Kendrick Lamar is back on the biggest stage in sports. The rap icon is set to headline the Super Bowl 59 halftime show as the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles — round two in a high-stakes rematch just three years in the making.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Kendrick Lamar accepts the Record of the Year award for "Not Like Us" onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the biggest musical events in the world, with about 1 out of every 3 Americans tuning in.

Kendrick Lamar won five Grammys for his 2024 hit “Not Like Us,” but the song might pose legal risks to the NFL and Fox.

Blige at Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, just up the street from his hometown of Compton. He’s also the first solo Super Bowl headliner to also have won the Pulitzer Prize for music, which he did in 2018 for the album “Damn,

Before the Super Bowl halftime show became the spectacle it is today, it was often a simple mix of marching bands and variety acts. Over time, it evolved into one of the most-watched musical events in the country,

Part of the fun of the Super Bowl halftime show is not knowing what will happen or who will show up. Driving the news: Kendrick Lamar headlines Sunday's festivities with rumors he'll be joined by R&B star SZA.

Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the headliner for the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, where he aims to "remind the world why" rap music is so "impactful" during his performance at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9,