At the 68th annual Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 1, 2026, Bad Bunny made history as the first Latin songwriter to win Album of the Year on an entirely Spanish-labeled record, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.” The Album of the Year award category is considered one of the most prestigious prizes of the show.
Additionally, he also won “Best Música Urbana Album” and “Best Global Music Performance: “Eoo” in a fusion of reggaeton, trap, and Latin pop.
Ms. Lopez, a Millikan Spanish 1-2 teacher, stated, “As a Latina, it’s incredibly powerful to see someone like Bad Bunny use his platform to speak out about the injustices happening right now. He also uplifted Latino figures in entertainment, including boxing, and chose songs that reflect the struggles Puerto Rico has faced, such as El Apagón. Memorizing and honoring over 21 Hispanic, Latino, and Caribbean nations and territories by displaying their flags was another intentional and meaningful gesture.”
This is representative of a major global shift, as the Puerto Rican superstars’ project was celebrated for its cultural storytelling and genre-blending at the 2026 Grammy event. Taking the stage, ending in a standing ovation, he delivered an emotional and politically direct acceptance speech that has very quickly garnered national attention, with part of it being spoken in Spanish. He quoted, ”Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out,” Going on to say, “We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans, we are Americans.” He spoke passionately about fighting with love instead of hate, thanking the people that surrounded him, his supporters, Puerto Rico, and the Latin communities.
Jonathan Richardson, a senior in MBA, stated, “I felt like it was kind of misplaced. I understand the representation because of the times, but it’s an American football game and not a lot of people know or understand fully about what is happening.”
Even with different opinions and views regarding the political conflict in America about the performance on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 9, it still hit a whopping average of 128.2 million viewers total, making it the fourth most-watched in history, topping the game’s 124.9 million average viewers. Demonstrating a vibrant celebration of Puerto Rican culture, heritage, and pride, shown through the perspective of the island’s streets in its halftime show, it highlighted Latino labor and jobs representative of major migrant populations, featuring a real wedding, and was a clear message of American unity with an array of flags from Canada to Argentina.
Bad Bunny’s influence can be measured through tangible shifts in the music industry and pop culture worldwide, consistently topping global charts, as well as his international influence on Latin music and activism.
Olivia Chire-Hernandez • Mar 9, 2026 at 10:42 am
On February 26, 2026, Jade E Chuong wrote an article titled “Bad Bunny’s First Spanish Album of the Year & Superbowl Halftime Show”. With the Puerto Rican artists release of his Grammy Award winning album and recent halftime show performance, Bad Bunny has not only grown as an artist but has grown the representation for the Latin community. In this article, the author successfully describes how Bad Bunny made this effort in both his halftime show performance and in the speech he gave when receiving the Grammy for The Album of the Year. To further emphasize Bad Bunny’s message, she includes some of his most famous words from his speech, highlighting his awareness for the recent struggles of the Latin community and gratitude for their support in his career. To offer an alternative opinion to the highly debated topic of the Superbowl, the author includes a quote from a senior MBA student who claims that although he understands the thought for representation, at an American football game, he felt sort of misplaced. In response to this student, the author does a great job in acknowledging his opinion and supports Bad Bunny’s halftime performance by offering statistics on the record-breaking number of viewers. Overall, this article successfully establishes the recent highlights of Bad Bunny’s career and his messages to the Latin community.
Sophia Quezada • Mar 4, 2026 at 10:38 am
I loved how this article highlighted the cultural influence Bad Bunny has had on the music industry and his reach to a global audience. As a Latina, I enjoyed the way the article emphasized the way his music brought together a wide array of audiences across North and South America. His Super Bowl performance included so many nods and references to Latino culture that my family kept on laughing aloud and smiling whenever they popped up on screen.
I loved how this article further delved into the statistics of the show and the message of unity it shared. It personally connected to my own experiences regarding my heritage and culture. I appreciated how the article showed how his music crossed into activism. To see and hear someone speaking in Spanish at major sporting and award events was an act of pride and celebration of culture. It is important to celebrate and stand up for our language, culture, and heritage, and the article reflects that in covering Bad Bunny’s influence.
