Kid Rock he talked about speculation that he was lip syncing when he played “Bawitdaba” on the Turning Point USA halftime show.
“My DJ, who sings that song with me, wasn’t on,” said Kid Rock, 55, on Monday, February 9, during an interview with Fox News’. Ingraham’s angle. “I’m jumping on stage like a monkey, I’m singing my song, I’m breathing, and my DJ is filling in some parts of it.”
Addressing chatter on social media about not performing live, Kid Rock admitted that the Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show, which airs on Sunday, February 8, was pre-recorded.
“I even told them when I saw a bad cut, I said, ‘You guys have to work on that sync. It’s off,'” he said. “So it was a sync issue that they had, and I know they tried to fix it. It was very difficult.”
Turning Point USA, a radical political organization founded by the late Charlie Kirkput together their first halftime show as a counter show to Bad Bunny, who played the halftime show at Super Bowl LX.
Kid Rock said he watched Bad Bunny’s performance, admitting that “no one was directing you.”
Kid Rock looks on as invisible US President Donald Trump signs an executive order directing the release of tickets in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2025.
SAUL LOEB / AFP“I realized that there are many dancers and many things that I have to do,” he told the manager Laura Ingraham. “And, you know, you said you wanted to have a dance party. Looks like you’re having one.”
He went on to say, “It’s not my cup of tea, but I don’t blame that kid for making the Super Bowl, getting in front of a world crowd. I blame the NFL for putting him in that situation and Turning Point for going out and having another way for people to watch. You know, he’s just … poor kid.”
In addition to Kid Rock, Turning Point USA’s halftime show featured country artists Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert again Gabby Barrett.
Bad Bunny’s half-hour show has become a talking point for many conservative politicians, who criticized the Puerto Rican star for performing entirely in Spanish.
Jill Zarin’s daughter, Ally Shapiro, defended Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show after her mother posted and deleted a video trashing the show. “IMO I loved it [so much],” Shapiro wrote on his Instagram story on Monday, February 9, alongside a clip of the game. It was as if they put a filter on […]
“The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the worst, worst, EVER!” President Donald Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social shortly after Bad Bunny’s performance. “It doesn’t make sense, it’s an insult to the Greatness of America, and it doesn’t represent our values of Excellence, Creativity, or Beauty. No one understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially to young children watching across the USA, and around the world.”
Trump, 79, continued, “This ‘Show’ is just a ‘slap in the face’ for our Country, which sets new standards and records every day – including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspiring about this Halftime Show mess and watching, it will get a good review from the Fake News Media, because of what they have done REALD for REALD.”
Despite this controversy, Bad Bunny’s performance was praised by many, including the guest star Lady Gaga.
“Thank you Benito for including me in this powerful, important and meaningful performance,” Gaga, 39, wrote on Instagram on Monday. “I’m very happy to be a part of this moment.”
