Lady Gaga thanks Bad Bunny for guest spot during Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show
Lady Gaga expresses her gratitude to Bad bunny for making her part of his record-breaking Super Bowl LX halftime performance.
“Thank you Benito for including me in this powerful, important and meaningful performance,” Gaga, 39, wrote. Instagram on Monday, February 9, next to a photo of the joker star and Bad Bunny, 31, backstage at Super Bowl 60. “I’m so humbled to be a part of this moment.”
The singer continued, “It’s all the more special because it was with you and your beautiful heart and music. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ All my love to Benito, Ricky and the entire cast.”
Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) also shared her appreciation for her stylists Chloe Delgadillo And Chenelle Delgadillothanking the couple for her “beautiful styling and fashion.”
“All your talent and love made that beautiful dress come to life,” she added.
Gaga was one of Bad Bunny’s surprise guests at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, February 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, when the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots faced off in the NFL Championship. (The Seahawks have run away from the Super Bowl champions for the second time in franchise history.)
The Grammy winner joined the rapper on stage to perform a solo version of her and Bruno Mars’ duet “Die With a Smile.” The arrangement was changed to give the song an appropriate salsa flair. The singer also paid tribute to Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican heritage by donning a blue pleated dress with a brooch featuring Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.
While on stage, Gaga and Bad Bunny (real name Benito Martínez Ocasio) shared a sweet dance. Besides Gaga, Ricky Martin sung during the halftime show. In the meantime, Pedro Pascal, Carol G, Alex Earle, Cardi B And Jessica Alba all made cameos during the La Casita portion of the performance, a recurring symbol in Bad Bunny’s tour and Puerto Rico residency.
Days before their Super Bowl, Gaga and Bad Bunny shared a cute interaction at the 2026 Grammys. After Bad Bunny won the award for best Música Urbana album, Gaga came over to talk to the rapper. After the ceremony, Bad Bunny shared details about the couple’s interaction.
“She said, ‘I love you!’ And that’s it,” Bad Bunny shared Access to Hollywood about crossing Gaga at the awards ceremony. “And I was like, ‘I love you too!’”
Bad Bunny had family on his mind when he took the field for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. The rapper, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, wore a cream-colored custom jersey for his performance, with “Ocasio” on the back and No. 64. “Bad Bunny paid tribute to his uncle who played football […]
Bad Bunny and Gaga’s history dates back long before they shared the Super Bowl LX stage. In 2020, Bad Bunny revealed he was a big fan of Gaga’s music after he was spotted wearing a T-shirt with the pop star’s lyrics on it. Chromatica cover art.
“That album makes me feel happier,” Bad Bunny told E! News from him Chromatica fandom at the time. “When she released that album, I was in a really good moment and enjoying my life. I love that album.”
Four years later, Gaga said she was also a big fan of Bad Bunny and dreamed of working with him one day.
“I’m actually a really big Bad Bunny fan,” she said Despierta America in September 2024. “Yes, I love Bad Bunny. If that’s what he wants [work together]Naturally. I would love to do it.”
