Bad Bunny joined by Lady Gaga in star-studded Super Bowl half-time show

Bad Bunny was joined by pop icon Lady Gaga for a star-studded Super Bowl half-time show, performed almost entirely in Spanish and carrying a message of unity.

The 31-year-old singer, also known as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, took the stage in Santa Clara, California, in a high-energy performance celebrating his Puerto Rican heritage and culture.

The main event of the American football season saw the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks collide in a rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl, with the Seahawks emerging 29-13 victors.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance drew criticism from US president Donald Trump and sparked an “alternative” half-time show featuring Kid Rock and a roster of country musicians, organised by the conservative non-profit Turning Point USA.

The highly-anticipated performance opened on Puerto Rican scenes of dominoes and sugar cane fields, set to the musician’s 2022 single Titi Me Pregunto before moving into Perreo Sola, sang atop the rooftop of a casita – or little house.

The performance reached a dramatic peak when Bad Bunny crashed through the casita roof to the familiar notes of Daddy Yankee’s Gasolina, a tribute to past creatives who paved the way for today’s Latin music scene.

Later on, he was joined by Lady Gaga, who performed a salsa version of her Bruno Mars collaboration Die with a Smile.

The stage transformed into a block party set for renditions of Baile Inolvidable and NuevaYol, where he took a shot with the owner of one of New York City’s last remaining Puerto Rican social clubs.

Fellow Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin then graced the stage for a rendition of Lo Que Le Paso a Hawaii – or What Happened to Hawaii – a song that has become a rallying cry for Puerto Rico’s autonomy.

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