Kid Rock speaks out as halftime show fails to draw in

Kid Rock has spoken out on social media after Turning Point USA’s different Super Bowl Halftime Show failed to carry in viewers last night time.

The Detroit rocker, 55, carried out during the counter-event alongside fellow nation artists Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert and Gabby Barrett.

However, the show was branded “a ratings disaster” with the estimate that it “only drew 5.2 out of the 127 plus million Super Bowl audience,” according to The Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford’s official X account.

But despite the low scores, Rock took to social media after the show to promote his version of Cody Johnson’s music Til You Can’t, saying, “If you enjoyed our version of ‘Til Ya Can’t’ on The TPUSA All American Halftime – Our studio recording of it will be available to purchase or stream at midnight tonight!

“A big thanks to @codyjohnson and the songwriters @benstennis and Matt Rogers for giving me there blessing to document and release it, It actually is one in all the best written songs I’ve heard in a very long time and NOTHING is more highly effective than an ideal music in my guide! Kid Rock.”

As he introduced the song, Rock said he woke up with the track in his head one night and felt like there was “a verse that still wanted to be written for this music.”

The verse he sang was, “There’s a guide sitting in your home someplace that might use some dusting off. There’s a person who died for all our sins hanging from the cross.

“You can give your life to Jesus and he’ll give you a second chance. Till you can’t.”

However, Rock was ridiculed after kicking off the show as he was caught lip synching by viewers who have been tuning in.

The singer, who confronted controversy ahead of his performance when lyrics from an outdated music, which he sang about liking underage ladies, went viral, was the final act to carry out at the different show, which was meant to compete against the official show hosted by the NFL, which featured Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, 31.

The Turning Point show total noticed viewership that ranged from 3 to 5 million at factors, however the numbers dropped after Rock hit the stage.

He was rapidly accused of lip synching when many observed that the music was playing when he did not even have the microphone close to his mouth.

“Uuuhhh…. I hope Kid Rock sang some of that. Cause he kept taking the mic away and the singing didn’t stop. What’s up, @TPUSA @KidRock ???” one particular person wrote on X.

“What did kid rock forget to put the (microphone emoji) to mouth,” another requested.

“The audio and video on that Kid Rock song were not synced up,” a 3rd famous, while a fourth chimed in, “For all the hype to be the alternative to the Super Bowl Kid Rock couldn’t sing live? Terrible lip sync.”

Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, whose real identify is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, appeared to have the best response to MAGA critics who’ve closely opposed him being the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show performer. 

During his show, which included visitor performances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, he paid homage to his boricua roots, and honored his Latin heritage, incorporating a lot Spanish-style dancing as he carried out absolutely in Spanish.

Even though the King of Latin Trap saved a lot of his show in a different language, he made positive to embody one particular message in English so any American, particularly a MAGA one, might perceive precisely what he needed to convey.

While it was anticipated that the rapper would use his performance as a possibility to make a political assertion to specific his disapproval of the US administration, he selected to promote a message of unity instead.

Above the stage the place Bad Bunny was performing, a marquee read, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

Then, a soccer he held on the discipline carried the writing, “Together, We Are America.” He ended his performance by shouting “God Bless America” and naming a number of international locations in North and South America while dancers carried flags in the background.