Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer who will head the part -time show of the Super Bowl next year, fueled the anger of right -wing commentators in the EU after the NFL announced that it would rise to the great stage in February, pointing out its frequent criticism of President Donald Trump and the immigration raids of his administration.
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The NFL announced Sunday night that Bad Bunny will lead the most lucrative concert of music, which normally attracts more than 100 million viewers, in the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in February.
Benny Johnson, a right-wing right-wire commentator, criticized the musician in an X post, calling him a “great enemy of Trump” and an “anti-act activist” who “has no songs in English.”
Johnson criticized Bad Bunny for skipping the United States, outside his native Puerto Rico, on his last tour, what the rapper said previously that it was because he feared that the customs immigration and control service would have his fans in the sights.
Jack Posobiec, an extreme right and theoretical activist of the conspiracy, criticized the choice of Bad Bunny and blamed the “Barack Obama, Jay-Z”, whose Entertainment Company Roc Nation has an exclusive association with the NFL to produce the part-time show of the Super Bowl.
“End Wokeness”, a right -wing X account with 4 million followers, published a photo of Bad Bunny with earrings and a dress to make fun of the musician, although he has often challenged gender rules through his dress.
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The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, celebrated the Bad Bunny concert in part time and wrote in an X publication: “California pleased to welcome the Super Bowl LX.” The Newsom Press Office account, which in recent months has focused on Trump and Republicans, mocked commentator Johnson in an X publication: “Benny, Calmate, we all know you listen to Bad Bunny, hahaha 💅”.
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How political is Bad Bunny?
Bad Bunny has long defended his Puerto Rican roots in his music and has frequently criticized the Trump administration for its immigration policies.
In the period prior to the 2024 elections, Bad Bunny supported former Vice President Kamala Harris after comedian Tony Fanchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden.
Days after Felchcliffe’s comments, the musician published a video on Instagram, simply subtitled “garbage”, highlighting the Puerto Rican culture, concluding with a message from the rapper that said that Puerto Ricans have been “fighting from the first day of our existence, we are the definition of heart and resistance. Here we continue, here we are, and for those who forget who we are … have the security that we are proud to remember.”
Independence Day, Bad Bunny released a music video for his song, “Newyol”, which presents a false voice of Trump by apologizing for his position on immigration.
“I want to apologize to immigrants in the United States. I mean the United States. I know that the United States is the entire continent,” he says in a voice similar to Trump’s. “This country is nothing without immigrants.”
The rapper also called the ICE agents “Children of Puta” and “Children of Puta” in a video he published on Instagram in June, which seemed to show the authorities stopping immigrants.
Bad Bunny has also frequently defended LGBTQ rights, questioned gender norms and adopted women’s fashion. “What defines a man, what defines being masculine, what defines being feminine?” He asked in a 2022 interview, stating: “For me, a dress is a dress.”
What do we know about Bad Bunny’s part -time show?
Bad Bunny will take the Super Bowl stage on February 8. Little is known about the plans for his show, although he hinted that he could honor his Puerto Rican heritage in a statement on Sunday.
“What I feel goes beyond myself. It is for those who came before me and ran countless yards so that I could enter and write down a touchdown … this is for my people, my culture and our history,” he said.
The president of Roc Nation, Jay-Z, said in a statement: “What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is really inspiring. We are honored to have him on the largest stage in the world.”
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The Super Bowl’s part -time show is the most lucrative concert of music and often gives poster heads a great impulse in music sales.
Bad Bunny, three times Grammy winner, was the most listened to in Spotify every year from 2020 to 2022 and has been classified among the top three since then. His most recent album “I had to throw more photos”, released in January, reached number 1 on Billboard lists.
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Bad Bunny’s next part -time concert will take place a year after rapper Kendrick Lamar headed the Super Bowl with what many spectators interpreted as a political burden performance.
Lamar used American images, like dancers dressed in red, white and blue forming an American flag, and the guest star Samuel L. Jackson playing the role of Uncle Sam, to criticize racism in the United States.
Smith College’s teacher and Poet Tiana Clark wrote in a New York Times column that Lamar’s performance was “American symbolism through the bold black lens and without complexes”, suggesting that his popular song “Not Like Us” is a “Song of contempt for the United States.”
Lamar’s music has been previously praised by critics for addressing social problems, and in a song released in 2017, he criticized Trump as a “fool.”
This article was originally published by Forbes US
