Jennifer Lopez and Shakira fused old-school razzle-dazzle with an of-the-moment sense of Latin American pride as the halftime performers during Sunday's Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
"Latinos!" Lopez cried near the end of the 14-minute show as her song Let's Get Loud morphed into a rendition of Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen. That Lopez was wearing a feathered cape in a stars-and-stripes design on one side, and the Puerto Rican flag on the other, only rendered unmistakable what the music was making plenty clear: Jammed with as many rhythms and chants and textures as she and Shakira could fit, this was the gloriously polyglot sound of America in 2020.
Shakira kicked off the production, dressed like her dozens of dancers in fringed red outfits. Photo: Reuters
