Bad Bunny Inspires a Multitude of People With His 2026 Superbowl Halftime Show

Bad Bunny was a welcomed change to the Superbowl Halftime Show this year.

Everybody deserves to be celebrated. Every culture should be respected. Every person should be able to have dignity.

Bad Bunny’s musical performance was fantastically good.

Don’t judge the moment by the lack of understanding of his language or the cultural symbolisms that he shared. There are millions of people living in the United States and so many different languages that are spoken in this huge melting pot. Don’t let his lack of English speaking be the reason you run into issues with what he had to give on one of the world’s biggest stages. If understanding did not dawn on your face as he represented the beauty of diversity, you are missing the bigger picture. If you are focusing on the truth, every moment of the performance was great.

In my opinion, the cultural references were on point. There were men working out in the fields. There was someone selling Fresco on the side. Pure coconut drinks were being sold by the street vendors. There were people playing dominoes. There were masons with their bricks building. I love that Cardi B was there with him in support and that he brought out Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

Bad Bunny’s Superbowl Halftime Show was everything you could want in peeling back the stigmas. What he had to give was beautifully influential. There is a gorgeous aspect to being different. Everybody does not have to be exactly the same to be effective. There was nothing mechanical about his performance; he was himself and the message that cascaded from the entire 12 minutes was that cultural heritage matters.

He electrified the atmosphere despite the odds that were thrown at him from a world not ready to totally accept him, and he did it well. I was draped across the couch watching the game and had to get up to dance when the musical halftime show started because the rhythms were fire. He showed the world what he was made of and I enjoyed every moment of it; especially when he gave a shoutout to all the Latinos and mentioned Ayiti. Yes, I am Latinx. I love it. 

I think people will be reminiscing about his halftime show for years to come. The entire performance was a symbol of hope for all.