Kendrick Lamar is trading in swimming pools for football fields.
Lamar has been tapped as the halftime host for Super Bowl 59, according to our sister site Variety.
And it won’t be the first time Lamar has taken the Super Bowl stage. In 2022, Lamar teamed up with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige, pulling from their collective catalog some of the biggest hits of the past few decades. Lamar recently made headlines for his feud with fellow artist Drake, releasing a diss track titled “Not Like Us” in May.
He will take over the halftime show from Usher, who headlined Super Bowl 58 with appearances by Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Ludacris and Lil Jon. His medley of hits, which includes “Caught Up,” “Confessions,” “You Got It Bad” and “Yeah!,” earned an average “C” rating from TVLine readers.
Other recent Super Bowl halftime show performers include Rihanna; The Weeknd; Jennifer Lopez and Shakira; Maroon 5 (with Travis Scott and Big Boi); Justin Timberlake; Lady Gaga; Coldplay; and Katy Perry.
Super Bowl 59 will be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9 and will air on Fox. The 2024 NFL season kicks off this weekend, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Baltimore Ravens in Thursday’s kickoff game.
