NFL Confidently Stands By Bad Bunny Amid Super Bowl Criticism

With the continued uproar over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Tremendous Bowl halftime present, the NFL has one clear response – Dangerous Bunny will take the stage, come what might.

Over time, Tremendous Bowl headliner bulletins have typically sparked controversy, however none fairly evaluate to the frenzy that adopted the announcement of the Puerto Rican artist’s choice earlier in September. The announcement drew sharp reactions even from Donald Trump and a number of other different conservatives.

For the primary time for the reason that backlash started, the soccer group has spoken out in protection of the artist. 

Throughout a press convention on the NFL’s fall assembly on October 22, Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the rising criticism over the choice, making it clear that regardless, Dangerous Bunny would take the league’s largest stage come 2026.

“It is fastidiously thought via,” Goodell defended the choice, including that the controversies had been anticipated.

“I am unsure we have ever chosen an artist the place we did not have some blowback or criticism,” he mentioned. “It is fairly exhausting to do when you have got actually a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of individuals which can be watching.”

Whereas reaffirming the decide, Goodell revealed that they “are assured” the Grammy-winning artist would ship an excellent efficiency. “He understands the platform that he is on,” Goodell mentioned, per Entertainment Weekly. “And I believe it’ll be thrilling and a united second.”

The NFL’s response comes two days after critics made a daring transfer to verify the “Monaco” singer is faraway from the upcoming present with a petition. 

Over 50,000 signatures have been collected on a Change.org petition demanding that the soccer affiliation axe the 31-year-old singer, arguing that he would not characterize conventional American values.

Somewhat than Dangerous Bunny, the supporters are pushing for nation legend George Strait to take his place, claiming he higher displays “the guts and soul of American music,” and appeals to all generations, as The Blast reported.

The request additional claimed that the halftime present must be an avenue to have fun American heritage and never be become a political stunt. 

Alongside the petition, The Blast beforehand reported that Charlie Kirk’s nonprofit group, Turning Level USA (TPUSA), is planning to arrange a rival occasion on the identical day because the Tremendous Bowl, seemingly in protest of Dangerous Bunny’s choice. 

TPUSA tagged the occasion “The All-American Halftime Present,” and would deal with and pay tribute to religion, household, and freedom. 

Particulars on the group’s web site confirmed that they requested followers to vote on which songs they’d like to listen to. Taking a jab on the “I Like It” collaborator’s fashion of singing in Spanish, a prime reference on the choices listing said “Something in English.”

Because the criticism continued to pour in, Trump joined in sharing his disapproval of the three-time Grammy winner  on the large stage when he made a visitor look on NewsMax’s “Greg Kelly Stories.”

In line with The Blast, host Kelly requested the president to share his ideas as she started by declaring to Trump that the singer has spoken out in opposition to ICE and infrequently labels issues he disagrees with as “racist.”