Gloria Estefan is fully backing Bad Bunny as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
During a sit-down on Sherri, the Cuban-American legend praised the choice and showed love for his upcoming performance.
“I’m so happy for him,” she said. “I think it’s great. I think we need Latino representation at this particular moment.”
The “Conga” hitmaker reflected on her own Super Bowl memories, having taken the stage twice — once in freezing Minneapolis in 1992 and again in Miami in 1999. “I was shaking everything,” she joked, recalling being lifted 100 feet in the air despite her fear of heights.
Estefan also revealed that Jay-Z had asked her to join Shakira and Jennifer Lopez in 2020, but she turned it down. “It would have been my third time. But I go, ‘First of all, they’re already dividing up that time.’ It’s really quick, it’s in and out, and secondly, I was gonna have to diet during Christmas and I did not,” she laughed. “It’s their moment. Everybody has a moment. I had my moments, it all went well. I don’t wanna push my luck. Two times went great.”
When asked if she’d hop on stage with Bad Bunny if invited, Estefan gracefully passed: “Look—again, it’s his moment. I think he’s killing it this year. For him, it’s been phenomenal.” She even recalled dancing the night she saw him perform in Spanish on Saturday Night Live.
Praising his impact, she added, “Anytime we can break some ground out there and push the door open further … I think his genre and his own bag, I think somebody like Karol G might be cool. She’s had a huge year, too. But he probably can burn up that thing for the 12 minutes you’re on there.”
Bad Bunny was officially announced Sunday (Sept. 28) as the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner, set for Feb. 8, 2025, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
In a statement, Jay-Z celebrated the choice: “What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring. We are honored to have him on the world’s biggest stage.”
Bad Bunny echoed that pride in his own bilingual message: “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. Go and tell your grandma, that we’ll be the Halftime Show of the Super Bowl.”
