"After picking up his fifth win of the evening for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad Bunny dedicated the award to "all the children and young people of Latin America, and especially those from Puerto Rico." The brief speech, delivered in Spanish, continued by appearing to take a swipe at ICE. Get Super Bowl Tickets Here "Never stop dreaming and being yourselves," he said. "Never forget where you come from. There are many ways to defend where you're from. We chose music.""
"The speech came shortly after the US government confirmed that ICE will have a presence at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, when Bad Bunny performs on February 8th. This is widely viewed as a response to comments Bad Bunny made about excluding the US from his world tour out of fear that ICE could conduct raids outside of his shows. A recent survey by Quinnipiac University confirmed that most of the outrage was coming from the right, with the poll showing 63% of Republicans disapprove of the NFL's choice. This includes President Trump himself, who has called the booking "ridiculous" and "crazy," and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who said of the NFL: "They suck, and we'll win.""
Bad Bunny accepted Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos and dedicated the award to children and young people of Latin America, especially those from Puerto Rico. He urged people to never stop dreaming and to remember their origins, saying music is a way to defend those roots. The US government confirmed that ICE will have a presence at Levi's Stadium for his Super Bowl performance, a response tied to his prior comments about excluding the US from his tour over ICE raids. A Quinnipiac poll found 63% of Republicans disapprove of the NFL's choice. President Trump and Kristi Noem criticized the booking, while NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the decision. Bad Bunny also told non-Spanish speakers on SNL to learn Spanish and earned Grammy nominations for 2026.
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