Bad Bunny headlined halftime of Super Bowl LX on Sunday (Feb. 8). Here, Billboard staffers over their feelings about the performance and its legacy.
For the second straight February, our Greatest Pop Star from the year before went right from a dominant night at the Grammys into a triumphant headlining set at the‘s turn to take a victory lap — which he did with a stunning 13-minute performance that felt both historically rich and unmistakably timely.
And whilewere strong, so was the backlash, which started well before the performance itself and ultimately led to an alternative halftime show being aired elsewhere. But it all ended with Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio being at the center at every major discussion surrounding Super Bowl LX — arguably moreso than the underwhelming game surrounding it — and likely swarming theRole Model Brings Out The Wiggles for 'Sally' During Laneway Sydney Set‘s Emily Fuentes to give our morning-after reactions to the performance — what about it worked for us, what about it felt like a potential missed opportunity, and whether it all added up to the kind of statement we were hoping he might make during such a spotlight moment. Did we feel like it had the right balance of old and new stuff? Did the Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin performances — or the apparently the IRL couple getting married — fit into the larger performance? Was there a moment on par with the “Say Drake” moment from Kendrick Lamar’s show last year? Was there any justification for the artists who played at the Turning Point alternate halftime performance? And who do we think will emerge triumphant inAnd as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts — if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights:Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on We Watched the Turning Point USA ‘All-American’ Halftime Show Live Featuring Kid Rock, Lee Brice & MoreWhy Jon Bon Jovi Decided to Appear in State Farm’s Super Bowl Ad: ‘I Couldn’t Say No’ Brantley Gilbert Speaks Out on Involvement in Turning Point USA Halftime Show: ‘I’m Not Playing This Show to Be Divisive’ Kacey Musgraves, Doechii & More React to Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show: ‘It Makes Me Think About How Far We’ve Come’. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google
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