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"Take the vaccine, please," saidDr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raisedsuspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines. "We have a solution for our problem."

Oz, a heart surgeon, defended some recentlyrevised federal vaccine recommendationsas well as past comments from President Donald Trump and the nation's health chief, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about the efficacy of vaccines. From Oz, there was a clear message on the measles.

"Not all illnesses are equally dangerous and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses," he told CNN's "State of the Union." "But measles is one you should get your vaccine."

An outbreakin South Carolina in the hundreds has surpassed the recorded case count inTexas' 2025 outbreak, and there is also one on the Utah-Arizona border. Multiple other states have had confirmed cases this year. The outbreaks have mostly impacted children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.

Asked in the television interview whether people should fear the measles, Oz replied, "Oh, for sure." He said Medicare and Medicaid will continue to cover the measles vaccine as part of the insurance programs.

"There will never be a barrier to Americans get access to the measles vaccine. And it is part of the core schedule," Oz said.

But Oz also said "we have advocated for measles vaccines all along" and that Kennedy "has been on the very front of this."

Questions about vaccines did not come up later in a Kennedy interview on Fox News Channel's "The Sunday Briefing," where he was asked about what kind of Super Bowl snack he might have (probably yogurt). He also he eats steak with sauerkraut in the mornings.

Critics of Kennedy have argued that the health secretary's longtime skepticism of U.S. vaccine recommendations and past sympathy for the unfounded claim that vaccines may cause autism may influence official public health guidance in ways contrary to the medical consensus.

Oz argued that Kennedy's stance was supportive of the measles vaccine despite Kennedy's general comments about the recommended vaccine schedule.

"When the first outbreak happened in Texas, he said, get your vaccines for measles, because that's an example of an ailment that you should get vaccinated against," Oz said.

The Republican administration last month dropped some vaccine recommendations for children, an overhaul of the traditional vaccine schedule that the Department of Health and Human Services said was in response to a request from Trump.

Trump asked the agency to review how peer nations approach vaccine recommendations and consider revising U.S. guidance accordingly.

States, not the federal government, have the authority to require vaccinations for schoolchildren. While federal requirements often influence those state regulations, some states have beguncreating their own alliancesto counter the administration's guidance on vaccines.

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U.S. vaccination rateshave droppedand the share of children with exemptions has reached an all-time high, according to federal data. At the same time, rates ofdiseasesthat can be protected against with vaccines, such asmeaslesand whooping cough, are rising across the country.

Kennedy's past anti-vaccine activism

Kennedy's past skepticism of vaccines has come under scrutiny since Trump first nominated him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

During his Senate confirmation testimony last year, Kennedy told lawmakers that a closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles outbreak, had"nothing to do with vaccines."

Butdocuments obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine that testimony. Emails sent by staffers at the U.S. Embassy and the United Nations said that Kennedy sought to meet with top Samoan officials during his trip to the Pacific island nation.

Samoan officials later said Kennedy's trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.

Mixed messaging on autism, vaccines

Oz's comments mark a broader pattern among administration officials of voicing discordant and at times contradictory statements about the efficacy of vaccines amid an overhaul of U.S. public health policy.

Officials have walked a fine line in criticizing past U.S. vaccine policy, often at times appearing to express sympathy for unfounded conspiracy theories from anti-vaccine activists, while also not straying too far from established science.

During a Senate hearing Tuesday, Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, said no single vaccine causes autism, but he did not rule out the possibility that research may find some combination of vaccines could have negative health side effects.

But Kennedy, in Senate testimony, has argued that a link between vaccines and autism has not been disproved.

He has previously claimed that some components of vaccines, like the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal, may cause childhood neurological disorders such as autism. Most vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella do not contain thimerosal. A federal vaccine advisory board overhauled by Kennedy last year voted to no longer recommend thimerosal-containing vaccines.

Administration public health officials often cite the need to restore trust in public health systems after the coronavirus pandemic, when vaccine policy and the general public health response to the deadly pandemic became a highly polarizing topic in American politics.

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest from the wider public.

Kennedy, who for years led the anti-vaccine activist group Children's Health Defense, has been criticized for ordering reviews of vaccines and public health guidelines that leading medical research groups have deemed settled science.

