Bad Bunny Drops ‘Alambre Púa' After Debuting Track at Puerto Rico Residency
The track's official release comes after Bad Bunny debuted it live over the weekend, highlighting 'Alambre Púa' as the show-opener at his residency at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The propulsive, sweltering track also arrives with a visualizer that, for the most part, follows a woman's legs as she dances across a beach.
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Eventually, the camera pulls out to reveal the dancer on an elaborate soundstage, with a flashing sign behind her emblazoned with the name of Bad Bunny's San Juan residency: 'No me quiero ir de aquí' ('I don't want to leave here').
The 30-show residency officially kicked off July 11, with concerts scheduled through Sept. 14. After wrapping the hometown run, Bad Bunny will kick off a world tour that runs through 2026, with concerts throughout Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.
Earlier this month, before releasing 'Alambre Púa,' Bad Bunny released a music video for his Debí Tirar Más Fotos track, 'Nuevayol.' The clip notably ends with a voice that sounds a lot like Donald Trump's delivering a staunchly pro-immigrant message at a moment when the Trump administration is leaning heavily into brutal crackdowns on migrants, including mass detentions and deportations.
Bad Bunny released Debí Tirar Más Fotos in January, marking his first album since 2023's Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. Along with his residency and world tour, Bad Bunny also has a pair of movies coming out this year, including Happy Gilmore 2 with Adam Sandler and Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing.
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