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Bad Bunny draws, streams surge

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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show drew about 128 million viewers but fell short of breaking the TV audience record, while Spiegel reported his streaming numbers surged 175%.

Der Spiegel
Bad Bunny: Streaming numbers up 175 percent, ratings record narrowly missed

The Super Bowl halftime show is a guaranteed attention magnet for pop stars: Bad Bunny's performance sends his streaming counts soaring. However the TV ratings record was not broken.

Bad Bunny: Streaming numbers up 175 percent, ratings record narrowly missed
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La Repubblica
From Naples to the Super Bowl, Antonio Spinelli: 'I'm a dancer with Bad Bunny'

Twenty-six-year-old from Mugnano tells Repubblica about the experience of the performance seen by 130 million viewers: 'Trump? We knew he wouldn't like it'.

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Público
Republicans call for fines and imprisonment for Bad Bunny over Super Bowl show

The lawmakers consider the Puerto Rican artist's performance illegal for containing words that, translated into English, would justify suspending the broadcast.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Super Bowl: Halftime show audience record narrowly missed

Fewer than Kendrick Lamar did last year: 128 million people watched Bad Bunny's performance during the Super Bowl halftime show. Now the Puerto Rican singer is confusing his fans on social media.

Super Bowl: Halftime show audience record narrowly missed
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Le Monde
Bad Bunny: An anti-Trump symbol at the Super Bowl

The Puerto Rican singer lit up the traditional halftime show of the grand spectacle of American football by celebrating the continent in all its diversity. A look back at the origins of the Bad Bunny phenomenon in this podcast with Lucas Minisini, a journalist at M Le Monde.

Bad Bunny: An anti-Trump symbol at the Super Bowl
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El Pais
"Show that we are diverse": what Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show means for Puerto Rico and Latinos in the US

The Puerto Rican artist turns his performance into a statement against Trumpism that goes beyond symbolism.

"Show that we are diverse": what Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show means for Puerto Rico and Latinos in the US
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Le Figaro
Super Bowl: Bad Bunny's halftime nearly set audience records

The Puerto Rican artist's performance still falls just short of last year's audience record set by rapper Kendrick Lamar at 133.5 million viewers, and of Michael Jackson's 1993 record (133.4 million).

Super Bowl: Bad Bunny's halftime nearly set audience records
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beckyhammer.bsky.social
"El Apagón" is the song Bad Bunny was performing during this part of the halftime show using imagery that was apparently too subtle for some people

It's one of his most interesting songs with a ton of political context and meaning plus it’s an absolute banger
Screenshot from halftime show of Benito and backup dancers on sparking electric poles
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 AM

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markharris.bsky.social
Bad Bunny halftime show: 128.2 milion viewers
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers

"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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