Super Bowl 2026 halftime show live: Bad Bunny headlines historic set with surprise guests and message for Americas

Puerto Rican superstar delivers a spectacular celebration of Latino culture with help from guest stars who joined him at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara

Bad Bunny performs at Super Bowl 2026 Halftime show

Bad Bunny headlined the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show last night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, delivering a historic performance featuring surprise appearances by Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Pedro Pascal, and Jessica Alba.

The Puerto Rican megastar, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, became the first male solo Latin artist to perform the halftime show, as well as the first to perform their set entirely in Spanish.

His performance took place a week after his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Foto,s became the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the Year at the Grammys.

Accepting the prize, Bad Bunny denounced President Donald Trump’s administration for its expansion of immigration arrests, and said: “ICE out.”

Trump previously claimed he wouldn’t watch the Super Bowl, as he disapproves of Bad Bunny and Green Day, who performed before kick-off. However, on the night, the president said the halftime show was “an affront to the Greatness of America” in a lengthy post on Truth Social.

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[9 February 2026 08:30 · Jacob Stolworthy]

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[9 February 2026 07:50 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Trump party watched Bad Bunny on big screens

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[9 February 2026 07:00 · Inga Parkel]

Bad Bunny puts on 'effervescent' halftime show

In a four-star review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, The Independent’s Mark Beaumont found that the Puerto Rican trap superstar’s “wild, inclusive fiesta” was “Old America at its best.”

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[9 February 2026 06:30 · Inga Parkel]

And the West Coast team reigns supreme

Again, if anyone forgot that there was still a football game taking place during a Bad Bunny concert, it has since concluded with the West Coast team, the Seattle Seahawks, beating the New England Patriots 29-13.

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Most of the songs included in his groundbreaking halftime show were off his latest Grammy-winning album, DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS,” which translates to “I should have taken more photos.”

The deeply personal album highlights nostalgia and serves as a political tribute to Bad Bunny’s homeland, Puerto Rico. It celebrates the island’s rich culture, while also criticizing the country’s colonization and gentrification.

[9 February 2026 05:30 · Inga Parkel]

Yes, that indeed was a real-life wedding ceremony!

At one point during the halftime show, the cameras panned to a couple surrounded by a wedding party and an officiant.

Variety has confirmed that the ceremony was indeed legit, and the real-life couple tied the knot in front of millions of viewers.

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[9 February 2026 05:00 · Inga Parkel]

WATCH: Heartfelt moment Bad Bunny gives grammy to young boy during 2026 Super Bowl Halftime performance

[9 February 2026 04:30 · Inga Parkel]

Elmo shares a message with Bad Bunny

Iconic Sesame Street character Elmo was similarly enamored of Bad Bunny’s showstopping performance.

“That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny!” reads a post on Elmo’s X account.

[9 February 2026 04:00 · Inga Parkel]

Ricky Martin thanks Bad Bunny for inviting him as a guest

Following his surprise cameo toward the end of Bad Bunny’s set, where he performed a cover of the rapper’s song “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii,” fellow Puerto Rican star Ricky Martin thanked the Grammy-winner for inviting him to share the stage.

“They need to give me several hours to even begin processing the tsunami of emotions I’m feeling,” Martin, 54, wrote in Spanish on Instagram. “Gracias @sanbenito, gracias @ladygaga thank you @NFL, rocknations and @AppleMusic.”

Alongside his message, he included a picture of himself, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga smiling off-set and a clip of Bad Bunny warmly embracing him.

[9 February 2026 03:30 · Inga Parkel]

Ben Stiller, Kacey Musgraves applaud Bad Bunny's performance

Both Ben Stiller and country music star Kacey Musgraves were thoroughly impressed by Bad Bunny’s performance.

“Incredible Half time show Bad Bunny,” the Zoolander star, 60, wrote on X.

Meanwhile, despite what MAGA has said — that his Spanish-language show was un-American — Musgraves argued that it “made me feel more proudly American than anything Kid Rock has ever done.”