Bad Bunny Sings Ariana Grande, Harry Styles for ‘Carpool Karaoke’ on ‘Late Late Show’

Bad Bunny joined James Corden for the “Carpool Karaoke” segment of The Late Late Show Tuesday (March 14) to chat about the origins of his musical career and to sing a variety of hit songs.

The Puerto Rican rapper performed his own songs “Dakiti,” “I Like It,” and “Tití Me Preguntó,” as well as covers of “Break Free” by Ariana Grande and “As It Was” by Harry Styles. Needless to say, all this star power left everybody in shambles. 

At the top of the interview, Corden asked Bad Bunny about his stage name. “The first concept of the artist I wanted to be was this kind of artist that doesn’t reveal his identity,” explained the singer. “I never wanted to be so famous, but then I just went with the flow,” he added, revealing that he got rid of his original idea of performing under a bunny mask.

Explaining his reasoning behind his pseudonym, Bad Bunny shared, “A bunny, no matter how bad, is still looking cute.”

As Bad Bunny’s talk show appearance continued, the two started rocking out to the songs while adding commentary between musical numbers. The singer opened up about his recent concert in Puerto Rico and his WrestleMania appearance, and participated in an art class with Corden. 

Bad Bunny particularly excited fans with his performances of the songs by Grande and Styles. In anticipation of the 2011 EDM hit by Grande and Zedd, Corden told the singer, “I love that you chose this Ariana Grande song.”

Bad Bunny tried to explain his obsession with the song, telling Corden, “This is the most English song that I know the lyrics, because I listen to English music a lot but…” The singer cut off to break out into a dramatic performance of the song’s hook. 

The segment ended with Styles’ single, featured on his Grammy winning album, Harry’s House. Bad Bunny reacted in excitement to the song and immediately vocalized with its  instrumentation while doing synchronized choreography.

In addition to earning numerous Grammy Awards and Latin Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny has also broken into the acting scene. He starred in 2022 action film Bullet Train alongside A-listers like Brad Pitt, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry and Michael Shannon. The singer made his feature debut the year prior with a brief cameo in F9 after starring in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico.

Watch Bad Bunny’s full “Carpool Karaoke” segment in the video above.