Why the American right-wing has created its own 'patriotic' half-time show for the Super Bowl
The eyes of the world will be on San Francisco for Super Bowl 60, for both the action on the pitch and the half-time show.
This year's version will be led by Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper who will perform the show exclusively in Spanish, but it may not be his music that will make the headlines.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, and used his Grammy acceptance speech last week to protest against recent immigration crackdowns in the United States.
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Bad Bunny used his Grammy's acceptance speech to criticise the President last week. Getty Images for The Recording A
"We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens – we are humans, and we are Americans," he said, "ICE out."
With the chance Bad Bunny could make more inflammatory political statements during the half-time show today, America's right-wing has responded by creating their own half-time show.
Turning Point USA, a conservative political organisation, last week announced it would produce the 'All-American Half-Time Show', which will air on various conservative television channels in the United States.
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US President Donald Trump will not watch the official half-time show, according to some of his allies. AP
It will be headlined by Kid Rock, a singer who is a prominent supporter of President Trump, and will also be streamed on Turning Point USA's YouTube channel.
The organisation also planned to air their show on X, formerly known as Twitter, but said they were unable to do so due to licensing restrictions.
Politicians close to Trump have claimed the President will not tune into Bad Bunny's performance
"I think the president would much prefer a Kid Rock performance over Bad Bunny, I must say that," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week.
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Turning Point USA wants to present a more "patriotic" act than what Bad Bunny will supposedly be, according to experts. Getty
Experts say there could be various motivations behind the All-American Half-Time Show.
"[It's an] attempt to discredit the Bad Bunny selection as the NFL endorsed half-time performer and put forward a more 'patriotic performance' by entertainers whose politics leans to the right," Swinburne sport media expert Associate Professor Robert Gill said.
"But it could be as much about media networks rivalry and competition and trying to hijack Fox's ownership of the Super Bowl entertainment, then it is about being All-American."
The official half-time show should begin at around 12pm AEDT.
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