Kid Rock denies he lip-synced and criticises Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
Kid Rock has denied that he lip-synced during Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show, before criticising Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance by saying he “didn’t understand” it.
The singer, who headlined the alternative Super Bowl halftime concert for supporters of Donald Trump, has come under fire since rumours abounded that he lip-synced for the entire section of his performance.
However, while appearing on The Ingraham Angle on Fox News on February 9th, he attempted to put this speculation to bed by first confirming that the show was pre-recorded, before insisting he was “out of sync” rather than lip-syncing.
Specifically referencing the performance of the song ‘Bawitdaba’, where the effect was particularly noticeable, Rock claimed (via Consequence): “My DJ, who actually raps that song with me, was not lit up.”
He told host Laura Ingraham: “I’m jumping around the stage like a rabid monkey, rapping my song, and I’m taking breaths, and my DJ is filling in the other parts of it — I even told them when I saw the rough cut, I was like, ‘You guys got to work on that sync. It’s off’.”
Rock further insisted: “So it was just a syncing issue that they had, and I know they tried to get it right. It was very difficult.”
While batting off criticisms of his own performance, the singer then moved to take aim at Bad Bunny, who performed the real Super Bowl halftime show.
Per The Wrap, he claimed: “Like most people, I didn’t understand any of it,” referencing the fact that the rapper performed purely in his native Spanish.
Going on to attempt to justify his position, Rock called Bad Bunny’s performance “Not my cup of tea, but I don’t fault that kid for doing the Super Bowl, getting in front of a global audience. I fault the NFL for putting him in that position and Turning Point for having to come out and have an alternative for people to watch. You know, it’s just — poor kid.”
Bad Bunny notably ended his massive performance with a screen that read: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love”, in an apparent nod to the current state of the political climate of the US.
Donald Trump also hit out at the performance, calling it “terrible” and “a slap in the face to America”.
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