Bad Bunny Brings Lady Gaga Onstage, Performs Almost Entirely in Spanish at Star-Studded Super Bowl Halftime

Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show in Santa Clara with a high-energy, largely Spanish set that foregrounded Puerto Rican imagery and a message of unity.

“Latin megastar Bad Bunny performed a medley of his top hits at the Super Bowl on Sunday in a star-studded show that was criticised as "terrible" by the US president”

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Reports described the performance as theatrical and reggaetón-infused, opening on Puerto Rican scenes and running through hits including "Titi Me Pregunto," "Perreo Sola" (with a rooftop stunt), Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina," and material from his Grammy-winning album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

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Multiple outlets noted Bad Bunny expanded a traditional patriotic moment by adding flags from across the Americas and closed with a unifying sentiment he captured in his tweet: "Lo único más poderoso que el odio, es el amor."

The halftime show featured a string of high-profile cameos and theatrical moments.

Lady Gaga joined Bad Bunny, reportedly singing a salsa version of a Bruno Mars collaboration.

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Ricky Martin performed a song tied to Puerto Rican autonomy.

Other reported appearances included Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba, Cardi B, Karol G and influencer Alix Earle.

The stage featured striking imagery — at one point described as an altar when a couple tied the knot — and quick set pieces like a casita rooftop that Bad Bunny used for a dramatic entrance and exit during "Perreo Sola".

The show prompted immediate political backlash from former President Donald Trump, who skipped the game to attend a Florida watch party.

“President Donald Trump skipped the Super Bowl, attending a watch party in Florida, and criticized Bad Bunny’s halftime performance on Truth Social, calling it “a slap in the face,” “absolutely terrible” and saying “nobody understands a word”

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He used his Truth Social platform to denounce the performance.

Trump's comments called the set "a slap in the face" and "absolutely terrible," and some outlets recorded even stronger language including "one of the worst EVER" and objections to choreography he described as "disgusting" and inappropriate for children.

Other coverage situates Trump's reaction in a longer rift tied to Bad Bunny's previous criticisms of his immigration policies.

More than 200 demonstrators gathered outside Levi's Stadium to protest Trump's immigration policies, waving Mexican and Puerto Rican flags, chanting against ICE, and watching Bad Bunny's set from higher ground or on their phones.

Several outlets linked the political reaction to the artist's prior activism, including public comments at the Grammys, and noted that booking a predominantly Spanish set became a flashpoint in debates over representation, language, and the mainstreaming of bilingual storytelling.

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Reactions after the show were mixed.

“More than 200 demonstrators gathered outside Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX, where the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots played, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies”

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Many online clips and commentators praised the energy, the celebration of Latin culture, and the mainstreaming of Spanish-first storytelling.

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Critics and political figures framed it as out of step with their view of American values.

Outlets noted both the widespread online praise and the culture-war backlash.

Several outlets emphasized that Bad Bunny focused on togetherness during the set rather than directly engaging with political opponents.

He closed by tweeting that love is more powerful than hate and by standing with flags from across the Americas.