{"id":2266356,"date":"2026-02-04T14:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2266356"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:02:59","slug":"the-rights-answer-to-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-rights-answer-to-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The right’s answer to the Super Bowl halftime show is here"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When it was announced in the fall that Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny <\/a>was chosen to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show, some folks took it personally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why not an American pop star (he is) who speaks English (he does) and likes the president (good luck, did you watch the Grammy Awards?)?! The right felt slighted, again, this time as the victim of a great left-wing conspiracy to turn football\u2019s biggest night against them.<\/p>\n

Then Turning Point USA \u2014 the conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk<\/a> and helmed by his wife, Erika Kirk, following his assassination \u2014 came up with an idea. They\u2019d put on their own show in the barn, so to speak. Performers\u2019 sets would be in English, unlike most of Bad Bunny\u2019s material. And this great display of American-ness would take place during the Super Bowl<\/a>, stealing away viewers and ratings from that other guy with the funny name.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Turning Point finally announced the lineup for its counter-event, the \u201cAll-American Halftime Show.\u201d Described by Fox News as a \u201cstar-studded alternative to the Super Bowl halftime show,\u201d the roster\u2019s brightest luminary is Kid Rock<\/a>, who hasn\u2019t had a hit song since Obama\u2019s first year in office. The rest of the lineup consists of country artists you\u2019ll likely have to Google to identify (Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett). Their sets will be streamed live on Sunday around 5 p.m., the same time Bad Bunny is slated to perform at Santa Clara\u2019s Levi\u2019s Stadium. It can be watched on Turning Point USA\u2019s YouTube, X and Rumble channels, alongside conservative networks such as Daily Wire+, Real America\u2019s Voice, TBN and OAN. Additional musical entertainers will be announced, the organization\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n

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Kid Rock when he wasn\u2019t wearing an American flag as a poncho.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re approaching this show like David and Goliath,\u201d Kid Rock (aka Robert Ritchie) said in a statement. \u201cCompeting with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible \u2026 or is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

It is impossible, of course. Bad Bunny (aka Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio) is an American pop sensation who has conquered the globe with a vibrant mix of reggaeton, Latin pop, rap and R&B. The 31-year-old was Spotify\u2019s most-streamed artist of 2025 and made history just a couple of days ago at the Grammy Awards when he became the first Spanish-language artist to win album of the year.<\/p>\n

Sunday, he will reach an even wider audience as part of the country\u2019s most-watched television event when the New England Patriots face off against the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

But Kid Rock, 55, appears to have high hopes, with an opportunity to regain relevance likely at the top of his wish list. There\u2019s no better way to gain attention than ripping on the most popular artist around. \u201cHe\u2019s said he\u2019s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish?\u201d said Kid Rock of Bad Bunny. \u201cCool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cBawitdaba\u201d singer is familiar with right-wing outrage over a halftime show wardrobe choice, and knows what it\u2019s like to have your patriotism questioned by primed mobs. In 2004, he was one of several performers flanking Super Bowl headliner Janet Jackson. He angered conservatives when he wore a defaced American flag as a poncho and later tossed the flag\/garment into the crowd.<\/p>\n

But that was then, this is now. There are windmills to slay, crises to fabricate, rings to kiss. And headlining a spite concert provides a great distraction from the real issues plaguing Trump\u2019s presidency, be it the soaring cost of living, Americans killed by ICE agents under his watch, or the nausea-inducing contents of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n

Are we still talking about those? Yes, we are. The New York Times<\/a> identified more than 38,000 references to Trump, his family and his Mar-a-Lago Club in the latest batch of emails, government files, videos and other records released by the Justice Department. Previous installments of the Epstein files, which the department released late last year, included 130 files with Trump-related references.<\/p>\n

No wonder his followers need a distraction.<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny can take the heat. He used his acceptance speech at Sunday night\u2019s Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles to condemn the Trump administration\u2019s nationwide immigration crackdown. \u201cBefore I say thanks to God, I\u2019m going to say \u2018ICE out,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re not savages. We\u2019re not animals. We\u2019re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

And also Super Bowl headliners. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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