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Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

91ƵThey got the right one,91Ƶ Lamar said in a statement
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FILE - Kendrick Lamar arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL91Ƶs biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans.

The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he91Ƶs looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL91Ƶs championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in 2022.

91ƵRap music is still the most impactful genre to date,91Ƶ Lamar said in a statement. 91ƵAnd I91Ƶll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.91Ƶ

Lamar has experienced massive success since his debut album 91Ƶgood kid, m.A.A.d city91Ƶ in 2012. Since then, he91Ƶs accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album 91ƵDAMN.91Ƶ

The rapper91Ƶs latest album 91ƵMr. Morale & The Big Steppers,91Ƶ was released in 2022. He was featured on the song 91ƵLike That91Ƶ with Future and Metro Boomin on a track that spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year. He also garnered another hit with 91ƵNot Like Us.91Ƶ

Roc Nation founder Jay-Z called Lamar a 91Ƶonce-in-a-generation91Ƶ artist and performer.

91ƵHis deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision,91Ƶ Jay-Z said. 91ƵHe has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick91Ƶs work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.91Ƶ

Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. The creative direction of Lamar91Ƶs performance will be provided by pgLang.

Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press

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