"This year, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) gave a historic performance, becoming the first artist to sing an entire halftime show in Spanish. His set called for unity across the Americas, underscored by a large billboard above the stage reading: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." Following the performance, US president Donald Trump slammed Bad Bunny's show on his platform Truth Social."
"Bad Bunny has often been outspoken about US politics most notably during his Grammy acceptance speech for Best Musica Urbana Album, where he called for "ICE out," referencing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, which have killed two citizens in the city of Minneapolis. A polarizing figure and the world's most streamed musician, Bad Bunny is frequently the target of online misinformation."
"Did Bad Bunny refuse to stand for the US national anthem? Claim: "Wow.. Bad Bunny refused to stand for our national anthem", a user claims on X, sharing a video showing Bad Bunny sitting in a stadium while people around him allegedly sing the national anthem of the United States. The viral post, published on February 9, had more than one million views."
Bad Bunny performed the Super Bowl halftime show, becoming the first artist to sing an entire halftime set in Spanish and calling for unity across the Americas. A large billboard above the stage read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." Bad Bunny has been outspoken about US politics, notably urging "ICE out" during his Grammy acceptance for Best Musica Urbana Album and referencing ICE operations linked to deaths in Minneapolis. He is a polarizing figure and the world's most streamed musician. After the Super Bowl, misinformation circulated online, including a viral video falsely claiming he refused to stand for the US national anthem.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]