When Kendrick Lamar was revealed as the headliner for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show over the weekend, the announcement spurred some burning questions. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking through those questions.
What will he perform? Should his booking be seen as an “anti-Drake” move after their heated rap battle this past spring? And what special guests might join him onstage? He has a lot of options, after all, considering his high-profile collaborations with everyone from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé. If Lamar lures Swift to perform their 2015 “Bad Blood” remix, it would mark her first time hitting the Super Bowl halftime stage, whereas it would mark Bey’s third appearance (headlining in 2013 and joining Coldplay in 2016) if she pops up for 2016’s “Freedom.”
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet spends a second week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart and how Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” just won’t let go of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Plus, the 2024 CMA Awards nominations were announced on Monday, and Beyoncé’s country album Cowboy Carter received zero nods. We’re talking through the reaction to her snub.
