This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wdqrv00k0o
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show | Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has won three Grammys and 12 Latin Grammys | Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has won three Grammys and 12 Latin Grammys |
| Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny has confirmed he will headline next year's Super Bowl half-time show in Santa Clara, California. | |
| The 31-year-old, who has topped Spotify's most-streamed artist list three times in the last five years, said in a football-themed statement: "What I'm feeling goes beyond myself. | The 31-year-old, who has topped Spotify's most-streamed artist list three times in the last five years, said in a football-themed statement: "What I'm feeling goes beyond myself. |
| "It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown... this is for my people, my culture, and our history." | "It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown... this is for my people, my culture, and our history." |
| It comes after the Chambea singer and rapper recently said in an interview with i-D magazine that he is avoiding the US on his current world tour out of concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents might conduct raids on fans at his concerts. | It comes after the Chambea singer and rapper recently said in an interview with i-D magazine that he is avoiding the US on his current world tour out of concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents might conduct raids on fans at his concerts. |
| Switching into his native Spanish in his statement, Bad Bunny - whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio - added: "Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el halftime show del Super Bowl," - which roughly translates as: "Go tell your grandma we're going to be the Super Bowl half-time show." | |
| The star, who this year released the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos), was the third most-streamed artist in the world last year, behind Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. | The star, who this year released the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos), was the third most-streamed artist in the world last year, behind Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. |
| The Grammy winner is the leading nominee once again at November's Latin Grammy Awards. | The Grammy winner is the leading nominee once again at November's Latin Grammy Awards. |
| In 2022, his Un Verano Sin Ti [A Summer Without You], became the first all-Spanish language US number one album. | In 2022, his Un Verano Sin Ti [A Summer Without You], became the first all-Spanish language US number one album. |
| Earlier this month, he concluded a residency in his native Puerto Rico instead, which drew more than 500,000 fans. | Earlier this month, he concluded a residency in his native Puerto Rico instead, which drew more than 500,000 fans. |
| Puerto Rico is a US territory but which exercises substantial internal self-govenance. | Puerto Rico is a US territory but which exercises substantial internal self-govenance. |
| His Super Bowl performance will take place at the Levi's Stadium on 8 February in Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay Area. | His Super Bowl performance will take place at the Levi's Stadium on 8 February in Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| Other recent Super Bowl half-time show performers have included Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Rihanna, as well as Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. | Other recent Super Bowl half-time show performers have included Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Rihanna, as well as Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. |