Kendrick Lamar: Last News

Kanye West has spoken out about the aftermath of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud, and said that the former is the “new generation R. Kelly”.His comments come after Kendrick Lamar took to the stage in New Orleans on Sunday (February 10) and made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Super Bowl Halftime Show.In his set, he broke out hits including the two Drake diss tracks, ‘Euphoria’ and the Grammy-winning ‘Not Like Us’.

The Philadelphia Eagles left Caesars Superdome victorious Sunday night, and while the Kansas City Chiefs’ hopes of winning a third consecutive Super Bowl were foiled, Fox did manage another sought after three-peat.

sang his Drake diss track “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday — and that’s not the only way he insulted his rival during the halftime performance.Lamar’s outfit for the show included a massive “a” chain necklace, which appeared to be a nod to his “A minor” lyric from “Not Like Us.”During his performance at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, he sang the full line (“Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor”) that calls out Drake, 38, for allegedly having sex with underage women .The crowd at the stadium sang along for the “A minor” part.Lamar did, however, omit the word “pedophile” from his line “Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles,” which is about Drake and his 2021 album “Certified Lover Boy.”For the halftime show, Lamar also rocked a blue jacket that read “Gloria” across the front in big letters, a black shirt, blue jeans and a black hat.He had Samuel L. Jackson, who was dressed as “Uncle Sam,” emcee the show.

Kendrick Lamar has announced a joint tour with SZA, which will take place across the UK and Europe later this year.Announced today (February 10), the new run of stadium dates come just hours after the rapper took to the stage as the performer for the massive Super Bowl Halftime show, and was joined by SZA for two tracks.Dubbed the ‘Grand National Tour’, the upcoming shows arrive on the heels of their North American tour, which will span between April and June. New international dates commence with an opening night at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne on July 2.From there, another show is planned for the Deutsche Bank Park venue in Frankfurt on July 4 before the two head over to the UK for the first two of their shows here.

The dancer who waved a Palestine and Sudan flag during Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show will not face any charges over the stunt, but has been given a lifetime ban from NFL stadiums and events.At the end of the performance last Sunday (February 9), a member of Lamar’s live crew unfurled a banner combining the Palestine and Sudan flags, with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.He then jumped off the stage and ran across the field, waving the flag around. The man was subsequently chased down by security before eventually being tackled to the ground and escorted off the field.In a statement to NBC, an NFL spokesperson said: “We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag.

Harrison Ford has appeared in a new Jeep Super Bowl commercial, poking fun at his name being the same as competitor Ford.The new spot premiered as part of yesterday’s (February 9) event, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs, while Kendrick Lamar headlined the Halftime show.One of the many commercials that aired included one for Jeep, which was directed by A Complete Unknown and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s James Mangold, and sees Ford reflect on the idea of “freedom”.“The longest thing we ever do is live our lives, but life doesn’t come with an owner’s manual. Might’ve been nice, huh?” he begins. “But that means we get to write our own stories.“Freedom is: yes, or no, or maybe.

Donald Trump has trolled Taylor Swift after she was booed at the 2025 Super Bowl.Fans knew the pop star would be attending the game to support boyfriend Travis Kelce after an interview emerged with the athlete’s brother – former Philadelphia Eagles centre, Jason Kelce, in which he said “obviously, our whole family” would be there.After the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer was shown on the jumbotron at the event, the crowd erupted in boos, and she was seen glancing around at those in her suite – among them Ice Spice and the Haim sisters, Este, Danielle, and Alana – and asking: “What’s going on?”While some fans on social media tactfully speculated the reason and landed on “Taylor Swift fatigue”, the president gloated: “The world is healing!”Last night (February 9), Trump became the first sitting president to ever attend a Super Bowl in person, which seemingly went over well with the crowd who cheered him. After the event, he posted on his Truth Social platform, sharing a post from the “Libs of TikTok” account which read, “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed.”His jab at Swift follows a previous admission that he “hates” her.

At the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift received a rather frosty welcome from the stands filled with Philadelphia Eagles fans while she was there to cheer on her beau, Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce. Caught by surprise in her VIP suite alongside pals like Ice Spice and the Haim sisters, Taylor could be seen giving the camera a side-eye amid the boos when the stadium's big screen turned to her.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Kendrick Lamar is back on the charts following his buzzed-about Super Bowl LIX appearance. Fresh off his recent Grammy wins, the rapper electrified the crowd at the Superdome in New Orleans with a medley of hits, including songs off his latest album, “GNX.” Search interest for Lamar’s recent chart-topper has unsurprisingly surged overnight, with fans seeking out vinyl copies of his critically-acclaimed album.

