Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny will headline next year's Super Bowl half-time show in California.

The singer and rapper, who has topped Spotify's most-streamed artist list in three of the past five years, will squeeze his hits into less than 15 minutes on US TV's most-watched night in February.

In a football-themed statement, he said: What I'm feeling goes beyond myself. It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown. This is for my people, my culture, and our history.

He will now make a trip to the US for Super Bowl night in Santa Clara on 8 February and follow in the footsteps of other recent half-time performers like Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Rihanna, and The Weeknd.

Switching into his native Spanish, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, added in his statement: Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el halftime show del Super Bowl - which roughly translates as: Go tell your grandma we're going to be the Super Bowl half-time show.

Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation company chooses the half-time performer and produces their show, said what Bad Bunny has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring.

In 2022, Bad Bunny's *Un Verano Sin Ti* became the first all-Spanish language album to reach number one in the US. The 31-year-old was the third most-streamed artist in the world last year, behind Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.

He released his latest album, *Debí Tirar Más Fotos*, earlier this year. Earlier this month, he concluded a residency in his native Puerto Rico, which drew more than 500,000 fans.

Bad Bunny's upcoming tour starts in the Dominican Republic in November, covering Central and South America, then extending to Australia, Japan, and Europe, including two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London next summer.

Despite his lack of US tour dates over concerns about ICE raids, Bad Bunny has expressed his affection for American audiences, especially connecting with Latinos living in the US.

His Super Bowl performance will take place at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and he is also an actor, appearing in films like *Bullet Train* and the recent *Happy Gilmore 2*. Furthermore, he will return to host Saturday Night Live for a second time next month.