Updated on: February 8, 2026 / 9:47 PM EST / CBS News

When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so.

These are some of his most impactful lyrics, in Spanish and English:

Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuveDebí darte más beso' y abrazo' las vece' que pudeEy, ojalá que los mío' nunca se muden

I should have taken more photos when I had youI should have given you more kisses and hugs the times that I couldHopefully my loved ones will never move

Perhaps the most popular song of his most recent album - which won the Grammy for Album of the Year - "DtMF" captures the nostalgia and longing to make more out of everyday moments, a sentiment that many immigrants describe as a consequence of being away from home.

Ey, ey, ey, 4 de julio, 4th de JulyAndo con mi primo, borracho, rulayLos mío' en El Bronx saben la que hayCon la nota en high por Washington Heights

On the Fourth of July, I am with my cousin, drunk, relaxing, with mine in The Bronx, you know what there is, with the note on high in Washington Heights.

While sampling "El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico," a more than half-century-old salsa orchestra, Bad Bunny brings to life the joy of Puerto Ricans in the mainland, highlighting the diaspora's time under the New York sun.

Quieren quitarme el río y también la playa Quieren el barrio mío y que abuelita se vaya No, no suelte' la bandera ni olvide' el lelolai Que no quiero que hagan contigo lo que le pasó a Hawái

They want to take the river from me, and the beach tooThey want my neighborhood and for my grandma to leaveDo not surrender the flag, or forget the lelolaiBecause I do not want them to do to you what happened in Hawaii

Bad Bunny calls out gentrification in the island, an ongoing trend fueled by tax incentives that have raised property taxes and excluded Puerto Ricans from some of their most prominent lands, drawing a comparison to gentrification in Hawaii.

Ey, 'tá empezando a llover, otra vez va a pasar Por ahí viene tormenta, viene temporal 'Tá empezando a llover, otra vez va a pasar Por ahí viene torm?nta, ¿quién nos va a salvar?

It's starting to rain, it will happen againHere comes a storm, a rough weather spellIt's starting to rain, it will happen againHere comes a storm, who will save us?

In a 2024 reflection on Hurricane Maria, which leveled parts of Puerto Rico and left many without power for months, Bad Bunny denounces the government's role in the chaos that ensued after the Category 4 storm swept through the island.

Vo'a llevarte pa' PR, mami, pa' que vea' cómo es que se perrea Tráete a tu amiga si te gusta la idea Dile que esta noche vamo' a janguear Que rico la vamo' a pasar Aquí nadie se va a casar Pero tú te va' a querer quedar

I am going to take you to PR (Puerto Rico), honey, so you can see how to perrea Bring your friend if you like the idea Tell her that tonight we are going to hang outWe are going to have a good time Here no one is going to get married But you are going to want to stay.

Many of Bad Bunny's songs center around women and love. In "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR," the singer highlights a reggaeton dance that grew in the Caribbean, known as perreo.

Similar to twerking, it has been criticized for being hypersexual and inappropriate, according to Petra Rivera-Rideau, an associate professor of American studies at Wellesley College, who co-authored "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance." Rivera-Rideau points to perreo as an example of resistance during the 2019 anti-corruption protests in Puerto Rico.

No, no te puedo olvidar No, no te puedo borrar Tú me enseñaste a querer Me enseñaste a bailar

No, no I can't forget you No, no I can't erase you You taught me how to love You taught me to dance

Apple Music debuted a video of Bad Bunny dancing to "BAILE INoLVIDABLE," or "Unforgettable Dance," featuring a wide range of people. In the video, the 31-year-old artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, dances beneath a flamboyán, a tropical tree with bright red flowers from Madagascar that has become a beloved symbol in Puerto Rico, with a myriad of people - a firefighter, women of all ages and people of all ethnicities.

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