The Super Bowl (and all its iconic commercials) is over for another year, and there’s no way that Kansas City Chiefs fans want to relive their team’s 22-40 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But music fans might want to relive Kendrick Lamar’s musical halftime show, since the Super Bowl performance each year is the closest thing we have to a national concert. After the game, the NFL put the 13-plus-minute performance online. Here’s how to rewatch Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 2025 halftime show.
How do I rewatch the Super Bowl halftime show?
Every year, the NFL is quick to put the performance online on YouTube, so watch away.
Kendrick Lamar, influential musician, rapper, 20-time Grammy winner and recipient of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music was this year’s halftime show headliner, and he couldn’t have timed it better as far as publicity. The weekend before the Super Bowl, Lamar collected five Grammy Awards, all for his Drake diss track Not Like Us. He won record of the year, song of the year, best music video, best rap song and best rap performance.
Lamar did indeed perform his controversial 2024 song Not Like Us during the halftime show. You might have heard about it. Drake is suing record label Universal Music Group for defamation and harassment, alleging that the company helped to spread a “false and malicious” narrative about him via the song. However, he didn’t say the word “pedophile,” which is in the lyrics and is at the center of the controversy.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, introduced Lamar. Lamar was surrounded by dancers dressed in red, white and blue, who at one point formed a flag on stage. And as expected, Lamar was later joined by his fellow Grammy-winning musician, SZA.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams also showed up to dance. Why was a tennis star there? Well, both Lamar and Williams were raised in Compton, California (Williams was born in Michigan), and Williams reportedly once dated Drake, so there may have been some trolling going on. (SZA also once dated Drake.)
How can I watch the national anthem and other performances?
Kendrick Lamar and SZA weren’t the only musical performers involved in the Super Bowl, and you can catch up on the other musical performances, too.
Lady Gaga performed a touching musical tribute to host city New Orleans, which suffered a terrorist attack on New Year’s Day.
New Orleans’ native Harry Connick Jr. also joined in with a New Orleans tribute, which included the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band.
Jon Batiste sang the national anthem.
Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty sang America the Beautiful.
Singer Ledisi sang Lift Every Voice and Sing before the game.
How much did Kendrick Lamar and SZA get paid?
This may sound shocking, but the Super Bowl halftime performers don’t get paid. Rather, they profit from the Super Bowl’s massive viewership, as the increased visibility and captive audience turn their mini-concert into a lucrative opportunity. Over 100 million people watch, and many seek out the artist’s music after hearing it during the game.
Rihanna performed at the 2023 Super Bowl, and according to The Mirror, her listens on Spotify jumped by 640% after the game. One estimate says her big-game performance was worth $88 million in publicity and interest.
Who won the Super Bowl?
The Philadelphia Eagles scooped up their second Super Bowl title, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in a game that wasn’t close. The Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, had high hopes for their third straight Super Bowl title — no team has ever won three in a row. But looks like we’re going to have to keep waiting for the first-ever three-peat.