"Bad Bunny has had a hell of a week. It started with a significant win at the 2026 Grammys, where Benito took home the Album of the Year award for his great 2025 record, DeBí TiRAR Más FOToS. To be invited to perform at the Super Bowl, one of the biggest stages in America, was one thing; finally receiving peak institutional recognition for an album that deliberately centered Puerto Rican culture and musical history was another."
"Unlike the Grammys, though, there weren't any explicit condemnations made, nor any remarks about ICE, Trump, or the horrors of systemic oppression. Aside from speaking en español for the entirety of the performance, the show's most explicit nod to the current crisis arrived as the performance introduced a young boy resembling Liam Ramos, the five-year-old Latino boy who was detained by ICE last month in the Minneapolis area."
Benito won Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys for his 2025 record DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS, which centered Puerto Rican culture and musical history. He performed at the Super Bowl, bringing Latin heritage to one of America's largest stages. The U.S. government had recently escalated ICE raids and anti-immigrant rhetoric, giving added political resonance to his appearances. He declared "ICE out" at the Grammys, directly rebuking deportation operations. The Super Bowl set featured Spanish-language performance and a scene with a boy resembling detained five-year-old Liam Ramos, signaling a vision of the American Dream and the importance of representation. The presentation balanced celebration and subtle political messaging.
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