"It's about time!"
"I remember when we did ours that even having part of our set in Spanish was a bold move... Acceptance of Spanish-language music as part of the mainstream has come so far from when I started,"
"I hope and like to think that all the times my music was met with resistance or puzzlement from the English-speaking world before it was embraced helped forge the path to where we are now,"
"crazy" and "absolutely ridiculous"
Shakira voiced support for Bad Bunny as the headliner of the Feb. 8 Super Bowl halftime show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. She recalled the 2020 halftime performance that included Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and J Balvin, and noted that including Spanish in a set was once considered a bold move. Shakira reflected on anniversaries of her Spanish albums and credited past resistance to helping broaden mainstream acceptance of Spanish-language music. The Bad Bunny selection has faced conservative pushback, including criticism from Donald Trump, a petition seeking George Strait with over 54,000 signatures, and an alternate "All American Halftime Show" proposal. Claims that Bad Bunny is not American ignore Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory and the U.S. citizenship of Puerto Ricans.
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