The Puerto Rican star ended his performance with a display of flags from Spanish-speaking countries
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- Bad Bunny steered clear of strong political statements during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
- During his performance, the Puerto Rican star displayed flags from Spanish-speaking countries around the world, expressing a message of love and unity
- He also spiked a football that read ‘Together We Are America’
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show didn't delve into U.S. politics.
On Sunday, Feb. 8, the Puerto Rican star took the stage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show and led a fun-filled dance party that embraced his biggest hits.
On a mid-field stage built to resemble his classic pink "La Casita," Bad Bunny was joined by famous faces including Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Cardi B, Alix Earle, Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba and more.
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To close out his show, Bad Bunny displayed a series of international flags, expressing a message of love and unity rather than political divisiveness.
"God bless America," he said, "be it Chile, Argentina" and other Spanish-speaking countries around the world. Then he said “United States” in English, then Canada and closed with “my motherland, Puerto Rico” in both languages.
Behind him, a large video board displayed the message "The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love."
Bad Benny ended the show by saying, in Spanish, “We’re still here," before spiking a football that was inscribed with the message, "Together We Are America."
Some expected that the performer would get more political, as he's made multiple statements in the past.
Last year, the "Monaco" singer made headlines when he chose not to bring his record-setting Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour to the U.S. due to concerns over the Trump administration’s mass deportations and deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in an ongoing immigration crackdown.
On newsstands now, PEOPLE's latest special edition issue covers his groundbreaking career, from his earliest days to headlining the Super Bowl LX halftime show and making history at the Grammys. The 96-page issue is now on Amazon. A print edition in Spanish is available exclusively here.
"There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate — I’ve performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent," Bad Bunny told i-D of his tour decision last fall.
"But there was the issue of — like, f—ing ICE could be outside [my concert],” he added. “And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”
After the "Me Porto Bonito" singer was announced as a Super Bowl performer in September, he celebrated the news with an X post, writing, "I've been thinking about it these days, and after discussing it with my team, I think I'll do just one date in the United States." The singer also said in the post that the performance would be “for my people, my culture, and our history."
Days later, President Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem threatened that ICE agents would “be all over” Super Bowl LX. Trump, meanwhile, previously said that he had “never heard of” Bad Bunny — and said he wouldn't attend the performance.
“I don’t know who he is," Trump said of the Puerto Rican artist while calling into Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Reports last fall. "I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s crazy, and then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous."
Similarly, when he won Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny dedicated his award to "all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams."
In Spanish, Bad Bunny added, "To all the people who have lost a loved one and have needed to keep going with much strength, this award is for you. Thank you for so much love. I love you." He also thanked all of the Latinos in the world and the artists that came before him.
When the "Soy Peor" singer released the trailer for his Super Bowl performance earlier this month, the rapper and singer said "what I'm feeling goes beyond myself."
"It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL," he said.
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