The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most-watched musical events in the world. Over the years, artists like Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Prince, Rihanna, and Usher have performed on the Super Bowl halftime stage. Each year usually reflects what is popular at the time. Bad Bunny made history by being the first solo Latino artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show. He delivered a high-energy performance that got a lot of people talking. Most of his set was in Spanish, which made the performance more meaningful and showed how mainstream music is becoming more diverse and inclusive.
Before Super Bowl LX, Lake Stevens High School students were already talking about what might happen during the halftime show. With everything going on in politics and the world, many people expected there to be some kind of message in the performance.
When students were interviewed about whether the performance had a hidden message, many said there absolutely was one.
“There’s absolutely going to be a message behind it…it’s kind of was like a shot back to the people who don’t think that including everybody is okay,” senior Cali Ramey said.
During the show, Bad Bunny performed some of his biggest hits, including “Debí tirar más fotos,” “Tití Me Preguntó,” and “Eo0.” He ended with one of his biggest songs, Debí tirar más fotos, with a football saying “Together we are America,” along with a bunch of cultural representations.
“The ending with all the flags and stuff, I feel like that has lots of meaning and it really showed how many different cultures and what not like, make up America,” senior Kohli Lee said.
Before Bad Bunny took the stage, Green Day performed as well. Some students thought their performance might also include a strong message.
“Green Day is probably going to be the cherry on top, because I’m sure they’re going to say something controversial as well,” Lee said.
When Green Day performed “American Idiot,” it caused some discussion because some viewers felt the lyrics sent a political message. Green Day played songs like “Good Riddance,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “American Idiot.”
Overall, this year’s halftime show stood out because it wasn’t just about entertainment. The halftime show was about culture, representation, and using one of the biggest stages in the world to make a statement. Whether people agreed or disagreed with the performance, it still had everyone talking.
