Bad Bunny breaks record for most watched Super Bowl Half Time Show in history
Bad Bunny has vowed to wear a dress honouring LGBTQ+ icons. (Getty)
As if being a multi-Grammy award winner and Spotify’s top-streamed artist since 2022 wasn’t enough, Bad Bunny has broken yet another record after his Super Bowl Halftime Show became the most watched in history.
The 31-year-old ‘King of Latin Trap’ put his money where his mouth is over the weekend after celebrating LGBTQ+ rights, Latin American culture, and global unity during his stunning musical performance at the Apple Music Super Bowl Half Time Show on Sunday (8 February).
His promise to make the show as queer as possible didn’t fall on deaf ears, with CBS News reporting that a whopping 135.4 million people tuned in to see the artist strut his stuff alongside Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, and many more.
Despite attempts by right-wing naysayers to stage a boycott of the performance, it managed to break records as the most-watched Super Bowl Half Time Show in the event’s 59-year history.
The achievement is no small feat, especially considering past performers include global superstars such as Rihanna, Shakira, Madonna, and Beyoncé.
His spectacular show paid tribute to his homeland of Puerto Rico, drenching the Levi’s Stadium in palm trees and sugar canes as crowds of people danced around the rapper.
“God bless America,” he yelled to the crowd. “Be it Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Tilla, Antilles, United States, Canada, my homeland, Puerto Rico. We are still here.”
He also took the chance to express his well-documented support of the LGBTQ+ community which, of course, enraged homophobes online.
Sources close to the singer told Radar Online in January that the artist had planned to make the show as queer as possible.
Bad Bunny’s setlist was practically bursting at the seams with 14 of his most popular songs, including Tití Me Preguntó and Party.
His widely-renowned discography has cemented him as Spotify’s top-streamed artist for over four consecutive years, with over 19.8 billion streams last year alone.
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