Petition to Replace Bad Bunny With George Strait for Super Bowl Halftime Show Surpasses 35,000 Signatures

[In It to Win It]

Critics of the NFL’s choice to select superstar Bad Bunny to perform during the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show are putting their support behind a different artist.

A petition on Change.org has surfaced in an effort to replace Bad Bunny, 31, with country music legend George Strait.

“The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most watched music performances worldwide, celebrating not just the sport but the cultural tapestry of America,” the petition reads. “In recent years, this performance has leaned increasingly towards modern pop and international artists. While this approach certainly broadens the audience, it’s pivotal to remember the roots that have made American music what it is today.”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/petition-replace-bad-bunny-george-171442828.html

[Pharlo]

1. Based upon the article,

no one even knows if George Strait is available or even interested. So, how is this even a thing yet? I could understand it being petition worthy if G. Strait has said "Yes, I am available and I will do it.", but what were these morons thinking when they started a petition for G. Strait to perform if they have no idea of his level of interest - or even availability - to perform.

[mwmisses4289]

9. What would be a real kick in the pants

is if George Strait is available, and says "Sure, I'll do it as long as i get to perform with Bad Bunny."

[markodochartaigh]

2. 35,000 is a lot, right?

I mean, how many people watch the Super Bowl anyway?

[ProfessorGAC]

6. It's 0.025% Of The Viewership Of Last Year's SB

Serious windmill tilting on display here.

[mercuryblues]

3. George who?

[mwmisses4289]

4. How about starting a counter petition

supporting Bad Bunny as the headliner for the half time show? Wonder how many signatures it would get?

[Celerity]

5. The hard RW, pro-MAGAt, fake news National Enquirer as a DU OP source? Really? This is what this board has devolved to?

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/national-enquirer/

[MorbidButterflyTat]

19. Remember about 100 years ago

when David Pecker and his National Enquirer facilitated payoffs to women and killed certain stories for the scummy fuckstick?

Ah, memories of hush money payoffs seem so quaint now.

[Srkdqltr]

7. Is he still alive? Still performing? 35,000 isnot a lot.

[WarGamer]

11. Gorgeous George is very much still alive...

Although his fan base probably starts out around 50 years old.

[onenote]

15. Yes and Yes. And selling out stadium shows

His Stadium Tour, which featured 17 shows in 2023 and 2024 earned over $259 million and drew almost 1 million attendees. One show, at Texas A&M, drew over 110,000 fans. The tour continued with a limited number of shows in 2025 and additional shows for 2026 were recently announced.

I'm not suggesting he should replace Bad Bunny -- he shouldn't. But Strait isn't Lee Greenwood, and he remains a successful, active performer.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

8. .

"While this approach certainly broadens the audience, it’s pivotal to remember the roots that have made American music what it is today.”

Well then you're talking blues and jazz, certainly not country music.

[yardwork]

22. Puerto Rican performers ARE American musicians.

It's just pathetic and embarrassing that so many Americans don't know their own fellow citizens!

[BeerBarrelPolka]

24. What are you talking about?

You better not be referring to me.

[yardwork]

25. Certainly not talking about you!

Im talking about the morons complaining that a Puerto Rican musician isn't an American musician.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

27. Those

Those people are sub morons. They don't know nor do they truly care about America or its history. I give up with them.

[WarGamer]

10. I'd think Strait would be better for a Dallas or SuperDome Super Bowl...

The logical choice for the Bay Area would have been Metallica...

But Bad Bunny has very high streaming numbers so looks like the NFL is going for maximum fan interest.

[yardwork]

23. The numbers of people who watch the Super Bowl remotely far surpass those in person.

Also, the Super Bowl is never a regional event. No matter where it is played, most of the people there in person flew in to see it.

I'm actually rather surprised that you seem to have such a misunderstanding about this iconic U.S. event. Maybe your post was tongue in cheek.

[WarGamer]

29. Not true... not at all

When the Super Bowl was in Miami in 2020...

The halftime show was Shakira and J-Lo...

That's because Miami is the Latin hotbed of the USA...

Maybe your post to me was in jest?

The HOST CITY certainly does suggest talent to the NFL




Los Angeles featured LA based rap artists...

[Wiz Imp]

12. Isn't that precious?

35,000 signatures for a country artist who hasn't even managed to have a hit on the country charts in more than 6 years. Or one of the most popular musical artists on the planet who has had over 108 BILLION streams on Spotify during that same 6 year period.

There is a reason there has only ever been 1 Super Bowl Halftime show featuring country music artists. Country music does not have broad based appeal beyond an occasional song or artist. The only Country Music Halftime show was in 1994 for Super Bowl 28 (featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt & The Judds). Rolling Stone rated it 27th out of the 36 halftime shows since 1990 which is around the time they started booking current popular music acts for the show.

[WarGamer]

14. I'm predicting that the new Stadium in Nashville will host a Super Bowl in... maybe 2029

And I'd love to see a split headline between Beyonce and Carrie Underwood...

[mwmisses4289]

13. Oh, good!

That means they are going to bring in Celtic, French, Spanish, African and Indegenous performers! Can't wait to see it!

[Retrograde]

16. "While this approach certainly broadens the audience"

Why would anyone expect a profit-oriented organization like the NFL to settle for less money by booking a lesser draw? More eyes on half-time means they can charge more for ads going forward, and the NFL is a bunch of corporate greed-heads IMHO. If they for a second thought that would be a bigger draw they'd replace Big Bunny in a heartbeat.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Who cares?

The NFL will not replace Bad Bunny due to a petition unless there were many millions of signatures

[MagickMuffin]

18. If Bad Bad Bunny has signed a contract, then . . .

Then nothings gonna happen.

Those delicate snowflakes, I thought they were mucho macho!

[flvegan]

20. I'm sure Jay Z and Roc Nation will get right on that, lol. n/t

[MorbidButterflyTat]

21. Every year these idiots cry about the Super Bowl halftime show

Cry harder.

[CentralMass]

26. I had never even heard of Bad Bunny before but if the right gets him replaced I'll skip the Superbowl.

[SSJVegeta]

28. That doesnt even match nearly the number of people who would show up for it.

[Takket]

30. bad bunny has sold over 100 million albums