Public health experts also criticized the president for making unfounded claims about highly politicized health issues. During aSeptember Oval Office event, Trump asserted without evidence that Tylenol and vaccines are linked to a rise in the incidence of autism in the United States.

The protesters "demonstrate 'against the Olympics,' causing these images to end up on televisions around the world. After others cut the railway cables to prevent the trains from leaving," Meloni said in a statement on Facebook, adding that thousands of Italians are working to keep the Games running smoothly, many of whom are volunteers.

"Solidarity, once again, with the police, the city of Milan, and all those who will see their work undermined by these gangs of criminals," she said.

Italy's transport ministry said it has opened a terrorism investigation into the synchronized sabotage of railway lines in northern Italy on Saturday, the first day of the Games.

No one has claimed responsibility, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

The alleged sabotage first hit the central Bologna hub, which governs rail traffic between northern and southern Italy, around 6 a.m. Saturday when it was still dark out, ANSA reported. It then struck Pesaro-area trains along the Adriatic coast.

Infrastructure was burned or cut to cause the sabotage in both cases, the news agency said.

The transport ministry didn't provide details, but said it would seek millions of euros in compensation from the perpetrators. Thousands of passengers were impacted by the hourslong delays.

In Milan, Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon on Saturday evening at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near aWinter Olympicsvenue. The brief confrontation came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence ofU.S. agents in Italy.

The skirmish comes days after Meloni's governmentapproved a security decreethat allows police to detain people for up to 12 hours when there are reasonable grounds to believe they may act as agitators and disrupt peaceful protests. Opposition lawmakers criticized the measure as an attack on freedom of expression.

Peaceful protest is legitimate, but "we draw a line at violence," International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said during the IOC's daily media briefing. "That has no place at the Olympic Games."

Police on Saturday held off the violent demonstrators, who appeared to be trying to reach the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey rink, after the skirmish. By then, the larger peaceful protest, including families with small children and students, had dispersed.

At the earlier, larger demonstration, which police said numbered 10,000, people carried cardboard cutouts to represent trees felled to build the new bobsled run in Cortina. A group of dancers performed to beating drums. Music blasted from a truck leading the march, one a profanity-laced anthem against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

Beforehand, a group of masked protesters had set off smoke bombs and firecrackers on a bridge overlooking a construction site about 800 meters (a half-mile) from the Olympic Village that's housing around 1,500 athletes.

The demonstration coincided with U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to Milan as head of the American delegation. Vance and his family visitedLeonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"closer to the city center, far from the protest, which also was against the deployment of ICE agents to provide security to the U.S. delegation.

U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, an ICE unit that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security. The ICE arm at theforefront of the immigration crackdownin the U.S. is known as Enforcement and Removal Operations, and there is no indication its officers are being sent to Italy.

The demonstration on Saturday followedanother one last week, when hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.

Like last week, demonstrators Saturday said they were opposed to ICE agents' presence, despite official statements that a small number of agents from an investigative arm would be present in U.S. diplomatic territory, and not operational on the streets.

AP Olympics:https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

Epstein Files Mandelson

Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, 72, to Britain's most important diplomatic post in 2024.

"The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself," McSweeney said in a statement. "When asked, I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice."

Starmer is facing a political storm and questions about his judgement after newly published documents, part ofa huge trove of Epstein filesmade public in the United States, suggested that Mandelson sent market-sensitive information to the convicted sex offender when he was the U.K. government's business secretary during the 2008 financial crisis.

Starmer's government has promised to release its own emails and other documentation related to Mandelson's appointment, which it says will show that Mandelson misled officials.

The prime minister apologized this week for "having believed Mandelson's lies."

He acknowledged that when Mandelson was chosen for the top diplomat job in 2024, the vetting process had revealed that Mandelson's friendship with Epstein continued after the latter's 2008 conviction. But Starmer maintained that "none of us knew the depth of the darkness" of that relationship at the time.

A number of lawmakers said Starmer is ultimately responsible for the scandal.

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"Keir Starmer has to take responsibility for his own terrible decisions," said Kemi Badenoch, leader of the opposition Conservative Party.

Mandelson, a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party, has not been arrested or charged.

Metropolitan Police officers searched Mandelson's London home and another property linked to him on Friday. Police said the investigation is complex and will require "a significant amount of further evidence gathering and analysis."

