Bad Bunny has been picked as the headline act for the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show next year on February 9th. The selection from the NFL and Roc Nation immediately made a lot of noise. Many fans were cheering for the Latin sensation performing on the biggest stage possible. However, there was also major backlash amongst others who were not happy with the pick.
It didn’t take much time for the negativity around the Puerto Rican artist’s pick as the headliner to turn ugly. Bad Bunny has been one of the most-streamed artists in the world for the past few years, but it looks like his popularity hasn’t won him much favor with the right. It seems they’ve taken issue with the Latin crooner’s public image and his music.
A lot of conservatives have picked apart Bad Bunny for being himself. The wave of hate still hasn’t stopped coming his way. Even after more than a month of the Halftime Show announcement, many people are still denouncing him. A petition was even created to replace him as the headline act with another artist that crossed 100,000 signatures. But the main question remains: why is Bad Bunny getting so much hate?
The Right Does Not Like Bad Bunny At All
Bad Bunny has been scorched online for almost every part of his life. Whether it was his music, his videos, his performances, his culture, or even his fashion choices. All of it was deemed as garbage, satanic, and unpatriotic as a citizen of the United States.
Many fans also took issue with the fact that much of the Puerto Rican singer’s music is in Spanish. Apparently, that was enough to push the narrative that Bad Bunny is un-American as well. A lot of conservatives particularly don’t like him as the headline pick for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Even Donald Trump has called the selection ‘absolutely ridiculous’, even though he didn’t know who Bad Bunny was. Speaking of Trump, much of his administration has denounced the pick as well. Some have even called for a boycott of the Super Bowl entirely. Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA even proposed an alternative ‘American’ halftime show that drew a lot of attention.
It seems much of the right has an issue that Bad Bunny doesn’t fall under their criteria of being a Trump supporter. The Puerto Rican has always been one to subvert familiar fashion and gender norms, and many people have chosen to target him for it. Perhaps we should’ve expected this kind of reaction, since it happened before last year with Kendrick Lamar as well.
Bad Bunny Still Has A Lot Of Support Behind Him
Even though Bad Bunny is still facing a lot of hate, many of his fans have united to support him. We’ve also seen many of his peers come forward and praise him for his talent, such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and more. The founder of Roc Nation itself, Jay-Z, has defended his selection as the headline act for the Super Bowl Halftime show.
Even the NFL is standing firm behind their pick for the Halftime show. The NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, has made it clear that the league will not be changing their pick and is supporting their artist. The Latin sensation is aware of the hate he’s been getting as well, but he’s laughing it off.
The ‘Monaco’ singer declared in an SNL host appearance that those who don’t understand his music have four months to learn his language. So, if you still have a problem, then we might advise switching the TV off during the Halftime show or getting better at Spanish.
Published: Nov 6, 2025 02:55 pm