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Wiz Imp

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12. Isn't that precious?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:01 PM

Oct 2025

35,000 signatures for a country artist who hasn't even managed to have a hit on the country charts in more than 6 years. Or one of the most popular musical artists on the planet who has had over 108 BILLION streams on Spotify during that same 6 year period.

There is a reason there has only ever been 1 Super Bowl Halftime show featuring country music artists. Country music does not have broad based appeal beyond an occasional song or artist. The only Country Music Halftime show was in 1994 for Super Bowl 28 (featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt & The Judds). Rolling Stone rated it 27th out of the 36 halftime shows since 1990 which is around the time they started booking current popular music acts for the show.

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Petition to Replace Bad Bunny With George Strait for Super Bowl Halftime Show Surpasses 35,000 Signatures [View all] In It to Win It Oct 2025 OP

Based upon the article, Pharlo Oct 2025 #1

What would be a real kick in the pants mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #9

35,000 is a lot, right? markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #2

It's 0.025% Of The Viewership Of Last Year's SB ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #6

George who? mercuryblues Oct 2025 #3

How about starting a counter petition mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #4

The hard RW, pro-MAGAt, fake news National Enquirer as a DU OP source? Really? This is what this board has devolved to? Celerity Oct 2025 #5

Remember about 100 years ago MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #19

Is he still alive? Still performing? 35,000 isnot a lot. Srkdqltr Oct 2025 #7

Gorgeous George is very much still alive... WarGamer Oct 2025 #11

Yes and Yes. And selling out stadium shows onenote Oct 2025 #15

. BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2025 #8

Puerto Rican performers ARE American musicians. yardwork Oct 2025 #22

What are you talking about? BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2025 #24

Certainly not talking about you! yardwork Oct 2025 #25

Those BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2025 #27

I'd think Strait would be better for a Dallas or SuperDome Super Bowl... WarGamer Oct 2025 #10

The numbers of people who watch the Super Bowl remotely far surpass those in person. yardwork Oct 2025 #23

Not true... not at all WarGamer Oct 2025 #29

Isn't that precious? Wiz Imp Oct 2025 #12

I'm predicting that the new Stadium in Nashville will host a Super Bowl in... maybe 2029 WarGamer Oct 2025 #14

Oh, good! mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #13

"While this approach certainly broadens the audience" Retrograde Oct 2025 #16

Who cares? LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #17

If Bad Bad Bunny has signed a contract, then . . . MagickMuffin Oct 2025 #18

I'm sure Jay Z and Roc Nation will get right on that, lol. n/t flvegan Oct 2025 #20

Every year these idiots cry about the Super Bowl halftime show MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #21

I had never even heard of Bad Bunny before but if the right gets him replaced I'll skip the Superbowl. CentralMass Oct 2025 #26

That doesnt even match nearly the number of people who would show up for it. SSJVegeta Oct 2025 #28

bad bunny has sold over 100 million albums Takket Oct 2025 #30