Isabelle Ruvalcaba • Mar 3, 2026 at 5:07 pm
The article is very detailed at giving the reader an idea of how the superbowl halftime show impacted America. For instance, Choung includes the opinion of Ms. Lopez, who is a Spanish teacher at Millikan High School. She says, “As a Latina, it’s incredibly powerful to see someone like Bad Bunny use his platform to speak out about the injustices happening right now. He also uplifted Latino figures in entertainment, including boxing, and chose songs that reflect the struggles Puerto Rico has faced, such as El Apagón. Memorizing and honoring over 21 Hispanic, Latino, and Caribbean nations and territories by displaying their flags was another intentional and meaningful gesture.” This piece of perspective gives the audience an idea of how the halftime show has impacted many. Bad Bunny is helping to bring light to the situation and standing up for those who can’t stand up for themselves, which makes many Hispanics proud of their culture and where they come from. especially since right now ICE is impacting a lot of communities
The article captures the controversial topic of Bad Bunny’s performance because not many people agree that he was a good option for the halftime show. On the contrary, many people are proud of Bad Bunny for saying what needs to be said. At the Grammy’s he stated, “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out,” and, “We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans, we are Americans. This is a good quote chosen by the editor because of the inspiration that it brought to many Americans.
The editor did an amazing job writing the article because she made sure to highlight the entire situation about the topic. I think that the article really engages the readers and provides a contrast of ideas that the reader can learn to absorb and create their own opinion on the topic with the information provided. This is a good topic to write about since it is related to the ICE situation going on in the real world.
Amari Antonio Garcia • Mar 3, 2026 at 1:35 pm
This article was very well structured. It was perfectly fitting when Jade adding different views on the half time show, from Ms. Lopez to Jonathan Richardson. It shows how political Bad Bunny’s half time show was and how effective it was at sending a message around the nation. Good job at separating the journalist from the news, keeping an unbiased view on a politically opposing topic is sometimes difficult. As well as addressing how it impacted Latinxs who watched the Super Bowl halftime show and how they felt about it.
Another aspect I found interesting was the amount of people it reached throughout America. It’s suspected to actually be about 1.35 million people who have viewed this making it the most watched Super Bowl halftime show in history. I do think adding the estimated views throughout the world would further enhance how big of a message Bad Bunny was trying to send. Additionally, bringing up Bad Bunny’s Grammy awards speech about ICE was a great representation of what he stands for.
To conclude, the article tells the audience what Bad Bunny’s music is about and what he stands for without leaning to a certain side politically. It also uses people with opposing views to equally show what people thought about his half time show. Lastly, adding the photo of a Bad Bunny watch party demonstrates how people in America were prepared to witness a spectacle of this scale.
Nina L • Mar 3, 2026 at 1:27 pm
After reading this article, I really liked how well-rounded it was. Jade’s article does a really great job of giving the background for Bad Bunny’s Grammy award, the speech that he gave, and for his half time performance at the Superbowl. Also, I think the powerful quote from Ms. Lopez about what Bad Bunny means to her fits in really well with the rest of the article. Her view is contrasted by a quote from an MBA senior, which I think made the article feel unbiased since it offered the perspective of people who agree with Bad Bunny’s message and people who don’t really understand it. I appreciate that the article was able to show both sides, instead of focusing on only one. Additionally, Jade’s description of what occurred during Bad Bunny’s half time performance was very accurate, and was thorough in explaining what it represented and why it was important for the Latino community.
Chloe Garica • Mar 3, 2026 at 11:16 am
This Article caught my attention because I watched the Superbowl only for the half time shown and I really enjoyed the performance and his album “DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS”. I appreciated the information on the three categories Bad Bunny won at the Grammy’s, because I did not watch it and was unaware of his accomplishment. I believe providing that information is very important considering the backlash he and the NFL faced after he was chosen as the half time performer because of the current political climate in the United States. I believe choosing to include differing opinions is crucial because it allows whoever is reading the article to understand the interpretation of others. However, personally I especially enjoyed Ms. Lopez’s commentary because I think it summarizes how many Latinos feel about the performance considering it honored over 21 Hispanic, Latino, and Caribbean nations and territories and connected Latinos over shared experiences.
