Bad Bunny divides social media with Super Bowl halftime show

The 2026 Super Bowl halftime show reviews are in, and – as usual – social media has a lot to say about Bad Bunny.

On Sunday, Feb. 8, the 31-year-old performed a career-spanning set that included "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS," "Monaco" and more hits from his discography. He also pulled some surprises out of his hat, bringing out Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga (who gave "Die with a Smile" a salsa twist). Karol G, Cardi B and Jessica Alba also lent their star power to the performance.

Posts like one from a fan applauding "all the Latin American countries being mentioned by Bad Bunny" and another from a Pedro Pascal fan account showing "The Last of Us" actor's cameo in the onstage casita, racked up tens of thousands of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.

Here are some of the social media reactions to Bad Bunny's halftime show.

Bad Bunny bring out flags representing North, Central and South American countries

Supporters praised the singer's message that "the only thing more powerful than hate is love," as shown in big block letters behind him as he closed his 13-minute performance while surrounded by flags "representing the Americas," as described in his team's news release.

Referencing this aspect of the performance and noting the "together we are America" statement emblazoned on the prop football, Buzzfeed Editorial Director Spencer Althouse wrote, "such an iconic Super Bowl performance wow."

However, not everyone was a fan of the attempt at unity. One X user decried the decision to "fly flags from other countries" while performing in the U.S.

During his performance, Bad Bunny also declared, "God bless America."

Months before he took the stage, Bad Bunny fielded criticism from detractors, including President Donald Trump, whose administration the singer has denounced amid an immigration enforcement crackdown in U.S. cities, and Fox News commentators.

Meanwhile, critics of the NFL's choice for a halftime show performer staged an "All-American Halftime Show." Hosted by Turning Point USA, Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett acted as counter-programming to Bad Bunny.

At the Super Bowl, Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar made history as both the first Latino male singer to headline the halftime show and the first performer to sing entirely in Spanish.

Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas, more celebrities endorse Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance

After sharing "love, positivity and the biggest hug in the world" to Bad Bunny, with whom she shared the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show stage, in an Instagram post, Jennifer Lopez gave her official endorsement in an Instagram story. Over three different stills from Bad Bunny's show, she wrote, "@badbunnypr 🤍🇵🇷🤍."

Nick Jonas cosigned Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set in an Instagram story post shared during the fourth quarter of the game.

"Absolute pop star. Crushed it @badbunnypr," he wrote alongside a photo of the halftime show on his TV screen.

Actress Xochitl Gomez also took to her Instagram story to call the show a "legendary moment."

Lili Reinhart, Tracee Ellis Ross, more congratulate Benito

Lili Reinhart shared a photo of Bad Bunny on her TV to show her approval in an Instagram story, quoting the imagery from his set as she wrote: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love."

Fellow actress and singer Sofia Carson also posted this quote on Instagram in both English and Spanish.

"Black-ish" alumna Tracee Ellis Ross appeared to be nearly at a loss for words, writing "incredible" and "wow" atop a video of Bad Bunny's performance. In a separate post to her stories, she wrote, "So moved!!! Yes yes yes."

Musician H.E.R. also utilized plenty of exclamation marks as she posted a video from the halftime show to her stories, in short describing Bad Bunny's set as an "emotional performance."