US EditionBad Bunny Makes Super Bowl History With First Spanish-Language Halftime Show Amid Conservative Backlash
Bad Bunny’s 13-minute halftime set celebrated Puerto Rican culture with guest stars and sparked a viral moment involving immigration, reaching over 775 million views globally.
- Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, becoming the first artist to lead a largely Spanish-language performance on the NFL’s biggest stage. The set highlighted Puerto Rican culture with guest stars and symbolic visuals.
- The performance triggered a conservative backlash, with critics objecting to the use of Spanish and the show’s cultural themes. Some conservative figures publicly condemned the halftime show.
- The controversy fueled a broader discussion about representation, language, and identity in American pop culture. Supporters praised the show as a milestone for Latino visibility.
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Inside Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Bad Bunny Headlines Historic Super Bowl LX Halftime Show in Santa Clara
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The Viral Super Bowl Theory About Liam Conejo Ramos That Everyone Got Wrong
During the Super Bowl halftime show, a touching moment involving a young boy led many viewers to believe they were witnessing a major political statement. Speculation quickly spread across the internet that the child on stage was a five-year-old recently at the centre of a high-profile immigration case in Minnesota. Despite the intense buzz on social media, representatives have clarified that the guest in the spotlight was not who the public tho…
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: a tribute to Puerto Rico and a defense of America beyond the US
Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl LX halftime show into a hemispheric cultural statement: Puerto Rico at the center, Spanish as the primary language, and an idea of “America” that stretches beyond the United States.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance equal parts political statement, dance party
While some may have tuned in to the Super Bowl on Sunday night to watch the Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots, others were there for halftime headliner Bad Bunny.This year, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, became the first fully Spanish-language artist to headline the halftime show. This was Bad Bunny's second Super Bowl performance -he was a guest during the Super Bowl LIV halftime show alongside Shakira and Je…
Who is Bad Bunny? Grammy Award-winner goes viral after Super Bowl Halftime show with Lady Gaga
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny has taken the internet by storm with his grand performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. The singer recently won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Debi Tirar Mas Fotos. His Super Bowl performance with Lady Gaga won hearts online, with social media users quickly reacting and praising the show. One user wrote, "THIS IS SO ICONIC." Another added, "Bad Bunny performing with his idol Lady Gaga at the #SuperBowl…
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