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September 29, 2025
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We all have something that motivates us in the gym — a playlist, a protein shake, a sparkling new pair of running shoes. For Bad Bunny, it was receiving a phone call from Jay-Z, asking him to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
“After the call, I just did like a hundred pull-ups,” Bad Bunny told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 on Monday. “I didn’t need more pre-workout shit or whatever. It was so special.”
The conversation marked Bad Bunny’s first interview after Roc Nation, the NFL, and Apple Music announced the Puerto Rican superstar as the headliner on Sunday. The game will take place on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The announcement arrives five years after Bad Bunny first graced the Super Bowl halftime stage, during Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s co-headlining performance in 2020. The headlining slot is just one of his many achievements this year; he released his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, in January, and recently concluded a historic 31-date residency at the El Choli arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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The Super Bowl halftime show will occur in the middle of Bad Bunny’s 2026 world tour; it’s currently his only upcoming appearance in the U.S., partly due to fears that his concerts might be targeted by ICE. As he told Lowe, headlining the halftime show carries a great deal of significance. “I was keeping this secret for so long, and it felt good,” he said. “I’m really excited for my friends, my family. Puerto Rico, all the Latino people around the world. I’m excited about my culture. I’m excited about everything, not just for me.”
While right-wingers melt down over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl selection, the singer promised of his halftime performance, “I say, this is for everyone. This is for all the people who believe in me and have been supporting me.”
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