The Super Bowl halftime present has at all times been a serious a part of the annual NFL occasion and is america’ most-watched musical efficiency of the 12 months.
Here’s a take a look at Sunday’s halftime present in the course of the match between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Who’s performing on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present 2025?
Kendrick Lamar will carry out the halftime present. He has gained 22 Grammy Awards all through his profession, together with 5 this 12 months for his track, “Not Like Us”, which bagged the distinguished Track of the 12 months and File of the 12 months awards on Sunday.
Lamar is the primary solo rapper to headline the halftime present.
The 37-year-old additionally carried out at Tremendous Bowl 2022, alongside Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J Blige. It was the primary halftime present to be fully centred on hip-hop music.
Lamar, who began out freestyling and battle rapping in school, launched his debut studio album, Part.80, in 2011. Over the subsequent three years, the album bought 130,000 copies within the US.
Lamar has launched 5 extra studio albums, together with different data, promoting greater than 17.9 million album-equivalent models worldwide. He has achieved 5 number-one singles within the US.
What can we count on from Kendrick Lamar’s efficiency?
In a information convention hosted by Apple Music, Lemer stated he’s staying true to his storytelling roots throughout his halftime efficiency.
“Storytelling. I feel I’ve at all times been very open about storytelling via all my catalog and my historical past of music. And I’ve at all times had a ardour about bringing that on no matter stage I’m on.”
Singer-songwriter SZA will be a part of Lamar as a particular visitor. The occasion can be directed by Hamish Hamilton, who has directed the halftime present since 2010.
However few different particulars concerning the efficiency have been revealed, bowing to a convention during which headliners maintain their plans secret.
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Apple Music, the music, audio, and video streaming service of Apple Inc, sponsors this 12 months’s halftime efficiency.
The corporate took over sponsorship in 2023, when Rihanna carried out, changing Pepsi which had been sponsor since 2013.
The place can I watch the Tremendous Bowl halftime present?
The Tremendous Bowl is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 pm ET (23:30 GMT), on Sunday, February 9, with the halftime present anticipated to start between 8-8:30pm (01:00-01:30 GMT).
The occasion can be broadcast reside on FOX, FOX Deportes and streamed on Tubi.
A historical past of the Tremendous Bowl halftime present
Initially, the present primarily featured school marching bands, earlier than progressing to drill groups and efficiency ensembles, nevertheless it all modified in 1991 when boy band New Youngsters on the Block have been the headline act.
The remainder of the Nineties had artists corresponding to Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Marvel and Gloria Estefan carry out.
On the flip of the century, a lot of totally different acts carried out collectively. In 2000, Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias and Toni Braxton appeared and the next 12 months introduced Aerosmith and NSYNC collectively.
U2 changed Janet Jackson in 2002, and the band carried out a tribute to the victims of the 9/11 assaults.
Jackson would get her likelihood in 2004, the place her efficiency created controversy as a consequence of an notorious “wardrobe malfunction”. The incident led to a change for the subsequent few years, with only one artist or group performing, primarily mainstream rock acts corresponding to Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Prince and Bruce Springsteen.
In 2011, up to date artists made a return, with the earlier format of a headline act and a lot of friends.
Since then, Madonna, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Girl Gaga, Dr Dre and Eminem have all carried out on the present, which ensures them enormous publicity and a major improve in album gross sales and digital downloads.
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