Speculation over surprise guests is at a fever pitch. One name is already locked in: longtime collaborator SZA, which is of no surprise since the two announced they'd be going on tour together. This is Kendrick Lamar though so there will be more guests.

Super Bowl 2025 is just a few days away. Kendrick Lamar will perform at halftime, and New Orleans’ natives will open the Big Game.

Kendrick Lamar was announced Sunday as the headlining halftime show performer at Super Bowl LIX when the big game comes to New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome in February 2025. Lamar follows recent Super Bowl headliners Usher and Rihanna,