Bad Bunny 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer

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Anonymous wrote:I loved it. Smart, positive and just what so many people needed right now. Sure it was a little adult but I am laughing my head off at you pearl clutching hypocrites acting like the half time show is usually hymns and nursery rhymes…

Since it was in a different language, I don't think they got the message

But they did get to see the pelvic thrusts, gyrations, and crotch grabs. So cool!

This show was so mild compared to past shows. Do you forgive those things if they sing in English?

Nope. I think the music and entertainment industry is harming our kids. It's a gross culture in many ways.

I have an off button on my TV remote

I parent my kids. It is possible.

Great. Now tell us that most parents across this country are monitoring what their kids watch. If you worked in a typical public school, you'd know.

Most parents are okay with most things on media. They may not realize what is appropriate for growing children or maybe they don't care.

If you talk to the parents of the kids you teach. You would know this. People have different values on what if fine for their kids.

When my kids were younger, I was surprised at what things the parents let their kids watch.

The ones that actually are strict about this. They are in top of it. They don't need you policing a Super Bowl half time show on their behalf.. When was it expected that the half time show needed to be family friendly?

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Anonymous wrote:Pages and pages criticizing Bad Bunny

But very little criticizing the NFL who made this choice. Oh no, MAGA can't criticize mostly old rich white men.

Even Trump complained and came so close to mentioning the NFL (who didn't cave to him) and then switched to arguing about some football rule

Why MAGA do you allow your overlords to rule over you unquestioned?

The NFL chose him because they are trying to expand their market beyond the US. The NFL fans (white men) are feeling left out and angry about that. These people feel “owed” something for their loyalty. These are also the same people who say to cops or teachers “I pay your salary.”

And with two gay hockey characters, is hockey expanding their market? To what sport will white heterosexual men turn? Golf?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pages and pages criticizing Bad Bunny

But very little criticizing the NFL who made this choice. Oh no, MAGA can't criticize mostly old rich white men.

Even Trump complained and came so close to mentioning the NFL (who didn't cave to him) and then switched to arguing about some football rule

Why MAGA do you allow your overlords to rule over you unquestioned?

The NFL chose him because they are trying to expand their market beyond the US. The NFL fans (white men) are feeling left out and angry about that. These people feel “owed” something for their loyalty. These are also the same people who say to cops or teachers “I pay your salary.”

And with two gay hockey characters, is hockey expanding their market? To what sport will white heterosexual men turn? Golf?

Equating a half time show performer with actual athletes does not compute.

Better to compare gay NFL players with NHL players

Maybe the sexuality of the people who play doesn't matter at all to the game.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pages and pages criticizing Bad Bunny

But very little criticizing the NFL who made this choice. Oh no, MAGA can't criticize mostly old rich white men.

Even Trump complained and came so close to mentioning the NFL (who didn't cave to him) and then switched to arguing about some football rule

Why MAGA do you allow your overlords to rule over you unquestioned?

The NFL chose him because they are trying to expand their market beyond the US. The NFL fans (white men) are feeling left out and angry about that. These people feel “owed” something for their loyalty. These are also the same people who say to cops or teachers “I pay your salary.”

And with two gay hockey characters, is hockey expanding their market? To what sport will white heterosexual men turn? Golf?

Equating a half time show performer with actual athletes does not compute.

Better to compare gay NFL players with NHL players

Maybe the sexuality of the people who play doesn't matter at all to the game.

No. Talking about the Heated Rivalry is a six-episode HBO Max limited series/drama focusing on a secret, intimate romance between two professional, closeted male hockey rivals, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Based on a Rachel Reid novel. Explores their hidden relationship amidst the hyper-masculine world of professional sports.

[Anonymous]

Bad Bunny closed his Super Bowl LX halftime show with a message of purported unity, “Together we are America” — but keen-eyed critics quickly slammed the song-and-dance act as a divisive and “degenerate” performance.

And the Puerto Rican star made no effort in his Spanish-only performance to include the 78% of American households that speak only English.

Bad Bunny previously taunted that anyone annoyed with his selection as halftime performer had “four months to learn Spanish.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lousy show.

Your intellect is so hot that I am fanning myself.

Repeatedly grabbing your crotch and making sexual moves while performing on stage definitely reflects a very high intellect and one's native culture.

But it’s great to show children that.

Terrific message! Just terrific.

Well gee the President of the US has raped young girls on Espteins island time and time again and MAGA loves that their DD's could be next.

