Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime <\/a>show.<\/p>\n For many, it was welcome news.<\/p>\n For others, the announcement came less than a month after the performer said his world tour starting in November wouldn’t include any stops in the United States. He cited the\u00a0Trump administration’s mass deportation of Latinos<\/a>\u00a0as the reason.<\/p>\n For some people, the reaction was “who?”<\/p>\n \u27a4 Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl 2026 halftime show: ‘This is for my people’<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s what to know about Bad Bunny but first let’s start with the basics:<\/p>\n Feb 10, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; The Super Bowl LX (60) logo is unveiled at the Super Bowl LIX host committee handoff press conference. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Super Bowl 2026, or Super Bowl LX, will be held Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.<\/p>\n Based on the Roman numerals \u2014 which have been used since Super Bowl V in 1971 \u2014 Super Bowl LX will be Super Bowl 60.<\/p>\n It will be aired by NBC.<\/p>\n Super Bowl LX will be held at Levi’s Stadium<\/a> in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is home of the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n It has a seating capacity of \u00a068,500 and opened in July 2014.<\/p>\n Levi’s Stadium also hosted Super Bowl L \u2014 Super Bowl 50 \u2014 in 2016. The Denver Broncos\u00a0defeated the\u00a0Carolina Panthers, 24\u201310.<\/p>\n NBC announced the selection of Bad Bunny during halftime of the “Sunday Night Football” game between the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0and\u00a0Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny said in a statement shared by the NFL.<\/a><\/p>\n “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown\u2026 this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”<\/p>\n Born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio<\/a>, Bad Bunny, 31, was the most-streamed artist\u00a0globally on Spotify from 2020 through 2022<\/a>, according to Billboard, beating out\u00a0Taylor Swift<\/a>,\u00a0who took over the No. 1 slot in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n The Puerto Rican singer has had 10 Grammy nominations, with three wins<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some of his other awards include:<\/p>\n crowned Artist of the Year by Billboard in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n BET Award for Single of the Year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n According to Spotify<\/a>, Bad Bunny’s most popular songs<\/a> are:<\/p>\n Most streamed songs<\/a> are:<\/p>\n According to Billboard, Bad Bunny has appeared in several movies<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n “Happy Gilmore 2” (2025). Bad Bunny played Adam Sandler’s caddie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Caught Stealing” (2025). Bad Bunny portrays a Puerto Rican gangster<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Cassandro” (2023). Bad Bunny portrays Felipe, the\u00a0luchador\u2019s\u00a0love interest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Bullet Train” (2022), Bad Bunny portrays \u201cThe Wolf,\u201d a hitman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “F9: The Fast Saga” (2021). Bad Bunny had a very brief role on\u00a0“Fast & Furious 9”,\u00a0where he acted as a lookout during a flashback scene<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n No.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny technically made his Super Bowl debut in 2020 when he\u00a0performed during Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s co-headlining halftime show<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny will kick off his\u00a024-date Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos world tour<\/a>\u00a0in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 21, just over two months before he’ll appear at the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n The tour includes stops in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom, but not in the United States \u2014 except for his Super Bowl performance, which comes the day after a three-day concert schedule in Chile.<\/a><\/p>\n In an interview with\u00a0I-D magazine<\/a>\u00a0published earlier in September, Bad Bunny said his decision to omit the U.S. from his upcoming world tour was out of concern for the U.S. political climate.<\/p>\n “There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate,” he said.<\/p>\n He cited the\u00a0Trump administration’s mass deportation of Latinos<\/a>\u00a0as a motivation for his decision to stop doing shows in the U.S.<\/p>\n “ICE could be outside (my concert). And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” he said.<\/p>\n Just over eight years ago, on Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico <\/a>as a Category 4 storm, bringing a near-total blackout to the island territory and significant damage.<\/p>\n \u27a4 Trump tosses paper towels to crowd in Puerto Rico visit<\/a><\/p>\n Bad Bunny endorsed presidential candidate Kamala Harris, sharing a video<\/a>\u00a0to his Instagram followers of her pledging to boost Puerto Rico’s economy.<\/p>\n “I will never forget what\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0did and what he did not do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and a competent leader,” Harris said in the video he shared.<\/p>\n “He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back devastating hurricanes and offered nothing more than paper towel <\/a>and insults.”<\/p>\n \u27a4 Is Bad Bunny a Trump supporter?<\/a><\/p>\n Reaction to Trump’s visit at the time was mixed in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n At the island’s Calvary Chapel, enthusiastic residents reached for the paper towels.<\/p>\n A White House press pool report described it as a “well-staged” event, where the president was cheered\u00a0amid signs that read “Proud Americans,” “God Bless You Mr. President” and “Let’s Make Puerto Rico Great Again.”<\/p>\n In another area, a \u00a0woman held up a sign reading<\/a>, “You are a bad hombre” as the president’s motorcade passed a damaged part of the island.<\/p>\n Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, USA Today Network<\/p>\nWhen is Super Bowl 2026?<\/h2>\n
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