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As Bad Bunny<\/a> prepares to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, Cardi B<\/a> says she’s proud to see him step onto the world’s biggest stage, praising his cultural impact and willingness to speak out during heightened immigration arrests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI\u2019m proud of everything that he\u2019s been standing up for against ICE and everything,\u201d Cardi B told The Associated Press ahead of her performance at Michael Rubin\u2019s star-studded Fanatics Super Bowl Party on Saturday, which featured performances by SZA, Don Toliver and Travis Scott.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Grammy<\/a> winner spoke with admiration and unity about Bad Bunny, who appeared with J Balvin on her chart-topping hit, \u201cI Like It.” The collaboration helped propel Latin music further into the global mainstream.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt just feels like everything is aligned right now,\u201d said Cardi B, who is of Afro-Caribbean descent with roots in Trinidad and the Dominican Republic. \u201cIt just shows how Hispanics, Latinos. … We standing. They standing. We all standing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With Super Bowl buzz swirling around \u201cI Like It\u201d and the possibility of surprise guests, Cardi B was asked what it would mean to share the stage with Bad Bunny on such a massive platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThat\u2019d be exciting,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Associated Press<\/span>8 February 2026 18:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Puerto Rican singer became the first artist in history to win the Grammy\u2019s highest honor for an album written entirely in Spanish. My colleague Tom Murray reports:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 17:44<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Cardi B, Daddy Yankee and Rosal\u00eda are some of the superstars rumored to be joining Bad Bunny on pop culture\u2019s biggest stage. Here are the songs we think he could perform…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 17:22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI think I speak for Turning Point and all the artists involved, that none of us are approaching this with any hate in our hearts at all,\u201d Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, said Friday during his appearance on Fox & Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n My colleague Carsen Holaday has more:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 17:19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n National anthem performances at the Super Bowl have a patchy history, but Charlie Puth is a categorically great singer and especially nerdy when it comes to key and pitch. So he\u2019s pushed back against some grumbling about his upcoming gig, writing on X in December: \u201cI\u2019ll never claim to be as good of a singer as Whitney Houston ever was. But I assure you we\u2019re putting a really special arrangement together – in D major. It\u2019ll be one of my best performances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019m inclined to believe him, even if I am very un-fussed about the anthem itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 16:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Last year, Kendrick Lamar blew people away with a fiery halftime show that shattered viewing records for the event to become the most-watched performance in NFL history. We\u2019re sure Drake was fine with that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Anyway, here\u2019s Mark Beaumont\u2019s glowing five-star review – he\u2019s back tonight to review Bad Bunny\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 16:46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Seattle Seahawks battle the New England Patriots, with attention on the half-time show, performed by Bad Buddy, in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n My colleague Jack Rathborn has everything you need to know about the game itself (my concern, of course, is the halftime show).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 16:11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n You can safely predict that the MAGA version of the Super Bowl halftime show will pale in comparison to what will undoubtedly be a colourful, joyous, celebratory performance from Bad Bunny tonight. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Here\u2019s what we know about the so-called \u201cAll-American Halftime Show\u201d, organised by right-wing political organisation Turning Point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Roisin O’Connor<\/span>8 February 2026 15:55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Green Day have never shied away from making political statements \u2014 and the outspoken rock band\u2019s upcoming performance at this year\u2019s Super Bowl<\/a> is likely to be no exception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This week, the NFL tapped the longtime Trump critics<\/a> to perform a special 60th anniversary Super Bowl tribute during the game\u2019s opening ceremony. The rock trio, comprised of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tr\u00e9 Cool, is expected to perform a handful of their best-known hits, while previous Super Bowl MVP<\/a>s are welcomed onto the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nBad Bunny\u2019s emotional Grammys acceptance speech dedicated to immigrants \u2014 translated in full<\/h2>\n
Our setlist predictions for Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show<\/h2>\n
Kid Rock says Turning Point USA\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show is for \u2018underserved\u2019 Americans<\/h2>\n
Pop singer Charlie Puth to perform the national anthem<\/h2>\n
Our review of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 halftime show<\/h2>\n
Kick-off time, teams, date, half-time show and how to watch online and on TV<\/h2>\n
What we know about MAGA\u2019s alternative Super Bowl halftime show<\/h2>\n
What Green Day has said about Trump and MAGA as they\u2019re set to perform at Super Bowl<\/h2>\n