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Watch Charlie Puth’s Super Bowl 2026 performance and see reactions
Charlie Puth set the tone for Super Bowl LX with a piano-led performance of the US National Anthem, and while the moment drew applause inside Levi’s Stadium, it also sparked a wave of mixed reactions online as fans weighed in on his delivery.
Before either the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks took the field, the singer opened the night by accompanying himself on electric piano, delivering a stripped-back yet emotional rendition.
Puth began softly, gradually building intensity before his voice soared on the “rockets’ red glare” line, joined by a choir as joint Navy and Air Force jets flew over the stadium to close out the pre-game show.
As the final note rang out, he lifted his arms and waved to the crowd, visibly soaking in the moment.
Puth’s performance came as part of a star-packed pre-show lineup that also included Coco Jones with Lift Every Voice and Sing, Brandi Carlile performing America the Beautiful, and Green Day.
Bad Bunny headlined the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show later in the night.
In the lead-up to the game, Puth spoke about how seriously he was taking the moment.
“I think the best way for me specifically to approach it is, the arrangement is everything for me,” he said during a recent conversation with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden.
“I always reverse engineer how I hear my own music in my head and then it’s just kind of pulling it apart and making it a feasible product to hold. I’ve been rehearsing this in my head for months, if that makes sense.”
His appearance wasn’t without controversy even before kickoff. When some fans questioned whether he was the right choice for such an iconic slot, one X user compared him unfavourably to Whitney Houston’s legendary 1991 performance.
Puth responded directly, writing, “I’ll never claim to be as good of a singer as Whitney Houston ever was. But I assure you we’re putting a really special arrangement together- in D major. It’ll be one of my best vocal performances.”
Fan’s react to Charlie Puth’s Super Bowl LX performance
Once the anthem aired, social media quickly filled with reactions.
On Reddit’s music forum, opinions were split.
One listener wrote, “The performance itself was fantastic, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the arrangement. Kind of corny.”
Another commented, “Sounded like a Christmas carol,” while someone else added, “I got Disney song vibes.”
Questions about vocal effects dominated much of the discussion.
One user claimed, “Idk to me it sounded very autotuned and pre-recorded…,” while another echoed the sentiment, saying, “You could literally hear it kicking in when he would get off key. Very off-putting.”
A disappointed fan asked, “Why did he use auto tune?? He sounds so much better without it.”
Others rushed to his defence.
“Not to be that gal, but of all the people that does not need auto tune, it’s Charlie,” one commenter wrote.
“That man is a musical genius and has perfect pitch.” Another added, “Have you never heard him live? Dude has an internal auto tune God gifted him.”
Praise also poured in from fans who loved the moment, with one writing, “This was easily one of the best renditions I’ve ever heard,” and another simply posting, “Bro absolutely cooked.”
On the popculture forum, the tone was more supportive.
One fan urged critics to relax, writing, “He was great. Stop hating things.”
Another insisted, “His voice was wonderful and he wasn’t lip syncing,” while a third pointed out, “His voice really sounded like it had an effect on it so that he sounds like his albums. Now you can do certain effects live.”
The anthem performance comes as Puth continues the rollout for his upcoming fourth album, Whatever’s Clever, due out on March 27.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter last year, he hinted at a new chapter in his music, saying, “I can’t share when, but I do plan on putting music out soon. And when it does come out, I feel like a lot of question marks are going to be answered… Life for me is much different than it was 10 years ago when One Call Away or See You Again came out, so there’s some things to say.”
Whether viewed as stirring or overproduced, Charlie Puth’s Super Bowl LX anthem clearly struck a chord, sparking debate, praise and criticism in equal measure as fans across the internet shared their reactions in real time.
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Who’s performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2026? Here’s a full list of performers.
On the heels of his historic night at the Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny is set to take the stage for the halftime show at the 2026 Super Bowl on Sunday, as the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks meet in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX.
The hugely popular Puerto Rican rapper and singer says he’ll bring “a lot of my culture” to the big game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Who is performing in the Super Bowl halftime show for 2026?
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced in September that Bad Bunny will be this year’s halftime show headliner.
The 31-year-old superstar, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, won two top awards at the Grammys last Sunday — Best Música Urbana Album and Album of the Year for his record “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” — the first time an all Spanish-language album earned the night’s biggest award.
“To be honest, I don’t know how I’m feeling. There’s a lot. I’m still in the middle of my tour. I was just at the Grammys last week. All of that,” Bad Bunny said at a Thursday news conference hosted by Apple Music, which is sponsoring the halftime show.
“I’m excited, but at the same time, I feel more excited about the people than even me — my family, my friends, the people who have always believed in me,” he said. “This moment, the culture — that’s what makes these shows special.”
He was tight-lipped about what the performance would entail or if there would be any other artists joining him onstage.
“It’s going to be a huge party,” Bad Bunny said. “I want to bring to the stage, of course, a lot of my culture. But I really don’t, I don’t want to give any spoilers. It’s going to be fun.”
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The halftime show will also feature interpreter Celimar Rivera Cosme doing Puerto Rican Sign Language.
Bad Bunny will be the first native Spanish speaker to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and his selection prompted criticism from some, including President Trump. Another wave of backlash cropped up when Bad Bunny said “ICE out” during one of his Grammy acceptance speeches last week.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has repeatedly defended and stood by the selection.
“I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism. It’s pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching,” Goodell said in October.
“He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell said. “That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value.”
Asked about Bad Bunny’s comments at the Grammy Awards, Goodell told reporters, “Bad Bunny is, and I think that was demonstrated last night, one of the great artists in the world, and that’s one of the reasons we chose him.”
“But the other reason is he understood the platform he was on, and that this platform is used to unite people, and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents, and to be able to use this moment to do that,” he said. “And I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that, and I think he’ll have a great performance.”
Matt Winkelmeyer 
Who sang the national anthem at the 2026 Super Bowl?
Charlie Puth took on national anthem duties at the Super Bowl this year. The 34-year-old singer has called the national anthem “one of the most beautiful pieces of music,” but has also said it is “the hardest to sing.”
The New Jersey native started out posting videos of himself singing on YouTube, but his career has since blossomed, and he’s released four albums and been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Full list of Super Bowl performers for 2026
- Green Day — The Bay Area-based punk rockers performed at the Super Bowl opening ceremony.
- Charlie Puth — Puth sang “The Star Spangled Banner” before the game.
- Brandi Carlile — The 11-time Grammy-winner sang “America the Beautiful.”
- Coco Jones — The Grammy-winning singer performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black national anthem.
- Bad Bunny — The Puerto Rican superstar is headlining the halftime show.
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