It’s no secret that there’s no bad blood between Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. In fact, if their respective records are any indication, these superstars may be closer to twin flames than anything else.
Bad Bunny and Swift go head-to-head on the Billboard 200 this week, becoming chart rivals. Bad Bunny's new album I should take more pictures Since its release on January 5, it has inevitably gained attention and is expected to top the sales charts in its second week. But exclusive to Swift's limited-edition vinyl reissue Lover (Live in Paris) Threatening Benito's bid to top the leaderboard. Now, the two giants are vying for first place.
Some fans might not be excited about Swift's live performance six years ago beating Bad Bunny's new record, but other fans online took the opportunity to compare Bad Bunny to Swift's record, mostly Their song titles and lyrics are similar.
Bad Bunny and Swift have very different discographies. The Puerto Rican artist creates innovative reggaeton music while also experimenting with Puerto Rican folk traditions, while Swift has built a career from her wide-ranging pop music, which includes singer-songwriter acoustic works and Dance Top 40 Hits. She's everywhere - except in Latin pop. Bad Bunny and Swift don't even use the same language in their songs, but oddly enough, as eagle-eyed fans online have pointed out, the two musicians share the same song title on different tracks.
One user posted a photo of a music queue featuring Swift's "Welcome to New York (Taylor's Version)" next to Bad Bunny's new song "Nuevayol" with the caption: "My two personalities”, which translates to “my two personalities.” Another user responded to the post with a screenshot of Benito’s own Instagram Story, which showed a photo of the two meeting at the 2023 Grammy Awards , with two Spotify songs on it: "Agosto" by Latin star 2022 summer without you and Swift’s 2020 “August.” folklore. In a series of Russian Doll tweets, another user wrote: "Has anyone seen Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift in the same room?" Above, Swift's 2024 deep cut "The Black Dog" Screenshot of , next to Bad Bunny's 2023 song "Perro Negro".
There are more similarities: Bad Bunny's first album featured "Mia," featuring Drake (who was once close to Swift) X100 preas well as "Mine" from Swift's 2010 LP speak Now; Bad Bunny's hit "La Cancion" featuring J Balvin and Swift's first radio hit "Our Song"; another Latin star hit "Ojitos Lindos" summer without you and "Beautiful Eyes," a deep cut from Swift's Walmart-exclusive EP; and at lastBad Bunny's hit song "Un Verano Sin Ti" directly translates to "Summer Without You," and shares a similar poignant sentiment to Swift's hit "Cruel Summer."
Fans pointed out that the similarities between Bad Bunny and Swift also show up in the lyrics. One X user wrote, "The similarities between Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift will always be my favorite thing in the world," above Benito's new single "Bokete" and Swift A screenshot of the lyrics to the iconic breakup song "All Too Well (Taylor's)." Version). "
In "Bokete," Bad Bunny warns her ex that she will grow old and regret it, "The truest thing in your life you have given up on” (“Let the truest things in your life slip away”). Swift took aim at ex in 2012 red A classic with lyrics like: "Go back to before you lost the one thing you knew was true." They're not exactly reinventing the wheel, but they're clearly tapping into the same creativity. If you think about it, both men are poets at heart, with a passion for translating emotion into irresistible, genre-defying music, and the similarities aren't surprising.