We all know Bad Bunny is the head of the Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show. He’s even mentioned in a Apple Music interview that, “The world is gonna be happy this Sunday.” But we’re not ready.

Fresh from New York Times is our potential tracklist:

Tier 1: Locks

‘El Apagón’

While Bad Bunny never had a Drake in his career like Kendrick Lamar, one villain does consistently appear: the plights of Puerto Rico. “El Apagón,” Spanish for “blackout,” led to a rally cry like “Ahora todos quieren ser latinos. No, ey, pero les falta sazón.” (Translation: “Now everyone wants to be Latino. No, but they lack seasoning.”)

Chance it gets played: 100 percent

‘DTMF’

The title of Bad Bunny’s 2025 album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” means “I should’ve taken more photos” in English. Its biggest hit shares a shortened version of the same title, and the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio did it with his signature reggaeton beats and swagger fused with plena, an Afro-Puerto Rican folk music tradition. And as Trevor Noah demonstrated on one of music’s biggest nights, it’s hard to draw up a defensive scheme against the charm offense of live instruments and an enchantingly endearing chorus.

Chance it gets played: 100 percent

‘Baile Inolvidable’

Trumpet solos are not for everyone. The average viewer at home might not get ignited by instruments the same way a Preservation Hall session or HBCU homecoming crowd would. However, this salsa anthem is as unforgettable as the title advertises.

Chance it gets played: 100 percent

Potential guest star: A group of young musicians from Puerto Rico’s Escuela Libre De Musica could be joining as salsa band members.

‘Tití Me Preguntó’

Opening with the familiar trope of an aunt searching for intel on personal lives, Bad Bunny incorporated Dominican dembow music to oblige on bragging as any self-respect rapper would. The beats promise to speed up the tempo faster than a no-huddle offense.

Chance it’s played: 100 percent

‘Me Porto Bonito’ (feat. Chencho Corleone)

An astute student of Puerto Rico’s reggaeton, Bad Bunny calls island legends to his recording studio often. As fans, we get to enjoy a career turn for Chencho Corleone and a smooth balance between the two’s signature vocals when “Me Porto Bonito” turned out to be one of the biggest hits in 2022.

Chance it gets played: 100 percent

Potential guest star: Chencho Corleone is advertised to perform in Las Vegas on Saturday, so I’ll pencil this down as a maybe on the RSVP.

Tier 2: Favorites with some intrigue

‘I Like It’ (with Cardi B and J Balvin)

Bad Bunny debuted at the Super Bowl as a duet partner to Shakira in 2020, a couple years after a group effort with Cardi B and Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin propelled unprecedented career success. What we do have precedents for, however, is a song being performed multiple times at the Super Bowl. If Usher can grace us with “OMG” twice, I don’t think we need a penalty flag if “I Like It” gets an encore years later.

Chance it gets played: 90 percent

Potential guest star(s): It’s complicated. Hear me out.

• Cardi B: The Bronx rapper is likely headed to Levi’s Stadium already, given that her partner, Stefon Diggs, will be playing in the game for the New England Patriots.
• J Balvin: The frequent collaborator of Bad Bunny has commented that he would not join Bad Bunny on Sunday’s stage. I’m not calling his character into question, but if there is some sort of motion disguise here, then J Balvin would be almost a first-ballot draft pick as a guest star.
• Jennifer Lopez: My curveball pick, Lopez could be added to the mix since she never technically performed with Bad Bunny six years ago in Miami.

‘Dákiti’ (feat. Jhayco)

One of the few bright spots I remember about 2020 came in a drum beat that begs the listener to sing and move along. Then, experiencing this club jam during Bad Bunny’s 2022 tour helped unlock some humanity I snoozed on during years of isolating in quarantine.

Chance it gets played: 80 percent

Potential guest star: Jhayco, who performed this song with Bad Bunny at the Grammys.

‘Eoo’

Speaking of club bangers, “Eoo” transports us to the vibrant nightlife in Puerto Rico with heavy references to perreo, a sensual style of dancing essential.

Chance it gets played: 75 percent

‘Nuevayol’

If we get literal, this love letter to Caribbean culture found everywhere in New York is not the best fit for a show in California. On a practical level, it is an opportunity to let El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico perform “Un Verano en Nueva York,” the track sampled in this song.

Chances it gets played: 70 percent

Potential guest star(s): Yes to El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. No to Juan Soto, who got a shout-out on this track before a bumpy 2025 with the New York Mets.

Tier 3: These are classics, but this is the Super Bowl

‘Chambea’

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman probably could be a lead-off hitter elsewhere, but Shohei Ohtani is on his team. In a similar way, “Chambea” has inspired iconic sports moments, but others in an extended music catalog make strong arguments, too.

Chances it gets played: 50 percent

‘Yo Perreo Sola’

In another song that references the dancing style perreo, Bad Bunny could be making a daring statement about women and the rights to dance and be unbothered.

Chances it gets played: 30 percent

‘Callaíta’

The salsa remix of the 2019 single has been kicking off Bad Bunny’s latest world tour in earnest. Is that prelude to a repeat at the Super Bowl, as well?

Chances it gets played: 30 percent

Potential guest star: Tainy, the Puerto Rican producer behind some of Bad Bunny’s best work, is a good candidate.

Tier 4: They publicly denied guest starring, but should we believe them?

‘La Canción’ (with J Balvin)

Every great Super Bowl set had a breakdown, and this song off 2019’s “Oasis” album can deliver like no other.

Chances it gets played: 30 percent

‘Vuelve’ (with Daddy Yankee)

The 50-year-old Puerto Rican legend said he would not be performing with Bad Bunny this year. But if he does show up, then “Vuelve” would be the better track to go with between the two generation talents’ joint efforts, paving the way for a potential “Gasolina” dance-off.

Chances it gets played: 10 percent

So that’s what he’ll be singing.

Like I said, we’re not ready for the first halftime show to be headlined by a predominantly Spanish‑language artist. This is historic.

See you at the super bowl,

Harri