Kendrick Lamar Announces SZA as Special Guest for Super Bowl Performance

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance

SZA will join Kendrick Lamar for his upcoming Super Bowl Time Show performance – find out more below.

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In September, the NFL, Apple Music, and Kendrick Lamar confirmed that rapper “Not Like That” Wold will headline the Super Bowl LIX Show in New Orleans on February 9.

Exciting Details from Kendrick Lamar

At the time, Kendrick said in the trailer: “What are you all doing? My name is Kendrick Lamar and I will be performing at Super Bowl LIX. Are you going to get up? I hope so! You know there is only one opportunity to win the championship, no round. Let's get this! ”

“I don’t want you to miss this. Meet me in New Orleans, February 9, 2025. Wear your best dress too, even if you're watching from home. Let's go.”

Now Kendrick Lamar has revealed the special guest performers for his set. In a new ad to promote the play for Apple Music, Kendrick can be seen standing amidst a sensation of people passing at a distance. Kendrick says, speaking over the phone: “You know this field is a lot bigger than people think, so it's a must. Exactly. No, I was thinking about a guest performer.”

SZA then sneaks up on him to drown him in Blue Gatorade, a staple celebration seen during sporting events.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1phfycfdk

Kendrick Lamar and SZA have collaborated many times in the past, most recently linking up with their surprise “GNX” in November. She showcases the song “Luther”.

The pair have since announced a joint “Grand National” North American stadium tour. The 19-date tour begins April 19 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. From there, the two artists will make their way across the US with stops in Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Philadelphia, East Rutherford, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto before ending on June 18 at Northwest Stadium in Washington, DC – Visit here to buy tickets.

In a glowing five-star LP review, NME‘s Kyann-sian Williams wrote: “Lamar channels what can be interpreted as hate and negativity in a teachable moment, forcing you to lean into the purest emotion known to man: love. In a year that started with so much poison, Kendrick Lamar shares the antidote on “GNX.”

The rapper’s track “Not Like Us” landed the coveted second place on NME‘s The Top 50 Songs of 2024 list, which noted that the single “Packed intelligent, intensely explored character assassination into a brutal, fast-paced DJ club hit. Even though his savage, accusatory puns grabbed the headlines, it was Lamar’s dissection of Drake as a ‘colonizer’ that really highlighted his pure vitriol.”