025. While the 31-year-old singer was not given the prestigious title this year, he was honored with it in 2022 for his hit album, Un Verano Sin Ti.
Tyler, The Creator, 34, was given this title after dropping his surprise ninth studio album Don’t Tap the Glass, which was packed with references, samples, and subtle tributes to rap legends and the rapper’s past eras. While some thought the honor was well-deserved, many Bad Bunny fans were left fuming as they argued his artistic excellence and global cultural influence was far greater than Tyler’s this year.
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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one Bad Bunny fan wrote, “it must be a joke ? it’s bad bunny year.” Another user agreed, “Bad bunny was right there… Sabrina carpenter exists…. lady gaga released a successful album… are we fr?”
While a third wrote, “Bad bunny or Lady Gaga but Tyler the creator????????”
Someone else echoed, “Is this a joke, pls someone me that this is a fucking joke when Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Sabrina, Ariana and Tate launched amazing albums with great sucess and this flop launched a flop álbum that have ONLY 1 SONG who it’s famous bc of a TikTok trend.”
Tyler, The Creator was named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year(Image: Instagram)
But others felt that Tyler the Creator was worthy of the honor following his new album and global tour. Tyler embarked on his Chromakopia: The World Tour this year which included over 60 arena shows across North America, the UK, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia.
Fans of Tyler also took to the comments praising his incredible run this year. One fan wrote, “Well deserved! Tyler, The Creator’s creativity and impact this year truly set him apart.”
Another added, “THATS MY GOAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!”
Bad Bunny fans were upset that the rapper was not given the title (Image: Billboard via Getty Images)
While a third posted, “Well deserved. Tyler’s consistency and creativity keep redefining the game, so this recognition finally catches up with his output.”
Someone else posted, “Now here come all the ppl acting like Tyler wasn’t HUGE this year or that they ‘never liked him’ stay mad.”
Despite not being named this year’s Apple Music Artist of the Year, Bad Bunny is still being honored in any other ways this year. During the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny was granted with the Album Of The Year award for his album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. The rapper was also named at the next headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl, which is considered one of the biggest concerts of the year.
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