Who performed at the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show? Here's a full list of the performers
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar took the stage to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle for the title on the gridiron.
But the Grammy Award-winning rapper wasn't the only one to perform on Sunday night at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Before the teams hit the field, Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi performed in the pregame show. All of them are Louisiana natives.
Who performed in the Super Bowl halftime show for 2025?
Kendrick Lamar was tapped to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show in September.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation, who organize the massive football championship event, unveiled the 22-time Grammy Award-winning artist as this year's performer with a video of him launching footballs toward the camera from a machine used in training.
"My name's Kendrick Lamar and I'll be performing at Super Bowl LIX," he said in the video. "Will you be pulling up? I hope so. You know, there's only one opportunity to win a championship. No round 2's."
This is not the first time Lamar has graced the halftime show stage. He performed at Super Bowl 2022 during an ensemble act that also featured the likes of Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent.
Lamar was joined on stage by special guest SZA. The two are set to go on a 19-city North American tour that kicks off in April. The duo has collaborated on songs "30 for 30," "luther," "Gloria," "All the Stars" and "Doves in the Wind."
Kendrick Lamar joined by guests at Super Bowl halftime show
In addition to SZA, actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, took the stage at the start of the halftime show. He appeared several times during Lamar's performance.
Tennis star Serena Williams appeared on stage dancing and Mustard performed with Lamar.
When was the halftime show?
The Super Bowl 2025 started at around 6:30 p.m. ET, and the halftime show began around 8:30 p.m. ET.
Who sang the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl?
Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste was tapped to perform the national anthem.
Batiste, a Grammy and Academy Award winner and a native of New Orleans, is the former bandleader for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Actor Stephanie Nogueras performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Full list of 2025 Super Bowl performers
- Kendrick Lamar: Super Bowl halftime show headliner
- Sza: Halftime show special guest
- Samuel L. Jackson: Halftime show performer
- Mustard: Halftime show performer
- Serena Williams: Halftime show appearance
- Jon Batiste: National anthem
- Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle: "America the Beautiful"
- Ledisi: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
- Stephanie Noqueras: National anthem and "America the Beautiful" in American Sign Language
- Otis Jones IV: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in American Sign Language
- Matt Maxey: Halftime show in American Sign Language
