Latin megastar Bad Bunny performed a medley of his top hits at the Super Bowl on Sunday in a star-studded show that was criticised as “terrible” by the US president.
The Puerto Rican singer, also known as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, was joined on stage by a host of fellow music stars including Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and Cardi B.
Sitting in the stands, Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton made their first major public appearance together, after weeks of speculation about their romance. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion and the reality TV star were spotted chatting and smiling together during the game, and were caught on video by NBC News.
Fellow musical superstars Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Jessica Alba joined the dancers on stage alongside Bad Bunny, who was the world’s most-played artist in 2025 on Spotify, according to the streaming service.
Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal and Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin also joined the performance, which was populated by a largely pan-American crowd of celebrities.
Lady Gaga – whose real name is whose real name is Stefani Germanotta – sang a salsa version of her hit Die With A Smile, and later posted on Instagram that it was an “absolute honour” to be a part of the show. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
Martin also thanked Bad Bunny on social media after the show, saying he needed several hours to “process and understand the tsunami of emotions I’m feeling. Thank you.”
Described by Variety Magazine as “joyous, elaborate, unapologetic,” the performance was big on symbols of Puerto Rico – the US island territory in the Caribbean – and sung mainly in Spanish.
The set featured a traditional casita structure, block party salsa dancing, Puerto Rican flags and a mock sugarcane field. At one point Bad Bunny crashed through the casita’s roof, and for a few moments the set transformed into an altar as a couple was officially married on stage
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