"If you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn. That's how Bad Bunny jokingly closed his Saturday Night Live monologue in October, after delivering a moving message in Spanish that, for millions of Spanish speakers in the United States, needed no translation. Earlier, he called his upcoming Super Bowl performance an achievement for all of us in English, then switched to Spanish to thank all the Latinos and Latinas who have worked to open doors."
"Hearing Bad Bunny name our contributions our huella as something no one can erase, I felt a wave of pride. After 14 years living in this country, watching my native language honored there felt like recognition. Like belonging. For decades, English has functioned as the gatekeeper of global music charts, defining what counts as mainstream. In recent years, however, songs in Spanish by Latin artists like Shakira, Karol G and Bad Bunny have topped those same charts."
Bad Bunny will perform an entirely Spanish halftime show at the Super Bowl, becoming the first Latin artist to present a non-English halftime performance. Spanish-language songs by artists such as Shakira, Karol G and Bad Bunny have recently topped global charts, and Bad Bunny uniquely reached major mainstream popularity while singing exclusively in Spanish. Spanish is the most widely spoken non-English language in U.S. households, and over one in five Americans age five and older regularly speak a language other than English. Non-English performances still face backlash, while language in music conveys identity, memory and culture.
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