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Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Surprisingly Political

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Surprisingly Political
With a “Born in the USA” shout-out, a Puerto Rican flag, and a children’s dance group, Lopez made a wordless but pointed political statement.​

By Erin VanderhoofFebruary 3, 2020
For twelve minutes in Miami on Sunday night, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira made history as the first Latinas to lead a Super Bowl half-time performance. Lopez honored her heritage by wearing a feathered cape that showed the U.S. flag on one side and the Puerto Rican flag on the other. She opened the cape up to show the Puerto Rico side as her daughter Emme Muñiz and a children’s choir joined her for the opening notes of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.” An hour after Demi Lovato delivered a flawless rendition of the national anthem, Lopez’s performance was an unmissable combination, particularly on a night when Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg had also aired campaign ads.

The special guests included J Balvin and Bad Bunny, two Latin American superstars who had a breakthrough in the U.S. in 2019.


Lopez was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, and she has donated at least $1 million to the island’s recovery efforts since Hurricane Maria. The Puerto Rican flag flashed as the iconic Springsteen song played, as if to remind viewers that Puerto Ricans are American citizens. While Muñiz was singing, other children were dancing in cage-like structures—a subtler reference, but a possible nod to the thousands of children, most from Latin American countries, who have been detained at the border.

Shakira, opening for Lopez, started with her 2009 hit “She Wolf” before stepping behind the guitar for 2014’s “Empires.” A belly-dancing interlude led to 2001’s “Whenever, Wherever.” Bad Bunny joined the singer for a rendition of Cardi B’ s “I Like It.” As Shakira danced, he sang his recent hit “Callaíta” before ceding the stage to Lopez.

Last August, Lopez began a global headlining tour that grossed over $56 million, and the setlist usually started with her newest single, but at the Hard Rock Stadium field in Miami, in a full leather bodysuit, she started with 2003’s “Jenny From the Block.” After an interstitial moment of her #1 song “Ain’t It Funny,” she segued into 2004’s “Get Right,” replacing the radio version’s samples with an actual marching band. For “Waiting for Tonight,” she climbed to the top of a large pole, having switched into a mirrored bodysuit by Versace, and replicated some of the moves from Hustlers before joining Balvin for a rendition of his song “Mi Gente.” Muñiz sang the beginning of “Let’s Get Loud” before her mother came onstage. Eventually Shakira joined Lopez for a duet of her 2010 World Cup song “Waka Waka.”

During the performance, Lopez’s fiancé Alex Rodriguez shared a video of him bouncing up and down and singing along while “On the Floor,” her best performing single, played. He was a little off-key, but he was clearly having as much fun as the kids joining him on the field.

Before the performance, Lopez shared a photo of her embracing Shakira on her Instagram, along with a hashtag referencing “Let’s Get Loud,” her 1999 hit. “So excited to share the stage with you tonight Shakira,” the caption read. “Let’s show the world what two little Latin girls can do.”

More than 20 years since the release of her first album, Super Bowl LIV was an exuberant celebration of Lopez after a high-profile awards season. Her performance in the 2019 film Hustlers garnered some serious awards buzz, and earned Lopez Golden Globe, SAG Award, and numerous critics nominations. Though Lopez is no stranger to large-scale televised performances—she’s been dancing on screen since the early 90s as a backup dancer—the Super Bowl half-time show might be the largest audience she’s ever performed for. It came a year after a Motown tribute she led at the 61st Grammy Awards received mixed reviews despite her energetic performance.
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The Oracle said:
She's probably more afraid of what you would look like '' au naturel'' in the morning!
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I'd be flattered if anybody cared what I look like in the morning.

BTW, what you see with me is all natural, all the time.
 
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GameBoy27 said:
As for the performance, I'm old school. I like to see bands play music.
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Agree. And I'm sure jcpro enjoyed when The Who performed as much as I did.


(It's no fun watching your rock heroes get old.)
 
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shack said:
Agree. And I'm sure jcpro enjoyed when The Who performed as much as I did.


(It's no fun watching your rock heroes get old.)
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The Who.played Superbowl? I changed my mind. The old Latinas shaking their ancient asses were not so bad. Just kidding. I don't watch the half time shows.
 
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shack said:
Agree. And I'm sure jcpro enjoyed when The Who performed as much as I did.
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+1 ^^^

Here's another one of my favourite halftime shows. Notice the musicians are playing instruments. :D


This comment sums it up: NFL take note: listen while this musical genius sings and you can hear the crowd singing, not only the choruses, but the verses as well! Get more artists who's music spans and lasts generations!!
 
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GameBoy27 said:
+1 ^^^

Here's another one of my favourite halftime shows. Notice the musicians are playing instruments. :D


This comment sums it up: NFL take note: listen while this musical genius sings and you can hear the crowd singing, not only the choruses, but the verses as well! Get more artists who's music spans and lasts generations!!
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Wait! What? There was music at concerts? What a concept.
 
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Robert Mugabe started this thread full well knowing the feedback it would create. Cheap melodrama comes easy and useless in the end.

The one good thing about it was the observation of the political messages: 1) children in lit cages 2) J Lo singing "Born in the USA" to full ironic effect with her young daughter, 3) draped in the Puerto Rican flag which tRump has failed to provide relief to after the hurricane and won't verbally recognize as an official U.S.A. territory.

The posts showing previous half time shows are entertaining also.
 
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Don Draper said:
Robert Mugabe started this thread full well knowing the feedback it would create. Cheap melodrama comes easy and useless in the end.

The one good thing about it was the observation of the political messages: 1) children in lit cages 2) J Lo singing "Born in the USA" to full ironic effect with her young daughter, 3) draped in the Puerto Rican flag which tRump has failed to provide relief to after the hurricane and won't verbally recognize as an official U.S.A. territory.

The posts showing previous half time shows are entertaining also.
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Actually, I regretted posting it and was going to delete it right after. I am not a cheap melodrama kind of guy. as you full well know. But it turned into click bate. I didn't even look at the responses,because I thought I was going to get lit up over it. A day later I nervously checked and saw that it was dealt with in good humor. So fuck it. Great game.I only watched the last 30 minutes. So there was a lot of positivity in the actual game down in the "great state of Kansas"
 
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Robert Mugabe said:
Actually, I regretted posting it and was going to delete it right after. I am not a cheap melodrama kind of guy. as you full well know.
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Jeez Robbo, you could have fooled me.

I like one of these Oral Majority guys said he was traumatized by the half time show. Compared to last year's cheesefest, JLo and Shakira turned in a classic. The Oral Majority guy must have gotten off on tattooed douchebag.

Next year's half time show.

 
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GameBoy27 said:
+1 ^^^

Here's another one of my favourite halftime shows. Notice the musicians are playing instruments. :D


This comment sums it up: NFL take note: listen while this musical genius sings and you can hear the crowd singing, not only the choruses, but the verses as well! Get more artists who's music spans and lasts generations!!
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Thanks for posting that. I'd forgotten about that show.

Tom Petty body of work is really something special.
 
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The Oracle said:
Thanks for posting that. I'd forgotten about that show.

Tom Petty body of work is really something special.
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You're welcome. One of the true all time greats!

Check out the documentary Runnin' Down a Dream. It's a must see for any TP fan.
 
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