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In Queens, Fans Celebrate Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Moment
Bad Bunny's 13-minute halftime show blended reggaeton, bomba, salsa, and hip-hop, featuring surprise guests and celebrating Puerto Rican culture amid 48,000 vinyl album sales, Billboard said.
- Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl into a giant street party, performing a 13-minute all-Spanish halftime show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
- The NFL and Roc Nation tapped Bad Bunny to broaden international appeal, but his selection sparked conservative backlash over performing mainly in Spanish.
- Featuring sugar-cane staging and a salmon-colored `La Casita`, the show included a piragua cart, Bad Bunny carrying a Puerto Rican flag, spiking the football reading `Together, we are America`, and surprise guests Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
- In Vega Baja, Madeline Miranda said `He brought to the Super Bowl the essence of what we, Puerto Ricans, are` as about 100 people watched with pride.
- By topping the Grammys and headlining the Super Bowl, the performance signals a shift in U.S. cultural dominance toward Spanish-language music, reflecting a broader generational change.
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How Bad Bunny’s halftime show is fuelling Latin American pride north of the border
The reggaetonero delivered a performance full of Puerto Rican imagery and Latin American culture during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. For some Montrealers whose roots extend south, the show’s impact was indisputable.
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A Frame-By-Frame Tour Through Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Performance, From Wonkette's Resident Puerto Rican Writer!
screengrab, Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance 2026While the Super Bowl yesterday was a blowout victory for the Seattle Seahawks over the New England Patriots, for many, the real performance was with Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. Affectionately called the “Benito Bowl” by many, it was both a musical extravaganza and a history lesson about Puerto Rico. As Wonkette’s resident Puerto Rican writer, I’m gonna dive into all the meani…
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