Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has everyone talking

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00:00Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is set to headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show,

00:04but his upcoming performance is already causing a political uproar.

00:08According to Wired, the NFL confirmed that Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez-Ocasio,

00:14the world's most streamed artist from 2020 to 2022, will take the stage this February.

00:20Dubbed the King of Latin Trap, Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music

00:24achieve mainstream popularity in the worldwide market. But the rapper's announcement quickly

00:29turned into a cultural war flashpoint. Right-wing commentators, including Benny Johnson from The

00:35Benny Show, accused Ocasio of being, quote, anti-ice and anti-Trump, citing the music producer's past

00:41criticism of U.S. immigration policy and Bad Bunny's decision to skip mainland tour dates over

00:47concerns that ICE raids could target his fans. While Homeland Secretary security Kristi Noem also

00:53weighed in, telling Benny Johnson on his podcast that ICE agents, quote, will be all over that place,

00:58adding that people should not attend the event unless they are, quote,

01:02law-abiding Americans who love this country. But the Bad Bunny backlash didn't stop there.

01:07The Hill reports that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called for Congress to make

01:11English the official language of the United States. Her recent push comes after Bad Bunny

01:16appeared on SNL this weekend.

01:18Demostrando que nuestra huella y nuestra aportacion en este país nadie nunca la podrá sacar ni borrar.

01:23If you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.

01:32In a post on X, Greene slammed the Bad Bunny halftime show, calling it, quote,

01:36perverse and unwanted. But not everyone agrees with the outrage. According to The Breakfast Club,

01:42Charlamagne Tha God questioned why people were this upset now, asking if critics had the same

01:47energy when J-Lo and Shakira performed at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.

01:51J-Lo sings in English, though.

01:53Well, I don't know. I didn't know Bad Bunny didn't sing in English. I don't listen to Bad Bunny's music,

01:57but I do know one thing about Bad Bunny. He's one of the biggest artists in the world.

02:00And that's what the Super Bowl is about. The Super Bowl is about putting the biggest artists in the

02:04world on that stage.

02:05As for the NFL, they have not commented on the political fallout. But according to Wired,

02:10the decision to have Bad Bunny perform at the halftime show is a part of its ongoing

02:14partnership with Roc Nation led by Jay-Z. The partnership is reportedly aimed at making

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