Who is performing with Kendrick Lamar? All the Super Bowl halftime guests

10 February 2025, 01:13 | Updated: 10 February 2025, 14:32

By Capital FM

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Who is performing with Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl halftime show? SZA is set to join him on stage.

Kendrick Lamar is the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performer, but who joined him on stage for that absolutely show-stopping performance?

While it doesn't happen every time, the Super Bowl halftime show headliner usually brings out a handful of surprise guests to perform alongside them on the night. Last year, Usher brought out Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R. and Will.i.am!

Prior to the performance, SZA was the only confirmed guest to join the 'Not Like Us' rapper. While there was several rumours swirling around social media about a number of other artists, Kendrick kept it pretty lowkey with a couple of major cameos.

Here's who joined Kendrick on stage at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.

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Who is performing with Kendrick Lamar at halftime?

SZA

Prior to halftime, SZA was the only confirmed guest to join Kendrick on stage.

Kendrick and SZA have seven collaborations together, and their professional partnership goes all the way back to 2024. The duo's most popular collaboration is 'All the Stars' which was written for 2018's Black Panther. They've also collabed on 'luther', 'gloria', '30 for 30', 'Doves in the Wind', 'Easy Bake' and 'Babylon'.

Kendrick and SZA are also about to head off on a joint stadium tour.

Speaking about their halftime performance, SZA told New York Daily News: "That’s King Kendrick’s performance and that it is all for him to divulge. What I can say is he’s worked really hard on it, and I’m so honored to be a part of it and I’m so honored to even know him and exist in the same time as someone as brilliant as him."

SZA performed 'luther' and 'All the Stars' with Kendrick during the halftime show.

Samuel L. Jackson

The legendary Samuel L. Jackson opened Kendrick's halftime set as 'Uncle Sam' and appeared throughout the performance to narrate the storyline.

Serena Williams

A surprise cameo from THEE Serena Williams?! Serena appeared briefly during Kendrick's performance of 'Not Like Us'.

The decision to add Serena into the performance for that particular song has not gone unnoticed by fans. Drake and Serena previously dated.

Mustard

Producer Mustard (you might recognise him from his producer tag – "Mustard on the beat, hoe!") joined Kendrick towards the end of his performance.

Mustard produced 'Not Like Us' with Kendrick and recently just won Record Of The Year at the Grammys for the track.

While there were countless rumours and speculation about who would be joining Kendrick, that was it! He decided to keep it small, showcasing his incredible talent and music, with absolutely spectacular choreography and story telling throughout.

Doechii was a strongly rumoured to join the halftime show but it turns out she was in New Orleans to perform at House of Verizon's Super Bowl event.

And despite prayers from fans of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, who both have high profile collaborations with Kendrick, neither of them appeared.

Kendrick Lamar halftime show setlist: What songs did he sing?

1. 'GNX' teaser
2. 'Squabble Up'
3. 'Humble'
4. 'DNA'
5. 'Euphoria'
6. 'Man at the Garden'
7. 'Peekaboo'
8. 'Luther' feat. SZA
9. 'All the Stars' feat. SZA
10. 'Not Like Us'
11. 'TV Off'

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