Super Bowl LIX Preview: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, SZA & More

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From the Grammys to the big game! Kendrick Lamar is headlining this year's Super Bowl halftime show and Taylor Swift is sure to be in the crowd. The Hollywood Reporter is breaking down all the musical moments you can expect during Super Bowl LIX.

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00:00From the Grammys to the big game, Kendrick Lamar is headlining this year's Super Bowl

00:04halftime show, and Taylor Swift is sure to be in the crowd. Right now, we're breaking down

00:09all the musical moments you can expect during Super Bowl 59.

00:14Sunday's game will see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles,

00:18as the Chiefs try to three-peat and win it all for the third year in a row.

00:21It's going down at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana,

00:24and Louisiana native John Baptiste is singing the national anthem.

00:27Ahead of the game, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle will also perform America the Beautiful,

00:32and Lettucey will perform Lift Every Voice and Sing, often referred to as the Black National Anthem.

00:37Then, Lamar will take the stage for the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show.

00:41The 22-time Grammy winner previously performed at the hip-hop-heavy 2022 halftime show starring

00:47Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent.

00:51As for what fans can expect this time around, Lamar's Not Like Us producer,

00:55Mustard, told The Hollywood Reporter this on the 2025 Grammys red carpet.

01:00What is he going to bring? A f***ing monster show?

01:03He's the greatest, man. He's one of the greatest artists of all time in my book,

01:06and he's one of the greatest performers of all time.

01:09If you really go back and study, he's literally been doing this for so long and at a high level,

01:14so I expect nothing but the best. He's incredible.

01:17Lamar has already confirmed that he'll bring out at least one special guest.

01:20The rapper teamed up with Apple Music for a teaser that revealed SZA will join him on the Super Bowl stage.

01:27Now, I've been thinking about a guest performance.

01:32The pair have collaborated on numerous songs, including 30 for 30,

01:37Luther, Gloria, Doves in the Wind, and All the Stars, just to name a few.

01:41Another artist Lamar has worked with will definitely be in the building.

01:49His Bad Blood collaborator, Taylor Swift.

01:54And while it's doubtful T-Swift will join K-Dot up on stage during halftime,

01:58Travis Kelsey's brother, Jason Kelsey, confirmed to People magazine that the Fortnite singer will be in attendance

02:04to support her boyfriend, who of course is the tight end for the Chiefs.

02:07It's all going down on Sunday, February 9th at 3.30 p.m. Pacific, 6.30 p.m. Eastern on Fox.

02:13For all the latest news and updates, go to THR.com.

02:16For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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