Super Bowl 60 is a fixture littered with starlight. Between the on-field action, off-field luminaries and general pop and circumstance of the festivities, it’s easy to see why the Seahawks‘ joust with the Patriots has drawn so much attention.
No storyline is more paramount in the contest than Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance, though. The famed Puerto Rican is set to conjure a display for the ages atop the Levi’s Stadium pitch.
Eyes are already fixed on television screens for Sunday night’s affair. There’s reason to believe there could have been more attention on the action, too. Bad Bunny reportedly inquired in landing Drake’s services ahead of the outing. However, he will not be taking the stage in Santa Clara.
Here’s why.
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Is Drake performing at the Super Bowl halftime show?
Drake is not performing at the Super Bowl 60 halftime show. Bad Bunny reportedly asked the Canadian emcee to share the stage with him. However, he was turned away, with an unnamed source telling The U.S. Sun that Drake was uninterested in using the outing as “revenge” for Kendrick Lamar’s showcase at last year’s big game.
Why Drake reportedly declined Super Bowl halftime show offer
Drake’s decision, per The Sun, wasn’t motivated by disinterest. Rather, he wanted to allow the Puerto Rican artist to bask in the spotlight on his own, per reports.
“He said no because he wants everyone to focus on his brother Bento,” an unnamed source close to Drake told The Sun. “He wants Bad Bunny to enjoy the moment, to do his thing and to not have his moment surrounded by noise about any kind of revenge on Kendrick.”
Drake and Bad Bunny have traded barbs on a track once before, collaborating on Bad Bunny’s 2018 hit, “MIA” from his debut album.
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Who is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show?
Bad Bunny will take center stage during the Super Bowl 60 halftime show. Arguably the world’s biggest pop star, the Puerto Rican is expected to deliver his bars entirely in Spanish. He’s the first Super Bowl halftime show headliner to perform entirely in a non-English language.
