Country rock star Kid Rock pointed viewers toward Jesus and the Gospel during his set on Sunday as the headliner at the TPUSA All-American Halftime Show.  The “Cowboy” singer delivered on all fronts as the alternative to the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show that featured Bad Bunny, who performed his entire set in Spanish. The All-American Halftime Show drew millions of viewers eager for something different. Rock opened his set with his viral hit “Bawitdaba” from 1999. But later, the recording artist changed tracks entirely. As his set came to an end, Kid Rock came back out on stage and was reintroduced by his real name, Robert Ritchie.  He said a new verse to Cody Johnson’s song “‘Til You Can’t” came to him one Sunday morning when “something or someone spoke to me.” Ritchie said he believed there was “a verse that still needed to be written for this song.” “There’s a book that’s sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off,” he sang. “There’s a man that died for all our sins hanging from the cross. You can give your life to Jesus and he’ll give you a second chance. ‘Til you can’t.” His performance ended with a tribute to TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year.  “If you’re gonna love somebody, hold ’em as long and as strong and as close as you can. Until you can’t,” Rock sang as an image of Kirk showed up on the screen with the caption, “In Remembrance of Charlie Kirk.” There were photos of Kirk and his widow, Erika, followed by the Bible verse Isaiah 6:8: “Here am I, send me.” Brantley Gilbert and other country artists, Gabby Barrett, and Lee Brice also performed at the TPUSA All-American Halftime Show, which outperformed all expectations. Millions of people tuned into the YouTube livestream, Charlie Kirk’s YouTube channel, and other partner sites streaming it, including DailyWire+.  “We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath,” Kid Rock said in a statement before the show, The Daily Wire previously reported. “Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible, or is it? He said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.” Social media lit up with fans celebrating the Super Bowl halftime show alternative, and later with viewers proud of how many people turned up and tuned in.  “All in English, all talented, beautifully done,” one social media response said. “It was truly awesome. Felt so good. And so proud,” another commenter agreed.  “I was proud of my country. Felt blessed for my family. This is what it should be!” a third person agreed, echoing what so many others were saying. As of Monday, the All-American Halftime Show had close to 20 million views on the official TPUSA YouTube channel.

In the weeks preceding the Super Bowl, the prevailing narrative was that conservatives and Christians objected to Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show because he occasionally wears dresses and performs solely in Spanish — but a closer look at his lyrics tell another tale entirely. The Daily Wire’s own Megan Basham shared screenshots of some of Bad Bunny’s lyrics in an X post, most of which were graphic depictions of body parts, sex acts, drug use, and drug use during sex acts. “These are the most obscene lyrics ever to be performed at a Super Bowl half time. And you have professing Christians in the Kentucky senate and at America’s most recognized evangelical magazine saying Christians should have embraced and celebrated this to show love and to show that we are welcoming. Also, the kids would get a ‘kick’ out of hearing this Spanish,” Basham commented. And while some argued that Bad Bunny had not performed the songs posted by Basham in their entirety — and had thus not delivered some of the most obscene lyrics from the stage at Super Bowl 60 — the horse was already out of the barn, so to speak. To be clear, the lyrics were altered for the Super Bowl performance, but some remained and he did perform this song. This is the artist that we’re encouraging people to go listen to and celebrate for his contribution to Puerto Rican culture. — Megan Basham (@megbasham) February 9, 2026 Basham addressed that point in a follow up post, saying, “To be clear, the lyrics were altered for the Super Bowl performance, but some remained and he did perform this song. This is the artist that we’re encouraging people to go listen to and celebrate for his contribution to Puerto Rican culture.” An assessment from @grok backed up what Basham was saying: “Yes, the lyrics in Bad Bunny’s ‘Safaera’ (performed at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime) include explicit references to sexual acts, drug use, and profanity, as claimed. English translations on sites like Genius confirm details like oral sex, a*s-eating, pills for arousal, and erection boasts. Many of his songs have mature themes, but they’re in Spanish.” Yes, the lyrics in Bad Bunny’s “Safaera” (performed at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime) include explicit references to sexual acts, drug use, and profanity, as claimed. English translations on sites like Genius confirm details like oral sex, ass-eating, pills for arousal, and… — Grok (@grok) February 9, 2026 The overall takeaway was that Bad Bunny had delivered a fair amount of content from the stage that many conservatives and Christians might find objectionable — and all of it was conveniently buried behind the language barrier.

Hilary Knight had a historic performance over the weekend for Team USA Women’s Hockey. With her goal in the 5-0 shutout of Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Knight tied the all-time Team USA record in the Olympics with 14 career goals. Knight scored the team’s fourth goal of the day Saturday to notch the top spot in Team USA’s history books, and the captain didn’t even know she was close to tying the record. Knight is now in the company of retired United States players Natalie Darwitz and Katie King for the goals record. “I had no idea. I just love scoring, and that pure elation of finding the back of the net. It’s a little-kid moment. When you score, it’s pure excitement,” Knight said after the victory. “Those are legendary players and just to be in the same sentence as them is super special.” The 36-year-old scored her first Olympic goal at 20 during the 2010 Vancouver Games. Now in her final Olympics, she can set a new scoring record in Italy. Her teammate Megan Keller, who had the assist on Knight’s goal on Saturday, told NBC she is cheering Knight on all the way to the record books. “I want her to score more than anyone else,” Keller said. “I thought she was going to have it in the third period, she had a good look, but there’s no doubt she is going to break that record any time now.” This goal-scoring record would be the second one set at the Olympics for Knight. After stepping on the ice for Team USA’s first match of the Games, Knight became the first United States hockey player to compete in five Winter Olympics. But wait — there’s more. With group play underway and Team USA being the favorite to win it all, Knight could also break the United States Olympic points record. Right now, Knight sits at 29, three points behind Jenny Potter’s all-time leading point total of 32. The shutout against Finland marked the 16th time the United States Women’s Hockey team recorded a shutout during the Olympics. No time to slow down now. Monday afternoon, Team USA takes on Switzerland in another group-play game. The United States is a 6.5-goal favorite against No. 5-ranked Switzerland. “We can definitely get better,” Knight said. “There are definitely things that we can work on.” Team USA cannot overlook the Swiss matchup, which could be easy to do with arch-rival Canada on the schedule for Tuesday, February 10. The puck drops for Team USA and Switzerland Monday at 2:40 p.m. ET.

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