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Over 100 million viewers were presented with a choice at halftime of the 2026 Super Bowl: stick with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny’s performance on NBC or tune into an alternative show featuring Kid Rock that was hosted by the right-wing organization Turning Point USA. While counterprogramming has happened during past Super Bowls, it has never been this political. The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny, who sings primarily in Spanish, to do the halftime show led to fierce backlash from the Right, mostly due to his outspoken criticism of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. It sparked a boycott from President Donald Trump and his Cabinet, who have appeared at some of the biggest sporting events over the past year but passed on traveling to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the game. The criticism culminated in Turning Point hosting its own program dubbed the “All-American Halftime Show,” which will feature Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett. Bad Bunny retains a huge following, though, setting up what has turned out to be a significant cultural clash on the sidelines of the big game. Here’s how the two performances went down on Sunday night. Bad Bunny’s performance Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, came out on the field of Levi’s Stadium shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern time, donning an all-white suit with a jersey over it and singing “Titi Me Pregunto,” a song he released in 2022. His outfit disproved rumors that he would wear some sort of dress during the performance, which instead saw him switch to the suit for most of the 13-minute performance. The show included him singing 14 of his hit songs as he navigated an island-themed set, likely a nod to his hometown in Puerto Rico. It included numerous surprise guests, most notably Lady Gaga, who sang in English. Bad Bunny sang entirely in Spanish, though he did throw in a “God Bless America” message at one point. It ended with performers running across the field with numerous flags, mostly of countries in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. flag was prominent in the final act. While not explicitly political, Bad Bunny’s performance did include a nod to his Grammys speech last weekend, in which he said “ICE out.” The reference occurred when he handed a Grammy award to a boy who could be seen watching the speech on a TV set. For most of the show, he was also holding a football that had the message “Together, we are America” written on it. Turning Point’s alternative show Turning Point’s “All-American Halftime Show” began with an electric guitar version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” followed by songs from country musician Brantley Gilbert, Gabby Barrett, Lee Brice, and finally Kid Rock. Kid Rock, who was by far the main act and is a vocal supporter of Trump, walked out to “Bawitdaba,” which rocked the crowd present in the venue. He later played a cover of “Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson. The show was held at a small venue that had patriotic imagery displayed on the walls. Despite not being held at a bigger stadium, there was still an in-studio audience present, though nothing approaching the number of people at Levi’s Stadium. While Bad Bunny’s performance had the advantage of being live at the game, Turning Point’s show brought in a sizable number of streamers. That number was above 4 million on the YouTube stream for most of the 30-minute show and appeared to peak at around 4.8 million. Trump administration’s reaction Despite previously saying he wouldn’t watch the official Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny, President Donald Trump nonetheless weighed in on it in a screed posted to Truth Social. He called it “absolutely terrible” and “an affront to the Greatness of America,” while expressing displeasure with Bad Bunny singing in Spanish and the performers’ dance routine. MAGA VS. LIBERAL TASTEMAKERS: ALTERNATIVE SUPER BOWL SHOW LATEST BATTLE FOR AMERICAN CULTURE “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World,” the president posted. “This ‘Show’ is just a ‘slap in the face’ to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD,” Trump added. War Secretary Pete Hegseth also suggested he skipped Bad Bunny’s performance in favor of Turning Point’s event, posting on X that he and his family were watching the latter event.

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny preached unity in a Spanish-language halftime performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, garnering mostly positive reviews from NFL fans online.

The alternative show was a celebration of the USA with lyrics honoring blue-collar workers and the red, white and blue as well as a tribute to TPUSA's assassinated founder Charlie Kirk.

Putting a new spin on their #1 hit. If you watched the Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show tonight during the Super Bowl, you heard Kid Rock deliver a soulful cover of the Cody Johnson hit “Til You Can’t.” After opening with his own rockin’ song “Bawitaba,” Kid Rock (whose real name is Robert Ritchie) slowed things down with his own spin on Cody’s #1 single, even adding his own verse that he wrote after the death of Charlie Kirk: “There’s a book that is sitting in your house somewhere That could use some dusting off There’s a man that died for all our sins, hanging on the cross You can give your life to Jesus, and he’ll give you a second chance ‘Til you can’t” Kid introduced the new lyrics by saying that he woke up one morning and felt called to add one more verse: “I awoke one Sunday morning all alone with this song stuck in my head, and in that moment, something or someone spoke to me. They said there was still a verse that needed to be written for this song. And to get up and write it down.”  It’s a version of the song that Kid Rock first performed back in November while filling in for CoJo during the Hondo Rodeo Fest. And ahead of the halftime show, Kid even recorded his version of “Til You Can’t” to drop as a single tonight at midnight. In a post announcing the song’s release for streaming and download, the rockstar revealed that he was given the blessing of both Cody Johnson and the songwriters, Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers, to record his version of their #1 hit: “A big thank you to [Cody Johnson] and the songwriters Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers for giving me [their] blessing to record and release it, It really is one of the best written songs I have heard in a long time and NOTHING is more powerful than a great song in my book!” If you enjoyed our version of "Til Ya Can’t” on The TPUSA All American Halftime – Our studio recording of it will be available to purchase or stream at midnight tonight! A big thank you to @codyjohnson and the songwriters Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers for giving me there blessing… pic.twitter.com/KzKUfKHebh — KidRock (@KidRock) February 9, 2026 Not to get too much into the laws surrounding copyright and song licensing, but unlike a simple cover, adding a new verse to an existing song creates a “derivative work” that generally requires permission from the copyright holders. So Kid Rock’s version of the song likely wouldn’t have been possible were Stennis and Rogers not onboard. Luckily, they gave their blessing, and the new version will be available everywhere soon. The alternate broadcast obviously received a lot of criticism from the left and the media (but I repeat myself). But Kid Rock, along with the other headliners, insisted that the Turning Point USA halftime show was simply an opportunity to play music for those who didn’t feel represented by the “official” halftime show: “At the end of the day, like people like Taylor Sheridan and Tyler Perry have, they realize there’s a big portion of this country, like it or not, that’s underserved entertainment-wise. We’re just going to go play for our base, you know, people who love America, love football, love Jesus. And it’s pretty much that simple. Of course, the media and the haters are going to try to detract from it. And I think I would like to get this point across once again when I say I think I speak for Turning Point and all the artists involved that none of us are approaching this with any hate in our hearts at all. It’s just a love for our base and love for music, our country and everything else.” The Turning Point USA YouTube stream peaked at over 6 million simultaneous views, while also being broadcast on several networks and various social media channels. It’ll be interesting to see the final numbers, but it’s safe to say that regardless of the numbers for both halftime shows, TPUSA’s venture was a massive success.The post Kid Rock Says Cody Johnson & “Til You Can’t” Songwriters Gave Their Blessing For His Cover first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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