I'm kinda shocked to see the NFL doing this in the current political environment... They seem braver than most the tech giants.
You might be giving them too much credit. My guess is: they did the math and figure that more people will watch Bad Bunny than anyone else they could get. And this is of course while also carefully considering the *costs* of hiring and using the artist.Pretty sure there's a relatively new committee that the NFL uses to find halftime show performers for them and Jay Z is on it. That's why the halftime show has actually been watchable in recent years and isn't just boomer music like it was after the Janet Jackson thing.
It's all about the ad placements and growing their market of money-spending fans, imo. I want to think it's an act of anti-racist, anti-nationalist activism or solidarity. But probably nah.
They wanna boycott the NFL every year unless its like Kid Rock or something then they wont boycottThey won't though. They like football too much.
Im more curious who actually listens to Bad Bunny.If you live around a lot of latinos then you'll have heard his music just walking down the street.
I wouldn't know him because he simply isn't really known in Australia....unless I'm blind. However, the WWE have used his songs and even had him wrestle a few times.
In terms of popular artists, his name pops up, but I cant for the life of me name any of his songs.
Good on him and I hope he gets a lot of new fans from this.
Pretty sure there's a relatively new committee that the NFL uses to find halftime show performers for them and Jay Z is on it. That's why the halftime show has actually been watchable in recent years and isn't just boomer music like it was after the Janet Jackson thing.I am genuinely shocked they didn't go with Taylor this year.
Major downgrade from last year.Wrong
I am genuinely shocked they didn't go with Taylor this year.
They probably won't use Taylor Swift until after her boy Travis Kelce retires from playing, to avoid a conflict of interest and all the conspiracy theories that would inevitably fly around.I don't see the Chiefs getting back this year but I guess that's a good point
They literally hate everything not straight white Christian male.
Straight, white, Christian, male, born in Continental USA, speaks only English, and votes Republican
The only people that can afford tickets to the Superbowl are very well off fans of the team and celebrities.But this makes a lot of sense actually.
The average person who may be under threat by ICE will not go.
And Stephen Miller isn't going to be plucking people in the most watching sporting event in the world.But also, lol the super bowl is not the most watched sporting event in the world. I don't even watch sports and I know the World Cup blows the NFL out of the water in viewership.
Straight, white, Christian, male, born in Continental USA, speaks only English, and votes Republican
Wrong
I am genuinely shocked they didn't go with Taylor this year.
Because he appeared on Fox News stating he wanted to "make concert ticket prices great again" (which is actually... a broken clock moment)I don't know why they're so hung up on Metallica just because it's gonna be in San Francisco. The majority of the half time shows weren't headlined by a local artist. So it's not like they're breaking some trend by picking Bad Bunny.
Like I already told you. These people are mad it wasn't Metallica instead of Bad Bunny because the Superbowl is being held in San Francisco. It's all I've been seeing on Threads
most of these out of touch boomers probably listen to the same 80s and 90s hits over and over.
in the most watching sporting event in the world.
Ngl, I decided to check out Bad Bunny because of all this controversy and he's dope. And I don't even speak Spanish lmaoYeah catchy music is universal. I have a few of his songs on my Spanish playlist. My favorite song by him is still De Museo
the most watched super bowl was 265m people in 2024I'm shocked it's that high. Are you sure?
Conservatives don't actually want the America they say they want because if they got it they wouldn't have anything left to be outraged about.
Well I found one oaf who wanted Kid Rock. Bad news for him tho https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2d8f6eff.jpgMy personal favorite is "bringing people together" means "pick one of maybe a dozen MAGAts or we will scream."
My personal favorite is "bringing people together" means "pick one of maybe a dozen MAGAts or we will scream."Right? Like, I don't give a fuck about Kid Rock or Jason Aldean. The only people they'd unite are other right wingers
no diss to Metallica cause i love them but when was the last time they were super relevant?
specifically Metallica albums always hit #1 on every chart.
https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/
no they don't.
After it became their first No. 1 album, Load (1996), Reload (1997), St. Anger (2003), Death Magnetic (2008) and Hardwired... To Self-Destruct (2016) all topped the chart as well.
They said album, which is true.
My personal favorite is "bringing people together" means "pick one of maybe a dozen MAGAts or we will scream."