What can viewers expect from Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance? So far, it’s confirmed that SZA will join him on stage, but more information may be shared on Thursday when the Grammy-winning artist speaks before Sunday’s game.
Apple Music’s Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis will interview Lamar and other pre-game performers starting at 10 a.m. Central time. The rap star takes the Super Bowl stage after winning two major Grammy awards — song and record of the year — for his diss track “Not Like Us.”
Apple Music will stream the interview on its platform and social media, including YouTube and Facebook.
This isn’t Lamar’s first time performing on the Super Bowl’s major musical stage. He’s excited to bring hip-hop back to the NFL’s championship game after performing as a guest with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Eminem in 2022.
The pre-game media session might reveal some details about the performance, but headliners often keep some surprises. Rihanna did this in 2023 when she revealed she was pregnant with her second child during her Super Bowl performance.
The Super Bowl will take place on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending champions, will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch.
Who else is performing at the Super Bowl?
The pregame show will have a local touch, with Jon Batiste singing the national anthem. Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are set to perform “America the Beautiful.”
Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the pregame performances.
The national anthem and “America the Beautiful” will be performed by actor Stephanie Nogueras in American Sign Language. Otis Jones IV will sign “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Matt Maxey will sign the halftime show.
All the pregame performers are from Louisiana.
