On Our "Virtual Route 99" (Special W-End Edition): On Bad Bunny ((In America))

It is Valentine's Day 2026 here in the United States. Our team chose to feature Bad Bunny with his message of love that struck a chord with our team as we share excerpts of reporting by the National of the UAE along with the performance sponsored by Apple Music:

 

Bad Bunny performs in the historic Super Bowl half-time show. PA

As reported by the National of the UAE, "....Bad Bunny made history on Sunday with his 13-minute Super Bowl half-time show. My colleague Saeed Saeed describes it perfectly in his review, calling the performance a "party and protest".

"This was a large, unapologetic celebration, not only of Puerto Rican culture, but of what good pop music does, period," he writes.

The show was performed almost entirely in Spanish, a first in the event's nearly 60-year history. Saeed describes it as "an invitation to explore each other’s cultures and recognise that there are often more similarities than differences". "That alone makes it one of the more significant half-time shows of recent years," he adds.

The message behind the performance, which drew a rebuke from US President Donald Trump, was underlined in the closing moments, when Bad Bunny held up a football inscribed with the phrase "together we are America" and stood beneath a banner bearing the message: “The only thing stronger than hate is love.”

Here is Bad Bunny's Halftime Show sponsored by Apple Music:  

 

We close out with this--what we strive for as we extend best wishes to all: