Bad bunny performing at California’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show in Santa Clara, California, he announced on social media.
- Reggaeton Star Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2026.
- The artist approved Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
- Bud Bunny skipped the US on his upcoming tour, citing concerns about his massive deportation on the show and the presence of potential ice.
The Reggaeton Superstar Bad Bunny is the halftime show headliner at the Super Bowl in California in February 2026.
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (31) beat Taylor Swift, the world’s most streamed artist on Spotify in 2022, who came in second place. He placed Puerto Rican heritage at the heart of his sixth studio album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which spent several weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart earlier this year.
“What I feel is beyond myself,” Bud Bunny said in a statement shared by the NFL. “This is for my people, my culture and our history.”
Bad Bunny has also not moved away from politics in the past. Here’s what we know about his stance:
Are bad bunnies Trump supporters? His political views
Bud Bunny supported former vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican pride is a big part of his work. President Donald Trump’s first presidency came out when Hurricane Maria destroyed US territory and the president threw rolls of paper towels at the crowd when he visited after the devastation.
Bad Bunny’s support for Trump’s Democratic opponents came shortly after Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally came to make a light-paper comment about the island.
“A lot is happening. I don’t know if you know this or not, but right now, in the middle of the ocean there’s a literal garbage island over the water,” said Tony Hinchcliffe, whose stage name is Kill Tony. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
In support of Harris, Bad Bunny shared a video to her 45 million Instagram followers pledging to boost Puerto Rico’s economy.
“I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a compassionate and capable leader,” Harris said in the video. “He abandoned the island and tried to block aid after a series of devastating hurricanes, nothing more than paper towels and shaming.”
He spoke about the incident in a pop cast interview with the New York Times in January, explaining that some people may not have understood Hinchliff as making a joke because of the context of the political rally.
In 2020, Bad Bunny allowed Biden to use his songs in television ads, CNN reported. In 2023 he received the Vanguard Award for Glaad, using his popularity to support the outspoken alliance of the LGBTQ community and transgender rights.
Due to immigration policy, bad bunny skipped us on a world tour
Bad Bunny relayed his sixth chart-topping studio album, “I had to throw more photos” earlier this year.
In the music video for one song on the album “Nuevayol,” he seemed to be dealing directly with Trump’s anti-immigration policy. After showing the Puerto Rican flag hanging on the Statue of Liberty’s forehead, the voice that sounds like a play from Trump’s radio sounds like this:
“I made a mistake. I want to apologise to the American immigrants,” the voice says. “I want to say there’s nothing without immigration. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans…”
On the radio, one of the people cuts it off when they all leave.
Bad Bunny served as a residency in Puerto Rico from July 11th to September 14th, but surprised fans when his next world tour schedule didn’t include an American appearance. In an interview published on September 10, he said immigration and forced customs crackdown were part of the reason he chose not to bring his tour here.
“There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the US, but none of them left the hatred,” he told ID Magazine. “Specifically, because of our residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are the unintegrated territory of the United States, people in the United States could come here to see the show. They could also travel to Latinos and any part of America.”
“But (my concert) had problems like ice (expective) ice. That’s something we were talking about and was very worried.”
What did Trump say about Bad Bunny performing in the Super Bowl LX?
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the announcement.
Trump was able to see the performance firsthand. In February 2025, he became the first president to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans. He regularly appeared in high-profile sporting events during this presidency.
The Trump administration has implemented a variety of anti-immigration tactics, including trying to limit birthright citizenship, strengthen ice arrests and promote removal. Some of his actions face legal challenges.
Contributions: Pamela Avila, Taijuan Moorman, Lauren Villagran, USA Today
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
