NFL Presents Bad Bunny for Halftime Show at Super Bowl 2026

"What I feel goes beyond myself. This is for everyone who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come and score the touchdown," said Bad Bunny in a statement.

Bad Bunny to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show

The performance is "for my people, my culture, and our history," said the artist, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. And in Spanish, he continued: "Go and tell your grandmother that we will be at the Super Bowl Halftime Show." Rapper Jay-Z, founder of Roc Nation, commented: "What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is inspiring. We are honored to have him on the biggest stage in the world."

In a joint Instagram post by Bad Bunny, the NFL, the sports program "SNF on NBC," Apple Music, and Roc Nation, the singer sits on football goalposts at the beach. The camera zooms out until the Super Bowl date is displayed: February 8. The season's final game takes place in Santa Clara, California. This year, rapper Kendrick Lamar performed with singer SZA at the Super Bowl.

Bad Bunny's Concerns About ICE

Bad Bunny hinted at the performance shortly before the announcement in a post on the platform X: "I have been thinking about it and discussing it with my team, and I think I will only make one tour stop in the USA." With this, the Puerto Rican referred to his decision to skip the US mainland on his world tour - out of concern for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agency is increasingly cracking down on immigrants who are in the USA without papers. "There was the issue that the damn ICE could be standing in front of my concert," the Grammy winner said in an interview.

(APA/Red)

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