Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (AP)
Grammy-winning Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl’s halftime show with Samuel L. Jackson by his side playing “Uncle Sam.”
Lamar, 37, performed “Luther” with SZA, his former Top Dawg Entertainment partner, Sunday at the Ceasars Superdome.
In 2022, Lamar was a guest performer while Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg performed during the halftime show.
The pregame performances included Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle with “America the Beautiful” and Ledisi with “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before The Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles.