Here are this week’s music Artist Power rankings, focusing on Bad Bunny’s disruptive surge and SZA’s new corporate post.

Links:

Pollstar Charts ending 8-15-2025 - https://www.pollstar.com/charts/4481/Artist-Power-Index/chart

Vans Names SZA as Artistic Director, Announces Multi-Year Partnership - https://www.vans.com/en-dk/news/vans-sza

SZA Expands Her Vision Beyond Music & Joins an Iconic Brand as Its Artistic Director - https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/sza-vans-artistic-director-1236044237/

Bad Bunny’s Global Tour Shatters Records, Sells Over 2.6M Tickets - https://news.pollstar.com/2025/05/16/bad-bunnys-global-tour-shatters-records-sells-over-2-6m-tickets/

How Bad Bunny concerts fuel Puerto Rico’s independence movement - https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/bad-bunny-puerto-rico-independence-68ct07mcv

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