Supporting her fellow musician, Rihanna believes Kendrick Lamar “deserves” to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.
Voicing her support, the superstar chanteuse’s comments come amid backlash from fans and other artists, who believed rapper Lil Wayne was the more obvious choice for the prestigious sporting event performance.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna said:
“It’s a diamond on a ring finger, honey. It’s meant to be! It’s Kendrick Lamar! Kendrick Lamar is the one that’s supposed to do it right now. He’s gonna crush it. We should never doubt him. He’s an amazing artist, top-tier. He had an incredible year. He actually brought so many people together. It’s to be celebrated. That’s what culture is. He deserves it. I cannot wait to see it. Kendrick, thank you.”
Prior to being snubbed, Lil Wayne had previously said he was expecting a call from the NFL, given that the event will be held in his hometown of New Orleans. And when he was not chosen, the rapper (born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) took to social media to express his disappointment, writing:
“That hurt. It hurt a lot. You know what I’m talking about. It hurt a whole lot.”. “I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown. And for automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position. So I blame myself for that.”
Attracting 121,000,000 viewers in 2023, Rihanna performed at the Super Bowl where she revealed she was pregnant with her second baby. And in 2024 Usher took the half time stage pulling in 123,000,000 viewers.
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Author: Saul Goode
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