{"id":1405054,"date":"2026-02-06T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1405054&preview=true&preview_id=1405054"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:46:52","slug":"bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show: Things to expect and what they mean"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 There are stages, and then there is the Super Bowl<\/a> halftime show.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, fresh off his historic win at the Grammys<\/a> for his love letter to Puerto Rico, \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos,\u201d Bad Bunny will once again surprise audiences with a performance that is gearing up to be a landmark moment for Latino culture.<\/a><\/p>\n

But what can you expect from his set?<\/p>\n

What we know<\/h4>\n

Apple Music’s Zane Lowe mentioned that Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance is 13 minutes long during an\u00a0interview with the superstar<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. Historically, they run 12 to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

In the same conversation, Bad Bunny offered few specifics about what viewers will see Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a huge party,\u201d he said, playfully dodging questions about surprise guests and other details. \u201cWhat people can expect from me \u2026 I want to bring to the stage, of course, a lot of my culture. But I really don\u2019t, I don\u2019t want to give any spoilers. It\u2019s going to be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond that: A minute-and-a-half long trailer for the halftime show posted last month set a jovial tone for his performance. In it,\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>\u00a0approaches a Flamboyan tree \u2014 more on that below \u2014 and presses play on his single \u201cBaile Inolvidable\u201d (\u201cUnforgettable Dance\u201d).<\/p>\n

The song is modern salsa, performed with students from the Escuela Libre de M\u00fasica San Juan. It is a featured single from\u00a0\u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0an album that marries folkloric tradition in local Borinquen genres like bomba, plena, salsa and m\u00fasica j\u00edbara with contemporary styles like reggaeton, trap and pop.<\/p>\n

In the clip, Bad Bunny sways as he’s joined by different dancers across genders, races and ages: Those include a traditional salsa dancer in a red dress, a firefighter, a cowboy and a viejito wearing a pava (\u201cviejito\u201d is an affectionate term for an older man and a \u201cpava\u201d is a kind of straw hat). It’s representative of the superstar’s international appeal; he is currently\u00a0the most-streamed artist globally<\/a>\u00a0on Spotify.<\/p>\n