Bad Bunny went big and went home at his “P FKN R” show in Puerto Rico on Friday night (Dec. 10), which also marked his first concert in over two years since his X100Pre Tour.

Lines at San Juan’s Estadio Hiram Bithorn began to wrap around the stadium hours before gates opened at 4 p.m. Unofficially coined “Badchella” because of its Coachella-inspired aesthetics, the Puerto Rican artist gave attendees the ultimate fan experience.

As soon as doors opened, fans walked through the Bad Bunny museum that included two huge Bad Bunny inflatables and displayed actual belongings of the artist such as his Bugatti car and countless awards, to name a few.

Outside the stadium, a carnival atmosphere with various food trucks, a live DJ, a carousel, the merchandise booth, and different Bad Bunny stations for cute photo ops.

At around 7:30 p.m., fans rushed their way to general admission e to catch a good spot. Others took their seats. Outside, a long line still wrapped around the stadium with fans trying to get inside. For entrance, organizers required that all concert attendees show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or an official Vacu-Id provided by CESCO Digital, which slowed down the check-in process at the show.

Set to kick off at 8:30 p.m., the man of the hour did not jump on stage until 11:35 p.m. after all fans were inside, and after a nearly 10-minute intro that highlighted the best of Puerto Rico’s culture, athletes, activists, and artists.

“Sorry for the wait and thank you for being patient,” said Bunny, looking like a rock star in black leather pants and a mesh top. “I have the best fans in the world!”

He began the show performing “El Mundo es Mio” and continued with a streak of songs that formed part of his 2020 album, El Último Tour del Mundo, including “Booker T,” “Maldita Pobreza,” “La Noche de Anoche,” “Te Mudaste,” and “Sorry Papi” with newcomer Abra.

“Thank you for being here tonight,” he told the 40,000 people in the crowd. “I’m a bit nervous because it’s my first concert in two years. Everything is so different now but we’re here.”

Thirty minutes past midnight, Bad called on stage his first major guest of the night, Jhay Cortez. Together, they performed their hits “Como Se Siente,” “No Me Conoce,” and “Dákiti.”

.@jhaycortez en el concierto de @sanbenito anoche 🇵🇷🔥 #badbunny #pfknr pic.twitter.com/atjdeurHPr

— La Roiz (@la_roiz) December 11, 2021

Cortez was one of 10 special guests of the night, followed by J Balvin, who took the stage to perform “La Canción” and “AM (Remix)” with another special guest, Nio Garcia.

On the stage, Bad was accompanied by a live band and a group of fierce dancers. Massive screens showed groovy visuals for each performance, along with fireworks every so often, making the evening into a spectacle. The energy at the stadium was immaculate with fans of all ages dancing and singing at the top of their lungs.

At 1:10 a.m., the Puerto Rican artist performed “Si Veo a tu Mamá,” followed by all the bangers from his sophomore album, YHLQMDLG, such as “La Dificil,” “Vete,” “Ignorantes” with special guest Sech, “Una Vez” with special guest Mora, and “Hablamos Mañana” with special guest Duki.

“I released three albums and I haven’t been able to sing them live,” an emotional Bad Bunny said. “Thanks to you, I am where I am and have the success I have today. I’m always going to be grateful for you.”

.@sanbenito concert in Puerto Rico last night was a WHOLE MOOD! #pfknr #badbunny pic.twitter.com/QvlovtEhMo

— La Roiz (@la_roiz) December 11, 2021

Then, the Último Tour del Mundo truck pulled up at the middle of the stadium, becoming another stage for Bunny and his special guests: Myke Towers performing “Puesto Pa’ Guerriar” and “Bandido,” Romeo Santos playing “Volví,” and Arcangel delivering “P FKN R.” He also performed “Yonaguni” and “Callaita” live for the first time.

Bad Bunny topped off the night with his perreo gems “Yo Perreo Sola” and “Safaera.” “Thank you, you’re the best,” he assured his fans before jumping off the stage at 2:30 a.m.

Produced by Noah Assad Presents and Move Concerts, the two-day “P FKN R” concert cost over $10 million to produce. “This is not only the biggest event Puerto Rico will see but also the biggest that many people in the world will see,” Noah Assad said in a press conference earlier this week. “It’s been spectacular and collaborative. A lot of people have worked together to make this show happen and the idea is so that fans enjoy it to the max.”

“P FKN R,” which was live-streamed for additional fans at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, continues with a second show on Saturday (Dec. 11). Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo trek will kick off in February 2022.

