Kid Rock dealt major blow before Turning Point USA show | Music News

Kid Rock has been dealt a major blow forward of the Super Bowl weekend, during which he’s set to carry out as the headliner of Turning Point USA’s different halftime show.

The 55-year-old Detroit musician, whose real title is Robert James Ritchie, might be joined by Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett at the event, which has been dubbed “The All-American Halftime Show.”

Turning Point USA organized the show to offer people an different to Bad Bunny’s efficiency after his choice as the headliner of the Super Bowl halftime show prompted outrage among MAGA.

This week, Kid Rock was mocked on social media as it emerged that Bad Bunny has 16 instances as many month-to-month listeners as he does.

He was then dealt a additional blow as it was revealed that a number of journalists had to queue up to be part of Bad Bunny’s press convention on February 5, proving how common the Puerto Rican star is.

A video shared by Outkick.com NFL senior author Armando Salguero on social media reveals a number of people ready to be let in.

He wrote on X, “This is the line for the Bad Bunny press conference. I’ve been a journalist since 1983. I’ve never stood in line to get into a press conference.”

Resharing the video on the social media platform, a individual requested, “How long is the line for Kid Rock?”

Someone else tweeted, “The entire audience for TPUSA show will be right wing X posters.”

One more individual shared, “KID ROCK…….. WHAT A LOSER!!!”

“No where near as long as lines for Bad Bunny,” a critic added.

It comes after it was revealed that there’s a important hole between the month-to-month listeners Bad Bunny and Kid Rock have.

Bad Bunny persistently ranks as one of the world’s most-streamed artists on Spotify, with current figures inserting him around 83 to 85 million month-to-month listeners.

The rapper was topped Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for 2025, amassing practically 20 billion streams that 12 months.

Kid Rock, in distinction, has around 5 to 5.8 million month-to-month listeners – and while his listenership has remained regular, it’s considerably decrease than top global artists, including Bad Bunny.

Since the figures emerged, many people have been hitting out at the rocker on social media, with people declaring that the hole between him and Bad Bunny is large.

“Kid Rock has 5.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Bad Bunny has 86 million monthly listeners. So yeah, Bad Bunny is an international icon,” a fan wrote on X.

Another posted, “85 million monthly listeners vs 5 million… kid rock is going to flop so hard.”

While organizers and MAGA followers have expressed their pleasure for the choice show, which Fox News host Jesse Watters said “will be a hit,” followers of Bad Bunny have been mocking the rocker, declaring the large hole in global attain between the 2 artists, and saying Kid Rock – a recognized supporter of President Trump – has no probability to compete with the rapper.

The different show will air on a number of platforms, including Turning Point USA’s social media channels on YouTube, X, and Rumble, on The Charlie Kirk show on YouTube and Rumble, as nicely as Daily Wire+, Real America’s Voice, TBN, Charge!, The National News Desk, NTD, and Oan News.

Bad Bunny’s choice as the halftime performer has prompted outrage among MAGA, who have been calling for a boycott of his show.

While at the Grammy Awards last weekend, the rapper shouted “ICE OUT” during his acceptance speech. Previously, he excluded the continental US from his world tour, stating he did not need his live shows to grow to be targets for ICE raids against his followers.

Trump supporters are also enraged because Bad Bunny endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and he has repeatedly spoken out against the president’s immigration insurance policies.