
Wait, Why Was Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Controversial?
We break down Bad Bunny's halftime show, look back at his career, and try to figure out just what about his joyful halftime show bothered some people

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We break down Bad Bunny's halftime show, look back at his career, and try to figure out just what about his joyful halftime show bothered some people

From the colours on set to a proud display of flags, here are the details of Bad Bunny’s halftime Show explained

Bad Bunny saw a significant spike in Spotify streams following his historic Super Bowl halftime performance

Donald Trump and his MAGA allies were enraged that Bad Bunny, a Spanish-speaking administration critic, performed at the Super Bowl halftime show

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed boxer Jake Paul after he called Bad Bunny a 'fake American citizen' before the Puerto Rican star's Super Bowl show

Charley Crockett called President Trump a 'grifter,' said to deport Elon Musk, and compared Bad Bunny's and Jelly Roll's Grammy speeches in post

Lady Gaga celebrated her guest appearance in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, where she performed a salsa version of 'Die With a Smile'

A rep for Bad Bunny confirms that the little boy who Bad Bunny handed a trophy to during his Super Bowl performance was not Liam Ramos

Bad Bunny brought Lady Gaga out for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, but the two musicians have a long history together

President Donald Trump called Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance "an affront to the Greatness of America," in a Truth Social post