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Bad Bunny Pushes for $465K in Fees After Copyright Win
courts18 days ago

Bad Bunny Pushes for $465K in Fees After Copyright Win

Bad Bunny is asking a court to order emPawa Africa to pay about $465,612 in attorney’s fees after he prevailed in a copyright dispute over the Un Verano Sin Ti track Enseñame a Bailar; the Nigerian producer Dera’s suit was dismissed for missed deadlines, and emPawa Africa was dropped as a plaintiff. His lawyers argue the case was meritless and that the sample was obtained with permission from Lakizo Entertainment, noting the plaintiff’s strategy to extract a settlement. The motion also suggests the co-plaintiff was not primarily responsible for prosecuting the case.

Bad Bunny Dips Back into Instagram for 32nd Birthday Return
entertainment1 month ago

Bad Bunny Dips Back into Instagram for 32nd Birthday Return

Bad Bunny resurfaced on Instagram with a post marking his 32nd birthday, months after he wiped his feed and unfollowed everyone in the wake of his record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show. The new post shows him beside a heart-shaped chocolate cake and a simple caption (“32.”), signaling a social-media comeback after a performance that celebrated his Puerto Rican roots and featured a star-studded guest lineup.

Bad Bunny’s Onscreen Birthday Spotlight: Four Standout Roles and a Promising Next Chapter
entertainment1 month ago

Bad Bunny’s Onscreen Birthday Spotlight: Four Standout Roles and a Promising Next Chapter

Vogue marks Bad Bunny’s 32nd birthday by revisiting his notable screen turns, from El Kitty in Narcos: Mexico and his sharp hosting and sketches on Saturday Night Live to a memorable turn as Oscar Mejías in Happy Gilmore 2 and the gangster Colorado in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing. The piece also teases a forthcoming starring role in Porto Rico, highlighting the singer-actor’s expanding and playful presence on screen.

Bad Bunny Electrifies Tokyo With Salsa-Infused Asia Debut
music1 month ago

Bad Bunny Electrifies Tokyo With Salsa-Infused Asia Debut

Bad Bunny headlined an intimate, invite-only Tokyo show for Spotify’s fourth Billions Club, delivering hit after hit—including a salsa-flavored take on MIA—before a crowd of fewer than 2,000 at Tipstar Dome Chiba. Surrounded by pink cherry-blossom visuals, he urged unity and dancing without fear, underscoring his global reach as 29 of his songs have surpassed a billion streams and signaling a seamless Puerto Rico-to-Tokyo bridge in his expanding artistic moment.

Foreign bot networks amplified the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy
technology1 month ago

Foreign bot networks amplified the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy

A GUDEA study analyzed millions of Bad Bunny posts from over a million accounts across 32 platforms (Jan. 14–Feb. 10) and found that just 3.7% of accounts generated about 25.85% of the content, with foreign bots largely driving the outrage around the Super Bowl halftime show to sow political and cultural division. The report argues the goal was to destabilize trust and prolong controversy, a tactic seen in prior disinformation campaigns and potentially impacting advertisers as misinformation spreads.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Breaks Global Viewership Record With 4.16 Billion in 24 Hours
entertainment1 month ago

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Breaks Global Viewership Record With 4.16 Billion in 24 Hours

Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl halftime show reportedly drew 4.157 billion views worldwide in the first 24 hours across U.S. and global broadcasts, YouTube, and other digital platforms, setting a new viewership record. The 13-minute set averaged 128.2 million viewers during halftime, with the YouTube video surpassing 117 million views. The NFL faced counter-programming over the choice but defended it, with commissioner Roger Goodell praising the performance as unifying.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Breaks Global Viewership Record
music1 month ago

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Breaks Global Viewership Record

Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl halftime show drew a global audience of 4.157 billion views in 24 hours across live broadcasts, YouTube, and social media, per the NFL, Roc Nation, and Apple Music. U.S. live viewers totaled 128.2 million. The performance boosted his momentum, with his song DtMF hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and his album returning to the top of the Billboard 200, as he kicks off a world tour including dates in Sydney, Tokyo, and Europe.

Bad Bunny Super Bowl LX Halftime Draws 4.157B Views in 24 Hours
entertainment1 month ago

Bad Bunny Super Bowl LX Halftime Draws 4.157B Views in 24 Hours

Roc Nation says Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show drew 4.157 billion worldwide views in the first 24 hours across US and global broadcasts, YouTube, and other digital platforms; however, the components and whether the figure was independently verified were not disclosed. The US TV audience averaged 128.2 million, down from 133.5 million last year.

FCC Seeks Transcript of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Prompting Indecency Debate
politics1 month ago

FCC Seeks Transcript of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Prompting Indecency Debate

The Federal Communications Commission asked NBC for transcripts of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance after a Republican lawmaker suggested the broadcast could violate indecency rules. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez reviewed the transcripts and said there was no rule violation and urged not to harass broadcasters over a live event. Comcast/NBC did not comment, and former President Trump criticized the performance; there is no further action expected unless new evidence emerges.