LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unhealthy Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico has boosted the island’s financial system and stoked conversations about its identification and struggles. Now, followers from all over the world could have an opportunity to tune in.
The Puerto Rican singer’s closing present of his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”) residency on Sept. 20 will likely be livestreamed by Amazon, “giving fans everywhere front-row access to this historic concert,” the corporate introduced Monday.
The present is a shock addition to Unhealthy Bunny’s 30-show residency in Puerto Rico that started in July, 9 of which had been solely for the island’s residents. The final live performance may also be solely for locals and can commemorate the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, which struck the island in 2017 and compelled the relocation of greater than 100,000 folks.
The live performance will likely be streamed at no cost on the Amazon Music app, Prime Video and Twitch beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET, the streaming service introduced.
Unhealthy Bunny’s profession, and newest album, spotlight the centuries of turmoil confronted by the island, which has lengthy denounced its territorial standing whereas battling power energy outages and a fragile financial system.
Along with the live performance, Amazon introduced additional collaborations with Unhealthy Bunny to assist strengthen the Puerto Rican group, together with a storefront referred to as “comPRa Local” on the Amazon web site that may characteristic Puerto Rican merchandise. Different initiatives middle on schooling and know-how for college students and academics and meals and agriculture assist.
“We are incredibly proud of this multi-year collaboration, which turns the power of music into meaningful and lasting progress for the island,” Rocío Guerrero, director of music, Latin-Iberia, Amazon Music wrote within the information launch asserting the collaboration.
1000’s have flocked to Puerto Rico for the remainder of his residency that was open to vacationers residing outdoors of the island. Unhealthy Bunny has been joined by scores of profitable Latin American artists, together with different Puerto Rican stars like Rauw Alejandro.
The live performance is a celebration of Unhealthy Bunny’s success, with a specific concentrate on his most up-to-date album, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” which interprets to “I Should Have Taken More Photos.” The singer has lengthy championed the area’s conventional music and denounced the island’s political standing as a U.S. territory and elevated vulnerability to gentrification.
The residency will likely be adopted by a world tour beginning in November. Unhealthy Bunny will attain cities throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia, notably skipping the US. In an interview earlier this month with i-D journal, the singer mentioned immigration enforcement throughout the U.S. was a major concern.
