Gloria Estefan Says She Approves of Bad Bunny as Super Bowl Halftime Show Performer

Gloria Estefan says she’s all in for Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

In a new interview on the Sherri show, the Cuban-American icon gave her stamp of approval for Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.

“I’m so happy for him,” she said in the video above. “I think it’s great. I think we need Latino representation at this particular moment.”

The “Conga” singer also spoke about her own Super Bowl experiences, having performed twice: once in freezing Minneapolis in 1992 and in Miami in 1999.

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“I was shaking everything,” she joked, recalling being lifted 100 feet in the air in Minneapolis despite a fear of heights.

She also shared that Jay-Z offered her to join Shakira and Jennifer Lopez for their joint Halftime performance in 2020 but declined.

“It would have been my third time. But I go, ‘First of all, they’re already dividing up that time.’ It’s really quick, it’s in and out, and secondly, I was gonna have to diet during Christmas and I did not,” she said, prompting laughter from the audience. “It’s their moment. Everybody has a moment. I had my moments, it all went well. I don’t wanna push my luck. Two times went great.”

When Shepherd asked if she would join Bad Bunny on stage if invited, Estefan gracefully deflected.

“Look—again, it’s his moment. I think he’s killing it this year. For him, it’s been phenomenal,” she said before recalling dancing the day she saw him perform in Spanish on Saturday Night Live.

“Anytime we can break some ground out there and push the door open further … I think his genre and his own bag, I think somebody like Karol G might be cool,” Estefan noted. “She’s had a huge year, too. But he probably can burn up that thing for the 12 minutes you’re on there.”

On Sunday (Sept. 28), Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Feb. 8, 2025, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

In a statement, Jay-Z praised the Puerto Rican superstar, saying, “What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring. We are honored to have him on the world’s biggest stage.”

“What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” said Bad Bunny in his own bilingual statement. “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Go and tell your grandma, that we’ll be the Halftime Show of the Super Bowl.”