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\n\tMarc Anthony<\/a> says he\u2019s rooting for his longtime friend Bad Bunny<\/a> as the Puerto Rican rapper and singer gears up to perform at February\u2019s Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking to Rolling Stone <\/em>ahead of his upcoming Las Vegas residency<\/a>, which kicks off a few days after Super Bowl LX, Anthony says he\u2019s excited for Bad Bunny to bring Latin music to an even larger audience.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBad Bunny reminds me of me when I was younger,\u201d Anthony says. \u201cHe\u2019s just done things his way and he\u2019s having fun with it. I\u2019m proud of what he\u2019s been able to accomplish in terms of spreading his gospel and that type of music, and the level he\u2019s taken it to, and I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing what he brings to the table, because he\u2019s extremely innovative, so I can only imagine what he\u2019s going to do with the tools of what the Super Bowl production brings to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThough Bad Bunny\u2019s Halftime Show selection has been met with controversy<\/a>, Anthony is quick to come to his defense. \u201cHe\u2019s not there because he\u2019s lucky,\u201d the singer says, adding, \u201che\u2019s there based on merit and everything that he\u2019s accomplished. I mean, his numbers are just astronomical.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAnthony has known Bad Bunny since the artist first burst onto the scene a decade ago, and the two recently shared the stage<\/a> at\u00a0Bad Bunny\u2019s Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/a><\/em> concert in Puerto Rico. Anthony has sung at the Super Bowl before, memorably performing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d at Super Bowl XXXVI, and he says he\u2019s spoken to Bad Bunny about the gravitas of his upcoming Super Bowl moment.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEvery time I talk to him, I tell him to just to be responsible with the risk [and] with the responsibility that he\u2019s taking on, because I\u2019m sure for him, he sees this as a massive responsibility to represent not only his culture, but his music,\u201d Anthony says. \u201cHe\u2019s going to work that much harder to bring an amazing show and I\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d he continues. \u201cI\u2019ll definitely be there and I\u2019ll be the first one cheering him on.\u201d<\/p>\n