In fact, Bad Bunny\u2019s success hasn\u2019t been hindered by his outspokenness, I think it\u2019s added to it. Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio is unapologetically himself, a proud Puerto Rican, and someone who believes in the power of art to be political and personal. \u201cBefore I say thanks to God,\u201d Bad Bunny said in his acceptance speech for Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album, \u201cI\u2019m gonna say ICE out\u2026 We\u2019re not savages, we\u2019re not animals, we\u2019re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.\u201d And when he won Album of the Year, Bad Bunny accepted in Spanish and dedicated his award to Puerto Rico. At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny displayed a sign that read, \u201cThe only thing more powerful than hate is love\u201d and during \u201cEl Apag\u00f3n,\u201d a song which mentions the
power grid issues Puerto Rico<\/a> has struggled with since Hurricane Maria (due in large part to the inaction of the U.S. government), the set featured Bad Bunny and dancers hanging from utility poles. Bad Bunny also listed countries<\/a> across Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America in his Super Bowl set, speaking to our diasporic connection and bookended his performance with holding up a football with the words, \u201cTogether, We Are America<\/a>\u201d scrawled on it, pushing the message that borders are imaginary and cultures are global. It\u2019s this clear-eyed consistency that should be the standard and the blueprint for artists who wish to put their actions and words behind their values.<\/div>\n