Kid Rock headlined a counterprogrammed halftime show<\/a> dubbed “The All-American Halftime Show,” run by conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA at the same time Bad Bunny took the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage on Sunday.<\/p>\n Along with Kid Rock, the “one-of-a-kind streaming event” featured performances from “Bottoms Up” singer Brantley Gilbert, “I Drive Your Truck” singer Lee Brice, and “I Hope” singer Gabby Barrett.<\/p>\n TPUSA announced plans for the counterprogrammed show in October after global phenom and album of the year Grammy winner Bad Bunny was named the official Super Bowl halftime performer.<\/p>\n The show began its stream after the end of the second quarter of the Super Bowl game across TPUSA social platforms, as well as on Daily Wire+, TBN, Real America’s Voice and OANN.<\/p>\n Kid Rock performs in concert at Intrust Bank Arena, April 18, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gary Miller\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath. Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible… or is it?” Kid Rock said in an earlier news release, before taking a jab at Bad Bunny and adding, “We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”<\/p>\n In the statement, Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet added in part, “We set out to provide an entertainment option that will be fun, excellent, and exciting for the entire family while millions are gathered together for the big game. These performers will deliver exactly that, and we can’t wait to watch the incredible show they’re about to put on.”<\/p>\n After Kid Rock\u2019s performance, Turning Point USA posted a tribute to Charlie Kirk, its founder and CEO, dedicating the show to him.<\/p>\n Brantley Gilbert opened the show, followed by performances from Gabby Barrett\u00a0and\u00a0Lee Brice.<\/p>\n During Brice’s performance, he referenced Charlie Kirk, saying the activist “gave people microphones to say what\u2019s on their mind. This is what\u2019s on mine.”<\/p>\n The lineup announcement came after months of conservative backlash to the NFL’s decision to hire Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl LX halftime show performer.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny, who was born in Puerto Rico and is an American citizen, sings almost exclusively in Spanish and performed primarily in Spanish during the Super Bowl halftime event. Lady Gaga joined Bad Bunny’s performance, playing her song “Die With a Smile.”<\/p>\n Before the show, Bad Bunny has been on the receiving end of conservative backlash recently for his outspoken\u00a0support<\/a>\u00a0of immigrants in the United States amid recent\u00a0ICE crackdowns, including in his Grammys acceptance speeches<\/a> Sunday night.<\/p>\n “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE OUT,” Bad Bunny said while accepting the award for best m\u00fasica urbana album at the Grammy Awards. “We’re not savages, we’re not animals. We are humans, and we are Americans.”<\/p>\n He also called on people to fight hate with love, saying “the only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.”<\/p>\n Additionally, in his album of the year acceptance speech, he dedicated the award “to all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"America\"](\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/8c61e7af-d7aa-400f-99ab-b220bf08925d\/kid-gty-er-260202_1770064651564_hpMain_4x5.jpg?w=375 "\\"America\\"")
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