Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny. Two singers who, at first glance, could represent the two extremes of a broad musical spectrum through which many mortals fluctuate today.
While the Puerto Rican raised reggaetón to maximum expression and recognition, positioning it at the top of the charts and fully introducing it into the famous to integrate; The American has carved out a career and the label of popstar with lyrics and melodies she has created from aspects such as country, synth pop, indie and the purest essence of music. genre that she dominates in a sublime way.
During the last years, the two made many titlestanto de forma individual como conjunta, ya sea porque han sido los mejor pagados, han batido récords, dado conciertos inolvidables, alcanzado cifrás de escándalo con sus éxitos, abultado aún más su palmarés llevándose a casa diferentes premios y hasta por ser subjects de investigación à the University.
Now, the fan-favorite moment of these two artists in caps dates from February 6, 2023, when Benito and Taylor met at the 65th annual Grammys and not only, but they took photos together and shared something that another dance during the performance of Bad Rabbit.
But it’s not all the hugs, the ear-to-ear smiles and the complicity in front of the camera lens that immortalized their meeting. Perhaps there was also, between pose and pose, time for indecent proposals —as Romeo Santos would say—, or to comment on the curiosities they have in common. Would they talk about a future collaboration? Or maybe about two songs that united them more than you think?
August: Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny’s Favorite Month
Looking at the different titles that make up the respective discographies of Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, we can conclude something: both had a fixation for the same month of the year. August.
The American included this song (august) on their eighth studio album Folklore; and the Puerto Rican did the same in a summer without you, his fourth album. Both projects topped the Billboard 200 chart in their corresponding release years, 2020 and 2022.
The Anglo-Saxon theme speaks of the summer period from a past point of view (“August was consumed like a bottle of wine”); and Spanish from a present (“I hope summer never ends”).
Both compositions deal with summer love, that special that is never forgotten. The one that smells of salt, that shines and burns like the rays of the sun hitting the sea water. .Cancel my plans in case you call me and say: we are behind the mall” ); and the other of a love story in which nothing else matters (“Let the moon save us, where will they be tomorrow? No one knows”).
Similarities and differences of two songs that may not be the most popular of their authors, but whose titles have crossed forever in the history of music.