Kendrick Lamar connected Humble Beginnings
Kendrick Lamar is acceptable to instrumentality to the NFL 's biggest philharmonic stage, this clip arsenic the main act.
The 17-time Grammy victor volition header the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans, the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sept. 8.
“Rap euphony is inactive the astir impactful genre to date," the hep hop creator said successful a connection obtained by E! News. "And I’ll beryllium determination to punctual the satellite why. They got the close one."
In a Super Bowl Halftime Show promo video shared connected his Instagram , Lamar is seen utilizing a shot throwing instrumentality connected a shot tract successful beforehand of an American emblem backdrop.
"My sanction is Kendrick Lamar," the 37-year-old says, "and I'll beryllium performing astatine Super Bowl 59. Will you beryllium pullin' up? I anticipation so. You cognize there's lone 1 accidental to triumph the championship. No circular twos. Let's get it! Boom!"
The rapper added, "I wouldn't privation you to miss it. Meet maine successful New Orleans, February 9th, 2025."
Roc Nation laminitis Jay-Z praised Lamar arsenic a "once-in-a-generation creator and performer."
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"His heavy emotion for hip-hop and civilization informs his creator vision," the chap hep hop prima said successful a statement. "He has an unparalleled quality to specify and power civilization globally. Kendrick’s enactment transcends music, and his interaction volition beryllium felt for years to come."
The NFL's Head of Music Seth Dudowsky added, "Few artists person impacted euphony and civilization arsenic profoundly arsenic Kendrick Lamar. Time and clip again, Kendrick has proven his unsocial quality to trade moments that resonate, redefine, and yet shingle the precise instauration of hip-hop."
Look backmost astatine past Super Bowl Halftime Show performers implicit the years...
20. Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers (2014)
Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers brought the heat to their 2014 Super Bowl performance! Mars kick-started the amusement with a almighty drum solo earlier launching into a medley of hits, including "Locked Out of Heaven," "Runaway Baby" and "Treasure," earlier being joined connected signifier by the iconic stone and rotation set for a high-octane show of "Give It Away" that had everyone jumping.
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19. Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Bruno Mars (2016)
As Coldplay's Chris Martin sang to unfastened up the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, "Look astatine the stars!" The star-studded performance saw the stone set joined by some Beyoncé and Bruno Mars to perform a postulation of their hits, including "Viva La Vida," "Uptown Funk" and "Formation."
18. Paul McCartney (2005)
At the 2005 Super Bowl halftime show, Paul McCartney showed that classic stone volition ne'er spell retired of style . The iconic singer-songwriter floated from deed aft hit, performing "Drive My Car," "Get Back," "Live and Let Die," earlier culminating his show with a feel-good show of "Hey Jude" that got the full assemblage singing along.
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17. The Weeknd (2021)
It was hard not to beryllium dazzled by the blinding lights of The Weeknd's flawless 2021 Super Bowl halftime performance. The "Starboy" vocalist brought down the location each by himself as helium ran done an awesome database of songs including "The Hills," "Earned It," "Save Your Tears," "I Can't Feel My Face" and "I Feel It Coming" amongst others.
16. Black Eyed Peas, Usher, and Slash (2011)
"Boom Boom Pow!" This Super Bowl Halftime Show packed a superior punch with knockout performances from the Black Eyed Peas, Usher, and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, but galore viewers questioned the dependable quality at times.
15. Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott (2015)
We lone request 2 words to explicate wherefore this Halftime Show went viral: Left Shark.
14. The Who (2010)
Who were the set who played backmost successful 2010? One of the most-celebrated stone bands of each time, The Who, of course! The set performed a medley of their hits on the Super Bowl stage, including "Pinball Wizard," "Who Are You," "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley."
13. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2008)
His performance has been underrated due to the fact that it's evidently not arsenic flashy arsenic immoderate of the others, but Petty's acceptable was filled with rock-solid hits similar "American Girl," "Won't Back Down," "Free Fallin'" and "Running Down a Dream." 10 years ago, helium came, helium delivered, helium smiled. May helium RIP.
12. Justin Timberlake (2018)
While determination were no nipples successful this one , reviews astir Timberlake's solo show backmost successful 2018 were mixed.
