{"id":2275592,"date":"2026-02-10T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2275592"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:14:41","slug":"country-music-star-issues-bold-political-message-after-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-take-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-star-issues-bold-political-message-after-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-take-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Star Issues Bold Political Message After Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance: \u2018Take Notes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"styles_container__87Nfz styles_wrapper__7ffG2\" aria-label=\"AI Summaries\" style=\"--color-border:var(--color-pairing-1-background)\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_title__dHix3\">Key Points<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"styles_list__HaxrQ\">\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">Charley Crockett praised Bad Bunny and criticized Trump\u2019s administration in a political Instagram post.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">Crockett urged country music to learn from Bad Bunny&#8217;s cultural pride and innovation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">He condemned wealthy elites\u2019 influence and stressed fighting for rights and supporting the oppressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><strong>Charley Crockett<\/strong> has sent a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/natalie-portman-makes-blunt-political-statement-about-brutality-of-ice-at-sundance-film-festival\"> bold political message<\/a> to his fellow <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/entertainment\/best-country-songs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">country music<\/a> stars, praising <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/dwts-finalist-alix-earle-was-part-of-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show\">Bad Bunny <\/a><\/strong>and slamming <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/piers-morgan-direct-message-donald-trump-bad-bunny-halftime-show-review\">President Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s administration.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/bad-bunny-net-worth\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bunny<\/a>, real name <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/bad-bunny-real-name-origin\">Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio<\/a>, <\/strong>gave a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/prince-legendary-super-bowl-halftime-show-goes-viral-ahead-of-bad-bunny-performance\">Super Bowl halftime performance<\/a> that fans can\u2019t stop talking about. It featured guest appearances and several positive messages amid the current political climate in the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Following<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-setlist-fans-react\"> Bad Bunny\u2019s performance<\/a>, Crockett took to Instagram, where he shared a very lengthy and blunt message.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cThey keep saying I\u2019m a cosplay cowboy but they love a cosplay president. Some folks have been on here calling Muhammad Ali a draft dodger when yall got one in the White House. When I was at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/entertainment\/grammy-awards-2025\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grammys<\/a> the other night I saw a guy get up and talk about Jesus, and then I saw Bad Bunny get up there and talk like Jesus,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Crockett then warned that the country music world could learn a thing or two from Bad Bunny, saying, \u201cThe country music establishment should be taking notes on a Puerto Rican American who hasn\u2019t forgotten his heritage and brought his culture\u2019s traditional <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1143195\/jessicasager\/music-trivia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">music<\/a> back to the front, showing the world something new with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The \u201cWelcome to Hard Times\u201d hitmaker then bashed Trump for bankrupting his business and declaring that the only thing Trump is good at is suing people. Crockett called out \u201cimmigrant\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1364075\/jessicasager\/elon-musk-net-worth\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a> for \u201cbuying elections. Crockett then insisted that Musk be deported along with <strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong> because they think men of their wealth are \u201cabove the law\u201d and they don\u2019t believe in real democracy.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cForgive me if I have a problem with a 34 time convicted felon running this country when I lost the right to vote or own a weapon for years over marijuana. As long as you\u2019re hating the oppressed and loving your oppressor you\u2019ll never know why our generation is poorer than our parents and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1259543\/jessicasager\/grandparents-quotes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">grandparents<\/a>. As a great man once said it\u2019s welfare for the rich and rugged individualism for the poor,\u201d Crockett stated.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/country-queen-trisha-yearwood-headlines-star-studded-concert-for-breast-cancer\">Related: \u201990s Country Queen Announced as Headliner for Star-Studded Benefit Concert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The singer explained that those who are \u201clicking their boots\u201d and can sleep at night aren\u2019t really free. In fact, they are part of \u201cmental slavery,\u201d but that\u2019s the path they have chosen. Crocket also reminded his followers that every right in America was fought for and earned, not handed to us.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cJudge a man by how he treats the poor and those who he views as being able to do nothing for him. Don\u2019t forget why <strong>Muhammad Ali<\/strong> said \u2018I am America.\u2019 Remember the coal miners of Harlan County, Kentucky.\u00a0 I believe in what we can be. Ride on. \ud83d\udc0e\u201d the country singer expressed.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Crockett\u2019s wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/luke-bryan-warms-hearts-with-impromptu-cover-of-country-classic-shenandoah-two-dozen-roses\">country singer<\/a><strong> Taylor Grace<\/strong>, hopped in the comments to show her love and support for his bold message. The singer\u2019s words come hot on the heels of <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/jelly-roll-response-politics-grammys-red-carpet-sparks-debate\">Jelly Roll<\/a><\/strong> sparking a debate after avoiding a political question about ICE at the Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/logan-pauls-reaction-to-brother-jake-pauls-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-remarks-sparks-controversy\">Next: Logan Paul\u2019s Reaction to Brother Jake Paul\u2019s Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Remarks Sparks Controversy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_contributors__dp6kk contributors\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_contributorsTitle__f34Pu\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"styles_contributorsList__FCS2w\">\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBio__vbMqA\">\n<div class=\"styles_avatar__M_SvZ styles_contributorBioAvatar___AUl4 styles_medium__VUJo5\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"styles_avatarImage__7mnVX\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_16,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 16w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_32,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 32w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_48,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 48w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_64,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 64w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_96,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 96w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_128,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 128w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_256,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 256w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_384,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 384w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_640,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 640w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_750,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 750w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_828,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 828w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_1080,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 1080w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_1200,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 1200w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_1920,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 1920w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_2048,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 2048w, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_1:1\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwNzQyNzQ2\/img_2510.jpg?arena_f_auto\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Rachelle Lewis has nearly 20 years of experience as an entertainment writer, reporting on breaking television and pop culture news. For the past 15 years, Rachelle has developed expertise in writing about reality TV, soap operas, and celebrity entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source parade.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Charley Crockett praised Bad Bunny and criticized Trump\u2019s administration in a political Instagram post. Crockett urged country music to learn from Bad Bunny&#8217;s cultural pride and innovation. He condemned wealthy elites\u2019 influence and stressed fighting for rights and supporting the oppressed. 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