Who Will Perform at the Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show? Know the Singers Finalized For the Event

On Sunday, February 9, Kendrick Lamar will lead the Super Bowl 2025 halftime concert in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. In a statement published when the news broke, the Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop icon responded to the development by saying, “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.”

Music’s biggest stage will also feature award-winning artists performing the national anthem, “America the Beautiful” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.

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Who will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show 2025?

Globally recognised rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2025. Ironically, it will not be Lamar's first appearance on the grandest stage.

On February 13, 2022, he co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

Lamar's fifth consecutive album, "GNX," peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard album list in late November. Complex awarded it Album of the Year, and it made several other year-end Top 10 lists, including Billboard, Consequence, Dazed, Esquire, the Line of Best Fit, Stereogum, and the Washington Post.

His biggest singles include "Humble," "Like That," and "Not Like Us."

Performance Details

Special Guests: Although not officially confirmed, there are rumors that SZA, Baby Keem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg might join Lamar on stage.
Performance Time: The halftime show will start around 8 p.m. ET, lasting approximately 20-30 minutes.
National Anthem: Jon Batiste, a New Orleans native and Grammy winner, will perform the national anthem.

Pre-Game Performances

"America the Beautiful": Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle will team up for a heartfelt rendition.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing": Grammy-winning singer Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem.

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How to watch the Super Bowl halftime 2025

You should probably check out the game while you're at it, but the halftime show will be broadcast live (as will the Super Bowl itself) on Fox.

It will also stream on Fubo TV.

What time does the Super Bowl start?

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PST on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

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What time does the Super Bowl halftime show start?

The first half of the game usually lasts somewhere in the neighborhood of 90 minutes, so sometime after 5 p.m. seems likely for Lamar to take the stage.