Bad Bunny performed at this year’s Super Bowl 60 Halftime show, sparking lots of controversy across the country.
Many people expressed their dislike of Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, leading Turning Point USA, a non-profit organization, to counter-book the show with their own “All-American Halftime Performance.”
Despite the negative comments before the show, Bad Bunny’s performance went on to be the most viewed halftime performance of all time, bringing in 128.2 million viewers.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinéz Ocasio, was the musical guest, with support from artists Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin. He also had several celebrity guest appearances, including Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Jessica Alba, Alix Earle and more.
People were excited about the guest appearances, but polls on The Wright State Guardian's Instagram showed that students' favorite of the night was Pedro Pascal.
In addition to the musical performance and dancing, there was also a real wedding ceremony performed for a couple, Thomas Wolter and Eleisa Aparico, who had invited the artist to their wedding.
“My heart is so full. This experience has been nothing short of amazing,” Aparico said in an Instagram story after the show.
There were also comparisons made between this year’s Super Bowl Halftime show and Kendrick Lamar's performance in 2025 from WSU crime and justice student, Gigi Stowers.
“We saw Kendrick, that was very inspiring. It caused a lot of uplifting between Black people and their connections with how we were oppressed, so for Bad Bunny to do this, it was only fair because [Latinos] deserve as much respect as [Black people] deserve,” Stowers said.
Art can be political, and this performance was an example of that. Some complaints online circulated that he should not perform because he is from Puerto Rico and is not an American citizen, although in reality he is one, and that he might perform in Spanish.
It ended up being the case that Bad Bunny’s entire set was in Spanish, with an English performance of “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga. Fans believed you did not need to understand the lyrics to enjoy the performance.
Bethany Crank, a sign language interpreting major at WSU, shared her opinions on the halftime show performance.
“I loved the energy. The culture representation was really cool, just to kind of learn about Bad Bunny’s culture and where he came from,” Crank said.
Crank also watched the halftime show for a specific reason: to watch the interpreter.
“I also watched the ASL interpretation of it, which if you haven’t, I recommend you should, because it was the first Puerto Rican Sign Language performer to interpret the Super Bowl ever,” Crank said.
Overall, many people, including lots of students at WSU, were pleased with the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show.
