Chris Brown appears to be weighing in after Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Shortly after the Puerto Rican star wrapped up his high-energy performance, Brown took to his Instagram Story to share a few words.
“I THINK ITS SAFE TO SAY.. THEY NEED ME!” he wrote.
Brown appeared to feel very differently about the Super Bowl Halftime Show back in 2023.
In a now-deleted Instagram exchange, a fan asked the singer, “When are you [performing] at the Super Bowl we need you at the next one!!!”
Brown responded, “Never shawty.. American media AINT FA me. Rather be where I’m welcomed.”
During a November 2025 interview with Billboard, Brown’s longtime manager, Anthony “Ant” Wilson, said he hopes the “Residuals” singer will eventually get his moment on the Super Bowl stage.
“I also think the Super Bowl would be a great place for him,” Wilson said at the time. “I believe it will happen.”
Despite past controversies, including his 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, Brown has continued to gain increasing support from fans and industry peers who want to see him take the world’s biggest stage.
“After seeing Usher I really think Jay-Z and them gotta get Chris Brown at halftime. Chris Brown would be nuts; that’s the next one to do it,” Mase said during a February 2024 episode of his Come And Talk 2 Me with Cam’ron, via That Grape Juice.
In a March 2025 interview, Ne-Yo shared his thoughts with radio legend Big Boy, saying he believes Brown deserves a Super Bowl halftime moment.
“To be honest, and with zero ego I say this: I feel like Chris [Brown] should get the next one definitely. And then I’ll go after Chris,” he said around the 37-minute mark of the video linked here. “But Chris deserved that like now.”
Earlier this week, Boosie Badazz took to X to voice his support, questioning whether fans need to push for Chris Brown to finally take the Super Bowl stage. “Do we need to campaign for Chris Brown to perform at a superbowl? So many years ive seen so many different artist perform No CB ? Not cool at all, better yet #disrespectful u great n our eyes my g,” he tweeted.