Kendrick Lamar delivered a massive show at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show last night (February 9). Check it out in full below.The event took place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the Kansas City Chiefs went head-to-head with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Taylor Swift was seen looking perplexed when she was “aggressively” booed by Eagles fans at the Super Bowl – watch footage of the moment below.The long-anticipated event saw the Kansas City Chiefs go head-to-head with the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans yesterday (February 9).Fans knew the pop star would be attending the game to support boyfriend Travis Kelce after an interview emerged with the athlete’s brother – former Philadelphia Eagles centre, Jason Kelce.When the ‘Midnights’ hitmaker was briefly shown on the jumbotron at the event, the crowd erupted in boos, and she was seen glancing around at those in her suite – among them Ice Spice and the Haim sisters, Este, Danielle, and Alana — and asking: “What’s going on?”Taylor Swift got showed on the big screen and got booed aggressively.She asks: "What's going on?"pic.twitter.com/1CSLjNanmK— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 9, 2025It’s a far cry from previous appearances that went down far more smoothly, with her presence at the 2024 Super Bowl helping it become the most-watched broadcast in US TV history, since the 1969 moon landing.Some fans have speculated that it’s due to her over exposure causing “Taylor Swift fatigue”, a term which also cropped up following the 2025 Grammys, where she walked away empty handed – the first time the singer had ever been snubbed when she had six or more nominations.“Truth is, she’s been covered at every game,” wrote one viewer. “The people in the stadium have seen this stuff at every game they watched either in person or on TV.

Kendrick Lamar appears to have created a new meme with his performance of ‘Not Like Us’ at the Super Bowl 2025.Yesterday, (February 9), Lamar hit the field at the New Orleans Superdome to perform at the Halftime Show, making him the first-ever solo rapper to headline, and he used the opportunity to take several shots at Drake, much to the delight of fans.He poked fun at the ‘God’s Plan’ rapper for suing Universal Music Group for promoting ‘Not Like Us’. While teasing the song, which was only played for a mere second, Kendrick quipped during the performance: “I want to play their favourite song but you know they like to sue”.The diss track dropped back in May during Drake and Lamar’s infamous rap battle, in which the latter accused his peer of being “a certified paedophile” (Drake has denied any wrongdoing).

Father John Misty has reacted to Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl performance falling on the 10th anniversary of ‘I Love You, Honeybear’.The former Fleet Foxes musician, real name Josh Tillman, released the record in 2015, with NME calling it a “hugely ambitious, caustically funny album about the redemptive possibilities of love, and being heartily sick of your own bullshit”.Ahead of its official anniversary yesterday (February 9), Misty announced a remastered reissue, which is set to arrive on Valentine’s Day (February 14). His more playful way to mark the occasion was to reignite a longstanding light-hearted beef with Lamar, whose previous releases have often coincided with his.Responding to a tweet marking the 10th anniversary of his album, he wrote: “Had to do his super bowl performance today of all days nice,” in a nod to the ‘Not Like Us‘ rapper’s history-making performance.had to do his super bowl performance today of all days nice https://t.co/LtBZw5sPg6— Father John Misty (@fatherjohnmisty) February 9, 2025Back in November, the ‘Let The Light In’ musician went as far as sharing a Kendrick “diss track” after the rapper surprise-released his new album ‘GNX’ the same day as he dropped his new album ‘Mahashmashana’.The Compton rapper posted a link to the album on his social media pages on November 22, inadvertently coinciding with the release of ‘Mahashmashana’, which he later joked about, writing on X/Twitter: “I’m furiously scribbling my seeming response”.The response arrived in the form of a new song shared on Instagram called ‘God’s Trash’, posted alongside artwork parodying covers for Lamar’s recent diss tracks towards Drake from their highly publicised feud last summer.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar delivered a powerhouse performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, taking the stage at Ceasars Superdrome in New Orleans. The 37-year-old 'Humble' artist wowed fans, but not before sparking speculation over whether he would perform his contentious track 'Not Like Us', which takes aim at fellow rapper Drake.

Naman Ramachandran President Donald Trump was his usual candid self while addressing the issue of Taylor Swift getting booed at the Super Bowl. Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium.

Coming off the high of the 2025 Grammys and being one of Kendrick Lamar's special guests at his 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance, SZA has released a deluxe version of LANA with four new songs. They include a new version of fan-favorite "Joni" featuring Don Toliver, a SZA-only version of "Open Arms," and unreleased songs "Take You Down" and "PSA." Just last weekend SZA took home her fifth-ever Grammy award for Best R&B Song for "Saturn," a single from LANA.

Kendrick Lamar has taken the stage to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The show was "hosted" by Samuel L.

Kendrick Lamar‘s dance crew was chased and escorted off the field during the rapper’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show – find out more below.During Kendrick Lamar’s history-making performance, the rapper was joined by a 400-strong cast of dancers and models. Towards the end of the performance, the majority of the cast were seen all across the field in the New Orleans Superdome as Kendrick rapped along to ‘TV Off’ with DJ-producer Mustard.The vast majority of the cast donned all-black attires.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Kendrick Lamar showed out during his performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, enlisting SZA, Samuel L.

William Earl Taylor Swift‘s Super Bowl appearance to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce was met with some boos when she was shown on the jumbotron. Watch the moment below.

Kendrick Lamar is taking over the field for the 2025 Half Time Show!