{"id":2274340,"date":"2026-02-09T16:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2274340"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:55:43","slug":"country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Stars Roast Kid Rock After Turning Point USA Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kid Rock\u2019s seemingly endless public humiliation tour continues, this time with country music stars mercilessly dragging him for his alternative Super Bowl halftime show performance.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"video-header\" class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"><span>Videos by Suggest<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Indeed, Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves are just some of the high-profile music artists who have taken to social media to criticize Rock, real name Robert James Ritchie, following the 55-year-old\u2019s lackluster showing at Turning Point USA\u2019s alternative halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBawitdaba\u201d wordsmith took center stage at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/turning-point-usa-alternative-super-bowl-haftime-show-lineup\/2914894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turning Point\u2019s All-American Halftime Show<\/a>, a direct competitor to the NFL\u2019s official event, headlined by beloved Puerto Rican <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/bad-bunny-suffers-embarrassing-fall-during-concert-ahead-of-super-bowl-halftime-show\/2908376\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapper Bad Bunny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"726\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=1024&amp;resize=1024%2C726\" alt=\"country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show\" class=\"wp-image-2915784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=2286 2286w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=533 533w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show-kid.jpeg?w=150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/>Kid Rock performs during Turning Point USA\u2019s alternative Super Bowl halftime show. (Image via YouTube \/ @turningpointusa)<\/p>\n<p>Rock\u2019s performance was plagued by setbacks, with many viewers accusing him of lip-syncing. As people noticed he wasn\u2019t singing live, the show\u2019s ratings <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/tv\/198533\/turnping-point-usa-halftime-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> began to drop.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-country-music-stars-drag-kid-rock-s-turning-point-usa-halftime-show\">Country Music Stars Drag Kid Rock\u2019s Turning Point USA Halftime Show<\/h2>\n<p>Country music stars quickly took to social media to roast Kid Rock\u2019s performance and give Bad Bunny his flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Country singer Kacey Musgraves \u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t think of anything more American than coming from being a bagger at a grocery store to performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. You don\u2019t have to be Puerto Rican to Latinx to appreciate that. It was beautiful. It was emotional. It was intentional. It was inclusive. It was what was needed for this moment.joined the roast, giving Bad Bunny his props while simultaneously shading Kid Rock. \u201cWell. That made me feel more proudly American than anything Kid Rock has ever done,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaceyMusgraves\/status\/2020675585832345840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKacey is always on the right side of history,\u201d one proud fan of the \u201cDeeper Well\u201d singer replied. <\/p>\n<p>Zach Bryan also shared a video on his Instagram Story that perfectly captured the vibe: a person watching the Turning Point show on their phone while Bad Bunny\u2019s stellar performance played on the big screen, hand held up in a desperate attempt to block out the greatness.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=636&amp;resize=636%2C1024\" alt=\"country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show\" class=\"wp-image-2915785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=748 748w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=186 186w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=636 636w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=249 249w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=373 373w, https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/country-music-stars-roast-kid-rock-after-turning-point-usa-halftime-show.jpeg?w=93 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\"\/>Image via Instagram \/ Zach Bryan <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Kid Rock actually thinks is happening across America,\u201d the \u201cSomething in the Orange\u201d singer wrote alongside the video.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-country-singer-praises-bad-bunny-s-super-bowl-halftime-performance-can-t-think-of-anything-more-american\">Country Singer Praises Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl Halftime Performance: \u2018Can\u2019t Think of Anything More American\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Country singer Rissi Palmer also took to Instagram to praise Bad Bunny. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018My name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio. And if today I\u2019m here at the Super Bowl, it\u2019s because I never, never stopped believing in myself.\u2019 That\u2019s what Bad Bunny said, in Spanish, when he started the show,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUhdnyxjfch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t think of anything more American than coming from being a bagger at a grocery store to performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. You don\u2019t have to be Puerto Rican to Latinx to appreciate that. It was beautiful. It was emotional. It was intentional. It was inclusive. It was what was needed for this moment,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t speak Spanish, but I understood the message VERY clearly. Kendrick told us we were beautiful last year. Bad Bunny did that for his community tonight. If you can\u2019t appreciate that, you are a straight-up hater,\u201d Palmer concluded. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I CRIED. It\u2019s all about love\u2026 if not, what are we even doing??? I love you, my sister,\u201d one fan declared in the comments section. <\/p>\n<p>Kid Rock\u2019s TPUSA Super Bowl Halftime performance follows several <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/another-group-has-pulled-out-of-kid-rocks-rock-the-country-music-festival\/2915431\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acts dropping<\/a> from his \u201cRock the Country\u201d tour, as well as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/kid-rock-lyric-alternative-halftime-show\/2915695\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unsavory lyrics<\/a> about \u201cunderage\u201d ladies resurfacing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.suggest.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kid Rock\u2019s seemingly endless public humiliation tour continues, this time with country music stars mercilessly dragging him for his alternative Super Bowl halftime show performance. 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