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Bad Bunny has been a top-five streamed artist on the music platform Spotify every year, including the most streams in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Bad Bunny has been chosen to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, marking a significant moment for Latin identity on a major stage.
MAGA talking heads have not taken kindly to a musician who sings in Spanish being announced as the next Super Bowl halftime performer. Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican-born artist dubbed the “King of Latin Trap,” was announced as the headliner on Sunday, immediately causing a knee-jerk reaction from Trump-aligned conservative figures.
After avoiding the continental US on his world tour due to ICE, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be a battleground for the country’s culture wars.
Bomba and Plena music, Puerto Rico’s traditional rhythms, are having a global moment. Bad Bunny has helped elevate the genres to new audiences.