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Today in Focus

Bad Bunny goes to the Super Bowl

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.6 β€’ 5.9K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The journalist Jen Ortiz charts the rise of Bad Bunny – the Puerto Rican superstar musician and ICE critic – before his performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:06.0

Today, the Puerto Rican superstar speaking out against ice.

0:16.0

It's a gig like no other.

0:20.0

The National Football League welcomes you to the Apple Music Super Bowl 59 halftime show.

0:27.7

The Super Bowl is an American cultural institution, watched by hundreds of millions around the world.

0:34.5

I think this is maybe as big as it gets. For the stars who've played its legendary

0:41.1

halftime show, it cemented their place in entertainment history. It's Beyonce, it's Jennifer

0:46.7

Lopez, it's Coldplay, it's Aerosmith. It's a huge range of icons in American music who have had such a massive influence on the culture.

0:58.1

In some ways, the choice for this year is straightforward.

1:01.6

He's the biggest male artist in the world.

1:04.4

Last weekend, he won three Grammys.

1:06.9

And the Grammy goes to...

1:13.6

Bad Bunny, debutbutarans, making history as the first Latin artist to win album of the year.

1:18.6

And he used his platform to call for an end to ice.

1:22.6

Before I say, thanks to God, I'm going to say, ice out.

1:34.5

Republicans have branded him shameful and un-American.

1:37.6

Somebody who has not scheduled shows in the U.S. because he says that he is worried that

1:43.1

ICE is going to come and arrest his

1:45.6

famous. Most of his songs not being performed in English. We're going to get some...

1:49.1

Never heard of him. I don't know who he is. I don't know why they're doing it. It's like crazy.

1:53.0

Then they blame it and so...

1:58.0

But for the Latin community in the United States and around the world,

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