Last night’s American Music Awards show was filled with unforgettable performances.
One example is a surprise Nelly appearance that made the St. Louis rap veteran go viral on Twitter.
Unfortunately, one performance was reggaeton star Bad Bunny’s is what fans didn’t get to see. Today, the reason for his absence is revealed by Billboard: he tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the show.
After his “Dakiti” collaboration with Jhay Cortez reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, it was certainly a blow for Bad Bunny and his fans. He also won Favorite Male Latin artist and Favorite Latin album at the AMAs for his album YHLQMDLG.
He was due to perform “Dakiti” with Cortez but was forced to pull out due to his positive test.
Sources say he’s doing okay.
Fortunately, the other big-name star who missed the show had a more positive reason for doing so. Taylor Swift also skipped the AMAs, but only because she is so busy re-recording her first six albums in an effort to reclaim ownership of her music.
There were still plenty of crowd-pleasing performances from the likes of Bebe Rexha (who performed with Doja Cat), Billie Eilish, BTS, Dua Lipa, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, and The Weeknd, who performed with Kenny G.
