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Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show
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Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has won three Grammys and 12 Latin GrammysBad 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. Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny will headline next year's Super Bowl half-time show in 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 singer and rapper, who has topped Spotify's most-streamed artist list in three of the past five years, will squeeze his hits into less than 15 minutes on US TV's most-watched night in February.
"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." In a football-themed statement, he said: "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 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 star recently said in an interview with i-D magazine 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." 'Truly inspiring'
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. He will now make a trip to the US for Super Bowl night in Santa Clara on 8 February.
The Grammy winner is the leading nominee once again at November's Latin Grammy Awards. He will follow in the footsteps of other recent half-time performers including Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Rihanna and The Weeknd.
In 2022, his Un Verano Sin Ti [A Summer Without You], became the first all-Spanish language US number one album. Lamar was the musical attraction at this year's Super Bowl, which was watched by a record 127 million viewers in the US.
Earlier this month, he concluded a residency in his native Puerto Rico instead, which drew more than 500,000 fans. Switching into his native Spanish, Bad Bunny - whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio - added in his statement: "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."
Puerto Rico is a US territory but which exercises substantial internal self-govenance. Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation company chooses the half-time performer and produces their show, said what Bad Bunny has "done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring".
His Super Bowl performance will take place at the Levi's Stadium on 8 February in Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay Area. "We are honoured to have him on the world's biggest stage," he added.
Other recent Super Bowl half-time show performers have included Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Rihanna, as well as Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. 'Very concerned' about ICE
In 2022, Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti (A Summer Without You), became the first all-Spanish language US number one album.
The 31-year-old was the third most-streamed artist in the world last year, behind Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.
He released his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos), earlier this year.
He has won three Grammy Awards, and earlier this month was revealed as the leading nominee once again at this year's Latin Grammy Awards.
Earlier this month, he concluded a residency in his native Puerto Rico, which drew more than 500,000 fans. Puerto Rico is a US territory but which exercises substantial internal self-govenance.
His tour is due to start in the Dominican Republic in November, before travelling across Central and South America then to Australia, Japan and Europe, including two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London next summer.
"There were many reasons why I didn't show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate - I've performed there many times," the star told i-D magazine earlier this month.
"All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent. I've enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US."
He continued: "But there was the issue of... ICE could be outside [my concerts]. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about."
Bad Bunny is also an actor, appearing in films like Bullet Train and the recent Happy Gilmore 2.
And he will return to host Saturday Night Live for a second time next month.
His Super Bowl performance will take place at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay Area.