Michael Nesmith, who died Friday (Dec. 10) at age 78, and his fellow Monkees – Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz – set a record in 1967 that no other act has equaled: They became the first and only act to have four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in a calendar year.

They were on top as the year began with their debut album, The Monkees, which had spent the last eight weeks of 1966 at No. 1. The Monkees spent the first five weeks of 1967 in the top spot, until it was replaced on Feb. 11 by the group’s sophomore set, More of the Monkees. That album logged 18 consecutive weeks on top.

After a one-week interruption by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass – you’ll be reading more about them soon – The Monkees’ third album, Headquarters, grabbed a week at No. 1 in June before spending the next 11 weeks at No. 2 behind The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. (Hot as The Monkees were in 1967, Sgt. Pepper’s was a watershed album.) The Monkees made it back to the top spot in December with Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd., which spent the last five weeks of the year at No. 1.

Since March 1956, when the Billboard 200 began publication on a consistent, weekly basis, no one else has had four No. 1 albums in a calendar year. And only seven acts have had three No. 1 albums in a calendar year. The Beatles achieved this feat three times. Elvis Presley did it twice. Here’s a full report.

Elvis Presley (1957): Elvis, which had spent the last four weeks of 1956 at No. 1 on Best Selling Pop Albums, was No. 1 for a fifth week as the new year began. The Loving You soundtrack was on top for 10 consecutive weeks, from July to September. Elvis’ Christmas Album was No. 1 for the last three weeks of 1957 (and a fourth week in January 1958).

The Kingston Trio (1960): This folk/pop trio may not be as famous today as some of these other acts, but they were enormously successful in their time. Here We Go Again!, which had been No. 1 on Best Selling Monophonic LPs for the last three weeks of 1959, remained on top of Mono Action Albums for the first five weeks of 1960. Sold Out had 10 nonconsecutive weeks on top from May to July. String Along had five consecutive weeks on top of that chart in September and October.

Elvis Presley (1961): The G.I. Blues soundtrack, which spent four weeks on top of Mono Action Albums in December 1960, remained on top for six more weeks in 1961. Something for Everybody was No. 1 for three weeks in August and September. The Blue Hawaii soundtrack spent the last three weeks of the year at No. 1 (and stayed on top for 17 additional weeks in 1962).

The Beatles (1964): The Fab Four were the first act to have three No. 1 albums in a year following the August 1963 merger of separate mono and stereo charts into one definitive listing. Meet the Beatles! spent 11 consecutive weeks on top from February through April. It was replaced in the top spot on May 2 by The Beatles’ Second Album, which spent five weeks in the lead. The group returned to No. 1 in July with the A Hard Day’s Night soundtrack, which had 14 weeks on top, through Oct. 24.

The Beatles (1965): Beatles ’65 spent nine consecutive weeks on top, from January in to March. Beatles VI spent six consecutive weeks on top in July and August. The Help! soundtrack spent nine consecutive weeks on top from September to November.

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966): This instrumental ensemble reached its peak this year. Whipped Cream & Other Delights, which had spent the last five weeks of 1965 at No. 1, remained on top for three nonconsecutive weeks in 1966. Whipped Cream – famous for one of the sexiest album covers of that or any era – was replaced at No. 1 on March 5 by Going Places, which had six nonconsecutive weeks on top. After a one-week interruption by The Mamas & the Papas, What Now My Love took the lead in May and stayed on top for nine nonconsecutive weeks, ending Sept. 3.

The Beatles (1966): Rubber Soul had six consecutive weeks at No. 1 in January and February. “Yesterday”…and Today, featuring the 1965 ballad that is probably The Beatles’ most beloved song, had five weeks on top in July and August. After a one-week interruption by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass – them again! — Revolver was No. 1 for six consecutive weeks in September and October.

The Monkees (1967): Details above.

Elton John (1975): Elton John’s Greatest Hits, which spent the last five weeks of 1974 on top, also spent the first five weeks of 1975 in the lead. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, which in June became the first album (by anybody) to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1, spent seven nonconsecutive weeks on top. Rock of the Westies, which in November became the second album to debut at No. 1, spent three weeks in the lead.

Glee Cast (2010): Glee, which was by most measures the biggest TV/music crossover phenomenon since The Monkees, had three No. 1 albums in the space of just eight weeks in May and June. Glee: The Music, the Power of Madonna was on top for one week in May. Glee: The Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers led for two weeks in June. Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals had one week on top in June.

