Ricky Martin joins Bad Bunny onstage at Super Bowl 60
- - Ricky Martin joins Bad Bunny onstage at Super Bowl 60
Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY February 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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It wasn't just Bad Bunny who made history at the Super Bowl halftime show. Another Puerto Rican singer might have done so, too.
Ricky Martin, who joined the fellow Puerto Rican star onstage during the halftime show performance, likely became the first openly gay man to perform on the stage.
Performing alongside monobloc chairs like the one featured on "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album cover, Martin sang a verse from "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii," a song that compares Hawaii's colonization and statehood to the United States and Puerto Rico's colonization as a U.S. territory. It also touches on themes of gentrification happening in both places.
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8, 2026.
Bad Bunny and the "Livin' La Vida Loca" artist first collaborated back in 2018 on the 31-year-old's "Caro" off his debut studio album, "X 100pre."
Martin came out as gay in 2010 after years of facing questions over his sexuality.
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Martin, one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, recently praised Bad Bunny in an open letter published in Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día for headlining "stages around the world carrying his language, his accent, and his story."
"I know what it means to succeed without letting go of where you come from," Martin added. "I know how heavy it is, what it costs, and what is sacrificed when you decide not to change because others ask you to. That's why what you have achieved is not just a historic musical accomplishment, it’s a cultural and human victory."
Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
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Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
">Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/x84IQ6c9p3CaY7HrQZSbdA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/42a04a2819f15f800c875396f40b8871 class=caas-img>Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin performed in front of monobloc chairs like the one on Bad Bunny's “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album cover, Martin sang a from “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii,” a song that compares Hawaii and Puerto Rico’s colonization.
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Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin performed in front of monobloc chairs like the one on Bad Bunny's “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album cover, Martin sang a from “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii,” a song that compares Hawaii and Puerto Rico’s colonization.
">Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin performed in front of monobloc chairs like the one on Bad Bunny's “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album cover, Martin sang a from “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii,” a song that compares Hawaii and Puerto Rico’s colonization.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gq73OsDA7ZoXXF71Jo41wA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/506c37aa85658627b692f23601d2fbed class=caas-img>Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Karol G, Cardi B and Jessica Alba.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Karol G, Cardi B and Jessica Alba.
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Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Karol G, Cardi B and Jessica Alba.
">Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Karol G, Cardi B and Jessica Alba.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RoSCbobPqDy_nFTDh3ca7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/12a77fefd0439c76ad298ff63800d86d class=caas-img>Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Young Miko and Pedro Pascal.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Young Miko and Pedro Pascal.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/OLuP40GnUSK1sjxoWZ3KgA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02c76d9888c1288e9765a22e6a0989bf class=caas-img data-headline="All the celebrity cameos at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show" data-caption="
Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Young Miko and Pedro Pascal.
">Bad Bunny brought the iconic pink “Casita” to the Super Bowl halftime stage and invited some famous friends including Young Miko and Pedro Pascal.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/OLuP40GnUSK1sjxoWZ3KgA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02c76d9888c1288e9765a22e6a0989bf class=caas-img>Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
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Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
">Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/U6NEMcaMEPzoIcnngi07sQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4700e162c79c2b464a3c9cfb48f1f77d class=caas-img>Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
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Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
">Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
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Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
"You won without changing the color of your voice," Martin continued. "You won without erasing your roots. You won by staying true to Puerto Rico."
New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight has also performed at the Super Bowl
Jonathan Knight, a member of boyband New Kids on the Block, performed at Super Bowl 25 in 1991 before he came out publicly as gay.
Knight was outed in 2009.
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