Bad Bunny exclusive interview to air on Apple Music ahead of halftime performance

Apple Music is poised to air an exclusive interview with Bad Bunny on Thursday, which is just a few days before his halftime performance at Super Bowl LX.

Apple Music’s Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe will chat with him, along with pregame performers, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

“The stage is set. @badbunnypr sits down with @oldmanebro and @zanelowe in San Francisco ahead of his #AppleMusicHalftime Show performance,” Apple Music wrote on Instagram and X.

Apple Music will broadcast the interview on its platform and social media sites like YouTube and Facebook.

The interview comes after the Puerto Rican superstar’s album “Debí Tiras Más Fotos” won Album of The Year at the the 68th annual Grammy Awards last week. It’s the first time an all Spanish-language album earned the top prize.

He also won Best Música Urbana Album for the same album, as well as Best Global Music Performance for “EoO.”

While accepting one of the awards, he criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the way immigrants are treated.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Bad Bunny accepts the Album of the Year award for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say: ICE out,” he said at the event.

“We’re not savage. We’re not animals. We’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans,” he added.

Bad Bunny is scheduled to perform live during the Apple Music Halftime Show on Sunday. He’s expected to perform solely in Spanish, bringing Latin identity at the center of America’s most-watched television event.

Some Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have questioned why the Super Bowl would promote Bad Bunny. While Trump called the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny “absolutely ridiculous,” House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Lee Greenwood would have been a more appropriate choice for the family-friendly game.

The conservative group Turning Point USA is hosting its own “All-American Halftime Show” featuring country artists like Kid Rock as a counter-event to Bad Bunny’s show.

NFL leadership said selecting Bad Bunny was about engaging diverse and younger audiences and doesn’t intend for the performance to be political.

The Super Bowl will be held Sunday at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, with the Seattle Seahawks facing off against the New England Patriots.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.