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Bad Bunny<\/a> is headed to the Super Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Puerto Rican singer, 31, has been tapped as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX halftime show<\/a> in 2026. The news was announced<\/a> Sunday, Sept. 28, during the \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers<\/a>.<\/p>\n The announcement, shared by Bad Bunny, the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation, features the musician sitting on a goal post on a beach as his song \u201cCallai\u0301ta\u201d plays.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I\u2019m feeling goes beyond myself. It\u2019s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown,\u201d Bad Bunny said in a statement shared by the NFL. \u201cThis is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.\u201d<\/p>\n Before Sunday night\u2019s big reveal, it had been rumored that Taylor Swift<\/a> might strengthen her NFL ties by headlining the 2026 Super Bowl. Responding to speculation, however, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told the \u201cToday\u201d show<\/a> that he couldn\u2019t \u201ctell you anything about\u201d it but that \u201cit\u2019s a maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n The Super Bowl halftime show was most recently headlined by Kendrick Lamar<\/a> in February. The rapper delivered an electrifying performance that featured Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam<\/a> and tennis legend Serena Williams. Lamar\u2019s set<\/a> included his massively popular song \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d a diss track directed at Drake.<\/p>\n Lamar \u201cdefied conventions, dazzled with metaphoric wordplay and jabbed the ears of those who scowled at the idea of a rapper headlining solo,\u201d USA TODAY music writer Melissa Ruggieri said<\/a>. SZA also joined the rapper during the performance.<\/p>\n