Apart from the big game, fans are also excited about what the NFL has lined up for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. It was already previously announced that multi-Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar would take center stage for the highly anticipated spectacle, and it has now been revealed who will be taking his side during the show.

The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot 100.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud has become one of ... Made Freestyle,” which took aim at Lamar’s connection to Taylor Swift (the pair collaborated on the “Bad Blood” remix in 2015).

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10. They are followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine.

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight. Beyoncé is up for 11 awards thanks to “Cowboy Carter,” tying Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” record for most nominations for a single album.

She’s a well-established artist who’s had barely any Grammy recognition in the past (prior to this year, her two nominations were a decade ago, for Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy”), and she’s defined by her penchant for creative reinvention – so the possibility that she’ll be nominated in future years feels less inevitable than it does for many of her Big Four competitors.

Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles set for Super Bowl rematch with star power on and off the field in New Orleans showdown.

Though the Academy’s old habits always die hard — just look further down the ballot, where categories like rock still seem resistant to give the keys to a new generation — I expect the fresh faces to win out.

The Grammy Awards boast more than 90 categories. They range from best classical instrumental solo (our money is on Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson taking the prize in 2025) to best música Mexicana album (go Peso Pluma!