Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world's biggest stage.
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The 14-minute set included guest performances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, along with cameos from the likes of Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Karol G and Jessica Alba, who could be seen dancing on the porch of his famous casita, a staple of his shows designed to look like a traditional Puerto Rican home.
It was expected that Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, would use his performance as an opportunity to make a political statement against the current US administration, but instead he used it to promote a message of American unity.
Transporting himself through a Latin landscape, with set pieces that included everything from a nail salon to a bar, the Grammy award winner reeled off a medley of his biggest hits, including Tití Me Preguntó, MONACO and BAILE INoLVIDABLE.
The 31-year-old, who was the world's most-played artist in 2025 according to streaming service Spotify, made history by becoming the first musician to perform entirely in Spanish at a Super Bowl half-time show, which is normally the most-watched event on US TV.
He did choose to say one line in English, "God bless America", before listing nations of Central, South and North America as dancers carried their flags.
A billboard message read "The only thing more powerful than hate is love", and he held a football at the end of the segment with the message in English: "Together, We Are America."
Afterwards, US president Donald Trump, who did not attend this year's Super Bowl, called Bad Bunny's set "absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!" on his social media platform Truth Social.
He added that it was "an affront to the Greatness of America" and "nobody understands a word this guy is saying".
An alternative event, the All-American Halftime Show, was organised by Turning Point USA and was headlined by Trump-supporting singer Kid Rock.
Bad Bunny's performance at Levi's Stadi
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