• Bad Bunny ended his all-Spanish Super Bowl halftime performance by holding a football inscribed with “Together We Are America” while dancers carried flags from every country in North and South America
• The jumbotron displayed “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” — echoing his Grammy acceptance speech one week earlier where he declared “ICE out”
• Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Cardi B, Pedro Pascal, Karol G, Jessica Alba and Young Miko all appeared during the star-studded performance at Levi’s Stadium

SANTA CLARA, CA (TDR) — After months of political firestorm over the selection of Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime headliner, the Puerto Rican superstar delivered his answer Sunday night not through a speech but through a prop: a football inscribed with four words.

“Together We Are America.”

The message, revealed at the climax of a star-studded, all-Spanish performance, came as dancers carrying the flags of every country in the Americas walked the field behind him while he named each nation one by one. Fireworks showcased the Puerto Rican flag above Levi’s Stadium, and the jumbotron displayed a final message: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

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It was the same sentiment he shared at the Grammy Awards just one week earlier, where he opened his acceptance speech with “ICE out” and dedicated his album of the year win to “all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams.” On Super Bowl Sunday, that message arrived wrapped in celebration rather than confrontation — and became the most-watched halftime show statement in years.

The Performance

Bad Bunny — the first Latin solo artist to headline the halftime show — opened with “Tití Me Preguntó” and took over 100 million viewers through a compressed career retrospective that doubled as a celebration of Puerto Rican culture.

The stage was built around a casita — a traditional Puerto Rican house — where live cultural elements played out around him: a nail tech doing someone’s nails, friends playing dominoes, someone ordering a piragua, or shaved ice. The casita filled with celebrity guests dancing as he performed, including Cardi B, Pedro Pascal, Karol G, Jessica Alba, influencer Alix Earle and rapper Young Miko.

One of the most striking moments came during “El Apagón” — which translates to “the blackout.” Bad Bunny scaled power lines and waved the Puerto Rican flag in what appeared to be a direct reference to Hurricane Maria and the devastating power outages that continue to plague the island. Sparks flew across the stage as the lights flickered, recreating a visual representation of Puerto Rico’s ongoing electricity crisis under LUMA Energy.

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The halftime stage also doubled as an altar for what appeared to be a wedding ceremony, with a couple tying the knot as Bad Bunny performed.

Star-Studded Surprises

The biggest musical surprise came when Lady Gaga emerged to perform a salsa rendition of “Die With a Smile” backed by Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican band Los Pleneros de la Cresta. The two had been seen interacting at the Grammys the previous week, and she then danced with Bad Bunny as he transitioned into “Baile Inolvidable.”

Fellow Puerto Rican icon Ricky Martin joined the show to perform a portion of “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii” — a song that draws parallels between Hawaii’s history with the United States and Puerto Rico’s status as an unincorporated territory. The choice of song was itself a quiet political statement embedded within what presented as pure entertainment.

Cardi B’s appearance connected back to 2018, when their collaboration “I Like It” helped propel Bad Bunny into mainstream American consciousness. She was already at Levi’s Stadium — she is currently dating Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.

The setlist moved through “Nuevayol” — which includes a music video mocking President Trump’s voice — along with “Lo Que Pasó a Hawaii,” “El Apagón” and “Café con Ron” before closing with “DtMF,” the title track from his Grammy-winning album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

The show also included nods to reggaeton legends Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” and Don Omar’s “Dale” — connecting Bad Bunny’s historic moment to the artists who built the genre.

What He Said — and What He Didn’t

Bad Bunny did not say “ICE out” on the Super Bowl stage. He did not mention Trump. He did not directly address the political controversy that surrounded his selection for months.

What he did say: “God bless America.”

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