Saw this post elsewhere and I agree: “ I am sick of living in a world where a 15-minute halftime show causes more outrage than a predator president.”

Exaggerate much? There have been massive protests against Trump. No one is marching against Bad Bunny. The problem that you see on this thread is the whole divided America. People are fighting for some 60 pages over a musician. Anything short of full on adoration/condemnation of Mr. Bunny is deemed racist and MAGA/too woke. This does nothing to move anything forward at all. But enjoy your fighting I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who want to read part of the review from an actual arts critic...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html

There are few, if any, performers in pop more popular and embraced than Bad Bunny, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar who has been one of music’s dominant global innovators for a decade.

And yet Bad Bunny did something quite novel with his Super Bowl LX performance in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday night, turning it into an extended presentation on how to make a global opportunity intimate, personal and historically specific. Like his sixth solo album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which a week ago made history as the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammys’ top honor, and his 31-show residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer, he assiduously brought people to him, on his terms.

Here, it started in the sugar cane fields — once Puerto Rico’s cash crop, and a source of rampant labor exploitation. Bad Bunny began his show with the frisky “Tití Me Preguntó” from 2022, walking amid laborers in pavas chopping at stalks and tall plants forming something of a labyrinth. He strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.
This was Bad Bunny’s private Puerto Rico, a place of cultural joy and political complication. The first two minutes of his 13-minute show took place largely within that maze, an almost-protected space that projected safety and ease, just before he emerged on the roof of La Casita, the replica of a traditional Puerto Rican home that served as the centerpiece of his set here (and also his residency performances), and began serenading the world.

Almost every minute that followed — performed almost entirely in Spanish, a Super Bowl first — featured a combination of musical astuteness, familial exuberance and sociopolitical statement.

My grandfather worked in those cane fields and I cried during the halftime show. For anyone who is open to something beautiful, listen to Pitorro de Coco, the title track, and Cafe con Ron from the album. It’s great stuff. To bring it back to something from the DMV, a great YouTube dance fitness channel called and8 has a great Latin dance routine including a different Bad Bunny song that’ll make you sweat.

I’ve argued with idiots here and it’s boring. Post if you’ve never heard the tracks above and love them. They are wonderful, and so was the show.

Thank you for posting your suggestions PP! I just watched the video for Pitorro de Coco — and I really like it. I’m enjoying your recommendations. I’ve mostly listened to Bad Bunny’s songs as kind of background-dance-music. With this new-to-me song I’m getting more of the depth of his talents. I also got an unexpected surprise from watching the video. I lived in NYC in the ‘80s and early ‘90s , and watching the video really took me back to my NYC summers. Many thanks PP!

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Anonymous wrote:For those who want to read part of the review from an actual arts critic...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html

There are few, if any, performers in pop more popular and embraced than Bad Bunny, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar who has been one of music’s dominant global innovators for a decade.

And yet Bad Bunny did something quite novel with his Super Bowl LX performance in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday night, turning it into an extended presentation on how to make a global opportunity intimate, personal and historically specific. Like his sixth solo album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which a week ago made history as the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammys’ top honor, and his 31-show residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer, he assiduously brought people to him, on his terms.

Here, it started in the sugar cane fields — once Puerto Rico’s cash crop, and a source of rampant labor exploitation. Bad Bunny began his show with the frisky “Tití Me Preguntó” from 2022, walking amid laborers in pavas chopping at stalks and tall plants forming something of a labyrinth. He strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.
This was Bad Bunny’s private Puerto Rico, a place of cultural joy and political complication. The first two minutes of his 13-minute show took place largely within that maze, an almost-protected space that projected safety and ease, just before he emerged on the roof of La Casita, the replica of a traditional Puerto Rican home that served as the centerpiece of his set here (and also his residency performances), and began serenading the world.

Almost every minute that followed — performed almost entirely in Spanish, a Super Bowl first — featured a combination of musical astuteness, familial exuberance and sociopolitical statement.

My grandfather worked in those cane fields and I cried during the halftime show. For anyone who is open to something beautiful, listen to Pitorro de Coco, the title track, and Cafe con Ron from the album. It’s great stuff. To bring it back to something from the DMV, a great YouTube dance fitness channel called and8 has a great Latin dance routine including a different Bad Bunny song that’ll make you sweat.

