Bad Bunny has made history by becoming the first Super Bowl half-time show headliner to perform entirely in Spanish – and to host a wedding during the performance.
Already a controversial pick to the main event, drawing criticism from Donald Trump, the rapper breezed through an eight-song set mostly made up of his latest album Debi Tirar Mas Fotos at the 60th edition of the NFL’s biggest event.
The US president, who attended last year’s event, was scathing about the half-time show, however, calling it “an affront to the Greatness of America”.
Mr Trump is facing a race row after a video was shared on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
The White House initially defended the post before removing it hours later – blaming a member of staff for “erroneously” sharing the video.
Donald Trump later said “of course” he condemned it, but did not apologise.
Fresh off of winning album of the year at the Grammys, Bad Bunny – real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – performed on a heavily Puerto Rican-inspired stage set up at Levi’s Stadium in California.
While he made headlines at the Grammys by saying “ICE out”, Bad Bunny capped off his set with a more tame political statement.
Walking toward the camera, the rapper said “God Bless America,” and then named countries in the Americas – “Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil” as well as the US and Canada – in front of a sign reading “the only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
Benito also performed his 2022 track El Apagon on power poles that exploded, representing Puerto Rico’s blackouts and failing power grid, in reference to the deadly 2017 Hurricane Maria.
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