Bad Bunny

[Corona]

Hope the superbowl books my main women’s Karol g next year. Or maybe that big fat explosive guy who doesn’t wear a shirt. All the 60 year old white guys will be mad they didn’t book Willie Nelson instead lmao.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Hope the superbowl books my main women’s Karol g next year. Or maybe that big fat explosive guy who doesn’t wear a shirt. All the 60 year old white guys will be mad they didn’t book Willie Nelson instead lmao.

I aint watched the Super Bowl in decades but if they get that little hot ass Becky G out there wiggling around then I'll tune in, you can count on that, Jack!

 

[Corona]

I aint watched the Super Bowl in decades but if they get that little hot ass Becky G out there wiggling around then I'll tune in, you can count on that, Jack!

Na nobody wants to see that. We need Paul McCartney.. that’ll attract some new viewers.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Na nobody wants to see that. We need Paul McCartney.. that’ll attract some new viewers.

I just checked and the Super Bowl is in LA again next year, I hope they do another gangsta rap spectacular to piss off all the dorks that claimed they were never gonna watch again after Colin Kaepernick took their freedumbs

 

[Corona]

There was a group of probably 15-20 hot 25ish year old girls at the bar I was at specifically for the halftime show. They were all dancing having a great time. I bet the bar hated that, they prob wish there was 3 or 4 more drunk 45 year old dudes sitting at the bar talking about their prop bets lmao.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

It really doesn't matter who they get, only talkimg 30 minutes here, just have somebody we can understand.

 

[TheNinja]

The people wondering why Metallica or some other old band weren't chosen to perform need to realize that they are already Football fans and won't stop watching Football because they couldn't relate to the guy singing at the halftime show. You've bought in, the NFL doesn't need to do much to keep you watching games. Sports organizations want young people to watch and care so they can keep making money in the future. Many of you will be dead in 30 - 40 years. Gen Z kids will be in theirs 50s or 60s, and for the NFL, hopefully still watching and buying stuff as they market the product to whatever the kids of the future like. Look at how NASCAR has marketed to young people so hard to the chagrin of their established, older fanbase. Look at how the UFC is obsessed with social media and creating WWE-esque moments that can be squeezed onto Tik Toks to get the casuals and the kids interested. It's not rocket science

This 100%. I hated the halftime show b/c I couldn't understand anything he said. I didn't like the Kendrick Lamar and all the rap show either. BUT, NFL already has me. I'm a 48 year old white guy who watches NFL religiously. They don't care about making me happy with a halftime show.

Super Bowl hafltime show is for them to make non-NFL fans tune in, hence, Usher, Gaga, Bunny, Weeknd, etc. It really sucks b/c it feels like a slap in the face to true NFL fans to have some shitty show at halftime of the biggest game of the year, but I understand the business model.

Same with stuff like F1. Nobody in the US cared for the longest time. Then they put the Netflix series on, start making it a huge deal in Miami and make a massive Vegas show. It's all about expanding your marketshare, not catering to your core market.

Oh, I thought Bad Bunny show was awful. Hated it, left the room to clean up until it was over. I'm actually more upset that the game suckedd donkeys though. Man, that game was brutal to watch.

 

[HenryFlower]

the bar i was at was really digging it.

i thought the entire production looked quality & i could hear everything fine, so at least the broadcast production team didn’t fuck up the audio mix like they did last year for Kendrick (which they eventually adjusted, but they really did Kendrick dirty for a few tracks right at the start)

 

[Pittie Petey]

This 100%. I hated the halftime show b/c I couldn't understand anything he said. I didn't like the Kendrick Lamar and all the rap show either. BUT, NFL already has me. I'm a 48 year old white guy who watches NFL religiously. They don't care about making me happy with a halftime show.

Super Bowl hafltime show is for them to make non-NFL fans tune in, hence, Usher, Gaga, Bunny, Weeknd, etc. It really sucks b/c it feels like a slap in the face to true NFL fans to have some shitty show at halftime of the biggest game of the year, but I understand the business model.

