00:00Bad Bunny, not your thing?
00:10Then you may have hopped on over to watch Kid Rock's alternative, unofficial, Super Bowl halftime show.
00:16Hosted by the conservative non-profit Turning Point USA, which was founded by Charlie Kirk,
00:21the show drew 12 million views on YouTube.
00:24Although a last-minute post informed viewers, due to licensing restrictions,
00:28they were unable to stream it on X.
00:31The performance was an apparent protest to the sometimes gender-bending,
00:35always Spanish-singing Puerto Rican superstar being named the official NFL headliner.
00:41Kid Rock, who was born Robert James Ritchie in Michigan, previously posted this to social media.
00:47He said he's having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish?
00:52Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.
00:56Then, the week before Super Bowl Sunday, Bad Bunny, a.k.a. Benito Antonio Martinez-Ocasio,
01:02made history by becoming the first Latin music artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys.
01:08In one acceptance speech, the 31-year-old denounced ICE to roaring applause.
01:13As for his halftime show, it was a star-studded, electrifying dance party,
01:34celebrating Puerto Rican culture, with surprise appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
01:39And the numbers are even more stellar.
01:42Last year's Super Bowl got 127.7 million viewers across the U.S.
01:48This year, the so-called Benito Bowl smashed that record with a reported 135.4 million eyeballs,
01:56making it the most watched halftime show in history.
01:59Meanwhile, over on TPUSA, the, quote,
02:03all-American halftime show, featured country artist Brantley Gilbert, Lee Bryce, and Gabby Barrett.
02:10In a statement, spokesperson Andrew Colvitt called it a halftime show with no agenda,
02:15other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom.
02:19Adding,
02:19This is not the first time Kid Rock has put himself at the center of America's culture wars.
02:28The now 55-year-old MAGA-loving rocker posted this shocking video,
02:33amid the debate over trans activist Dylan Mulvaney promoting Bud Light in 2023.
02:38Grandpa's feeling a little frisky today.
02:46Let me, uh, say something to all you and be as clear and concise as possible.
02:53Bud Light and f***ing Anheuser-Busch.
03:09Have a terrific day.
03:13More recently, over Thanksgiving,
03:15Kid Rock addressed U.S. troops in Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
03:18before introducing Vice President J.D. Vance.
03:21But that's it. I'm just here to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
03:24Thank you tremendously for your service,
03:26especially those that can't spend it with your loved ones this year.
03:30Now, I'm so proud to bring up a man who's also served in our military and the Marines.
03:36I know it's not a day for politics,
03:38but I do hope to call him our 48th president one day.
03:41Kid Rock is now being hit with backlash of his own.
03:44His Rock the Country music festival's two-day stop in South Carolina this July was canceled,
03:49after headliners Ludacris and Shinedown pulled out of the, quote,
03:54politically charged bash.
03:56Shinedown is everyone's band, they said in a statement.
03:59Our band's purpose is to unite, not divide.
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