Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny to perform at half-time show

The Puerto Rican pop star has otherwise avoided the US on his forthcoming world tour because of ICE.

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The singer and rapper, who has topped Spotify's most-streamed artist list in three of the past five years, will squeeze his hits into less than 15 minutes on US TV's most-watched night in February.

In a football-themed statement, he said: "What I'm feeling goes beyond myself. It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown. This is for my people, my culture, and our history."

It comes after the star recently said in an interview with i-D magazine he is avoiding the US on his current world tour out of concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents might conduct raids on fans at his concerts.

He will now make a trip to the US for Super Bowl night in Santa Clara on 8 February.