Taylor Swift (2021): Swift is the only female solo artist to log three No. 1 albums in a calendar year. Evermore, which hit No. 1 in the last week of 2020, led for three additional weeks in 2021. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) spent two weeks on top. Red (Taylor’s Version) spent one week in the lead before being supplanted by Adele’s 30.

If you’re an Olivia Rodrigo fan who saw how quickly her Sour Tour sold out on Friday morning (Dec. 10), she was just as shocked as you were.

The “Drivers License” superstar took to Instagram to thank “all my incredible fans” for already getting the 40-date North American and European journey off to a wild start. The sold-out tour kicks off April 2, 2022, in San Francisco before the U.S. leg wraps in May with two Los Angeles stops and the European leg starts in June with a show in Hamburg, Germany.

“SOUR TOUR is sold out!!! been waiting so long to perform these songs live. this is my very first tour and i’m so nervous but so excited to sing and dance the night away with you all!!!” the 18-year-old singer-songwriter captioned the vintage photo of her holding blue and pink balloons. “If you weren’t able to get tickets this time around there will be more tours in the future and I can’t wait to see you then!!! thank u to all my incredible fans. love u guys sm, ahhh here we goooo!!!”

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Her hopeful “there will be more tours in the future” message aims to extinguish the anxiety her fans experienced earlier Friday morning trying to purchase tickets, as Twitter was up in flames (just like her Grammy-nominated “Good 4 U” music video) about how much they were re-selling for — all the way up to $9,000 for her opening SF concert — and how many technical difficulties they encountered on Ticketmaster’s website. Yeah, it was brutal out there, to say the least.

Rodrigo’s tour is in support of her blockbuster debut album Sour, which topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks, earned 2022 Grammy nominations for album of the year and pop vocal album, and was Billboard‘s pick for best album of 2021.

David Lasley — an American artist, songwriter and longtime backup singer for a slew of legendary artists — passed away on Dec. 9 at the age of 74, Billboard has confirmed. In addition to a solo career that netted him the 1982 top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit “If I Had My Wish Tonight,” Lasley sang backup for Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and more.

Tributes to the late singer poured in after the news of his passing, with Desmond Child, James Taylor and more expressing their condolences online and sharing his music.

Lasley co-wrote Bonnie Raitt’s “I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again” and “Got You On My Mind.” Raitt took to social media with fond words about Lasley, stating, “I am so sorry to hear of the passing of yet another beautiful friend and bright light in our music world, golden voiced David Lasley.”

On the passing of #davidlasley… pic.twitter.com/uRL7GjZjk6

— Bonnie Raitt (@TheBonnieRaitt) December 10, 2021

According to a 1986 Los Angeles Times interview, Lasley grew up just outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he sang in his local church. Lasley, his late sister Julie and his childhood friends later formed a band called The Utopias and made four records together, which they promoted at local radio stations. After the group disbanded, Lasley went on to join the touring production of Hair! from 1972-1974.

Following his stint in the Utopias, Lasley formed a vocal group called Rosie, which released two albums on RCA records in 1976 and 1977. Years later, he lent his talents to commercials, voicing ads for Miller Beer and Seagram’s Cooler.

Lasley’s four octave vocal range made him a coveted backup singer, especially with his falsetto voice. Over the course of his career, he also worked behind James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler and Ringo Starr.

In the early 1980s, Lasley was signed to Geffen Records but bought his way out of his contract when he became dissatisfied with the label asking him to “copy other artists,” according to the Los Angeles Times interview.

Between 1981 and 2006, Lasley released eight solo albums and served as a co-writer on countless singles for Raitt, LaBelle, Arnold McCuller, Whitney Houston, Dusty Springfield, Anita Baker and more.

Lasley also appeared in 20 Feet From Stardom, the 2013 documentary about backup singers that won Best Documentary Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards.In 2021, a severe illness left Lasley an amputee, according to a GoFundMe started by McCuller, his friend and collaborator of 51 years. He is survived by his brother Dean Lasley.

More tributes can be found below.

David Lasley 💔
1947-2021

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— James Taylor (@JamesTaylor_com) December 9, 2021

Last night, my dear friend, David Lasley, passed on into eternity. David was one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time that the world never knew. He sang and wrote on many of the classic records across the last 5 decades that have become the soundtrack of our lives. pic.twitter.com/Fpbz1Ur9t4

— Desmond Child (@DesmondChild) December 9, 2021

We are saddened by the loss of beloved songwriter, singer + recording artist David Lasley, whose creative brilliance, angelic voice and generous spirit shone through his work with James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and more. RIP, David. pic.twitter.com/XFlFv708DI

— ASCAP (@ASCAP) December 10, 2021