The U.K. police investigation centers on potential misconduct in public office, and Mandelson is not accused of any sexual offenses.

Starmer hadfired Mandelsonin September from his ambassadorial job over earlier revelations about his Epstein ties. But critics say the emails recently published by the U.S. Justice Department have brought serious concerns about Starmer's judgment to the fore. They argue that he should have known better than to appoint Mandelson in the first place.

The new revelations include documents suggesting Mandelson shared sensitive government information with Epstein after the 2008 global financial crisis. They also include records of payments totaling $75,000 in 2003 and 2004 from Epstein to accounts linked to Mandelson or his husband Reinaldo Avila da Silva.

Aside from his association with Epstein, Mandelson previously had to resign twice from senior government posts because of scandals over money or ethics.

Starmer had faced growing pressure over the past week to fire McSweeney, who is regarded as a key adviser in Downing Street and seen as a close ally of Mandelson.

Starmer on Sunday credited McSweeney as a central figure in running Labour's recent election campaign and the party's 2004 landslide victory. His statement did not mention the Mandelson scandal.

The controversial documentary aboutfirst lady Melania Trumpgrossed another $2.37 million in North American theaters in its second weekend of release, according to estimates shared Sunday, Feb. 8, by Amazon MGM Studios. This represents a decline of 67% from the movie's first weekend, bringing its domestic total to date to $13.35 million.

A 67% decline is considered a fairly large drop at the box office, generally indicating that devoted fans prioritized seeing the film early on and that there may not be a huge audience beyond that in theaters. But the second weekend of "Melania" also fell on Super Bowl weekend, which is traditionally a slow period for movie theaters.

The horror-thriller "Send Help," which debuted Jan. 30, repeated at No. 1 at the North American box office this weekend with another $10 million, according to Comscore estimates. "Melania" was in 10th place, below a pair of 2025 releases: Disney's animated smash "Zootopia 2" grossed $4 million, and the sci-fi epic "Avatar: Fire and Ash" collected an additional $3.5 million. Two new horror titles, "Dracula" and "The Strangers – Chapter 3," took in $4.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

"Melania," which follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up toPresident Donald Trump's2025 inauguration, is coming off a surprising theatrical debut of $7 million. "Melania" had been tracking to make $3 million to $5 million in its opening weekend.

Jeff Bock, senior media analyst for Exhibitor Relations, told USA TODAY ahead of the movie's release that any opening above $1 million would be a "huge number," suggesting "that a lot of folks who don't normally go to the movies went to this."

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Amazon MGM Studiospurchased "Melania" and a companion docuseries for $40 millionand reportedly spent$35 millionon marketing. The film is far from being profitable just yet, though Amazon will recoup some of its costs through ads and streaming service sign-ups.

The new "Melania" documentary had a splashy premiere at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. See which celebrities and political figures walked the red carpet, starting with President Donald Trump first lady Melania Trump.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The first couple steps out for the world premiere.

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lisa Oz (from left), Mehmet Oz, Oliver Oz and Daphne Oz.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Melania" producer and first lady adviser Marc Beckman

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife Kelly.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Rauchet

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and his wife, former U.S. Homeland Security adviser Julia Nesheiwat.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Christie Mullin and Sen. Markwayne Mullin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of United States Richard Grenell

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kathryn Burgum and Doug Burgum

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kelly Loeffler and Jeffrey Sprecher

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Doug Collins and Lisa Collins

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lee Zeldin and Diana Zeldin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Brett Ratner (left) and Marc Beckman

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Melania Trump is chic in black at movie's Kennedy Center premiere

Thenew "Melania" documentaryhad a splashy premiere at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. See which celebrities and political figures walked the red carpet, starting with President Donald Trumpfirst lady Melania Trump.

In a statement, Kevin Wilson, Amazon MGM Studios' head of domestic theatrical distribution, hailed the documentary's "strong theatrical performance" and said the release has built "momentum ahead of the film's eventual debut on Prime Video."

Directed byBrett Ratner, who was ousted from Hollywood in 2017 after six women accused him of sexual harassment, "Melania" wasalmost universally pannedby critics.USA TODAY's Brian Truittwrote that "while it does offer an extremely flattering view of all things Melania, outside of a few candid glimpses, you're not going to learn a lot about who she really is."

