Writer Yamilette Vizcaíno Rivera predicted last year that the Bad Bunny halftime show performance at Super Bowl 2026 would be historic, political, and truly joyful: “With his every move politicized anyway, and the safety of his fans jeopardized regardless of where in the country they are, he may as well be a Boricua star on an international stage controlling the global narrative about Puerto Rico, and have some fun while he’s at it.”
This certainly turned out to be true; Bad Bunny brought his pink tour casita to the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, as the Seahawks took on the Patriots, and he proved once more that he's one of the most impactful and fun to watch performers of his generation.
Walking through the elaborate set, Bad Bunny kicked things off with “Tití Me Preguntó” as he moved through a maze of tall grass, passing by men playing dominoes and women getting their nails done, stopping by taco and piraguas carts. He also performed songs including “Yo Perreo Solo," "NUEVAYoL," and more. Special guests included Cardi B, Pedro Pascal, Karol G, and Jessica Alba. He brought up Lady Gaga, who sang a version of “Die With a Smile" and danced with Benito, and he then featured a performance from Ricky Martin, who sang ""LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii" with him.
He wore all white: trousers and a custom Zara jersey with the number “64” on it. People have speculated the number could be an homage to his mother, who was potentially born in 1964. It also could be a reference to the 64th Congress, which gave U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans in 1917.
At one point, Bad Bunny gave one of his Grammys to a young kid, symbolizing his passing on his success to the next generations of Puerto Ricans. He concluded his landmark performance with the rousing crowd singalong from “DtMF."
The performance was directed by Hamish Hamilton, who also directed the forthcoming BTS live Arirang concert special on Netflix. It was also interpreted into Puerto Rican Sign Language, The New York Times reported, “a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.”
The historic performance was the first primarily Spanish performance in Super Bowl history, according to the NYT. It comes on the heels of his similarly historic Grammy win for Album of the Year. When accepting his award on Feb. 1, Bad Bunny honored his native Puerto Rico, saying in Spanish, “Puerto Rico, believe me when I tell you, when we're much bigger than 100 x 35 [miles], and there's nothing we can't achieve." Earlier in the night, when he won Best Música Urbana Album, he used the moment to call for "ICE out." He continued, “We are not savage. We are not animals. We are not aliens. We are humans. And we are Americans."
Even without the Super Bowl or Grammys acclaim, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is an album that is already a true classic, with a layered and vital political and cultural history, from an artist who is so intentional about both the art he makes and the way he presents it. What a joy to live at the same time as Bad Bunny.
