Best New Artist has never been won by an African-American musician

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The Video Music Award for Best New Artist has never been won by an African-American musician before Bad Bunny. [{ "selector": ".fkazq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

The L.A. Times claims that Bad Bunny was the first performance. [{ "selector": ".uscxr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

who does not speak English as their first language to be named "artist of the year" [{ "selector": ".nxfoa-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

When the reggaeton performer learned of his victory, he was giving a performance at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. [{ "selector": ".ojzmd-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

Carmelo Anthony, an NBA veteran and fellow Puerto Rican, gave the Moonman trophy to Bad Bunny after his triumph. [{ "selector": ".dfoej-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

After Cuba's Camila Cabello won the award in 2018, [{ "selector": ".rsqad-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

She is now joined by Puerto Rico's star in the pantheon of Latin music's most illustrious awardees. [{ "selector": ".zbldc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

In front of tens of thousands of fans at Yankee Stadium, Bad Bunny gave a speech about the value of remaining true to oneself and one's music despite success. [{ "selector": ".jewwo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

In Spanish, he acknowledged his thanks for the honour, saying, [{ "selector": ".zdbzk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

I can't express how happy I am to have received this at Yankee Stadium in words that do it justice from the bottom of my heart. [{ "selector": ".ofmai-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 15px))", "opacity": "100%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "100%"} ] }]