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, "Melania"received a dismal approval ratingof just 8% from critics. Audiences, though, have embraced it. "Melania" earned a Rotten Tomatoes score of 99% from moviegoers who could verify that they purchased a ticket to see it, and audiences polled by the market research firm CinemaScoregave it a grade of A.

Contributing: Brian Truitt

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'Melania' movie box office – How it performed in second weekend

The Puerto Rican artist's performance has alreadycaused much debate, but fans are looking forward to a performance that could unify, shut down his critics, and bring Latin music to an even bigger audience. The NFL has its bets on the 31-year-oldhelping globalize the Super Bowl, too.

And with up to 15 minutes to kill (some double headliners have gottenas low as 12 minutes to split), it's almost guaranteed the "Tití Me Preguntó" singer won't be alone.

Bad Bunny has touched down in the Bay Area ahead of his highly anticipated, and contested, Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Santa Clara, California.

The Puerto Rican superstar appeared at the Apple Music press conference with hosts Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden to chat all about what fans can expect from his solo halftime show debut (he previously hit the stage with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020).

"I feel more excited about all of the people than thinking about me," he said onstage, visibly nervous, and taking it all in. "My family and all my friends."

Scroll through for more photos of star sightings this Super Bowl weekend.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From left: Charlie Puth, Coco Jones, and Brandi Carlile attend the Super Bowl LX Pregame & Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show press conference at Moscone Center West on Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Octavia Spencer visits SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, in San Francisco, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> WWE Champion CM Punk

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Caroline Fenton on the SiriusXM radio set at the Super Bowl LX media center in San Francisco on Feb. 4, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Too Short and E-40 during the Bay Area host committee press conference at the Super Bowl LX media center at the Moscone Center on Feb. 2, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Coco Jones

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Brandi Carlile

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Bad Bunny, Alix Earle, more stars flock to Bay Area for Super Bowl 60

Bad Bunnyhas touched down in the Bay Area ahead of his highly anticipated, and contested, Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Santa Clara, California.The Puerto Rican superstar appeared at the Apple Music press conference with hosts Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden to chat all about what fans can expect from his solo halftime show debut (he previously hit the stage with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020)."I feel more excited about all of the people than thinking about me," he said onstage, visibly nervous, and taking it all in. "My family and all my friends."Scroll through for more photos of star sightings this Super Bowl weekend.

While longtime collaboratorJ Balvinhas cleared up rumors that he would hit the stage following the pair'spost-feud reunion, other former collaborators and friends have neither confirmed nor denied making appearances.

Who could take the stage with Bad Bunny at Super Bowl 60? Here's some predictions:

Cardi B

Though the Bronx MC ismere months postpartum, she's also gearing up for her first headlining arena run in six years, theLittle Miss Drama Tour, on Feb. 11. The pair also have a hit record – "I Like It" with Balvin – that will let the "Up" rapper dip her toes in the Super Bowl field, after sheturned down the honorin 2019 to rack up "more hits" and experience performing.

Jennifer Lopezand Shakira

In a throwback to Bad Bunny and Balvin's special guest appearances duringJennifer LopezandShakira's coheadliningSuper Bowl performancein 2020, the rapper could offer the same invitation. Lopez and El Conejo Malo previously collaborated on the 2018 Latin trap hit, "Te Guste," which could slot in nicely with the singer's career-spanning set.

JLo currently has a break amid her Up All Night Las Vegas residency; however, Shakira will be preparing for the second half of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour with multiple dates in El Salvador. Still, the trio may not want to pass upmaking Latin history again.

Rauw Alejandro

With two reggaeton collabs under their belt – 2022's "Party" and 2024's "Que Pasaría..." – Bad Bunny andRauw Alejandrocould bring the globally dominating genre to the biggest stage in American music. Rauw also hit the stage during Benito's record-breaking Puerto Rican residency in 2025, in a highly anticipated appearance that also saw the "Todo De Ti" singer play his biggest hits.

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Marc Anthony

Grammy-winning salsa legendMarc Anthonycould make his way to the Super Bowl stage to perform his 2018 hit with Bad Bunny (and Will Smith), "Está Rico." An appearance from the Spanish Harlem native, a mainstay of the '90s and the top-selling salsa artist of all time, would help bridge generations of Latin music.

