Shakira, Jennifer Lopez to team with Bad Bunny, more during Super Bowl halftime show
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be joined on stage at the Super Bowl halftime show by reggaeton superstars J Balvin and Bad Bunny – plus J-Lo’s 11-year-old daughter Emme.
Page Six has exclusively confirmed Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton singer Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio – who has 21 million followers on Instagram – will take the stage with Shakira.
Bad Bunny has just released a new song “6 Rings”, an emotional salute to Kobe Bryant. The two minute track ends with a recording of Bryant himself, saying, “From the bottom of my heart, thank you. And what can I say? Mamba out,” which is followed by a crowd chanting, “Ko-be, Ko-be.” The audio clip is of Bryant thanking his fans after his final game in 2016.
The Spanish lyrics in Bunny’s “6 Rings” also note, “You won six rings, five with the NBA and one in a marriage that gave you your daughters/ Thinking that one of them left with you, got me outta control/But nah, it’s so you don’t play ball alone in heaven.”
However, as of Saturday, it wasn’t clear if there would be time to include Bad Bunny’s Kobe tribute in the show, according to Super Bowl insiders.
Meanwhile, Shakira confirmed in a press conference earlier this week that there was indeed a plan to honor Bryant at Hard Rock Stadium, saying “We’ll all be remembering Kobe on Sunday and celebrating life and diversity in this country. I’m sure he’d be very proud to see the message we are trying to convey on stage that day.”
We’re told Shakira will open the Pepsi halftime show, performing hits including “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Whenever, Wherever.” She’ll then be joined on stage by Bad Bunny for “I Like It Like That”.
Following Shakira’s approximately six minute set, Lopez will take the stage and perform songs including “Waiting For Tonight,” plus a mash-up of songs including “Love Don’t Cost A Thing” and “Mi Gente” with J Balvin, before she is joined by Emme, who has been appearing with her superstar mom on tour.
Then J-Lo and Shakira will unite for the finale, to perform a mash-up of “Waka Waka” and “Let’s Get Loud”.
The Super Bowl halftime source added the themes of the show include female empowerment – the set at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium is based on the female symbol – the American dream, diversity – with a gospel choir singing “America The Beautiful” – and redemption – Demi Lovato will perform the National Anthem following her recovery.
NFL and Super Bowl halftime producers declined to comment.
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