During the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, Bad Bunny took the stage with much anticipation. However, viewers were caught off guard as they struggled to comprehend the performance.
Bad Bunny, hailing from Puerto Rico, delivered his entire show in Spanish. This choice left a significant portion of the American audience, along with international viewers, unable to follow along due to the language barrier.
Many took to social media to vent their frustrations, with one viewer declaring it the “worst Super Bowl this century.”
Another commented on the situation, stating, “Why as Americans are we watching the Super Bowl halftime show in Spanish? With English being our national language, I could not understand a word. Not prejudiced, just don’t understand.”
Similarly, a third viewer added: “Ok, I do think it was kind of weird that nearly the entire halftime show of the Super Bowl was in Spanish.… and I say that as someone who appreciates Latin culture.”
Another viewer expressed a strong opinion, saying, “The NFL having a Super Bowl Halftime Show where their performer sings ENTIRELY in Spanish & waves other nation’s flags, is 100 % a political statement. Bad Bunny will go down as the worst halftime show in the history of the league. America deserved better for its 250th birthday.”
For those familiar with Bad Bunny, his choice to perform entirely in Spanish was no surprise. The Grammy-winning artist has been vocal about staying true to himself and not altering his identity for broader appeal.
He shared with Vanity Fair in 2023 that he would ‘never’ sing in English ‘just because someone says I need to do it to reach a certain audience.’
“I think in Spanish, I feel in Spanish, I eat in Spanish, I sing in Spanish,” he stated in the interview. To this day, he has released seven studio albums, none featuring a complete song in English.