When the NFL and Jay-Z's Roc Nation announced that Bad Bunny would be the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl LX, many people (mostly those with conservative political points of view) were upset. Many thought that a person performing songs at the Super Bowl should do so in English.
Like it matters. Good music is good music, no matter what the language the song is being sung in. Bad Bunny makes great tunes.
But the pushback from groups about the Puerto Rican icon was great. (Some even said that an "American" only should do the halftime show, stupidly not knowing that Puerto Rico is an American territory and Bad Bunny is, indeed, American.) Maybe the NFL could have tried to give in to some of the backlash and have the pregame singers be country or Christian music artists.
Political conservatives won't be pleased with the NFL's latest choices to perform at Super Bowl LX
Nope. The league stood its ground and decided to go with quality over senseless demands. The NFL announced recently that Charlie Puth and Coco Jones, both fairly apolitical musical artists, will sing the national anthem and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," respectively.
Brandi Carlile, politically progressive, will perform "America the Beautiful." In other words, the NFL has heard the complaints of conservatives and rightfully said, "We don't care."
The truth is, the league made decisions based on people who can actually do their jobs well. Bad Bunny is immensely talented and multi-faceted, Puth has a tremendous voice, as do Carlile and Jones, and Carlile, especially, is an excellent musician.
As for what truly matters (the actual game), it will be played on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. That is the home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers, and yes, the 49ers do have a chance to make the postseason, and potentially the Super Bowl.
Also of extreme importance, the Apple Music Halftime Show will feature a multilingual signing program, which includes Puerto Rican Sign Language. This will be performed by deaf Puerto Rican performer Celimar Rivera Cosme. (And, yes, there will be an American Sign Language performer as well.)