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Posted on 09/29/2025 7:14:13 AM PDT by Red Badger
The National Football League announced Sunday night that Puerto Rican rap star Bad Bunny will be the Apple Music Halftime entertainer for Super Bowl LX, to be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. Bad Bunny’s given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
The NFL’s announcement comes just weeks after Bad Bunny declared in a print interview he would not tour the United States, even though he is a U.S. citizen, out of fear ICE agents would arrest his fans outside his shows. Instead, Bad Bunny did a 30 show residency in Puerto Rico this summer that mainland Americans of means could fly over to attend.
Earlier this year, Bad Bunny posted a video of himself cursing at ICE agents in Puerto Rico:
Excerpt from the Bad Bunny interview published by I-D Magazine, September 10:
Bad Bunny’s live residency in San Juan featured a series of concerts pointedly dubbed “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”). The Grammy-winning singer-MC did the unthinkable for someone with a new album to promote: He decided to stay home for the summer and play 30 nights in the place that raised him.
His residency shows, which began on July 11 and continued every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until September 14, were projected to bring in hundreds of thousands of tourists to Puerto Rico—and an estimated $200 million in revenue to show for it. It’s a boon for the archipelago, an unincorporated US territory that’s been run ragged by hurricanes, blackouts, and foreign profiteers who flip family homes into pricey Airbnb rentals.
…You said you wouldn’t be giving any concerts in the United States. Was this out of concern about [the mass deportations of] Latinos in the United States?
Man, honestly, yes. 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. 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 But specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the US… People from the US could come here to see the show. Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world. But there was the issue of—like, f***ing ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin responded with a statement to NPR published September 18:
In a written statement to NPR Thursday, assistant DHS secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote:
“Bad Bunny is either seriously misinformed about ICE operations or is using law enforcement as an excuse because he won’t be able to sell tickets in the United States. ICE is not raiding concert venues. Pop stars choosing to fearmonger and demonize ICE law enforcement are contributing to the nearly 1,000% increase in assaults on ICE officers. If Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae are going on tour, so can he.”
CBS reported Bad Bunny is the most streamed artist in the world (excerpt):
The Puerto Rican singer is the most-streamed artist in the world. The 31-year-old has 10 Grammy nominations, with three wins. His three Grammy wins are for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album for YHLQMDLG, Best Musica Urbana Album for El Último Tour Del Mundo and Un Verano Sin Ti.
Some of his other awards include the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist, the BET Award for Single of the Year for his hit song “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin and Billboard Top Latin.
Bad Bunny’s top songs are “Vete,” “Titi Me Pregunto,” “Que Pasaria” and “BAILE INoLIDABLE.”
Bad Bunny, who endorsed Kamala Harris last year…
…released a song mocking President Trump on July 4:
The video also featured the Statue of Liberty defaced with a Puerto Rican flag.
Robby Starbuck criticized the NFL’s decision to host Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl:
Roger Goodell and the @NFL just decided to make the Super Bowl political by picking Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl music act.
The guy literally says he isn’t touring the US because of Trump’s ICE raids and just released a video mocking President Trump.
Also, most of his songs aren’t even in English. This is not a pick designed to unite football fans or let people just enjoy the show. It was a pick designed to divide fans and no doubt Bad Bunny will find some way to push a woke message.
Are NFL owners in on this idiocy or are they just culturally that disconnected from reality and how Roger uses the NFL to push left wing social issues?
Is it that hard to pick a unifying music act who doesn’t want to peddle woke propaganda?
Does this guy really scream American football to anyone? Be for real with me. No one thinks he does. This isn’t about music, it’s about putting a guy on stage who hates Trump and MAGA.
Bad Bunny is scheduled to be in New York City next weekend to host Saturday Night Live.
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I googled Adrian Peterson because of your post... it said he’s “not currently in jail.” ... made me laugh!
The best half time show in the world would be ICE agents arresting people at the Super Bowl while this dope “raps” or whatever he does.
Haven’t watched a halftime show since Tom Petty, the streak continues.
Make sure the twits papers are in order.
He’s Puerto Rican..................
OK, but doesn’t he still need papers to enter the US. Passport or something?
I do look forward to boycotting everything involved and every advertiser involved in that trash heap of rotting garbage. Is there an advertiser I don’t already boycott? Doritos? Budweiser? Gillette? What other garbage anti American white hating lgbtqwtf companies can I boycott that advertise?
YUPPERS
BRAVE AI:
U.S. citizens do not need a passport to travel to or from Puerto Rico and the United States, as Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and the journey is considered domestic travel.
Travelers can use a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, for entry and exit.
However, starting May 7, 2025, the Real ID Act requires that state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards be REAL ID-compliant for domestic air travel, so travelers should verify their ID’s compliance.
If a traveler makes a stop in a foreign country during their journey, a passport will be required to re-enter the United States.
NFL has jumped the shark. All about satisfying the gamblers and woke crap.
APPARENTLY, AN OUTSIDE GROUP RUN BY JAY-Z IS IN CHARGE OF HALF TIME ENTERTAINMENT....
The NFL already has a stake in Paramount Skydance (Skydance Sports brand of films), which is an NFL broadcaster.
LGBTQ+/-.................
I WOULD BET THAT MANY COUNTRY SIGNERS WOULD BE DELIGHTED
I’m no fan of Lewis Black, but he said it best at least 25 years ago:
“Halftime show at the Super Bowl has gotten exponentially worse, every year in my lifetime. Exponentially means crappier and crappier and crappier!”
And Conservatives will still keep watching
Linear growth: f(x) = mx
Geometric growth: f(x) = xm
Exponential growth: f(x) = mx
Where "m" is a constant.
Haven’t watched the NFL since the whole kneeling incident with Kaepernick.
Why would anyone watch a known Trump hater “rap” in Spanish at an all-American event?
Oh, that’s right: Jay-Z is in charge of the entertainment and that’s why we’ve had the likes of Kendrik Lamar and now Bad Bunny for the 1/2 time show.
I plan to watch all four quarters of the puppy bowl.
Th NFL gifted the halftime entertainment to Jay Z manage it after the Floyd riots.
Hopefully MTV will give us a Beavis & Butthead halftime special!
I’d rather listen to any of the DJs that played at Lost Lands last weekend—and I’m not even a fan of EDM.
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