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During his São Paulo show, Bad Bunny paused his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour to acknowledge the death of salsa icon Willie Colón (75), thanking Colón’s family and praising his groundbreaking influence on salsa and Latin music, as fellow artists like Ruben Blades and Rauw Alejandro offered condolences.
Bad Bunny paid tribute to salsa icon Willie Colón at his São Paulo show, calling him a great legend, name-checking him in NUEVAYoL, and sending strength to Colón's family after the 75-year-old singer's death.
Bad Bunny will headline Porto Rico, his first lead role, in a Puerto Rico–themed drama inspired by revolutionary Águila Blanca (José Maldonado Román). The film is directed by Residente, co-stars Edward Norton and Javier Bardem, and is executive produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu; development began in 2023.
The NFL announced Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show would be the first Apple Music Halftime Show to include a multilingual signing program (Puerto Rican Sign Language), a milestone that accompanied the performance watched by an average of 128.2 million viewers.
The Federal Communications Commission asked NBC for transcripts of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance after a Republican lawmaker suggested the broadcast could violate indecency rules. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez reviewed the transcripts and said there was no rule violation and urged not to harass broadcasters over a live event. Comcast/NBC did not comment, and former President Trump criticized the performance; there is no further action expected unless new evidence emerges.
The FCC requested transcripts of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show after Republican critics argued the broadcast might violate indecency rules; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez reviewed NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language transcripts and found no violations, while some lawmakers urged further scrutiny.
The FCC reviewed transcripts of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show after GOP lawmakers claimed possible indecency violations. Commissioner Anna Gomez said the transcripts show no violations and no justification to harass broadcasters, and the agency signaled no further action unless new evidence emerges. Republican critics, including Reps. Randy Fine and Andy Ogles, have pressed for investigations, possible fines, or license reviews, while reporters noted much of the explicit content was translations or not fully performed; the largely Spanish-language performance celebrated Puerto Rican/Latin culture and drew conservative backlash, including comments from Trump.
Bad Bunny is set to star in Porto Rico, his first leading film role, a Puerto Rico origin story described as an epic Caribbean western. The film is directed by René Pérez Joglar (Residente) in his feature debut, with Edward Norton, Javier Bardem, and Viggo Mortensen co-starring. Produced by Pérez Joglar and Erick Douât via 1868 Studios, the project is backed by Live Nation Studios and Class 5 Films, with Norton and Bill Migliore producing and Alejandro González Iñárritu serving as executive producer. A logline has not yet been released.
Bad Bunny will star in Porto Rico, his first lead acting role, in a historical drama about José Maldonado Román (Águila Blanca) and the 1897 Yauco Uprising. Directed by Residente, the film also features Viggo Mortensen, Javier Bardem and Edward Norton, with Alejandro G. Iñárritu as executive producer. The project mixes historical scope with a visceral, lyrical approach and marks a major step in Bad Bunny’s acting career.
Logan Paul reiterated on his podcast that he’d love to wrestle Bad Bunny and said talks about a possible match have been floated, with him claiming it could be the greatest WWE bout of all time.
After his Super Bowl LX performance, Bad Bunny achieved a historic sweep by occupying all 25 spots on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart with 29 concurrent titles, led by DtMF at No. 1. He also topples the Hot 100, while his 14-minute Super Bowl halftime medley debuts at No. 31 as part of the surge.
Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language single DtMF rockets from No. 10 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after his Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking his second Hot 100 leader and first solo No. 1. The track leads the week’s streaming, airplay, and sales in the U.S. and helps place four Bad Bunny songs in the Hot 100 top 10, all tied to his Super Bowl performance.
The FCC concluded Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show did not violate broadcast rules after lawmakers urged a formal probe; songs were scrubbed of explicit lyrics and the commission reportedly shelved further scrutiny, with the performance drawing about 128 million viewers.
The US Federal Communications Commission found that Bad Bunny did not violate any rules during his Super Bowl halftime performance, despite Republican lawmakers urging a formal probe into the show's content.
The FCC concluded there were no violations of decency rules in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance after reviewing the broadcast, noting edits that scrubbed explicit lyrics and leaving the matter closed unless new evidence emerges.