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11. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band (2009)
"I privation you to measurement backmost from the guacamole dip, I privation you to enactment the chickenhearted fingers down and crook your tv each the mode up," the vocalist said onstage. And who are we to contradict the Boss?
10. The Rolling Stones (2006)
No substance erstwhile oregon wherever The Stones person performed, Mick Jagger and his unruly lads person brought it for much than 50 years and that was surely the lawsuit erstwhile they started up the NFL crowd with tunes similar "Rough Justice" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
9. Aerosmith, Britney Spears, 'NSYNC, Nelly and Mary J. Blige (2001)
Basically each azygous idiosyncratic successful the euphony manufacture was connected this Super Bowl stage. It was pandemonium . The amusement was during the tallness of lad bands, popstars and bubblegum tunes and remains 1 of the astir iconic performances to this day.
8. Madonna, CeeLo Green, and LMFAO (2012)
It was a spectacular spectacle , implicit with a Cleopatra costume, a gospel choir and some sort of cheerleader outfit-type thingy. We felt it. You felt it. Football felt it. And thing volition genuinely ever beryllium the same.
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7. Sting, Shania Twain and No Doubt (2003)
In his archetypal play (or opus rather), Sting stung the audience with an update connected his classic, "Message successful a Bottle." Gwen Stefani came retired to the assemblage rocking her washboard abs, baggy pants and glittering bustier. The full happening was a blast and the crowd loved each second.
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6. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira (2020)
The 2 Latin Pop stars turned up the vigor for the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show successful 2020, some delighting audiences and making others clutch their pearls with their electrical performances. J Balvin and Bad Bunny joined in, while J.Lo's daughter Emmy showcased her singing chops onstage arsenic well!
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5. Diana Ross (1996)
The former Supremes singer was thing abbreviated of ultimate erstwhile she rocked the house astatine the Halftime Show. The queen did an astonishing 4 costume changes successful conscionable 12 minutes. The timeless entertainer belted "You Keep Me Hanging on," "Baby Love" and "I Will Survive" earlier heading retired connected a helicopter, arsenic 1 does erstwhile you're Diana Ross.
4. Beyoncé (2013)
After lip-syncing the nationalist anthem astatine Obama's 2nd inauguration the period before, Bey knew she had to bring her A crippled to the Super Bowl—and that's conscionable what she did. Jay-Z 's woman emotion made it wide arsenic time that she was singing unrecorded astatine the Superdome successful New Orleans, sidesplitting her vocals and wowing the crowd . Midway done she practically gave fans a bosom onslaught when Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland joined her onstage for a Destiny's Child reunion. Slay, Bey, slaaaaaaaay!
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3. Lady Gaga (2017)
Lady G didn't rise the roof, she sang "God Bless America" and past she virtually jumped disconnected it. Well, benignant of. After that high-flying start, the superstar vocalist broke into "Poker Face." It was thrilling; it was implicit the top; it was each Gaga each the clip and fans went gaga for it. There was nary nutrient dress, nary blood, nary elephantine glowing egg—just an action-packed show that made you deliberation that the "Bad Romance" vocalist was calved to beryllium connected the 50-yard line.
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2. Michael Jackson (1993)
In a masterful determination that lone the King of Pop could person the audacity to propulsion off, MJ stood connected signifier for a afloat 90 seconds (remember you lone get 13 minutes max) without moving. The creaseless transgression had the assemblage successful the thenar of his manus erstwhile helium busted into "Jam." The maestro performer past broke into "Billie Jean" and "Black oregon White." There were fedoras, crotch grabs, limb spins (and kicks) and oh-so-much entertainment. The popular prima past utilized the full assemblage successful Rose Bowl to make elephantine portraits of children arsenic he closed with "Heal the World."
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1. Prince (2007)
The creator formerly known arsenic The Artist Formerly Known arsenic Prince perfected the Super Bowl Halftime amusement erstwhile helium performed a philharmonic montage of "We Will Rock You," "Let's Go Crazy," "Baby I'm a Star," "Proud Mary," "All Along the Watchtower," "Best of You" and, of course, "Purple Rain"—during a downpour!
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