The blowback from next year’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner selection is still breezing through hip-hop. Yesterday (September 8), Kendrick Lamar announced that he would do the honors in 2025. While Jay-Z and Rihanna showed their support, others let their disapproval be heard loud and clear.

When Kendrick Lamar announced on Sept. 8 that he would be headlining the Apple Music halftime show at Super Bowl LIX, sports and music fans were immediately divided. Thousands were thrilled that the Compton native had been picked to return to the coveted stage two years after performing on football’s biggest night,

JAY-Z and Roc Nation entered a partnership with the NFL in 2019 that tasked him with being the league’s “live music entertainment strategist” and to assist with social-justi

Kendrick hasn’t released a studio album since 2022’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, although he’s dropped several diss tracks this year amid his public feud with Drake. Most recently (and most memorably), Kendrick released “Not Like Us,” which was widely dubbed the song of the summer.

Several outlets reported that Drake was never offered the opportunity, conflicting with multiple claims stating otherwise.

Artists including Nicki Minaj have hit out at the perceived snub of Lil Wayne, a New Orleans native, from the coveted halftime show next year

See, Super Bowl LIX is set to be played in Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and some folks believe that rap deity and Louisiana native Lil Wayne would’ve been the be

Social media had mixed reactions to the Super Bowl announcement, where the NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar would be headlining the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Super Bowl LIX will be held on February 9,