Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show 2025: Everything to know about performance (2025)

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

He'll get no argument from me.

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

"Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date," he said. "And I'll be there to remind the world why. They 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 informs his artistic vision. He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick's work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come."

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

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How long is Kendrick Lamar's halftime show?

Super Bowl halftime shows typically last 12 to 14 minutes.

Has Kendrick Lamar played the Super Bowl?

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

What time is the Super Bowl?

Kickoff is slated for6:30 p.m. ESTon Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

How to watch the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show

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

It will also stream on Fubo TV.

Does Kendrick Lamar have new music?

That he does.

Lamar hit No. 1 on Billboard's album chart in late November with his fifth consecutive release to do so, "GNX."

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

In naming it the year's best album, 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."

Is Kendrick Lamar going on tour in 2025?

He is. The rap superstar will head out with former TDE labelmate SZA on the Grand National Tour, which is slated to kick off on April 19. The pair will hit 19 stadiums across the country, including Lamar's native California.

Who will Kendrick Lamar perform with?

If Lamar does plan to share the world's biggest stage with special guests, he's certainly collaborated with his share of marquee talent through the years: Beyoncé, 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 off his battle with Drake.

That makes Future and Metro Boomin seem more likely picks than Drake at least.

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

And then there's Lil Wayne, a hip-hop legend from New Orleans that a lot of people felt should have been asked to headline this year's Super Bowl, what with it being his home turf 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, Lil Wayne reflected on the hometown snub with sports commentator Skip Bayless on"The Skip Bayless Show," saying he and Lamar had talked about the controversy.

"I've spoken to him," he said. "And I wished him all the best and told him, 'You better kill it, you got to kill it.'"

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

If Lamar does bring a special guest to New Orleans, it would be really awkward if SZA didn't make the cut. They're about to launch a co-headlining tour in April, after all.

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 Lamar get paid for the Super Bowl?

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

They do make union scale. But that's a tiny fraction of what they make when they play 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, would be $450 for "the leader," which in this case would be Lamar, and $400 a person for the side musicians.

What songs is Kendrick Lamar playing at the Super Bowl?

Lamar doesn't seem like the kind of entertainer to let chart position or streaming numbers shape his setlist, but that's really all we have to go on.

He's sent five singles to the top on Billboard's Hot 100 — "Humble," "Like That," "Not Like Us," "Squabble Up" and the Swift collaboration "Bad Blood."

His most-streamed songs on Spotify, all of which have passed a billion streams, are "Humble," "All the Stars" (with SZA), "Money Trees," "Love" (featuring Zacari) and "DNA."

According to setlist.fm, he's performed these five songs live at least 300 times — "m.A.A.d city," "Swimming Pools (Drank)," "Backstreet Freestyle," "Money Trees" and "B----, 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, andHamish Hamiltonis director. Roc Nation also is the strategic entertainment advisor of the live performance.

Creative direction will be provided by Lamar’s PGLang company, which oversaw his acclaimed Big Steppers tour, which ran from 2022 through early 2024.

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

Usher's halftime show at the 2024 Super Bowl was the most-viewed 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 show history.

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

Where is Super Bowl 2025?

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

This is the eighth Super Bowl the Superdome has hosted.

Super Bowl 2025 ticket prices

On Locationhas 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 pregame parties.

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

Tickets are also available via resale sites such asVivid SeatsandSeat Geek.

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