Bad Bunny is the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner.
The Puerto Rican superstar was confirmed as the headline act for the grand sporting event during today’s Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys game.
Bad Bunny shared the news in his own statement.
“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. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”
Bad Bunny’s booking is the decision of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which is helming next year’s halftime show.
The Super Bowl LX Halftime Show will be held at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium on February 8th, meaning Bad Bunny will need to visit the US after leaving the country off his world tour.
The singer recently revealed his decision was tied to the Trump administration’s recent mass deportations targeting Latinos. When asked if his decision was “out of concern” for Latino fans, Bad Bunny responded: “Man, honestly, yes.”
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“There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate — I’ve performed there many times,” he explained. “All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent.”
Bad Bunny will follow Kendrick Lamar in being a halftime show headliner, with the rapper putting on a spectacular performance at Super Bowl LIX.
Kendrick’s set, however, drew the ire of some, receiving 125 FCC complaints, according to several FOIAs filed following the event.
Following his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny will bring his massive world tour to Australia, marking his first-ever performances in the country.
Plenty of other acts were touted as potential halftime show headliners for next year.
During an interview on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich discussed the possibility of performing at the halftime show.
When asked by Stern whether Metallica would play the Super Bowl if they were asked, Ulrich replied, “Fuck yeah, of course, we would.”
“First of all, we would do it,” the drummer added. “Second of all to do it in San Francisco would be a dream come true and would be the right fit… Certainl,y as somebody who’s represented San Francisco all over the world and shouted for decades about San Francisco and our love for the Bay Area, that part of it is the right fit. Ultimately it’s not our decision.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also extended an open invitation to Taylor Swift to perform at the halftime show, stating that she’s “welcome at any time.”
“We would always love to have Taylor play,” Goodell said during an appearance on the Today Show. “She is a special, special talent and obviously, she would be welcome at any time.”
When asked directly if there were any official plans in the works to get Swift on the halftime show stage, Goodell played coy. “I can’t tell you anything about that,” he said at first, but when pressed, he added: “It’s a maybe.”
