Overview
- Kid Rock said his 'All-American Halftime Show' performance was prerecorded but performed live, rejecting claims he lip-synced.
- He attributed the mismatches seen during 'Bawitdaba' to post-production syncing errors and said he flagged problems in an early cut.
- Rock explained that DJ Paradime alternates lyrics with him during the song, which was not clearly shown in the edited video.
- Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec claimed on-set footage shows Rock sang live without any timing issues at the taping.
- USA Today reported the TPUSA stream peaked at roughly 5 million YouTube viewers, while the NFL said Bad Bunny averaged 128.2 million U.S. viewers.