Jennifer Lopez is asking Tremendous Bowl followers to maintain an open thoughts.
Throughout an look on CBS Mornings on Thursday, Oct. 9, the “On the Ground” singer was requested how she felt concerning the pushback that got here after Unhealthy Bunny was introduced because the upcoming Tremendous Bowl halftime performer.
“Music and artwork transcends language. It does not matter. He is accomplished that most likely greater than anyone of any era,” Lopez, 56, mentioned. “The Tremendous Bowl is nice as a result of it introduces you to individuals that do not know you. I am positive there was individuals that did not know me or Shakira or weren’t followers of ours.”
She added, “However once they noticed us, [they said] ‘Oh! That is what they do.’ It is a chance to point out individuals who you’re, what you are about, what you imagine in. It is a massive platform for artists. It is most likely the largest stage that you would hope to be on. And I feel it is fantastic that individuals will get uncovered to him who do not know him.”
Lopez — who co-headlined the halftime present with Shakira in 2020 — additional famous that followers should not shut themselves off to “one thing fantastic.”
“Do not try this to your self. That is what I’d say. I am telling you, simply give it an opportunity,” she mentioned.
Lopez’s feedback come days after her look on the TODAY present on Monday, Oct. 6, the place she recalled bringing the Puerto Rican star, 31, out as a shock visitor throughout her personal Tremendous Bowl efficiency.
“Me, Shakira, J Balvin, and we had a tremendous time. It was a very cultural second,” she mentioned, including that Unhealthy Bunny is gong to “blow all people’s thoughts” together with his efficiency.
Lopez added that she “does not perceive” the controversy as a result of he is “one of many prime artists on the planet proper now.”
“I’m so excited for him. I used to be excited when he carried out with us on the Tremendous Bowl and I’m excited to see what he does. He places on an ideal present. He’s a tremendous entertainer,” Lopez mentioned.
Unhealthy Bunny was introduced because the Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LX Halftime Present performer throughout the sport between the Dallas Cowboys and Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday, Sept. 28. The “Monaco” singer spoke about his new gig in an X submit that day, writing, “I have been occupied with it today, and after discussing it with my staff, I feel I am going to do only one date in the US.”
In his submit, he referenced his choice to skip touring the nation for his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, attributable to President Donald Trump’s use of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) for immigration crackdown.
On Saturday, Oct. 4, Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that ICE brokers will likely be on the sport. “We’ll be throughout that place. We’re going to implement the legislation. So I feel individuals shouldn’t be coming to the Tremendous Bowl except they’re law-abiding Individuals who love this nation,” she mentioned.
That night time, Unhealthy Bunny responded to critics whereas internet hosting Saturday Evening Reside, saying in his opening monologue, “I am very comfortable, and I feel everyone seems to be comfortable about it — even Fox Information.”
“However actually, I am very excited to be doing the Tremendous Bowl, and I do know that individuals all around the globe who love my music are additionally comfortable,” Unhealthy Bunny continued, then including in Spanish, “Particularly the entire Latinos and Latinas on the planet right here in the US who’ve labored to open doorways. It’s greater than a win for myself, it’s a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution on this nation, nobody will ever have the ability to take that away or erase it.”
