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Apple Music announced Friday that SZA will be featured as a special guest in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
The news was revealed in a video posted on X, which included SZA giving Lamar the Gatorade bath typically reserved for Super Bowl-winning head coaches:
Apple Music @AppleMusic
Catch @kendricklamar with guest @sza. #AppleMusicHalftime #SBLIX https://t.co/VxWPUamYKp@pgLang @RocNation @NFL @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/9aQCv9mCvH
SZA’s involvement in the Super Bowl halftime show is not a big surprise since she and Lamar have collaborated many times over the years.
On Lamar’s GNX album, which was released in November, SZA was featured in the songs “Luther” and “Gloria.” Also, the hit song “30 for 30,” which dropped