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Luke Combs and his wife Nicole Hocking Combs welcomed their third child, a son named Chet Wiley Combs, who was born prematurely on his due date after Luke canceled a Madden Bowl show ahead of Super Bowl LX to be with his family. Nicole shared a photo of the newborn’s hand, and the couple had announced the pregnancy in September, joining their two older sons Tex Lawrence and Beau Lee.
The NFL announced Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show would be the first Apple Music Halftime Show to include a multilingual signing program (Puerto Rican Sign Language), a milestone that accompanied the performance watched by an average of 128.2 million viewers.
The FCC requested transcripts of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show after Republican critics argued the broadcast might violate indecency rules; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez reviewed NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language transcripts and found no violations, while some lawmakers urged further scrutiny.
The FCC reviewed transcripts of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show after GOP lawmakers claimed possible indecency violations. Commissioner Anna Gomez said the transcripts show no violations and no justification to harass broadcasters, and the agency signaled no further action unless new evidence emerges. Republican critics, including Reps. Randy Fine and Andy Ogles, have pressed for investigations, possible fines, or license reviews, while reporters noted much of the explicit content was translations or not fully performed; the largely Spanish-language performance celebrated Puerto Rican/Latin culture and drew conservative backlash, including comments from Trump.
Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language single DtMF rockets from No. 10 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after his Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking his second Hot 100 leader and first solo No. 1. The track leads the week’s streaming, airplay, and sales in the U.S. and helps place four Bad Bunny songs in the Hot 100 top 10, all tied to his Super Bowl performance.
The FCC concluded Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show did not violate broadcast rules after lawmakers urged a formal probe; songs were scrubbed of explicit lyrics and the commission reportedly shelved further scrutiny, with the performance drawing about 128 million viewers.
The US Federal Communications Commission found that Bad Bunny did not violate any rules during his Super Bowl halftime performance, despite Republican lawmakers urging a formal probe into the show's content.
The FCC completed a review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and found no FCC violations. The performance, delivered largely in Spanish, faced Calls for investigation, with some language reportedly altered or beeped, but regulators concluded the broadcast complied with the rules.
Megyn Kelly’s rant about Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show on Piers Morgan Uncensored drew backlash, with critics calling it unhinged and xenophobic and prompting discussion about language, national identity, and representation in American culture.
Ring’s Super Bowl ad suggesting a neighborhood-wide surveillance network drew swift backlash from customers and critics, prompting some to disconnect cameras and fueling privacy concerns, which helped push Amazon to cancel its planned Flock Safety integration to avoid further damage.
The FCC reportedly investigated Republican claims that Bad Bunny used uncensored explicit lyrics during the Super Bowl halftime show and found no violations, noting that the versions performed had explicit references removed and that the agency shelved further scrutiny absent new evidence.
Seattle rode a disciplined, All-22–style game plan to a dominant Super Bowl win over the Patriots: Ken Walker piled up 161 total yards to earn MVP honors, Klint Kubiak expertly mixed formations and play-action to exploit New England’s aggression, and Seattle’s defense pressured Maye and forced mistakes while Sam Darnold managed efficiently with timely plays. It was a championship performance—cohesive, efficient, and decisive.
Bad Bunny’s 15-minute Super Bowl halftime show sparked a streaming surge, with U.S. streams jumping from 36.2 million on Feb. 2 to 99.6 million the following day and global streams up 132% to 271 million, helped by his Grammys win; however, Republicans urged the FCC to probe the performance’s content, arguing it was inappropriate despite the criticized lyrics not being performed. The controversy ties into broader backlash over his Spanish-language set and ICE policy, and Turning Point USA promoted an alternative All-American halftime show. The game’s halftime audience reached 128.2 million, slightly below Kendrick Lamar’s 133.5 million last year, with overall NFL ratings declining—a common trend after halftime performances.
Kid Rock added a Jesus-themed verse to Cody Johnson’s 2021 hit Til You Cant and performed it at Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show, a conservative alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl, after which the cover jumped to No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes chart (Johnson’s original was No. 2). The track isn’t Kid Rock’s original, and the event was reportedly pre-recorded; reactions included lip-sync accusations about the opener and debates about the significance of an iTunes spike versus mainstream charts.
Ring’s Super Bowl ad for its 'Search Party' feature—which prompts neighborhood cameras to search for lost dogs—drew social-media backlash labeling it creepy and dystopian, fueling concerns about mass surveillance and Ring’s facial-recognition tech; HuffPost has asked Ring for comment.