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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show sparks global streaming surge, Apple Music data shows

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Feb 09, 2026 2:45 pm - Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains across streaming charts, playlists and music discovery platforms in the hours following the show.
Things to do Feb. 13-19: George Lopez, Russell Peters, Jim Gaffigan, Valentine’s Day events, Dinosaur Adventure and more

By Luke Zurawski
Feb 09, 2026 1:11 pm - Make plans for George Lopez at the Genesee Theatre, Russell Peters at Schaumburg’s Chicago Improv, Valentine’s Day events, Dinosaur Adventure at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Jim Gaffigan at the Chicago Theatre and more.
Breaking down the symbolism in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

By RICARDO ZUNIGA
Feb 09, 2026 12:59 pm - For his Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny transported the field in Northern California around 3,500 miles, transforming it into the fields of Puerto Rico. Even before he launched into “Tití Me Preguntó,” the Puerto Rican superstar had suffused the set with symbols of the island — and a sense of wider Pan-Americanism.
What to stream: ‘Marty Supreme,’ Ethan Hawke, Charli xcx, ‘Cross’ and Mario Tennis Fever

Feb 09, 2026 5:15 am - Timothée Chalamet starring as a table tennis wizard in “Marty Supreme” and Charli xcx’s soundtrack to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Excelling in the arts is a family affair for the Hunts

By Diane Handler, Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame
Feb 09, 2026 12:14 am - Leslie Hunt named to Class of 2026 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame; uncle Jeff Hunt inducted in 2020 St. Charles native Leslie Hunt — singer, songwriter, and multi-ins...
Review: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico’s history and culture to a revolutionary Super Bowl show

By MARIA SHERMAN
Feb 08, 2026 8:32 pm - From a small Caribbean island with a complicated colonial history, to the world: The artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio brought Puerto Rican culture to the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show in what was always going to be a landmark moment for Latinos.
Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

Feb 08, 2026 2:40 pm - Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47.
Ireland’s Paddy Homan and The Noble Call and local Irish dancers are coming to Huntley March 1

Submitted by Pat Szpekowski
Feb 06, 2026 11:24 am - A free St. Patrick's Day-themed concert featuring Paddy Homan and The Noble Call with the Rebecca McCarthy McDance Company will take place on March 1 at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Feb 06, 2026 7:29 am - Brandi Carlile isn’t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing “America the Beautiful,” Carlile said she’ll perform fully live — with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply by showing up.
‘It’s going to be a huge party’: Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Feb 05, 2026 3:04 pm - Bad Bunny says he’s approaching his highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance with a mix of excitement, gratitude and perspective.

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