Same with stuff like F1. Nobody in the US cared for the longest time. Then they put the Netflix series on, start making it a huge deal in Miami and make a massive Vegas show. It's all about expanding your marketshare, not catering to your core market.

Oh, I thought Bad Bunny show was awful. Hated it, left the room to clean up until it was over. I'm actually more upset that the game suckedd donkeys though. Man, that game was brutal to watch.

You think "true NFL fans" dont listen to Usher?

 

[TheNinja]

You think "true NFL fans" dont listen to Usher?

Ya, they probably do listen. I was more talking about 45+ white dudes sitting around loving football. I don't think a lot of them listen to stuff like Usher. My point still stands though, the halftime shows are meant to bring in more people who might not normally watch NFL. It's for those people who watch literally 1 game a year, the SuperBowl.
I understand why they don't trot out Metallica (though they are pretty universal) or old country singers or classic rock bands.

For the record I thought the Bruno Mars show was absolutely fantastic!! Loved it!

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

This would work





Most of us want lyrics you understand.

 

[Swamps]

They missed an opportunity for Damian Priest to show up and set up a rematch at Wrestlemania.

 

[ssBaldy]

This would work





Most of us want lyrics you understand.

The fact that even regular words of introduction were all in Spanish confused me.

 

[Jesus X]

So I actually watched the show. He has the mic inside his mouth or at least his lips are encircling it most of the time. No wonder he sounds mumbly. Saying a native Spanish speaker cannot understand him is a huge overstatement, even I did understand some and my Spanish is beginner level at best.
Overall that's pretty average articulation for 2026, thanks, mumble rap! Ricky Martin and Gaga sounded incomparably better, of course.

My overall thoughts:
1) Whole show seemed inappropriate for Super Bowl. The show was 100% focused on Latino culture and hand-egg is not a Latino favorite sport. Also, all of it being in Spanish is just weird. Should have used this show for Copa de Libertadores opening or something.
2) The show itself was well produced and performed. Scenography, performance and dancing were on point. Filming was very good. People performing the dances were actually good looking and could dance.
3) Bad Bunny is not a bad reggaeton singer. I despise the genre as a whole, but it's not like Bad Bunny is incompetent in particular. He is no worse (and maybe better) than Daddy Yankee or other popular artists in the genre.

I could understand what he was saying and also ricky Martin did sound better he is a far better vocalist.

 

[Jesus X]

Believe me other Spanish speakers cannot understand Puerto Ricans or Dominicans when they speak. Album of the year (for political not artistic reasons) but he’s still trash tbh. Maybe the gen z kids like him, but I don’t get it.

I could under stand him I'm of Mexican descent. It is harder to understand colombians because they have a deeper slang catalog.

 

[Your Salad]

Never heard to guy's music before and didn't even bother watching the halftime show. I heard him from another room and wasn't impressed. I speak Spanish by didn't pick up much of what he was saying. Also I feel like you hear one reggaeton song you've heard them all.

European culture will never recover after that halftime show.
Edit: After watching those women dance I'm OK with that.

 

[Jesus X]

Ya, they probably do listen. I was more talking about 45+ white dudes sitting around loving football. I don't think a lot of them listen to stuff like Usher. My point still stands though, the halftime shows are meant to bring in more people who might not normally watch NFL. It's for those people who watch literally 1 game a year, the SuperBowl.
I understand why they don't trot out Metallica (though they are pretty universal) or old country singers or classic rock bands.

For the record I thought the Bruno Mars show was absolutely fantastic!! Loved it!

Coked up bruno mars was the best version.

 

[Spounman]

I watched the other halftime show, for Brantley Gilbert then did other stuff until the game came back on. He was the only person I liked from either show

 

[Corona]

Lmao

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

I'm actually more upset that the game suckedd donkeys though. Man, that game was brutal to watch.

Great game imo. But you have to appreciate the nuances of great defense.