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FRANCE 24 © 2026
10:24
Issued on: 02/02/2026 - 19:55Modified: 02/02/2026 - 20:04
From the show
For our inaugural Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Ellis Cashmore, Sociologist, Honorary Professor at Aston University, UK and Author of "Celebrity Culture".
As music is a conduit for political expression, explains Professor Cashmore, sport is becoming a "hugely influential platform for people to display, and to exhibit, their political and moral leanings." And so it goes, fresh off winning album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards in historic fashion, Bad Bunny is set to kick off an NFL Super Bowl halftime show for the ages that fuses music, sports and sociopolitical artistry. Facing down an era of fiery anti-immigrant populism, in the US and across the globe, the artist who proudly calls Puerto Rico home, represents the voice of a generation that resonate with today's youth worldwide: crossing genres, blending rhythms, embracing inclusion and breaking barriers.
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