With Super Bowl LX just days away (New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium), Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is set to headline the Apple Music halftime show — marking a historic solo Latin artist performance on the biggest stage.
The latest buzz exploded after a leaked sound check clip surfaced showing Travis Scott, The Weeknd, and Bad Bunny‘s collaborative track “K-Pop” (from Travis Scott’s Utopia album, which has over 375 million Spotify streams) being played at the venue. This sparked immediate fan speculation that the song — and possibly surprise appearances by Travis Scott and/or The Weeknd — could be part of Bad Bunny’s set.
However, reaction on X (formerly Twitter) has been largely negative toward the idea of including “K-Pop”:
- Many fans called it a poor fit for the Super Bowl vibe, with comments like:
- “Love them all as artists but this song SUCKS”
- “Worst song on Utopia btw 😭✌️”
- “Man please no. Ain’t no one trying to hear this shit.”
- “This terrible a** song.”
Others expressed excitement about the potential for a big collaboration featuring their favorite artists (“my goats” Travis & Abel), but still disliked the specific track choice.
The article cautions that sound checks don’t guarantee performance — citing the 2019 precedent when Travis Scott sound-checked Kanye West songs ahead of his planned Super Bowl LIII appearance, but they never made the final show.
Additional speculation swirls around whether Drake might join (given his history with Bad Bunny on hits like “MIA”), possibly as a response to Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 halftime show. However, reports indicate Drake declined to avoid overshadowing Bad Bunny or bringing past drama into the spotlight.
Overall, the piece captures the mix of hype, collaboration dreams, and vocal fan pushback as the music world counts down to what promises to be a landmark (and potentially controversial) halftime performance.