The Super Bowl Halftime Show just got a lot bigger. On Thursday, Apple Music announced that SZA will be joining Kendrick Lamar during this year's halftime show, hosted at New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on Feb.
Kendrick Lamar uses a teaser trailer to officially announce SZA will be a special guest for the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in New Orleans.
Kendrick Lamar will headline the mid-game concert, and will be joined by SZA, his frequent collaborator, CNN reported. He made the announcement on social media on Thursday, in a video that first showed him alone on a football field.
SZA and Kendrick Lamar at Coachella in 2018 ... Eminem, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. The halftime event will be creative directed by Lamar and longtime collaborator Dave Free’s pgLang company.
The show will air live on Fox and will be produced by Jay-Z and Roc Nation for a sixth year. Lamar, who shared in the Emmy for outstanding live variety special for the 2022 edition with Jay-Z, Jesse Collins and other guests such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent.
Kendrick Lamar is bringing along an old friend for his Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance with the announcement that his frequent collaborator and former label mate SZA will join him on stage.
Lamar was announced as the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner in September. He previously performed in a star-studded halftime show in 2022 alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
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SZA and Kendrick Lamar set to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on February 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, US.
Here are the artists who also will be performing at Super Bowl LIX. Five-time Grammy Award winning singer Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem. Batiste was born and raised in Louisiana. Super Bowl LIX will be played at the Superdome in New Orleans.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are back in the NFL title game after beating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in a thrilling AFC championship game on Sunday. They’ll face Philadelphia and star running back Saquon Barkley, who ran for three touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC title game.