Bad Bunny didn't mention ICE at the Super Bowl. A different message was front and center.
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- Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl halftime show to make a statement about the importance of diversity.
- The singer listed the names of all countries in North and South America, and said, "God Bless America."
- The Puerto Rican singer has been vocal about immigration issues.
Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl spotlight to make a strong political statement.
The Puerto Rican singer highlighted the importance of diversity in the US during his halftime show on Sunday in San Francisco, without mentioning Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
At the end of his set, right after his song "CAFé CON RON," his backup dancers ran out carrying flags of countries in North and South America. In English, the singer said, "God Bless America," then listed out the names of all countries on both continents.
He sang before a billboard with the words "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE."
He also held up a football emblazoned with the words: "TOGETHER, WE ARE AMERICA."
He then sang the last song in his set, his popular track "DtMF," before closing up the show.
Bad Bunny was joined by rapper Cardi B, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin, and Lady Gaga, singing her hit song "Die with a Smile."
While he did not mention ICE at the Super Bowl, the singer has slammed violence linked to immigration in recent days.
During the Grammys last week, in his speech accepting the album of the year award for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," Bad Bunny said, "Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say: ICE out."
He dedicated his award to "all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams."