{"id":235393,"date":"2026-02-20T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/20\/lee-brice-says-he-was-never-out-to-hurt-anyone-with-turning-point-usa-halftime-performance-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:25:18","slug":"lee-brice-says-he-was-never-out-to-hurt-anyone-with-turning-point-usa-halftime-performance-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/20\/lee-brice-says-he-was-never-out-to-hurt-anyone-with-turning-point-usa-halftime-performance-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Brice Says He Was \u2018Never Out to Hurt Anyone\u2019 With Turning Point USA Halftime\u00a0Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tLee Brice<\/a> is one of a few artists facing backlash for participating in Turning Point USA\u2019s halftime show, which the conservative Christian organization hosted as an alternative to Bad Bunny<\/a>\u2018s official Super Bowl program, but according to the country artist, he didn\u2019t mean any harm.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile calling in to the Big D and Bubba<\/em> radio program on Friday (Feb. 20), Brice clarified his intentions and performance in the widely criticized TPUSA event titled the \u201cAll-American Halftime Show.\u201d \u201cI was never out to hurt anyone \u2026 and I didn\u2019t say anything that did that,\u201d he said in response to critics.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI said something on stage for one time. I said, \u2018Guys, this wasn\u2019t meant for that,’\u201d continued the musician, who shares three children with wife Sara. \u201c\u2018This is just me being a daddy and just saying my truth, just like everyone else has their truth.\u2019 So here we go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter performing his 2014 song \u201cDrinking Class\u201d at Turning Point USA\u2019s event, the musician commented directly to the audience and mentioned the group\u2019s polarizing late founder, Charlie Kirk, before he dove into his new song, \u201cCountry Nowadays.\u201d He was the only performer that evening to mention Kirk, saying at the time, \u201cCharlie gave people microphones so they could say what\u2019s on their minds. This is what\u2019s on mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new song about the struggles of \u201cbeing country in this country these days,\u201d according to the lyrics, also includes lines that some listeners consider divisive, such as \u201cI just want to cut my grass, feed my dogs, and wear my boots\/ Not turn the TV on, sit and watch the evening news\/ Be told if I tell my own daughter that little boys ain\u2019t little girls\/ I\u2019d be up the creek in hot water in this \u2018cancel your a\u2013\u2018 world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBrice also spoke on the radio program about the new track \u2014 which was officially released Feb. 20 \u2014 and how some viewers of the \u201cAll-American Halftime Show\u201d misheard one of his lyrics, which includes the line, \u201cI just wanna catch my fish,\u201d but a few people thought he\u2019d said \u201cI just wanna kiss <\/em>my fish.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut the South Carolina native is choosing to embrace the confusion and has a line of \u201cKiss My Fish\u201d hats coming to his merch store soon, he shared on the show.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe TPUSA alt-halftime show aired on the group\u2019s YouTube channel between halves of this year\u2019s Super Bowl on Feb. 8 at the same time as Benito\u2019s performance. The former was pre-taped and drew in about 6.1 million concurrent viewers<\/a>, while the Puerto Rican superstar performed live on the field at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., and had an estimated 128.2 million viewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso on the \u201cAll-American\u201d bill were Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert and Gabby Barrett.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Brice\u2019s interview above.<\/p>\n


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