Adrian Torres • Mar 2, 2026 at 1:35 pm
On February 25, 2026, Jade Chuong E. wrote an article titled “Bad Bunny’s First Spanish Album of the Year & Superbowl Halftime Show”. To start off, I really enjoyed Jade Chuong E’s delivery in such a large and political conversation, that being Bad Bunny’s speeches and superbowl performance. The author remained delivered with clarity and did not give any opinions leaning toward a certain side which is definitely appropriate for a high school article. Additionally, I like that the author decided to write upon such a current issue being talked about all over the country by people of all ages, making this article feel current and reasonable.
To continue, I enjoyed how the author interviewed a latina teacher to get her opinion on the matter. It felt interesting to read about a teacher’s opinion and makes the author appear more credible. Furthermore, I enjoyed reading the interview with the senior in SEGA< as he offered a different opinion than the common one you'd expect to see in Millikan, creating a unique feeling of interest within the article.
To close out, I believe the decision to remain neutral in the discussion was an excellent choice by the author, allowing people of any background to read the article and feel educated. I also believe it was a great decision to mention both the Grammy's and the Superbowl, as both of those were large scale events pertaining to the current situation regarding Bad Bunny. To sum up, this was a great article to read due to its relevance and neutrality overall.
william sok • Mar 2, 2026 at 1:12 pm
In this article, she writes about the significance of having Bad Bunny, a non-english speaking artist, perform at the Superbowl given the context of our current world events. I appreciated the fact that not only did Chuong show one perspective from Ms. Lopez who supported having Bad Bunny perform, but also another perspective of a student that felt otherwise.
Especially in our current day, with issues such as ICE and general racism, it is extremely significant to have someone that represents the diversity in America perform on one of the biggest stages in one of the biggest events of the year. To improve on this article, I would consider tying this into the growing sentiment against diverse or minority groups in America, not just the Latino community such as Asian or African American communities. By doing so, it could help highlight the main message of the performance, being unity.
Atiana Avila • Mar 2, 2026 at 11:14 am
On February 26, 2026, Jade Chuong E wrote an article titled “Bad Bunny’s First Spanish Album of the Year & Super Bowl Halftime Show”. I truly love this article, and it was insanely eye-catching on first glance at the Corydon page since it directly correlated to my interests. Personally, I love Bad Bunny and have seen him twice in concert. As a fan of football and an even bigger fan of music, I was ecstatic to hear that Benito would have the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. Through all the injustice in society and the correlations to the backlash he faced upon the announcement, I have a strong opinion of how I feel regarding the mistreatment of the Hispanic community as a whole. Though I have these opinions, I loved your article that truly captures the differing perspectives from teachers to students, and I was able to see how people feel about the situation where they agreed or disagreed with me. Your article was engaging, well-written, and informative, with writing that keeps me wanting to read more. It was perfectly explained how Bad Bunny’s influence can be measured worldwide with an international influence on Latin music and activism, and I feel this is a topic that I love you bringing to light.
Julian Bernal • Mar 2, 2026 at 10:50 am
March 2, 2026
Dear Corydon Editor,
On February 26, 2026, Jade Chuong E. published an article titled “Bad Bunny’s First Spanish Album of the Year & Superbowl Halftime Show.” I appreciated how clearly the article explained the significance of Bad Bunny’s historic Grammy win, especially since he became the first Latin songwriter to earn Album of the Year with a fully Spanish-language project. That detail alone shows how much the music industry is changing, and the article did a great job highlighting why this moment matters.
I also liked the inclusion of Ms. Lopez’s perspective. Her comments helped show how meaningful Bad Bunny’s message was for Latino communities, especially when he used his platform to speak about injustice and uplift Puerto Rican culture. At the same time, I found Jonathan Richardson’s quote interesting because it showed that not everyone felt the political message fit the Super Bowl setting. Including both viewpoints made the article feel balanced and thoughtful.
One suggestion I have is that the article could have expanded a bit more on the public reaction after the halftime show. Since it reached over 128 million viewers, the most in Super Bowl history it would be interesting to know how different communities responded online or in the media. Still, the article did a strong job explaining how Bad Bunny’s influence goes beyond music and into cultural activism.
Sincerely,
Julian Bernal