No Surprise! Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Adds SZA With Kendrick Lamar

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. In a promotional clip shared on his social media accounts, Lamar is shown chatting on his cell on a football field, stating that he has plans to bring another artist along during the performance. “I’ve been thinking about a guest performer,” he states before getting cut off by SZA, who spills a cooler of blue drink onto him in slow motion. The guest appearance doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as the two have long been collaborators. Most recently, SZA turned up for two songs — “Luther” and “Gloria” — on Lamar’s surprise-released album “GNX,” while he returned the favor on SZA’s “30 for 30” off “Lana.” The Super Bowl performance is a well-timed tee-up for Lamar and SZA’s upcoming 2025 Grand National Tour, slated to kick off in Minnesota on Apr. 19. The 19-date trek will make stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit and Los Angeles, before wrapping at Washington, D.C. on June 18.

Source: Variety