Bad Bunny will take the stage.
The Puerto Rican Reggaeton and hip-hop superstar will perform the Super bowl 2026 halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco, the NFL announced during the Packers-Cowboys “Sunday Night Football” game.
He follows Kendrick Lamar, who headlined last year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is the most-streamed artist in the world and a three-time Grammy winner.
“What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” Bunny said in a statement. “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.”
He also announced the video himself on social media, with his song “Callaita” playing in the background.
The “King of Latin Trap” has performed during the Super Bowl before, when he was a special guest for Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s co-headlined halftime show during Super Bowl 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Bunny, 31, just recently concluded his 31-night residency at San Juan’s El Choli in Puerto Rico.
His final show, titled “Una Más,” was the most-watched Amazon Music livestream ever.
The majority of his lyrics are in Spanish, making him an interesting choice for the show.
Earlier this month, he revealed that he did not include any concerts in the United States for his upcoming 2025-26 tour due to a fear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “could be outside” his shows.
“Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel [to Puerto Rico], or to any part of the world,” Bunny told I-D. “There was the issue of, like, f–king ICE could be outside. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”
Bunny also explained that one of the reasons for not including the U.S. is that Puerto Rico does not have statehood.
“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,” he told the outlet.
“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.”
The Super Bowl will be played on Feb. 8, 2026.