I’ve argued with idiots here and it’s boring. Post if you’ve never heard the tracks above and love them. They are wonderful, and so was the show.

I have no association with PR, have never been, and little knowledge about its history. But I’ve teared up and/or weeped everytime I’ve rewatched the performance.

This speaks more about you than Bad Bunny. The rest of us were shaking our heads in disgust with the dry-humping all over the stage, the incessant crotch grabs, and the so-called music which turned out to be noise.

"The rest of us" were not feeling that or thinking that.

I appreciated this powerful song about how women should be able to dance without the gaze of men. Next time, go watch Kid Rock lip sync. I'm sure it was fabulous. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pages and pages criticizing Bad Bunny

But very little criticizing the NFL who made this choice. Oh no, MAGA can't criticize mostly old rich white men.

Even Trump complained and came so close to mentioning the NFL (who didn't cave to him) and then switched to arguing about some football rule

Why MAGA do you allow your overlords to rule over you unquestioned?

The NFL chose him because they are trying to expand their market beyond the US. The NFL fans (white men) are feeling left out and angry about that. These people feel “owed” something for their loyalty. These are also the same people who say to cops or teachers “I pay your salary.”

And with two gay hockey characters, is hockey expanding their market? To what sport will white heterosexual men turn? Golf?

Equating a half time show performer with actual athletes does not compute.

Better to compare gay NFL players with NHL players

Maybe the sexuality of the people who play doesn't matter at all to the game.

No. Talking about the Heated Rivalry is a six-episode HBO Max limited series/drama focusing on a secret, intimate romance between two professional, closeted male hockey rivals, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Based on a Rachel Reid novel. Explores their hidden relationship amidst the hyper-masculine world of professional sports.

I guess I'm out of the loop. Heard about it but haven't seen it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bad Bunny closed his Super Bowl LX halftime show with a message of purported unity, “Together we are America” — but keen-eyed critics quickly slammed the song-and-dance act as a divisive and “degenerate” performance.

And the Puerto Rican star made no effort in his Spanish-only performance to include the 78% of American households that speak only English.

Bad Bunny previously taunted that anyone annoyed with his selection as halftime performer had “four months to learn Spanish.”

You give these people too much credit

They still haven't spotted the IV scars on Trump's hands

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:For those who want to read part of the review from an actual arts critic...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html

There are few, if any, performers in pop more popular and embraced than Bad Bunny, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar who has been one of music’s dominant global innovators for a decade.

And yet Bad Bunny did something quite novel with his Super Bowl LX performance in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday night, turning it into an extended presentation on how to make a global opportunity intimate, personal and historically specific. Like his sixth solo album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which a week ago made history as the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammys’ top honor, and his 31-show residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer, he assiduously brought people to him, on his terms.

Here, it started in the sugar cane fields — once Puerto Rico’s cash crop, and a source of rampant labor exploitation. Bad Bunny began his show with the frisky “Tití Me Preguntó” from 2022, walking amid laborers in pavas chopping at stalks and tall plants forming something of a labyrinth. He strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.
This was Bad Bunny’s private Puerto Rico, a place of cultural joy and political complication. The first two minutes of his 13-minute show took place largely within that maze, an almost-protected space that projected safety and ease, just before he emerged on the roof of La Casita, the replica of a traditional Puerto Rican home that served as the centerpiece of his set here (and also his residency performances), and began serenading the world.

Almost every minute that followed — performed almost entirely in Spanish, a Super Bowl first — featured a combination of musical astuteness, familial exuberance and sociopolitical statement.

My grandfather worked in those cane fields and I cried during the halftime show. For anyone who is open to something beautiful, listen to Pitorro de Coco, the title track, and Cafe con Ron from the album. It’s great stuff. To bring it back to something from the DMV, a great YouTube dance fitness channel called and8 has a great Latin dance routine including a different Bad Bunny song that’ll make you sweat.

I’ve argued with idiots here and it’s boring. Post if you’ve never heard the tracks above and love them. They are wonderful, and so was the show.

Thank you for posting your suggestions PP! I just watched the video for Pitorro de Coco — and I really like it. I’m enjoying your recommendations. I’ve mostly listened to Bad Bunny’s songs as kind of background-dance-music. With this new-to-me song I’m getting more of the depth of his talents. I also got an unexpected surprise from watching the video. I lived in NYC in the ‘80s and early ‘90s , and watching the video really took me back to my NYC summers. Many thanks PP!

