From album of the year to halftime performer.
Bad Bunny turned Leviâs Stadium into the streets of Puerto Rico during his Super Bowl 2026 halftime performance Sunday night. He opened with âTitĂ Me PreguntĂłâ and danced through one of the most elaborate sets in halftime history, bringing out plenty of stars including Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
The Puerto Rican native wore a custom white football jersey by Zara, which was emblazoned with the name Ocasio as well as the number 64.
Bad Bunnyâs real name is Benito Antonio MartĂnez Ocasio, which explains the former â but the numeralâs a bit trickier to decipher.
Fans speculated that it could be a tribute to his motherâs birth year. Others pointed out that the number also reflects the initial falsely reported death toll from 2017âs Hurricane Maria, which rocked the island and was actually one of the deadliest in United States history.
Thereâs also the 64th United States Congress, which passed the landmark Jones-Shafroth Act granting statutory citizenship to Puerto Ricans in 1917.
However, it appears most likely that Benito was pointing to his own indelible mark on music history.
In 2023, his album âUn Verano Sin Tiâ became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for album of the year at the 64th Grammys.
And at last weekâs 2026 Grammys, he took home a total of three awards â including album of the year for âDebĂ Tirar MĂĄs Fotos,â the first-ever Spanish-language album to win in the category.
The fashion darling also made history on the step-and-repeat, wearing Schiaparelliâs first red carpet menswear design: a corseted tuxedo with laces up the back.
The rapper used his two televised acceptance speeches to make political statements and protest ICE. âBefore I say thanks to God, Iâm going to say ICE out,â he said. âWeâre not savage, weâre not animals, weâre not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.â
He later appeared to present his actual Grammy award to a child watching a clip of his acceptance speech on a small TV during the halftime show.
While Donald Trump told The Post heâs skipping the big game in protest and Turning Point USA, the conservative political activism group, said it would hold its own competing halftime show with Kid Rock as the headliner, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell backed Bunny.
âHe understood the platform he was on,â Goodell said of Bad Bunnyâs Grammys speeches before pivoting. âThis platform is used to unite people and be able to bring people together. I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that.â
For his part, the King of Latin Trap â who previously made a cameo during Jennifer Lopez and Shakiraâs 2020 Super Bowl halftime show, wearing a bejeweled silver outfit â appeared emotional at a press conference before the big game, tearing up as he talked about his mom.
He also teased that the performance would be raucous.
âI just want to have fun, itâs going to be a huge party ⊠I donât want to give spoilers, people only need to worry about dancing. They donât even have to learn Spanish; itâs better if they dance, but thereâs no better dance that comes from the heart,â he said.
Bad Bunny announced he would be headlining the show in September 2025, telling Page Six in a statement, âWhat Iâm feeling goes beyond myself. Itâs for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown⊠this is for my people, my culture, and our history.â
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