Bad Bunny’s Emotional Reaction To Winning The Grammy Is Now An Iconic Meme

To say Bad Bunny had a wild night at the Grammys would be an understatement. Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known to all as Bad Bunny around the world, won big at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, taking three coveted trophies home. The global superstar made headlines after clocking history by becoming the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

While his emotional acceptance speech after lifting the trophy in Best Música Urbana Album category became one of the most talked about moments of the big night, it was his reaction to winning the Grammy that turned into an iconic meme to emerge from the celebrated awards night.

Powerful Speech

Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más

Fotos’ scripted history after it became the first-ever Spanish-language Album of the Year. Once on stage, the star shed light on the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in a fiery yet compassionate speech that was a mix of both Spanish and English.

“Before I say thanks to God, I gotta say ICE out,” Bad Bunny said before adding, “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans. Also, I will say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate on these days and I was thinking sometimes, we get contaminados [contaminated], I don’t know how to say that in English. Hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, we need to be different. If we fight we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people. We love our family, and that’s the way to do it: With love. Don’t forget that, please. Thank you.”

Iconic Meme

Before delivering his strong words on the stage, Bad Bunny shed a tear at his table, a reaction that was captured when he was announced as the winner of the Album of the Year. In this short clip, Bad Bunny took a brief pause, soaked in the victory while covering his eye, before finally gathering himself and proceeding to the stage.

Incredibly, though, fans and viewers of the Grammys were quick to save the reaction video, and they went to town with memes. Although it is too early to say, Bad Bunny’s reaction to winning the Grammys will perhaps feature in the memes of the year list at the end of 2026. It’s timeless. It’s iconic.

“Congratulations, you got the job! You start at 8am on Monday…” an X user captioned the now-viral clip.

Soon, Ryanair joined in the fun.

passengers the minute the plane lands https://t.co/fjCY51Yh3d

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) February 2, 2026

But the meme party had only just begun.

When that alarm rings in the morning and you have to go to the job you prayed forpic.twitter.com/r9d5JMPeWE

— DeepSigh (@charlyngwazi) February 2, 2026

“Got time to hop on a quick call?” pic.twitter.com/c0qjC5cmcX

— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) February 2, 2026

When you accidentally become important at workpic.twitter.com/kOL3gtAmfa

— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) February 2, 2026

i renamed a document and added two paragraphs pic.twitter.com/fV8ofAF8CZ

— Hadas Weiss (@weiss_hadas) February 2, 2026

My genuine reaction when my boss asks me to perform a completely reasonable task within my job description pic.twitter.com/QjuyenHMgR

— The Random Recruiter (@randomrecruiter) February 2, 2026

Big Strides

Complex Music, citing chart data, noted Bad Bunny reigning supreme on Spotify’s most-streamed male artist in January.

Most streamed male artist on Spotify each day in 2026 so far 📈

January 1 – Bad Bunny
January 2 – Bad Bunny
January 3 – Bad Bunny
January 4 – Bad Bunny
January 5 – Bad Bunny
January 6 – Bad Bunny
January 7 – Bad Bunny
January 8 – Bad Bunny
January 9 – Bad Bunny
January 10 – Bad… pic.twitter.com/GxKdXJ7jkm

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) February 2, 2026

Grocery Bagger

Bad Bunny, now worth a fortune and a globally-recognised Latin-trap artist, grew up in a humble lower-middleclass household, Fortune reported. His father worked as a truck driver while mother took up teaching.

During his days in college at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, Bad Bunny worked as a cashier and a bagger at a supermarket in Vega Baja, the daily noted. He created music during his free hours and uploaded it to SoundCloud.

Inspired by his meteoric rise and his grind, fans and supporters shared the before and after moments of the artist’s life.

“In 2016, Bad Bunny worked at a grocery store. 10 years later, he just won Album Of The Year. What the point if you’re not going to chase your dream? It’s not like this is your practice life… (sic),” an X user wrote.

10 years ago, Bad Bunny was bagging groceries. Keep going and don't ever give up. Inspiring. https://t.co/NUEQIpupef pic.twitter.com/9fL0h1QvIU

— Tyler Walsh | twalsh ⚡️ (@twalsh) February 2, 2026

Bad Bunny is slated to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in the upcoming week.

You can check the top winners from the Grammys 2026 here.