Back in October 2024, after it was announced that reggaeton star Bad Bunny would perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show, Turning Point USA decided it would throw an alternative halftime show.
Even though this year’s Super Bowl is less than a month away on Feb. 8, TPUSA hasn’t released much about its plans.
“It’s happening. It’s (going to) be in an arena, it’s a real production here,” TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet said Oct. 10 of the rival performance.
“Just wait until you hear who is asking to join this lineup …,” Turning Point Action Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer said in October on X.
Trump’s reaction to Bad Bunny
Last year, Bad Bunny, Spotify’s most-streamed artist from 2020 to 2022 and 2025, used his platform to decry President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and refused to add stops in the U.S. on his 2025 tour because of the fear of raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He also endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election.
“I don’t know who he is,” Trump said in October after the halftime show performer was revealed.
“I don’t know why they’re doing it — it’s like crazy,” the president said in the interview. “They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said her department will be “all over” the Super Bowl, adding “people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they are law abiding Americans who love this country.”
The Puerto Rican artist is a three-time Grammy Award winner and Billboard’s Artist of the Year in 2022. He has 51.5 million subscribers on YouTube.
Who could perform at TPUSA’s halftime show?
Aubrey Laitsch, the public relations manager for TPUSA, told TMZ that the halftime show is on but fans will have to tune in during the Super Bowl to find out who is performing.
TPUSA hasn’t offered any details about its “all-American Halftime Show celebrating faith, family and freedom,” according to the group’s website.
TPUSA’s website currently hosts a survey asking what music genres people would like to see featured. The options range from “Anything in English” to worship and hip-hop.
Rapper Nicki Minaj made headlines when she appeared on stage at TPUSA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix this past December.
Erika Kirk interviewed Minaj in front of a live audience of about 30,000. Minaj didn’t perform but her hit song “Super Bass” played as she walked on stage.
“I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. I don’t even know if he knows this, but he has given so many people hope that there’s a chance to beat the bad guys and win and do it with your head held high and your integrity intact,” Minaj said at the event.
The rapper’s appreciation for Trump during the Q&A came despite her statements from 2020 when she said she would not “jump on the Trump bandwagon.”
On that note, Minaj told the audience, “It’s OK to change your mind.”
As Arizona Central notes, musician Andrew Kolvet had egged on speculation about the rock band Creed playing during the halftime show.
“Crazier things have happened,” Kolvet said in a post responding to a clip of Turning Point USA staffers discussing the possibility on “The Charlie Kirk Show.” A Creed song, “Higher,” played as Vice President JD Vance walked on stage at AmericaFest on Dec. 21.
“The All American Halftime Show” is 100% on — though fans will have to tune in live on Sunday, Feb. 8, to find out who’s taking the stage.