Super BowlLIX is shaping up to be one for the books.
Kendrick Lamarwasannounced as the halftime headlinerfor Feb. 9’s game back in September.
“This field a lot bigger than what it looks,” he remarks.

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Unbeknownst to the Compton-born musician, SZA creeps up behind him, shouldering a sloshing watercooler.
She then dumps the sparkling blue, Gatorade-like contents of the cooler onto Lamar with a mischievous grin.
He appeared as a special guest duringSnoop DoggandDr.

Kendrick Lamar performs at Rolling Loud Miami 2022.Jason Koerner/Getty
Dre’s 2022West Coast-themed Super Bowl spectacle.
He and SZA also aren’t the only announced performers.
See below for the full slate of announced performers set for the 2025 Super Bowl.

SZA performing at Chicago’s United Center in 2023.Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty
Kendrick Lamar
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Kendrick Lamar had one of the biggest years of his career in 2024.
“And I’ll be there to remind the world why.
They got the right one.”

Jon Batiste rehearsing for the Grammys in 2024.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
“This is a true art form.
I live and die by it.”
She released the deluxe version of that album, titledLana,complete with a music videostarringBen Stiller.

Ledisi in 2017.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
2 spot at the MLK weekend domestic box office.
SZA recently gushed with admiration for Lamar in aninterview with Apple Music.
I just think he’s so important," she said.

Trombone Shorty in 2024.Taylor Hill/Getty
His first album, released when he was only 17, is calledTimes in New Orleans.
Batiste launched his first solo concert tour in 2024, dubbed “The Uneasy Tour.”
His Super Bowl performance will be accompanied in American Sign Language (ASL) by the actress Stephanie Nogueras.

Lauren Daigle in 2019.Terry Wyatt/Getty
Ledisi has been tapped by the NFL to perform the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Trombone Shorty
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Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is another New Orleans native.
Shorty attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts with Batiste.

Post Malone.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
She will sing “America the Beautiful” during the Super Bowl pregame lineup, accompanied by Trombone Shorty.
Lady Gaga?
Stay tuned Sunday to find out more.

Lady Gaga.Ronald Martinez/Getty