Who could Bad Bunny bring out at his Super Bowl halftime show?
Who could Bad Bunny bring out at his Super Bowl halftime show?
Taijuan Moorman and Edward Segarra, USA TODAYThu, February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC
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Bad Bunny is set for the Super Bowl halftime show, but is he bringing anyone with him to the world's biggest stage?
The Puerto Rican artist's performance has already caused much debate, but fans are looking forward to a performance that could unify, shut down his critics, and bring Latin music to an even bigger audience. The NFL has its bets on the 31-year-old helping globalize the Super Bowl, too.
And with up to 15 minutes to kill (some double headliners have gotten as low as 12 minutes to split), it's almost guaranteed the "Tití Me Preguntó" singer won't be alone.
While longtime collaborator J Balvin has cleared up rumors that he would hit the stage following the pair's post-feud reunion, other former collaborators and friends have neither confirmed nor denied making appearances.
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1 / 0Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. The Puerto Rican star's career in photos.
Bad Bunny accepts the album of the year award for "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" onstage during the 68th Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles
Cardi B
Though the Bronx MC is nearly three months postpartum, she's also gearing up for her first headlining arena run in six years, the Little Miss Drama Tour, on Feb. 11. The pair also have a hit record – "I Like It" with Balvin – that will let the "Up" rapper dip her toes in the Super Bowl field, after she turned down the honor in 2019 to rack up "more hits" and experience performing.
From left, J Balvin, Cardi B, and Bad Bunny perform onstage during the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Oct. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles.Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
In a throwback to Bad Bunny and Balvin's special guest appearances during Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's coheadlining Super Bowl performance in 2020, the rapper could offer the same invitation. Lopez and El Conejo Malo previously collaborated on the 2018 Latin trap hit, "Te Guste," which could slot in nicely with the singer's career-spanning set.
JLo currently has a break amid her Up All Night Las Vegas residency; however, Shakira will be preparing for the second half of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour with multiple dates in El Salvador. Still, the trio may not want to pass up making Latin history again.
Colombian singer Shakira and Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami.Rauw Alejandro
With two reggaeton collabs under their belt – 2022's "Party" and 2024's "Que Pasaría..." – Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro could bring the globally dominating genre to the biggest stage in American music. Rauw also hit the stage during Benito's record-breaking Puerto Rican residency in 2025, in a highly anticipated appearance that also saw the "Todo De Ti" singer play his biggest hits.
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Marc Anthony
Grammy-winning salsa legend Marc Anthony could make his way to the Super Bowl stage to perform his 2018 hit with Bad Bunny (and Will Smith), "Está Rico." An appearance from the Spanish Harlem native, a mainstay of the '90s and the top-selling salsa artist of all time, would help bridge generations of Latin music.
Bad Bunny, left, and Marc Anthony perform onstage during the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.Maluma
Maluma and Bad Bunny have so far never shared the stage before and have only officially collaborated on the remix to Maluma's track "Un Polvo" in 2016, so this one is a bit of a reach. However, the Colombian singer has been supportive of Bad Bunny, including making a cameo at his residency, and he's not unfamiliar to American audiences, having collaborated with the likes of The Weeknd, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Ricky Martin.
1 / 0Best moments from Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour
For Bad Bunny, every album, every tour and every day is a new opportunity to reach new career heights. In November 2025, the Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar kicked off his 24-date DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour with back-to-back nights in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Then, in December, her performed more shows in Mexico City before kicking off the new year in Santiago, Chile, and then making a quit pit stop back in the states to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February. Scroll through to see some of the best moments from Benito's world tour, which is sponsored in part by Hennessy. In this photo, Bad Bunny performs during the world tour opener at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 21, 2025.
Ivy Queen
Reggaeton icon and pioneer Ivy Queen has performed with Bad Bunny on multiple occasions, with the rapper crediting the Queen of Reggaeton as a major inspiration. "I have a little piece of Ivy in my musical DNA," he said at the Billboard Women in Music Awards, while presenting the icon award to his fellow Puerto Rican native. And the Super Bowl wouldn't be the first time the pair performed together: The "Queiro Bailar" singer performed her verse on the remix to Bad Bunny's track "Yo Perreo Sola" at the award show, as well as during a few of his World's Hottest Tour dates in 2022.
Ivy Queen and Bad Bunny perform onstage at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on Oct. 14, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Guests from his Puerto Rican residency: Ozuna, Feid, Arcángel, Nicky Jam or The Marías
With 31 concerts spanning July to September, Bad Bunny never had the same show twice, featuring a who's-who of Latin music that included fellow "Te Boté" collaborator and Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, Colombian star Feid, Latin trap legend Arcángel, frequent collaborator Nicky Jam, "Me Porto Bonito" featured artist Chencho Corleone and Los Angeles bilingual indie pop band The Marías.
They could all be potential guests at Bad Bunny's halftime show.
De La Ghetto, Bad Bunny, Wisin, Arcangel and Ozuna perform on stage during Univision's "Premios Juventud" 2017 celebrates the hottest musical artists and young Latino change-makers at Watsco Center on July 6, 2017, in Coral Gables, Florida.Puerto Rican collaborators on 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos'
In addition to his A-list special guests, Bad Bunny used his residency to spotlight icons and mainstays of the salsa, plena and Puerto Rican folk genres (Gilberto Santa Rosa, Rubén Blades, Los Pleneros de la Cresta, Alfonso Vélez), as well as pay tribute to some of his biggest Puerto Rican influences (Ivy Queen, Wisin of Wisin & Yandel, Tito El Bambino).
Gilberto Santa Rosa onstage during 2025 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina at Kaseya Center on Oct. 25, 2025, in Miami.
Panamanian singer Rubén Blades performs onstage during the Cordillera music festival at Simon Bolivar park in Bogota on Sept. 13, 2025.Bad Bunny could invite reggaeton OGs Tego Calderon or Hector el Father
The singer, whose latest album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" honors traditional Puerto Rican music, could call on a slew of musical titans to celebrate La Isla del Encanto, such as reggaeton heavyweight Tego Calderón, rapper and producer Héctor el Father, salsa orchestra El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Latin pop icon Ricky Martin.
Ricky Martin and Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny perform during the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, on Nov. 14, 2019.When is Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show?
Bad Bunny will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
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