Bad Bunny draws, falls short

Der Standard

128 million people watched Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show

But fewer viewers than Kendrick Lamar in 2025's record year.

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Becky Hammer

@beckyhammer.bsky.social

"El Apagón" is the song Bad Bunny was performing during this part of the halftime show using imagery that was apparently too subtle for some people

It's one of his most interesting songs with a ton of political context and meaning plus it’s an absolute banger

Screenshot from halftime show of Benito and backup dancers on sparking electric poles

February 11, 2026 at 2:02 AM

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Mark Harris

@markharris.bsky.social

Bad Bunny halftime show: 128.2 milion viewers
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers

"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.

February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"

February 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM

by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance delivered a message for such a time as this
www.ncronline.org/culture/bad-...

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance delivered a message for such a time as this

GSR columns editor Helga Leija reflects on the role of Bad Bunny in Latin American culture.

www.ncronline.org

February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM

by Richard M. Carpiano

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH

@rmcarpiano.medsky.social

Alt take: the discontent demographic is not going anywhere, so why bother changing for them? Also, from what I've found googling, the most watched halftime show & NFL trying to increase its global audience, foothold.

NFL Needs To Get Back to the Basics With Super Bowl Halftime Show Next Year | Deadspin.com

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show wasn’t bad at all — but it exposed a major NFL disconnect the league has with its core demographic of fans.

deadspin.com

February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM

by Ralf Michaels

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Ralf Michaels

@ralfmichaels.bsky.social

that's what those claiming that his show was apolitical are missing. frontofficesports.com/bad-bunny-de...

Bad Bunny Delivers Party, Not Politics, During Super Bowl Halftime

Super Bowl LX halftime show headliner Bad Bunny, just like pregame performer Green Day, paused the political commentary during the title game.

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February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM

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Peter M. Shane

@petermshane.bsky.social

First, it's a Super Bowl halftime party in Spanish. Next thing you know, we'll be expected to enjoy opera sung in Italian.

February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM

Reposted by Richard Price, Tom Stoppard

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Kevin M. Kruse

@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Leaving the obvious racism aside for a second -- Bad Bunny has sold over 100 million albums and just won the Grammy for Best Album of the Year and these chuds are acting like he's an obscure Tuvan throat-singing act or something.

By any objective measure, he is wildly wildly popular.

soup is the ghost of food @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 2d

Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?

February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM

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Catherine Rampell

@crampell.bsky.social

Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"

February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM

by Scott A. Imberman

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Scott Imberman

@imbernomics.bsky.social

This is how you know they didn't actually watch it.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

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February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM

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W. Andy Knight

@knight54.bsky.social

American white supremacists have no clue about the global multiracial impact of Bad Bunny. www.instagram.com/reel/DUj9hKb...

bhangralicious on Instagram: "Benito rules 😍#badbunny #benitobowl #superbowl #bhangralicious #puertoricoView all 318 comments"

Benito rules 😍#badbunny #benitobowl #superbowl #bhangralicious #puertorico

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February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM

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Will Bunch

@willbunch.bsky.social

How did Bad Bunny utter not one word about Trump or authoritarianism at the Super Bowl yet deliver the most power message in 60 years of the game?

Behind Benito's 13-minute love song for the same "neighborism" that's saving Minneapolis from ICE raids

My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Bad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, the word of the year for 2026 is the f-bomb.

www.inquirer.com

February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM

by Daniel W. Drezner

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

Thank goodness the House GOP is prioritizing the important stuff, like affordability.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

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February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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Alan Richardson

@alanrichardson.bsky.social

These congresspeople are deeply unserious human beings

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

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February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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Reece Jones

@reecejones.bsky.social

I spoke with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social about why the racism, violence, and constitutional violations of the Border Patrol mean it cannot be reformed or simply sent back to the border soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

February 9, 2026 - Luis Martinez-Fernandez | Reece Jones | Stephen Walt

America's Cultural/Political Divide on Display at the Super Bowl's Halftime With a Wildly Popular and Joyous Bad Bunny Versus a Washed Up Right Wing MAGA Relic Kid Rock | The History of the Border Pat

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February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM

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Aviel Roshwald

@avielroshwald.bsky.social

Republicans go down a rabbit hole.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

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February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM

by Aviel Roshwald

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Aviel Roshwald

@avielroshwald.bsky.social

The investigation could well expand to cover Bugs Bunny, Rep. Fudd indicated.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

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February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM

by Aviel Roshwald

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Aviel Roshwald

@avielroshwald.bsky.social

Elmer Fudd would be proud.

www.rawstory.com/stringr/hous...

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."Du...

www.rawstory.com

February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM

by Mor Naaman

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Mor Naaman

@informor.bsky.social

And now for the most academic (and accurate) take on the Bad Bunny halftime show...

Steven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social · 3d

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM

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