Shakira will completely be rooting for Dangerous Bunny when Tremendous Bowl LX arrives.
Lower than a month after information broke that the “Moscow Mule” hitmaker can be headlining the Apple Music halftime present, Shakira, 48, voiced her assist of the NFL’s choice.
“It’s about time!” she informed Selection in an interview printed Tuesday, October 21. “I bear in mind after we did ours that even having a part of our set in Spanish was a daring transfer. … Acceptance of Spanish-language music as a part of the mainstream has come so removed from after I began. I hope and wish to suppose that every one the occasions my music was met with resistance or puzzlement from the English-speaking world earlier than it was embraced, helped forge the trail to the place we at the moment are.”
When Shakira shared the Tremendous Bowl stage with Jennifer Lopez in 2020, the Grammy winner was capable of carry out a few of her largest hits, together with “She Wolf” and “Every time, Every time.”
However when Dangerous Bunny, 31, joined her on stage, the pair carried out Spanish-speaking songs, together with “Chantaje.”
“I’m so proud that Dangerous Bunny, who represents not solely Latin tradition but in addition how essential Spanish language music has turn out to be on a worldwide scale and the way common it has turn out to be, is attending to carry out on the most important stage on this planet,” Shakira continued. “It’s the proper second for a efficiency like this. I can’t wait to look at it.”
Not everybody, nonetheless, is thrilled with the NFL’s choice to ebook Dangerous Bunny for the headlining gig set for February 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
A petition has begun on Change.org to swap the Puerto Rican famous person for nation singer George Strait. Greater than 58,000 folks had signed as of press time.
Shakira and Dangerous Bunny Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Danica Patrick and President Donald Trump have additionally spoken out and criticized Dangerous Bunny because the halftime performer.
Dangerous Bunny himself beforehand responded to the naysayers whereas internet hosting Saturday Evening Reside.
“I’m very excited to be doing the Tremendous Bowl and I do know folks all all over the world who love my music are additionally completely happy,” he informed viewers on October 4.
After briefly talking in Spanish, Dangerous Bunny quipped: “For those who didn’t perceive now what I simply stated, you’ve got 4 months to be taught!”
Finally, the musician has the assist of many artists, together with Lopez, 56.
“I feel he’s about to blow all people’s thoughts,” the “On the Ground” singer gushed throughout an October 6 interview on Immediately. “It’s an introduction to some folks. … I’m tremendous excited for folks to see him. I feel they’ll be pleasantly stunned, as a result of his music transcends language. It’s wonderful what he’s executed. He’s executed one thing that lots of people have by no means executed of their life.”
When requested concerning the backlash surrounding Dangerous Bunny’s reserving, Lopez claimed she didn’t know something about it till NBC Information’ Craig Melvin introduced it up.
“I swear I don’t know,” she stated. “Why? However why? I don’t perceive that. He’s one of many prime artists on this planet proper now, most likely the highest.”
