Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre tweeted that he will be watching Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett taking the stage at the Turning Point USA event.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot familiar with Bad Bunny so don\u2019t know if his music is good or bad. I\u2019m just going to watch what I know Lee Brice, Kid Rock All-American Halftime Show,\u201d Favre said. <\/p>\n
Turning Point USA, founded by the late Charlie Kirk, announced its alternative halftime show<\/a> amid mounting conservative criticism over Bad Bunny\u2019s selection<\/a> as the Super Bowl halftime performer. <\/p>\n It will air as Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl stage. The MAGA-centric show will air on TPUSA\u2019s YouTube, X, and Rumble channels, as well as on conservative networks like OAN. <\/p>\n His performance takes place a week after his latest album Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos became the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the Year at the Grammys<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite harsh criticism from Trump voters, more Americans are interested in watching Bad Bunny perform in Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show than Turning Point USA\u2019s MAGA fest. <\/p>\n A YouGov America survey released Friday<\/a> found that 35 percent of respondents prefer Bad Bunny\u2019s show compared to 28 percent who said they were more interested in the Kid Rock-headlined event. <\/p>\n <\/a>Tennessee senator says she won’t be watching Bad Bunny’s ‘woke’ halftime show<\/p>\n Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, is one of several GOP lawmakers who say they will not be watching the Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n \u201cNot sure about you, but I can tell you something: I will not be watching that woke, out of control Super Bowl halftime,\u201d Blackburn said in a video posted on social media. \u201cWhat I am going to do is watch the Turning Point USA alternative. Kid Rock, our buddy, one of our favorites, he is going to be performing. It is going to be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius8 February 2026 21:32<\/p>\n <\/a>\u2018Nobodies and has-beens:\u2019 Social media users criticize alternate halftime show headlined by Kid Rock<\/p>\n Social media has been abuzz with criticism over TPUSA\u2019s alternate Super Bowl halftime show \u2014 which is being staged in opposition to the Levi\u2019s Stadium show headlined by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n The event, which will be streamed live, will feature Kid Rock and three country musicians.<\/p>\n \u201cIn other words, 4 nobodies and hasbeens,\u201d one X user wrote. \u201cKid rock? LOL. Last decent song was 15 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFunny that they could only get washed-up artists to perform,\u201d another user wrote, while another derisively labeled the event \u201cKlanchella.\u201d<\/p>\n Another pointed out that Kid Rock and the three other performers have relatively few Spotify listeners compared to Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n Still, others voiced their support for the TPUSA show.<\/p>\n \u201cI am looking forward to Kid Rock who believes in borders and performs in English,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius8 February 2026 21:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Here\u2019s the line-up for TPUSA\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show<\/p>\n TPUSA\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show \u2014 being staged as an alternative to the show at Levi\u2019s Stadium, which will feature Bad Bunny \u2014 is set to include four American musicians.<\/p>\n The event will be headlined by Kid Rock, a singer and rapper who is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n The other three performers will be country music singers Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett.<\/p>\n The event will be streamed live on YouTube, Rumble and X.<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius8 February 2026 20:55<\/p>\n <\/a>California Gov. Gavin Newsom skewers TPUSA’s halftime show in new post <\/p>\n California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Turning Point USA\u2019s alternative Super Bowl halftime show, which is being headlined by Kid Rock and staged in protest of Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n Newsom \u2014 who is expected by many to run for president in 2028 \u2014 wrote in a post on X that his critics will be \u201cVERY BUSY WATCHING \u2018KID ROCK\u2019 PERFORM FOR 35 PEOPLE, THREE SCOOTERS, AND A CONFUSED NURSE AT TRUMP\u2019S GOLDEN MEADOWS RETIREMENT FACILITY IN FLORIDA.