Gracias a PP! Me gusta las dos canciones! I added them to my Spotify. Woot!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who want to read part of the review from an actual arts critic...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html

There are few, if any, performers in pop more popular and embraced than Bad Bunny, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar who has been one of music’s dominant global innovators for a decade.

And yet Bad Bunny did something quite novel with his Super Bowl LX performance in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday night, turning it into an extended presentation on how to make a global opportunity intimate, personal and historically specific. Like his sixth solo album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which a week ago made history as the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammys’ top honor, and his 31-show residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer, he assiduously brought people to him, on his terms.

Here, it started in the sugar cane fields — once Puerto Rico’s cash crop, and a source of rampant labor exploitation. Bad Bunny began his show with the frisky “Tití Me Preguntó” from 2022, walking amid laborers in pavas chopping at stalks and tall plants forming something of a labyrinth. He strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.
This was Bad Bunny’s private Puerto Rico, a place of cultural joy and political complication. The first two minutes of his 13-minute show took place largely within that maze, an almost-protected space that projected safety and ease, just before he emerged on the roof of La Casita, the replica of a traditional Puerto Rican home that served as the centerpiece of his set here (and also his residency performances), and began serenading the world.

Almost every minute that followed — performed almost entirely in Spanish, a Super Bowl first — featured a combination of musical astuteness, familial exuberance and sociopolitical statement.

My grandfather worked in those cane fields and I cried during the halftime show. For anyone who is open to something beautiful, listen to Pitorro de Coco, the title track, and Cafe con Ron from the album. It’s great stuff. To bring it back to something from the DMV, a great YouTube dance fitness channel called and8 has a great Latin dance routine including a different Bad Bunny song that’ll make you sweat.

I’ve argued with idiots here and it’s boring. Post if you’ve never heard the tracks above and love them. They are wonderful, and so was the show.

I have no association with PR, have never been, and little knowledge about its history. But I’ve teared up and/or weeped everytime I’ve rewatched the performance.

This speaks more about you than Bad Bunny. The rest of us were shaking our heads in disgust with the dry-humping all over the stage, the incessant crotch grabs, and the so-called music which turned out to be noise.

"The rest of us" were not feeling that or thinking that.

I appreciated this powerful song about how women should be able to dance without the gaze of men. Next time, go watch Kid Rock lip sync. I'm sure it was fabulous. lol

They were told to say feel that or think that probably someone over on fake news said it and they are repeating it here, as usual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lousy show.

Your intellect is so hot that I am fanning myself.

Repeatedly grabbing your crotch and making sexual moves while performing on stage definitely reflects a very high intellect and one's native culture.

Woo. The bots are ON FIRE.

I guess Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Rolling Stones have all reflected their native culture by making “sexual moves.”

Who knew??

You are riveting, PP. RIVETING

Please go on with your puny-minded tirades.

xxoo

calm down. You don’t have to refute every little negative comment. You seem so upset with any one having different ideas than you. You act like a spokesperson for BB.

Who is the "you" that you're talking to? Do we need to someone might need to explain to you that this is an internet forum where thousands of people post, and that there's more than one person who might find these endless bot posts tiresome and disturbing.

Please report bot posts like that. The repetition about the dancing must be a bunch of bots all programmed to say the same thing.

I report a lot of bad posts and want to let anyone know they can report them, too!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lousy show.

Your intellect is so hot that I am fanning myself.

Repeatedly grabbing your crotch and making sexual moves while performing on stage definitely reflects a very high intellect and one's native culture.

But it’s great to show children that.

Terrific message! Just terrific.

Well gee the President of the US has raped young girls on Espteins island time and time again and MAGA loves that their DD's could be next.

Sorry to the post who says Bad Bunny's message that women should be able to dance without men being jerks was not to your liking. I guess you want your DDs to be gazed at by men in a sexual way as they dance? Weird. But okay.

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The NFL is in full expand-the-worldwide-audience mode and people act surprised and offended they'd feature the world's *biggest artist.

*named Spotify's Top Global Artist for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2025, accumulating 19.8 billion streams in 2025 alone

It wasn't my cup of tea, but neither were virtually any of the halftime acts this century. He did a fine job and some bits were aesthetically pleasing, which is enough for me.

The country music fanbase is already fixed, as is the classic rock fanbase. If you're seeking to broaden your audience internationally, you book someone who draws an international crowd. Kid Rock isnt that.