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Emmy Awards: Bad Bunny wins seven for his Super Bowl halftime show

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance won seven Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 5 and 6.
  • The wins gave the show the record for the most-awarded Super Bowl halftime performance, surpassing Lady Gaga’s 2017 mark.
  • The 13-minute performance followed a Grammy win for Bad Bunny’s album, while also drawing criticism from Donald Trump over its Spanish-language content and choreography.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has set a new Emmy record. The Puerto Rican singer won seven awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, surpassing the record Lady Gaga had held since 2017.

The performance had received nine nominations, making it the most-nominated Super Bowl show in Emmy history. Bad Bunny, who did not attend the ceremony, was recognized for choreography, directing, hairstyling, makeup, music direction, lighting design and direction, sound mixing, technical direction and camera work, as well as outstanding live entertainment program.

an affront to the greatness of America

· Donald TrumpTrump’s criticism of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

The Creative Arts Emmys took place on September 5 and 6, ahead of the main Emmy ceremony, which will be held on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The win marks only the second time a Super Bowl halftime show has received the top award in the live entertainment program category. The first came in 2022 for the performance featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.

The Emmy success adds to a standout year for Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio. Earlier in 2026, he won a Grammy for Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammy for album of the year. His 13-minute Super Bowl appearance was not without controversy, however. Donald Trump called it “an affront to the greatness of America,” criticizing a show where, in his view, “nobody understands a word this guy says and the dances are disgusting.”

nobody understands a word this guy says and the dances are disgusting

· Donald TrumpTrump’s complaint about the performance’s Spanish-language content and choreography.
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