We were late to know who would star in the intermediate of the Super Bowl. Cardi B discarded herself, in recent days Taylor Swift was out of the race. Finally, the protagonist in 2026 will be Bad Bunny has been informed on Sunday night. The show will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and will be transmitted by NBC.
The artist has declared: «The emotion I feel, more than for me, is for those who ran innumerable yards so that I could do touchdown … for my people, my culture and our history. Go and tell your grandmother, that we will be the Halftime Show of the Super Bowl ».
The press release distributed by Apple Music, sponsor of the event, also includes Jay-Z’s support statements, as Roc Nation collaborates in the show: “What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring. It is an honor to have it on the largest stage in the world.”
For its part, Jon Barker, SVP of Global Event Production of the NFL, added: “Bad Bunny represents the global energy and cultural vitality that define today’s music scene. As one of the most influential artists and heard in streaming in the world, its unique ability to connect genres, languages and audiences makes it
An exciting and natural choice to take the top show stage of the Super Bowl (…) We know that their dynamic performances, their creative vision and its deep connection with fans will offer the unforgettable experience that we already expect from this iconic cultural moment ».
The name of Bad Bunny was not in the pools that had distributed media such as Billboard. However, the bet is logical: the artist returns today to the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 with ‘I had to throw more photos’, after being number 1 at the time. And that is just before the news is known. In addition, ‘A summer without you’ is around the top 40 in its 177th week, 3 years later.
Of course, it seems very difficult for Bad Bunny to prepare something very different and specific for the Super Bowl watching his calendar. According to its website, November and December will be on tour of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Mexico. In January he will be in Colombia and Peru. January 31 will be in Lima and February 5, 6 and 7 in Santiago, Chile. And the next day to be in Chile will do the Super Bowl. What to expect, then, from your intermediate? Neither more nor less than something very similar to what your tour is offering then.
On the other hand, recently Bad Bunny indicated that he would not tour the United States due to Trump’s immigration policy. This will be his great performance. We ask, therefore, how many political winks to the Latin population will have in its show, after the Kendrick Lamar set of this 2025 had several very subtle winks to the African -American population. He already advances it in his statement: if he does the show it is “for his people, his culture and his history” …
