This year’s Super Bowl half time performer is very controversial ever since the Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Bad Bunny was announced as this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer back on Sept. 28. People all over social media have been on the fence about whether or not Bad Bunny should be performing at the Super Bowl. 

Who is Bad Bunny?  

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) started his career when he was young. He began posting music on SoundCloud and his career took off from there. His music is known as Latin trap, and some of his top songs are “Soy peor” (“I’m Worse”) released on Dec. 8, 2016, as well as a feature on Cardi B’s album Invasion Of Privacy “I Like It” released on May 25, 2018. In 2025 he hit 19.8 billion streams. He previously earned the top spot globally in 2020. He took the pot from Taylor Swift who held the spot for two years. For the 2025-2026 Grammy’s Bad Bunny had major nominations such as album of the year, song of the year, and record of the year.  He ended up winning the Grammy for Album of the Year, beating out big names such as Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar. He also won the award for Best Música Urbana Album, both for his album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.” In 2025, he has won 27 different categories in the Latin Billboards. He has 27 million listeners everyday and 60 million and his music is streamed 60million times a day. Bad Bunny has other interests as well. He is into acting in movies such as “Bullet Train” (2022), Cassandro (2023), and “Happy Gilmore 2” (2025).

Controversy and Opinions 

Millions of people around social media are worried that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be a big issue for people who want to show up at this year’s Super Bowl. Another issue people have spoken about is disappointment that someone Latino is performing because the Super Bowl is an American-based “Holiday”. 

Cecilia Senske, a student here at New Berlin West, says that she is very pleased to see Bad Bunny make an appearance at the Super Bowl but the reasons people are upset are unreasonable. Senske explains, “I’m super excited and glad he is performing, but the reasons people are mad are dumb, and kind of racist.” Nicole DeKoch, an art teacher at New Berlin West, also asked about her thoughts about Bad Bunny performing. DeKoch explains “I don’t listen to him, but I wouldn’t mind him performing for the Super Bowl.” 

Bad Bunny’s History 

Benito was born on Mar. 10, 1994 in Vega Baja Puerto Rico. Some artists such as Daddy Yankee and Vico C  inspired him with for his music style. He attended the University of Puerto Rico to study communication. During that time line he discovered his love for music and sang about problems around the world such as drugs and violence and used drums for an intriguing beat. Benito got his name from sharing a picture on the internet of him wearing a bunny costume when he was a kid. He and his fans saw this as a good opportunity for what now is his stage name. Bad Bunny’s debut album “X 100PRE”  was released on Christmas Eve 2018 and hit No. 1 on Billboard Top Latin Album charts. “X 100PRE” received a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music album in May 2019. In 2021 he won a grammy for Best Latin Pop for his album “YHLQMDLG”. 2022 Best Música Urbana Album (¨El Último Tour del Mundo”) (“The last world tour.”) Grammy win in 2023 Best Música Urbana Album for (Un Verano Sin Ti),(“A summer without you.”). Another big win for Bad Bunny at the 2025 Latin Grammys wasfor his first Album of the Year win for “””Debí Tirar Más Fotos””¨ (“ I should have taken more photos.”).

Bad Bunny Performance 

This isn’t Bad Bunny’s first Super Bowl performance. He went alongside Shakira and Jennifer Lopez at the 2020 Super Bowl. Recent news came out on Dec 10, 2025, Bad Bunny will be performing at the 2026 Super Bowl alongside Charlie Puth for the national anthem. An American singer, songwriter, and record producer, some of his top songs are “Attention” in 2018, and “We Don’t Talk Anymore feat: Selena Gomez” in 2016. The performance will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Feb 8, 2026. He will be performing between the second and third half of the game during the halfway mark. 

Super Bowl Performance History

Each game is hosted in a different city each year. Every year during halftime, also known as the biggest musical performance in the world, features global artists to entertain the audience. Throughout the early years of the Super Bowl performance Universities marching bands performed, then during the early 2000s, famous artists such as Enrique Iglesias in 2000 and Justin Timberlake in 2004 started getting picked to perform, and that expanded to many artists and groups  having the ability to show off their music and bring more people to listen to them. On the other hand, the Hispanic community is celebrating with pride, to finally have someone who actually represents the culture of Puerto Rico and other Hispanic cultures. Even having someone who genuinely advocates the issues going around the world.