Bad Bunny swerved, subverting everyone’s expectations of a political statement.
Since it was announced in September that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) would be the halftime performer for Super Bowl LX, the question being asked was, “What political statement will Bad Bunny make?”
Back in 2018, during his US television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bad Bunny performed “Estamos Bien” (“We’re good”). A trap song with dreamy synths and wistful piano chords, “Estamos Bien” is a declaration of hope and assurance for Puerto Ricans who were still facing worsening electrical outages and the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria the year before. As images of Maria’s violence flashed on screen, Bad Bunny described the losses, adding, “More than 3,000 people died, and Trump is still in denial.”