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHOPEFULLY NO CHILDREN PRESENT!!!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius8 February 2026 20:42<\/p>\n <\/a>Alabama senator encourages Super Bowl viewers to tune into TPUSA’s show<\/p>\n Senator Tommy Tuberville urged Super Bowl viewers to tune into TPUSA\u2019s halftime show before slamming Bad Bunny as \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood luck to the 13 Alabamians competing in the Super Bowl today,\u201d Tuberville, an Alabama Republican and former college football coach, wrote on X on Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n \u201cI also encourage everyone to tune in to @TPUSA<\/a>\u2019s All-American Halftime Show rather than watching Woke Bad Rabbit,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius8 February 2026 20:25<\/p>\n <\/a>Vice President JD Vance says TPUSA’s show has ‘fantastic lineup’ <\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance took to social media earlier this week to boast about Turning Point USA\u2019s All-American Halftime Show\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n \u201cFantastic lineup for the TPUSA halftime show, including the great Bob Ritchie AKA KID ROCK,\u201d Vice President JD Vance wrote on X. <\/a><\/p>\n Isabel Keane8 February 2026 20:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Country singer Brantley Gilbert defends decision to perform at Turning Point USA\u2019s controversial halftime show<\/p>\n Amid the controversy, Gilbert shared a statement with Fox News<\/a> to explain why he\u2019s performing at the event.<\/p>\n \u201c\u200b\u200bI\u2019m a songwriter who grew up, and still lives in Jackson County, Georgia, whose goal in the music business was to sell out the local theater a few miles from my house and somehow make my living writing songs,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a recovering addict with the history of all the bad choices that come with it. I\u2019m not proud of those choices, but I am proud of the choice I\u2019ve made to live in another direction.\u201d<\/p>\n Isabel Keane8 February 2026 19:35<\/p>\n <\/a>President Donald Trump will not be in attendance at Super Bowl LX <\/p>\n President Donald Trump will not be in attendance at the Super Bowl this year \u2014 and took the opportunity to criticize this year\u2019s performers. . <\/p>\n Trump, who attended last year\u2019s Super Bowl, described the 2026 lineup as \u201ca terrible choice\u201d that \u201csows hatred.\u201d However, he cited travel concerns as his primary reason for not attending, telling the New York Post, \u201cIt\u2019s just too far away.\u201d <\/p>\n The NFL\u2019s selection of Bad Bunny has drawn conservative criticism due to his predominantly Spanish-language music and stances on immigration, with one song featuring an imitated Trump voice apologizing to immigrants. <\/p>\n However, the frontman for Green Day, also expected to perform on Sunday, has repeatedly denounced Trump. <\/p>\n Frontman Billie Joel Armstrong has notably altered lyrics in American Idiot to \u201cI\u2019m not a part of a MAGA agenda\u201d and leading a chant calling him a \u201cfat bastard.\u201d <\/p>\n Isabel Keane8 February 2026 19:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Turning Point USA shares video of Charlie Kirk saying Super Bowl should be ‘reflection’ of what ‘you want society to embody’ <\/p>\n Conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA shared a video of its late founder, Charlie Kirk, discussing how the Super Bowl should be a \u201creflection\u201d of American values. <\/p>\n TPUSA is set to host the All-American Halftime as singer and rapper Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl halftime stage. <\/p>\n The organization\u2019s new event is in response to conservative outrage over the Puerto Rican singer\u2019s planned performance. <\/p>\n \u201cThat’s why we’ve made the All-American Halftime Show,\u201d the conservative organization notes in the post. <\/p>\n Isabel Keane8 February 2026 19:00<\/p>\n![\"Vice](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257016255.jpeg\")
Vice President JD Vance took to social media this week to boast the \u2018fantastic lineup\u2019 at the TPUSA event (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Brantley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MixCollage-07-Feb-2026-01-29-PM-3039.jpeg\")
Brantley Gilbert says he \u2018loves\u2019 America \u2018despite its flaws\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26038073204968.jpg\")
President Donald Trump will not be at the Super Bowl this year (AP)<\/p>\n
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Kid Rock will headline Turning Point USA’s All-American halftime show (Getty Images)<\/p>\n