Bad Bunny smashes the record for the most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show in history with 135.4 MILLION views

Bad Bunny broke the record for the most-watched Super Bowl Halftime Show in history with 135.4 million views.

The 31-year-old Tití Me Preguntó singer wowed the crowd while headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.

Puerto Rican star Bad Buddy (real name Benito Martínez Ocasio) brought his Latin roots to the stadium with catchy hits like NUEVAYoL, DtMF and EoO.

Although social commentators and President Trump were quick to criticize it, once live viewing figures were released it became the most-watched halftime show ever.

135.4 million people worldwide watched the show live, which also saw him make history by becoming the first musician to perform entirely in Spanish at the Super Bowl.

Last year, his halftime show broke the record set by rapper Kendrick Lamar, who had 133.5 million viewers.

The 31-year-old Tití Me Preguntó singer wowed the crowd while headlining Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

By comparison, Usher’s 2024 performance had 129.3 million views, while Rihanna’s 2023 performance had 121 million views.

Bad Bunny blew fans and viewers away as he headlined the halftime show with surprise support from Lady Gaga and Pedro Pascal.

Gaga made an unexpected appearance alongside the star after the opening medley and sang Die With A Smile, a rearranged Salsa-style version.

Ricky Martin also later joined the show to perform Lo que le pasó a Hawaii.

“As a lady gaga fan and a bad bunny fan, this halftime show put cracks in my veins,” one fan told X

“Bad bunny and Gaga’s relationship is the cutest thing ever,” another viewer enthused.

‘Bad Rabbit was amazing! I loved the vibrations and the whole look/feel. Also Gaga and Ricky? A+ Benito!!’ Read one person’s comment.

Another audience member felt similarly and praised the visual elements of the halftime show.

‘Production is ten, set design is ten, visual concept is ten, choreography is ten, lady Gaga is ten, Bad bunny, you get ten ten,’ they wrote.

Others noted that the guest spot was appropriate since Bad Bunny is an avowed fan of Lady Gaga.

While Puerto Rican star Bad Buddy (real name Benito Martínez Ocasio) brought his Latin roots to the stadium with his hits such as NUEVAYoL, DtMF and EoO, Lady Gaga also took the stage.

Although environmental commentators and President Trump were quick to criticize it, once live viewing figures were released it became the most-watched halftime show ever.

Last year, his halftime show broke the record set by rapper Kendrick Lamar, who had 133.5 million viewers.

“The fact that Bad Bunny is a little monster and is a successful fanboy who brought Lady Gaga on stage with him 😭,” one viewer wrote.

Bad Bunny’s set, mostly in Spanish, began with Tití Me Preguntó, which he sang while walking through a sugar cane field being built on site.

He was wearing a short white Zara shirt and white drawstring trousers, and was carrying a football in his white-gloved hands.

In addition to Pedro Pascal, there were stars such as Cardi B and Jessica Alba in the crowd.

‘God bless America!’ as he finished the show. he shouted. He adds the USA, Canada and his ‘homeland’, Puerto Rico, at the end, before reading the names of the Latin American countries from which many immigrants in the USA come.

Behind him, an electronic billboard glowed above the field that read: ‘The only thing stronger than hate is love.’

Bad Bunny then slammed the football he was carrying into the ground, causing fireworks to explode around the stadium and red, white and blue smoke filling the air in different columns.

Ahead of the Super Bowl, fans were wondering whether Bad Bunny would use his biggest platform yet to speak out against the second Trump administration and the US-wide immigration crackdown led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Even before the hitmaker took the field, some football fans, particularly MAGA followers and Donald Trump supporters, were grumbling on social media about his selection.

This wasn’t Bad Bunny’s first performance at the Super Bowl, as he previously spiced up 2020’s Super Bowl LIV halftime show with guest appearances alongside co-stars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.

But with his performance, he became the first solo Latin headliner to headline the Super Bowl halftime show.

Her performance came just a week after she made history at the 68th Grammy Awards ceremony by winning album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

By comparison, Usher’s performance in 2024 received 129.3 million views, while Rihanna’s performance in 2023 received 121 million views.

The win marks the first time a Spanish-language LP has won the coveted Grammy award.

Bad Bunny became clearly emotional after winning the Grammy, sitting in disbelief and crying with his head in his hands for several seconds after his name was called.

In his speech, delivered mostly in Spanish, Bad Bunny joined other stars who supported immigrants and touched on ICE raids across the US: ‘I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams.’

But he made his criticism of the agency clear elsewhere in his acceptance speech.

“Before I thank God, I’m going to say ICE Out,” Bad Bunny said before the Grammy audience erupted in cheers and applause.

‘We are not savages. We are not animals. We are not aliens. “We are humans and we are Americans,” the rapper continued.

‘As hatred increases, hatred becomes stronger. The only thing stronger than hate is love. “So please, we need to be different,” he continued. ‘If we fight, we should do it with love.’

Bad Bunny added: ‘We don’t hate them, we love our people, we love our family and that’s the way to do it with love.’