Bad Bunny’s NFL Super Bowl halftime show controversy continues | Yap Session

Bad Bunny’s NFL Super Bowl halftime show controversy continues | Yap Session

There were some there were also some good ones like my most favorite tweet someone was like um we better see Bad Bunny twerking at the Super Bowl and I’m like yes bunny like we need to see it. That one got like 139,000 likes. So the people are really wanting to see it. It’s Gray sweatpants season. Bad Bunny is on everyone’s mind right now. I think most people are excited. I think you know obviously Jay-Z and Rock Nation took over the Super Bowl halftime show in like 2020. So, ever since then, you know, he’s kind of been the orchestrator behind the guests that have been here. And I think he’s been so strategic and in intentional about the people he has selected. And I think, you know, we saw it with Kendrick Lamar earlier this year and all the people that Kendrick brought out. And, you know, obviously he knew what he was doing with Bad Bunny. He didn’t just pick anyone. I mean, he’s the most streamed male artist of all time, like of currently in the world. So, it’s like for people to say you don’t know who Bad Bunny is, okay, you’re just saying you live under a rock. Like that’s not a point of he’s irrelevant. No, this man is very culturally relevant. And you know, especially now in this current moment to have a Spanish speaker, you know, taking the center stage of the biggest, you know, sporting event in America is very intentional. Here, I’ve got a Bad Bunny’s quote. He was on SNL. He addressed the controversy in Spanish, which I thought was very cool. And I’ll translate it for the uh gringoes out there. He said, “Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take that away or erase it.” And I think that was a beautifully said. You know, obviously we’re in a a current state in America where people are speaking out against ICE arrests and it’s it’s it’s uh it’s also a moment where Bad Bunny said, “I’m not going to perform in the continental United States. I’m only going to perform in Puerto Rico.” And that’s a statement, you know, but Kendrick Lamar’s performance to what you’re saying, Jason, was like one of the most watched Super Bowls of all time. Number one, the number one watch. Yeah. So, if some people were saying, “Oh, this is not for America.” It’s like, “Well, who’s America?” Obviously, no, because the funny part is like, yeah, some folks are saying, “Oh, he’s not American.” Which he is. Puerto Rico isn’t America for those that don’t know. And um but there’s also been a lot of non-American acts like you too, like Paul McCartney, like Coldplay, like um Shaniah Twain, both Canadian Kings and Queens. Shakira Shakira, like there’s been a lot of those types of like non-American artists that have come and done amazing job on on the halftime stage. So, um I don’t get the backlash. Should we talk about our favorite, you know, or most exciting Super Bowl performances of all time or in recent memory? I must start with Beyonce. I have to start with the queen. Now, when I was going through some of the top performances, I was surprised that she ranked number nine out of 10. I would have put her as number one. But, um, oh my god, like bringing out Destiny Child that every time she does it, that’ll always just get me get me going back to my childhood like dancing, singing, I’m here for all of it. 100% the ch I mean we know Beyonce, right? The choreography, the the vocal acrobatics, the like attention to detail, the precision, but then also like you just can tell that that stage means so much to these artists. Like it it matters to her. You saw like she put a little extra oomph in her performance. She was like really like she just gave it her all. And I love that’s what I love. I I will say I have a I’m known in my friend group to make people come to my house and watch Super Bowl performances. That’s my thing because I really love to watch the moment. It’s moving. It’s emotional. It means everything. It’s a career-defining moment. Um, and so yeah, Beyonce, but yeah, Beyonce ate that up. And I have to give my flowers to JLo and Shakira. They were not on like the top 10 list or whatever, but they they did their big one. Like they did and they had to share 15 minutes, which is ridiculous cuz they both have huge discoraphies. Absolutely. And that was actually a big issue that um Jennifer Lopez had with it. Like an a spot that’s normally occupied by one person or one group now they felt like they needed to have two Latinos come and do the thing that normally one person can do. She was like a little offended about that and that kind of got some backlash. And Shakira is a global superstar. Could have carried the stage by herself and got the views, you know. Wait, wasn’t Bad Bunny in that one? Speaking of, he did. Yeah, he did I Like It a little part from I Like It with him and Cardi B. Um and Jay Balvin was also there. or so was full of like guest performances. Oh my god, it was a it was a treat. Like also because we a lot of us grew up on JLo and Shakira. Like their music is like the soundtrack to a lot of our lives. So it was really exciting to see to see them and bring out Bad Bunny as a guest, but now he’s the main guy. Girl, they were warming him up. Absolutely. I like to think that the Super Bowl halftime performance is crafted for pop girls. Like I just love when a pop girl has her moment on that stage. Like you said, Beyonce, I liked Rihanna’s. I liked her performance. That girl didn’t need to bring out any special guests. She gave us 15 minutes of back-to back hits. Gave us an iconic pregnancy announcement. Like, it was amazing. Yes, girl. That was the guest.

Controversy continues weeks after Apple Music announced Bad Bunny is the halftime performer for the upcoming Super Bowl. As chatter proceeds, Page Six is looking back at a previous “Yap Session” episode where staffers discuss the public’s reactions.

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