"Soon after his name was announced, social media exploded into meritocracy debates as if the National Football League's decisions are culturally motivated and not commercially. Taylor Swift is the most streamed artist in Spotify history. Bad Bunny is No. 2. For a domestic sports league trying to grow its popularity globally, the rationale seems clear. And yet because he is a Puerto Rican who sings in Spanish, conservative talking heads must project outrage and offer listeners nonsensical objections."
""It's so shameful they've decided to pick somebody who seems to hate America so much to represent them at the halftime show," Corey Lewandowski, a longtime confidant of President Trump who currently advises the Department of Homeland Security, told conservative podcast host Benny Johnson. "We should be trying to be inclusive, not exclusive. There are plenty of great bands and entertainment people who could be playing at that show that would be bringing people together and not separating them.""
Social media erupted into meritocracy debates after Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl LX halftime performer. Taylor Swift ranks as Spotify's most streamed artist and Bad Bunny is second, supporting the NFL's commercial aim to expand global popularity. Conservative commentators objected primarily because he is Puerto Rican and sings in Spanish, accusing him of hating America. Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917. Bad Bunny is a three-time Grammy winner with four No. 1 Billboard albums and previously performed at the Super Bowl halftime in 2020 with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. FCC complaints about that show focused on sexualized dancing, not his patriotism.
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