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For Bad Bunny, every album, every tour and every day is a new opportunity to reach new career heights.

In November 2025, the Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar kicked off his 24-date DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour with back-to-back nights in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Then, in December, her performed more shows in Mexico City before kicking off the new year in Santiago, Chile, and then making a quit pit stop back in the states to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.

Scroll through to see some of the best moments from Benito's world tour, which is sponsored in part by Hennessy. In this photo, Bad Bunny performs during the world tour opener at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 21, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs during his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellin, Colombia, on Jan. 23, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny is set to hit the Super Bowl halftime show stage in the San Francisco Bay Area in two weeks.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Fans of Bad Bunny await his concert on Jan. 23, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A vendor shows Bad Bunny-themed t-shirts outside the Atanasio Girardot Stadium before the artist's concert in Medellin, Colombia on Jan. 23, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs during his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour in Colombia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A street vendor sells Bad Bunny merchandise outside the Atanasio Girardot Stadium.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A fan wears a Bad Bunny-themed outfit.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs during his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour in Colombia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> During the first act of the night on Dec. 11 in Mexico City, Bad Bunny welcomed Lorén Aldarondo Torres, the lead singer for the band Chuwi for a performance of "WELTiTA."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny and J Balvin found their way back to the "Oasis" of friendship recently. The Latin music superstars, who'd been rumored to be feuding, reconciled during a surprise reunion at Bad Bunny's Mexico City concert on Dec. 21, as seen in social media footage of the pair's performance.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> For the Dec. 11 date, Bad Bunny brought out Colombian singer Feid for the exclusive song of the night "Perro Negro."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> During Bad Bunny's fourth night in Mexico City on Dec. 15, 2025, the Puerto Rican star invited Mexican music group Grupo Frontera as his special guest to perform "un x100to."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs onstage with Grupo Frontera in Mexico City on Dec. 15, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs on stage during Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour at Estadio GNP Seguros on Dec. 11, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> As he shared Puerto Rico with the world this summer, Bad Bunny's La Casita stage − designed after a traditional home − became one of the hottest celeb destinations of the season.

Week after week, the casita welcomed A-listers, from NBA legend LeBron James to "Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm. Bad Bunny's "Caught Stealing" costar Austin Butler also attended, and singer Becky G, actress Penélope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem, fellow Boricua Ricky Martin and Mexican pop star Belinda were a few of the many spotted in the VIP section at the shows.

And for the world tour shows, it's no different. Mexican actor Diego Boneta was spotted at the HENNESSY CLúB stationed at GNP Seguros Stadium, an elevated pre-show interactive experience featuring signature cocktails and immersive brand moments.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Manifest" and "Jurassic World Rebirth" actress Luna Blaise was also spotted at the Hennessy activation.

The Mexico City experience brought together creators, tastemakers, media and fans to honor the vibrant spirit of the city while spotlighting Hennessy's ongoing partnership with Bad Bunny and the brand's commitment to championing Latin culture around the world.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Diego Boneta attends Bad Bunny's "DtMF" concert in Mexico City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs on stage during Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour world tour at Estadio GNP Seguros on Dec. 11, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Audience reacts as Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during a concert of his "DeBi TiRAR MaS FOToS World Tour" in Mexico City on Dec. 10, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs onstage with Grupo Frontera on Dec. 15, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> TikTok creator Zack Lugo attends Bad Bunny's "DtMF" concert in Mexico City with Hennessy.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Audience use their phones as Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during a concert of his "DeBi TiRAR MaS FOToS World Tour" in Mexico City on Dec. 10, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs on stage at Estadio GNP Seguros on Dec. 10, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs on stage at Estadio GNP Seguros on Dec. 10, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny is projected on a screen as he performs in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Dec. 5, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny's tour kickoff on Nov. 21, 2025, began with a visualizer showing two boys hearing the news that he didn't want to leave Puerto Rico, a nod to his groundbreaking "No Me Quiero Ir de Aqui" residency.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny's shows will unfold in three acts, with the beginning act taking place on the main stage. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The second act continues in La Casita, where Bad Bunny treats the concert like one big house party. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> To close out the night on Nov. 21, 2025, Bad Bunny delivered a heartfelt moment with "DtMF" and projected fan photos on the towering LED screen.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> With Bad Bunny's latest tour, which began with his Puerto Rico residency, he is set to make history as the first Latin act to headline stadiums globally, including Europe, Australia and Latin America.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny's roster of A-list celebs attending his shows has also proved his music transcends language, borders and cultures − and that whoever isn't caught up on his game is losing out on one of the most influential artists of our time.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" pays tribute to Bad Bunny's Boricua roots and sees the singer incorporate traditional genres such as Plena, salsa, and jibaro into his signature Latin urbano sound.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> As Bad Bunny continues to make history with his world tour, he also continues to dominate global streaming lists of 2025. For the fourth time, Bad Bunny was named Spotify's Global Top Artist.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> In statistics shared exclusively with USA TODAY, Spotify revealed that if a single person attempted to listen to all the Bad Bunny streams from 2025 back-to-back, it would take 124,620 years or over 1,200 centuries of non-stop music. He has a loyal band of 27 million listeners and every day his music is streamed over 60 million times on the app.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Luna Blaise attends Bad Bunny's "DtMF" concert in Mexico City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> TikTok creator Zack Lugo attends Bad Bunny's "DtMF" concert in Mexico City with Hennessy.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs on stage during Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs onstage with Grupo Frontera.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs onstage with Grupo Frontera.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs onstage with Grupo Frontera on Dec. 15, 2025.

