This is how you see Kendrick Lamar

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Announcing that Kendrick Lamar had agreed to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, NFL Chief of Music Seth Dudowsky said, “Few artists have impacted music and culture as profoundly as Kendrick Lamar. “

He gets no arguments from me.

In the same news release, Lamar himself weighed in on the selection.

“Rap music is still the most influential genre to date,” he said. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They’ve got the right one.”

Jay-Z also weighed in, saying, “Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. His deep love for hip-hop and culture is the foundation of his artistic vision. He has an unparalleled ability to defining and influencing culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music and his influence will be felt for years to come.”

Here’s what we know about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 2025 halftime show.

How long is Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show?

Super Bowl intermissions typically last 12 to 14 minutes.

Has Kendrick Lamar Played the Super Bowl?

Yes. He headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige on February 13, 2022, who won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

What time is the Super Bowl?

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 PM PST on Sunday, February 9, 2025.

How to watch the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show

You should probably check out the game while you’re at it, but Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show will be broadcast live (as will the Super Bowl itself) on FOX.

It will also stream on Fubo TV.

Does Kendrick Lamar have new music?

He does.

Lamar hit no. 1 on Billboard’s album chart in late November with his fifth consecutive release, “GNX”.

Complex named it Album of the Year, while several other publications placed it on their year-end top 10 lists, including Billboard, Consequence, Dazed, Esquire, Line of Best Fit, Stereogum, and the Washington Post.

By naming it the best album of the year, Complex noted, “It serves as a guidebook for what superstars should do when they have the world’s attention: Bring them into your world. And for Kendrick, that world is Compton.”

Will Kendrick Lamar be touring in 2025?

He is. The Grand National Tour with SZA brings Lamar to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Who will Kendrick Lamar perform with?

If Lamar plans to share the world’s biggest stage with special guests, he’s certainly collaborated with his share of marquee talent over the years: Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Travis Scott and Jay-Z.

He spent three weeks at no. 1 in April with “Like That,” a collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin that famously touched on his battle with Drake.

It makes Future and Metro Boomin seem like more likely choices than Drake at least.

Will Kendrick perform with Lil Wayne at the Super Bowl halftime show?

And then there’s Lil Wayne, a hip-hop legend from New Orleans who many people felt should have been asked to headline this year’s Super Bowl, what with it being his home field and all.

Lamar and Weezy have a hit collaboration they could do. The ‘Carter V’ hit “Mona Lisa”, peaked at no. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

On Monday, Dec. 16, Lil Wayne reflected on the hometown snub with sports commentator Skip Bayless on The Skip Bayless Show and said he and Lamar had talked about the controversy.

“I have spoken to him,” he said. “And I wished him the best and told him, ‘You better kill it, you’re going to kill it.'”

Will Kendrick Lamar perform with SZA at the Super Bowl halftime show?

If Lamar brings a special guest to New Orleans, it would be really awkward if SZA didn’t make the cut. After all, they are about to launch a co-headlining tour in April.

SZA guests on two tracks on Lamar’s new album, including the hit single “Luther,” which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

SZA also had a feature on Lamar’s hit single from the “Black Panther” soundtrack, “All the Stars,” which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100.

How much did Kendrick get paid for the Super Bowl?

Halftime entertainers don’t get a big payday to play the Super Bowl.

They do union scale. But that’s a tiny fraction of what they do when they’re playing without a football game competing for their spotlight.

According to Local 586 of the American Federation of Musicians, the flat union scale to play a room the size of State Farm Stadium in Arizona in 2023, when Rihanna played the Super Bowl in Glendale, would be $450 for the “leader,” which in this case would be Lamar , and $400 per person for the side musicians.

What songs will Kendrick Lamar play at the Super Bowl?

Lamar doesn’t seem like the kind of entertainer who lets chart positions or streaming numbers shape his set list, but that’s really all we have to go on.

He has sent five singles to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 – “Humble”, “Like That”, “Not Like Us”, “Squabble Up” and the Taylor Swift collaboration “Bad Blood”.

His most streamed songs on Spotify, all of which have passed one billion streams, are “Humbl”, “All the Stars” (with SZA), “Money Trees”, “Love” (with Zacari) and “DNA”.

According to setlist.fm, he has performed these five songs live at least 300 times – “mAAd city,” “Swimming Pools (Drank), “Backstreet Freestyle,” “Money Trees” and “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.”

The Super Bowl LIX 2025 halftime show will be produced by DPS. Roc Nation and Jesse Collins are executive producers, and Hamish Hamilton is director. Roc Nation is also the strategic entertainment advisor for live performance.

Creative direction will be provided by Lamar’s pgLang company, which oversaw his acclaimed “Big Steppers” tourwhich ran from 2022 to early 2024.

Past Super Bowl halftime headliners: Usher, Rihanna, Dre, Snoop Dogg

Usher’s 2024 Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched halftime performance of all time and earned three Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

Rihanna’s Super Bowl 2023 halftime show garnered five Emmy nominations and won two, including Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, a first in Super Bowl halftime history.

The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar earned five Emmy nominations and won three, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live), a first for the show.

Where is the Super Bowl 2025?

The 2025 Super Bowl is headed to Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, in the New Orleans Central Business District.

This is the eighth Super Bowl hosted by the Superdome.

Super Bowl 2025 ticket prices

On location has official Super Bowl tickets that are guaranteed by the NFL and are included as part of packages with options like open bars, tailgate food and pre-game parties.

The cheapest ticket package available is the Club 67 package, which starts at $7,350. Club 67 Premier tickets are sold out. The website encourages those interested in the On the Fifty packages to call for information.

Tickets are also available via resale sites such as Living seats and Seat Geek.

Ed has been covering pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more. He did the same in Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Follow him on X and Instagram @edmasley and on Facebook as Ed Masley. Email him at [email protected].