NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated Bad Bunny is the headline performer for the Super Bowl halftime show despite some criticism of the selection.

Goodell validated the league’s decision at the NFL’s fall meeting, saying there is no conversation about adjusting the act to appease critics.

“He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell said. “That’s what we try to achieve.”

The artist, whose name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is a native of Puerto Rico. His lyrics are mostly in Spanish. Since 2019, Bad Bunny has been a top-five streamed artist annually on the music platform Spotify, including the most streams in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

“I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism,” Goodell said. “It’s p

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