The NFL has announced that global music icon Bad Bunny will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show for Super Bowl LX, set to take place Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. 

Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, just finished his two-month residency concert series in Puerto Rico No Me Quiero Ir Aquí (I Don’t Want to Leave Here), as an homage to his culture and heritage. 

Ocasio made the difficult decision against including the United States in his tour dates, due to fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity at the venues. 

The Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican artist is set to start his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (“I Should Have Taken More Photos”) world tour in November 2025.  

After the announcement was made about the Super Bowl, some Central Connecticut State University students are looking forward to what’s to come in February. 

Enzo Corvino, a Central student said even though Bad Bunny’s music is in a different language, he transcends such barriers.  

“I love Bad Bunny’s music, I’m excited,” he said. “I think people that don’t listen to his music might be confused, but I love listening to it, I don’t mind it.” 

Another CCSU student, Kenneth Aviles, said that even during tumultuous times, the nation can embrace our differences.  

“We are a country of diverse people; we have different music around the country,” he said. “We’ve had in the past Super Bowl halftime performers who’ve said some political things, but most people are there for the music, to have some fun.” 

The impact of the performance in California will reach across the country to Connecticut.  

Melody Lozano, coordinator of the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Center at CCSU said there’s a big Puerto Rican community going to Central and the state in general.  

Last spring, the center hosted a historian who worked on Bad Bunny’s latest album, ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’. 

While many fans are celebrating the decision, some national political figures are less enthusiastic. Both President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have publicly criticized the NFL’s choice, raising the potential for controversy during the performance. 

Still, fans remain hopeful the show will emphasize music over politics.