While details of the performance remain tightly guarded, more clues could emerge Thursday when the Grammy-winning artist appears in San Francisco for a pregame media session. Apple Music hosts Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden will interview Bad Bunny and other pregame performers beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, with the conversation streamed across Apple Music and social platforms including YouTube and Facebook.
Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican artist who has become one of the most-streamed musicians in the world, enters the Super Bowl spotlight following another landmark year. His albums, including Un Verano Sin Ti and Debí Tirar Más Fotos, have helped redefine the global reach of Spanish-language music. On Sunday night, Debí Tirar Más Fotos won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, marking the first time an all–Spanish-language album has claimed the top honor.
The artist’s cultural impact extends beyond streaming charts. Last year, his residency in Puerto Rico drew more than 500,000 fans, underscoring his influence as both a global performer and a symbol of Puerto Rican pride.
Although Thursday’s media appearance may offer hints about the halftime show, Super Bowl headliners are known for surprises. In 2023, Rihanna famously waited until her performance to reveal she was pregnant with her second child—an example of how tightly controlled halftime narratives often are.
Sunday’s Super Bowl will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where the Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots.
Pregame Performers and Historic Additions
The pregame show will feature a lineup of prominent artists. Charlie Puth is set to perform the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful,” and Coco Jones will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
The national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” will also be performed in American Sign Language by deaf performing artist Fred Beam, while Julian Ortiz will sign “America the Beautiful.”
Ahead of kickoff, Green Day will deliver a special performance celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. The Bay Area–rooted band promised to “get loud,” according to lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong.
A Milestone for Accessibility
This year’s halftime show will also break new ground with the introduction of a multilingual signing program, including Puerto Rican Sign Language, led by interpreter Celimar Rivera Cosme. All signed performances throughout the pregame and halftime shows will be presented in collaboration with Alexis Kashar of LOVE SIGN and Howard Rosenblum of Deaf Equality.
Together, the lineup and programming signal a Super Bowl focused not only on spectacle, but on representation—musical, cultural and linguistic—on one of the world’s biggest stages.