January 4, 2026 • 2 mins
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is dominating headlines this week with massive announcements lighting up the music world. The NFL revealed during Sunday night's Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game that he'll headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show in San Francisco's Bay Area in February 2026, according to AOL reports. He teased it on X in Spanish, saying he'd do just one U.S. date, then confirmed with a video of himself on a beach football goalpost, posting Super Bowl LX. Bay Area. February 2026. #AppleMusicHalftime.
This caps a huge week after Grammy nominations dropped, positioning him for history. Associated Press and ClickOnDetroit note his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos earned six nods, making him the first Spanish-language artist nominated simultaneously for album, song, and record of the year. It's only the second Spanish-language album up for album of the year—after his own 2022 Un Verano Sin Ti. Experts like Vanessa Díaz from Loyola Marymount University call it a breakthrough for Latin music, especially reggaetón and Latin trap from Puerto Rico's marginalized communities, now hitting mainstream Grammy categories.
The album fuses Puerto Rican folk like bomba, plena, and aguinaldo with modern trap, described by Yale's Albert Laguna as Bad Bunny's most Puerto Rican project yet, challenging global pop formulas without diluting his roots. It supports his ongoing Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, hitting Tokyo stadiums in 2026 per Japan Travel, after selling 2.6 million tickets in a week—a record for Latin artists.
These moves come amid his boycott of U.S. continental tours over ICE raids and deportations affecting Latino fans, as he told i-D Magazine, with hundreds detained in Puerto Rico since late January. Just a week before Super Bowl, the February 1 Grammys at Crypto.com Arena could cement his legacy, with professors like Petra Rivera-Rideau hoping it opens doors for other artists.
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This caps a huge week after Grammy nominations dropped, positioning him for history. Associated Press and ClickOnDetroit note his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos earned six nods, making him the first Spanish-language artist nominated simultaneously for album, song, and record of the year. It's only the second Spanish-language album up for album of the year—after his own 2022 Un Verano Sin Ti. Experts like Vanessa Díaz from Loyola Marymount University call it a breakthrough for Latin music, especially reggaetón and Latin trap from Puerto Rico's marginalized communities, now hitting mainstream Grammy categories.
The album fuses Puerto Rican folk like bomba, plena, and aguinaldo with modern trap, described by Yale's Albert Laguna as Bad Bunny's most Puerto Rican project yet, challenging global pop formulas without diluting his roots. It supports his ongoing Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, hitting Tokyo stadiums in 2026 per Japan Travel, after selling 2.6 million tickets in a week—a record for Latin artists.
These moves come amid his boycott of U.S. continental tours over ICE raids and deportations affecting Latino fans, as he told i-D Magazine, with hundreds detained in Puerto Rico since late January. Just a week before Super Bowl, the February 1 Grammys at Crypto.com Arena could cement his legacy, with professors like Petra Rivera-Rideau hoping it opens doors for other artists.
Listeners, thank you for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocassio,
is dominating headlines this week with massive announcements lighting up
the music world. The NFL revealed during Sunday night's Dallas
Cowboys in Green Bay Packers game that he'll headline the
Super Bowl LX halftime show in San Francisco's Bay Area
in February twenty twenty six. According to AOL reports. He
(00:24):
teased it on X in Spanish, saying he'd do just
one US date, then confirmed with a video of himself
on a beach football goalpost posting Super Bowl LX Bay
Area February twenty twenty six LAL Music halftime. This CAP's
a huge week after Grammy nominations dropped, positioning him for History,
(00:46):
Associated Press and click on Detroit note. His album debut
De Armas Focos earned six nods, making him the first
Spanish language artist nominated simultaneously for Album, Song and Record
of the Year. It's only the second Spanish language album
up for Album of the Year, after his own twenty
twenty two. Unverano sing ti experts like Vanessa Dias from
(01:07):
Loyola Marymount University call it a breakthrough for Latin music,
especially reggaeton in Latin trap from Puerto Rico's marginalized communities,
now hitting mainstream Grammy categories. The album fuses Puerto Rican
folk like Bomba Plana and Aguinaldo with modern trap, described
by Yale's Albert Laguna as Bad Bunny's most Puerto Rican
(01:28):
product yet challenging global pop formulas without diluting his roots.
It supports his ongoing debuty Rmas Photos World tour, hitting
Tokyo stadiums in twenty twenty six per Japan Travel after
selling two point six million tickets in a week, a
record for Latin artists. These moves come amid his boycott
of US continental tours over ice raids and deportations affecting
(01:51):
Latino fans, as he told ID magazine, with hundreds detained
in Puerto Rico since late January, just a week before
Super Bowl. The February very first Grammys at Crypto dot
Com arena could cement his legacy, with professors like Petra
Rivera Rideaux hoping it opens doors for other artists. Listeners
thank you for tuning in. Come back next week for more.
(02:13):
This has been a quiet please production and for me,
check out quiet Please dot a I
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocassio,
is dominating headlines this week with massive announcements lighting up
the music world. The NFL revealed during Sunday night's Dallas
Cowboys in Green Bay Packers game that he'll headline the
Super Bowl LX halftime show in San Francisco's Bay Area
in February twenty twenty six. According to AOL reports. He
(00:24):
teased it on X in Spanish, saying he'd do just
one US date, then confirmed with a video of himself
on a beach football goalpost posting Super Bowl LX Bay
Area February twenty twenty six LAL Music halftime. This CAP's
a huge week after Grammy nominations dropped, positioning him for History,
(00:46):
Associated Press and click on Detroit note. His album debut
De Armas Focos earned six nods, making him the first
Spanish language artist nominated simultaneously for Album, Song and Record
of the Year. It's only the second Spanish language album
up for Album of the Year, after his own twenty
twenty two. Unverano sing ti experts like Vanessa Dias from
(01:07):
Loyola Marymount University call it a breakthrough for Latin music,
especially reggaeton in Latin trap from Puerto Rico's marginalized communities,
now hitting mainstream Grammy categories. The album fuses Puerto Rican
folk like Bomba Plana and Aguinaldo with modern trap, described
by Yale's Albert Laguna as Bad Bunny's most Puerto Rican
(01:28):
product yet challenging global pop formulas without diluting his roots.
It supports his ongoing debuty Rmas Photos World tour, hitting
Tokyo stadiums in twenty twenty six per Japan Travel after
selling two point six million tickets in a week, a
record for Latin artists. These moves come amid his boycott
of US continental tours over ice raids and deportations affecting
(01:51):
Latino fans, as he told ID magazine, with hundreds detained
in Puerto Rico since late January, just a week before
Super Bowl. The February very first Grammys at Crypto dot
Com arena could cement his legacy, with professors like Petra
Rivera Rideaux hoping it opens doors for other artists. Listeners
thank you for tuning in. Come back next week for more.
(02:13):
This has been a quiet please production and for me,
check out quiet Please dot a I
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