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Bad Bunny is excited for Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
The Puerto Rican superstar (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) was announced as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer last month, prompting divisive reactions from figures in entertainment, politics and beyond — but the “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” artist is looking forward to it.
“I think it’s awesome,” Shaboozey told Billboard in a recent interview. “I think Bad Bunny’s awesome. I think he’s a global superstar, global icon — and an American citizen. There’s no better choice.”
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He predicted the show will “be crazy,” adding, “Any time a Bad Bunny song comes on, the whole place erupts.”
The NFL announced Bad Bunny’s upcoming performance during the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Bad Bunny spoke about the halftime show in a post shared to post shared to X. “I’ve been thinking about it these days, and after discussing it with my team, I think I’ll do just one date in the United States,” he wrote.
Previously, the “DTMF” artist announced he’d skip touring the country on his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, due to President Donald Trump’s use of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) for immigration crackdown.
Following the announcement of Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, Corey Lewandowski — one of President Donald Trump’s previous campaign advisors, who now supports the Department of Homeland Security — said ICE agents will be present at the big game.
“There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally,” Lewandowski said on the Oct. 1 episode of The Benny Show podcast. “Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you and apprehend you and put you in a detention facility and deport you.”
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Days later, previous Super Bowl performer Jennifer Lopez spoke in support of Bad Bunny in an interview on the TODAY show. “I think he’s about to blow everybody’s mind. It’s an introduction to some people,” she said.
Unaware of the controversy, Lopez questioned, “But why? I don’t understand that. He’s one of the top artists in the world right now, probably the top.”
“It could be a lot of different people. That’s the thing. I’m super excited for people to see him,” she continued. “I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised because his music transcends language. It’s amazing what he’s done. He’s done something that a lot of people have never done in their life.”
Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8.