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Best moments from Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour

ForBad Bunny, every album, every tour and every day is a new opportunity to reach new career heights.In November 2025, the Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar kicked off his 24-dateDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tourwith back-to-back nights in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Then, in December, her performed more shows in Mexico City before kicking off the new year in Santiago, Chile, and then making a quit pit stop back in the states to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.Scroll through to see some of the best moments from Benito's world tour, which is sponsored in part by Hennessy. In this photo, Bad Bunny performs during the world tour opener at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 21, 2025.

Malumaand Bad Bunny have so far never shared the stage before and have only officially collaborated on the remix to Maluma's track "Un Polvo" in 2016, so this one is a bit of a reach. However, the Colombian singer has been supportive of Bad Bunny, including making a cameo at his residency, and he's not unfamiliar to American audiences, having collaborated with the likes of The Weeknd, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Ricky Martin.

Ivy Queen

Reggaeton icon and pioneerIvy Queenhas performed with Bad Bunny on multiple occasions, with the rapper crediting the Queen of Reggaeton as a major inspiration. "I have a little piece of Ivy in my musical DNA," he said at the Billboard Women in Music Awards, whilepresenting the icon award to his fellow Puerto Rican native. And the Super Bowl wouldn't be the first time the pair performed together: The "Queiro Bailar" singer performed her verse on the remix to Bad Bunny's track "Yo Perreo Sola" at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, as well as during a few of his World's Hottest Tour dates in 2022.

Guests from his Puerto Rican residency: Ozuna, Feid, Arcángel, Nicky Jam or The Marías

With 31 concerts spanning July to September, Bad Bunny never had the same show twice, featuring a who's-who of Latin music that included fellow "Te Boté" collaborator and Puerto Rican singerOzuna, Colombian star Feid, Latin trap legend Arcángel, frequent collaborator Nicky Jam, "Me Porto Bonito" featured artist Chencho Corleone and Los Angeles bilingual indie pop bandThe Marías.

They could all be potential guests at Bad Bunny's halftime show.

Puerto Rican collaborators on 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos'

In addition to his A-list special guests, Bad Bunny used his residency to spotlight icons and mainstays of the salsa, plena and Puerto Rican folk genres (Gilberto Santa Rosa, Rubén Blades, Los Pleneros de la Cresta, Alfonso Vélez), as well as pay tribute to some of his biggest Puerto Rican influences (Ivy Queen, Wisin of Wisin & Yandel, Tito El Bambino).

Bad Bunny could invite reggaeton OGs Tego Calderon or Hector el Father

The singer, whose latest album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" honors traditional Puerto Rican music, could call on a slew of musical titans to celebrate La Isla del Encanto, such as reggaeton heavyweight Tego Calderón, rapper and producer Héctor el Father, salsa orchestra El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Latin pop iconRicky Martin.

When is Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show?

Bad Bunny will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY

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