Turning Point USA reveals performers for its All-American Halftime Show

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As Super Bowl LX approaches on Feb. 8, millions of viewers are preparing to watch the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This year’s game will also feature a headline halftime performance from Billboard 200 chart topper and Grammy winner Bad Bunny.

Fans looking for an alternative option will also have Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” which is scheduled for the same day. The conservative nonprofit confirmed that the event will feature performances from Kid Rock, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert and Gabby Barrett. After weeks of speculation, TPUSA officially revealed the lineup today across its social media platforms.

When the NFL confirmed Bad Bunny as this year’s halftime headliner, the Puerto Rican superstar shared a statement through the league saying, “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. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”

Bad Bunny also made history at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, when his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos became the first Spanish language project to win album of the year. He collected two additional awards that night, taking home trophies for best música urbana album and best global music performance for “EoO.”

His selection as the Super Bowl halftime performer sparked backlash from some conservative commentators and President Donald Trump, who said he would skip the game and criticized both Bad Bunny and Green Day, who are set to open the Game Day ceremonies. “I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible,” Trump told the New York Post. Bad Bunny, who was born in Puerto Rico and is an American citizen, primarily performs in Spanish and is expected to do so during the halftime show.

During his hosting stint on Saturday Night Live in October 2025, Bad Bunny addressed viewers in Spanish before adding, “If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”

That same month, Turning Point USA, founded by activist Charlie Kirk, announced plans to stage a “counterprogram” to the NFL’s official halftime show. While the concept was unveiled in October, the organization kept the performer lineup under wraps until this week.

On Instagram Stories, Gilbert reposted Turning Point USA’s announcement and wrote, “Y’all don’t wanna miss this,” while Barrett, Kid Rock and Lee also shared the promotional graphic for the event.

Barrett previously scored a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Hope” in late 2020 and later topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart twice with “I Hope” in 2020 and “The Good Ones” in 2021. Brice has notched eight No. 1 Country Airplay hits, most recently with “Memory I Don’t Mess With” in 2021, and earned a Grammy nomination for best country solo performance for “I Drive Your Truck.” Gilbert has achieved five No. 1 Country Airplay chart singles, while Kid Rock reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in 2003 with “Picture” and has received five Grammy nominations over his career.

Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show will be livestreamed on the organization’s official social media accounts, including X and Rumble. The broadcast will also air through outlets such as The Daily Wire and Trinity Broadcasting Network.

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Watch Mike D, Money Mark and Mix Master Mike Perform Together in Los Angeles

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Mike D was joined by longtime Beastie Boys collaborators Money Mark and Mix Master Mike during his Los Angeles show last night (September 21).

The three came together at The Belasco to play the Beastie Boys’ 1992 single ‘So What’cha Want’ at the end of Mike D’s set.

Money Mark began the song on keyboard before the others joined in. The performance soon had all three jumping across the stage. Watch footage below.

Money Mark worked on Beastie Boys albums released between 1992 and 2011. Mix Master Mike also contributed to several of their records and remains the group’s DJ.

 

 

Elsewhere in the set, Mike D played Beastie Boys songs ‘Hello Brooklyn’, ‘Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun’, ‘3-Minute Rule’ and ‘Body Movin”’, alongside material from his debut solo album, ‘Thank You’.

The album came out last month and does not feature his former Beastie Boys bandmate Ad-Rock.

Mike D recently discussed why Ad-Rock is absent from the record. He told Consequence that he waited until he was “really committed” to the project before he “had to call Adam and tell him. It’s almost like I was calling [and] telling him I was in a relationship or something. I guess I was I was in a relationship with making a record.”

Mike D said Ad-Rock “couldn’t have been sweeter” when he heard the news. “He was just very supportive, and then we also joked around and he said, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do. I’m playing some drums.’ So it was nice. I’m glad that we had that conversation.”

He explained to Consequence that he had never planned to invite Ad-Rock onto the album: “I would have felt weird about it and I think he would have felt weird about it, and why go there? Let’s just be clear and be honest, it was very important to me that I make my own record.”

Asked about being the first Beastie Boy to release a solo album, Mike D told NME: “To be honest, there was no race to the finish line on that one! I’m still thankfully good friends with Ad-Rock and he’s not racing me on this one. It wasn’t until I had to sit down and do the first interview that I realised that was a thing.”

He also described the balance between the album’s sound and its lyrics: “The way I describe the record is that musically it’s still pretty immature, and lyrically it’s a little bit more mature. I just feel like there’s more of the things I had to tap into. I had to learn how to feel all over again.”

NME gave ‘Thank You’ four stars in its review, concluding: “His true solo potential will be revealed when he goes on to push harder on his extremes, but what you have in ‘Thank You’ is a solid and joyful return to be grateful for. Welcome back."

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