Conservatives who lost their minds over Bad Bunny — the biggest male pop star in the world — being chosen to headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show are about to find out that this year's broadcast will be much, much gayer than expected.
In the last few weeks, NFL (organizer), Apple Music (Halftime Show sponsor), and NBC (broadcast network) have been adding other singers who will also perform at the 2026 Super Bowl. Given that they aren't headliners, the general public hasn't reacted to these new names as intensely as they did for Bad Bunny headlining the Halftime Show.
Let's just say that conservatives are in for a rude awakening!
Who else is performing at the Super Bowl 2026?
Lesbian country singer Brandi Carlile (our very own Out100 Icon of the Year in 2023) and Green Day (fronted by bisexual vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong) have both joined the Super Bowl LX lineup of performers.
Carlile will perform "America the Beautiful" during the pregame segment of the Super Bowl. It do take nerve, given today's politics, but we couldn't think of a better choice and voice.
Meanwhile, Green Day will open this year's Super Bowl telecast with a "high-energy opening ceremony celebrating Super Bowl's 60th anniversary at Levi's Stadium," as announced by the NFL this past weekend. (Is the band performing "American Idiot"? Probably not, but one can dream!)
Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones, and Green Day announced as performers for the 2026 Super Bowl.NFL
Charlie Puth, who's openly embraced his large gay fandom, will perform the National Anthem. Plus, Coco Jones will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which, if you know the song, will send a big, beautiful message to the anti-DEI bigots.
The girlies are booked. The conservatives are cooked.
Latinos will be able to watch the entire Super Bowl 2026 broadcast in Spanish.
In case you didn't know, Super Bowl 2026 will actually have a dedicated home for Spanish-speaking viewers in the U.S. — and there's been a bigger-than-ever push to promote this fact.
Several commercials and social media collabs have made it clear that Spanish speakers living in the U.S. can watch the entire Super Bowl broadcast in Spanish if they head over to Telemundo… And we think that's beautiful.
"Super Bowl LX en vivo con Bad Bunny," a promo video from Telemundo highlights. "Domingo, 8 de Febrero, Telemundo y Peacock."
We can't wait to see how this turns out.
Super Bowl LX is scheduled to air on Sunday, February 8, on NBC, Telemundo (for Spanish speakers), Peacock, and NFL+.
