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Dangerous Bunny on the Columbia Photos “Caught Stealing” New York Premiere held at Regal Union Sq. on August 26, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Key Takeaways:
- Dangerous Bunny bought the decision from JAY-Z whereas understanding and instantly hit 100 pull-ups in pleasure.
- The second displays how a lot the Tremendous Bowl stage means to him, even after years of world success.
- He says he nonetheless approaches each alternative like a rookie, aiming to shock followers with each transfer.
One in every of Dangerous Bunny’s exercises was not too long ago interrupted, however he didn’t thoughts. The “MIA” rapper and singer detailed what occurred when he bought the cellphone name from JAY-Z confirming that he was booked to be the Tremendous Bowl’s halftime performer.
On Sunday (Sept. 28), the NFL and Apple Music introduced that the Latin Lure Star was going to be headlining the Tremendous Bowl’s halftime present on Feb. 8, 2026 in Santa Clara. It’s turn out to be frequent data that JAY-Z is a significant factor in deciding who will get the glory. Again in 2019, Roc Nation partnered with the NFL for its Music and Social Justice Marketing campaign, within the wake of the Colin Kaepernick protest controversy, to turn out to be its “dwell music leisure strategist.”
The consequence was Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s joint efficiency in 2020 in Miami with the next years acts together with Usher and Kendrick Lamar. All of them bought a name from Hova, and Dangerous Bunny was no exception. Chatting with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden, Dangerous Bunny mentioned he was so charged after his cellphone name he needed to let it out — within the fitness center.
“It’s loopy trigger I used to be in the course of a exercise,” mentioned Benito. “So I keep in mind that after the decision I simply did like [a] hundred pull-ups.” He added, “It was very particular.”
The Tremendous Bowl halftime present reaches a world viewers, and Dangerous Bunny is not any stranger to performing below strain. It means much more folks will tune in to his music and imaginative and prescient, together with those that aren’t conversant in his abilities. Regardless of his personal accolades, together with hundreds of thousands of data offered and three Grammy Awards, Dangerous Bunny says he’s nonetheless shifting like a newcomer. “I simply do issues with the center. I’m at all times doing my greatest and dealing with a lot ardour,” mentioned Dangerous Bunny. “Additionally, I’m nonetheless working [like] I’m a rookie. I’m stlll hungry to overcome and to indicate what I can do, to the folks. I believe everybody already [knows] what I’m succesful [of] doing. However I’m nonetheless wanting [to] shock. Look I can do that. I’m very grateful to dwell this second with all my folks.”
The Vega Baja, Puerto Rico native has loads of expertise on large phases. The residency he held this previous summer season in his place of origin not too long ago culminated with a world livestream, and he kicks off a world tour in late November. However the Tremendous Bowl halftime present is one other stage that Ebro described as “13 minutes of the most important [audience].”
Dangerous Bunny adopted up saying, “I’m going to take pleasure in it bro. I’m going to embrace the second. I’m going to indicate our music, our tradition… I’m simply going [on] stage to take pleasure in and have enjoyable.”