Bad Bunny’s All-Spanish Super Bowl Flop Bores English-Speaking America

Bad Bunny’s recent Super Bowl halftime performance drew sharp criticism from some viewers who found it bad and boring, largely because the entire set was delivered in Spanish with no English lyrics or translations, leaving many in the massive mainstream audience unable to understand the words or connect with the energy. Lots of twerking and Spanish rap?

Critics complained that the lack of bilingual elements alienated non-Spanish speakers, making the show feel disconnected and less engaging despite its high production value and cultural flair.

In the United States, approximately 248 million people speak English at home (around 77-78% of the population aged 5 and older, based on recent Census data).

For Spanish speakers, about 45 million (roughly 14% of that same group, making the U.S. the second-largest Spanish-speaking population globally after Mexico).

This linguistic divide highlights why an all-Spanish performance polarized audiences in a country where English overwhelmingly dominates everyday communication.