Rapper Bad Bunny plans to perform his “Booker T” single at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view this Sunday.
We noticed a few months back that the rapper nominated for the Grammy Award released the “Booker T” single to pay tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer. Booker even appears in a new music video for the single, which you can see above. WWE announced this afternoon that Bad Bunny will make his first live performance of the single from his history making album on Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
“Performing at the Royal Rumble is a childhood dream come true,” Bad Bunny said in a press release. “I was a lifelong fan of WWE and I’m excited to take the stage and entertain fans around the world.”
Stay tuned for Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view from Tropicana Field in St. Louis. Petersburg, FL. Below is WWE’s announcement of the Bad Bunny performance:
Bad Bunny performs live this Sunday at Royal Rumble
STAMFORD, Conn., January 25, 2020 – Multi-platinum recording artist and international superstar Bad Bunny will perform his hit single “Booker T” from his new album “El Último Tour Del Mundo” live on Royal Rumble for the first time this Sunday . , Jan. 31 live on WWE Network at 7 p.m. ET, as previously reported by Billboard.
“Performing at the Royal Rumble is a childhood dream come true,” Bad Bunny said. “I was a lifelong fan of WWE and I’m excited to set the stage and entertain fans around the world.”
“Bad Bunny is at the forefront of the music industry and a pop culture icon with strong ties to WWE and our fans around the world,” said Neil Lawi, senior vice president and general manager, WWE Music Group. “We are delighted to provide a worldwide platform for his very first live performance of ‘Booker T’ as we head to WrestleMania.”
Bad Bunny has taken over the global music scene as one of the most respected and talented singer-songwriters and producers of this generation. He will be named the best artist worldwide by 2020 by Spotify, and has won several Latin Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards for Best Reggaeton Performance, Artist of the Year and Best Latin Album of the Year.
Bad Bunny’s most recent and third album of 2020, “El Último Tour Del Mundo”, debuted at number one on the “Billboard 200” chart, the first Spanish album to reach number one in the 64-year history of all genre chart, as well as number 1 on Apple Music’s worldwide “Top Albums” chart for all genres.
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