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The Super Bowl ranks among the year’s most eagerly awaited events. This time, the performance lineup announcement has thrilled music enthusiasts eager to watch their favorite artists take the stage.<\/p>\n
Super Bowl 59<\/u><\/a>\u00a0will feature standout musical acts, with the national anthem and halftime show as key highlights. Fans are especially eager for the acclaimed artist performing the anthem, predicting a “legendary”<\/i>\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n The National Football League revealed the pregame lineup on Instagram,\u00a0calling<\/u><\/a>\u00a0it “a celebration in New Orleans.” The announcement also confirmed the highly anticipated date: February 9, 2025.<\/p>\n Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. ET, and with the game lasting about three to four hours, the halftime show will likely start between 8 and 8:30 p.m. ET, depending on the pace of play.<\/p>\n New Orleans, set to host its\u00a011th Super Bowl<\/u><\/a>, has been home to some of the most memorable halftime performances. The city has welcomed legendary artists, including Beyonc\u00e9, U2, The Blues Brothers, and James Brown, as well as the iconic Ella Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With a reputation for hosting legendary performances, this year’s Super Bowl lineup continues the tradition of star power. From Grammy winners to gifted prodigies, a diverse group of artists is set to take the stage at the highly anticipated event.<\/p>\n With a reputation for hosting legendary performances, this year’s Super Bowl lineup continues the tradition of star power. From Grammy winners to gifted prodigies, a diverse group of artists is set to take the stage at the highly anticipated event.<\/p>\n The rapper, who has\u00a0over 17 million<\/a>\u00a0Instagram followers, confirmed the news in a September 2024 video in which he ran a football passing machine while coaching a player off-screen.<\/p>\n “My name is Kendrick Lamar, and I\u2019ll be performing at Super Bowl LIX,” he\u00a0announced<\/u><\/a>, adding, “You know there’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round tools. Let’s get it.”<\/p>\n Lamar is no stranger to the Super Bowl spotlight. In 2022, he made a memorable appearance during Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl LVI halftime show, joining a star-studded lineup that included Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige.<\/p>\n As Lamar takes center stage, he won’t be performing alone. Joining him as a\u00a0special guest<\/u><\/a>\u00a0will be SZA, a four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter. She and Lamar have collaborated on “All the Stars” as well as “GNX” from his most recent album.<\/p>\n Adding to the star-studded event, Lauren Daigle, a\u00a0two-time Grammy-winning<\/a> singer-songwriter, will perform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Known for her success in\u00a0Christian pop<\/u><\/a>, the\u00a0musician<\/u><\/a>\u00a0has topped the Hot Christian Songs chart four times, with “You Say” standing out as her biggest crossover hit, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her\u00a0latest album<\/u><\/a>, “Sessions,” is out now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Daigle will team up with a celebrated New Orleans musician who is\u00a0always on tour.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0She will perform “America the Beautiful” with Trombone Shorty, a\u00a0Grammy-winning musician<\/u><\/a>\u00a0from New Orleans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He has toured with Aerosmith, the Foo Fighters, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, performed at the 2014 Grammy Awards, and appeared twice at the\u00a0White House<\/u><\/a> during Barack Obama’s presidency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shorty\u2019s ties to New Orleans run deep. At four years old, he played at the city’s iconic\u00a0Jazz Fest<\/a> with Bo Diddley. Now a Grammy winner with five albums, he has also toured with Lenny Kravitz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Another Grammy-winning\u00a0artist<\/u><\/a>\u00a0will take the stage to\u00a0conclude the pre-game<\/u><\/a>\u00a0performances. Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hailing from New Orleans, she has earned two Grammy nominations, including a\u00a0Best New Artist nod<\/a> in 2007 for her album “Lost and Found.” In 2020, she won Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Anything for You.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ledisi, with 11 albums to her name, has also left her mark on screen. She portrayed Mahalia Jackson in the 2014 film “Selma,” which received a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Kicking off the pre-game performances, Jon Batiste will take the stage for the\u00a0national anthem<\/u><\/a>\u00a0at Super Bowl LIX. The NFL announced in 2024 that the\u00a0seven-time Grammy-winning artist<\/u><\/a>, known for his longtime role as bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A Louisiana native, Batiste, who\u00a0describes<\/u><\/a> himself as a “Joyful heroic American maestro,” has won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for “We Are” in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He co-composed the score for “Soul,” created the “Saturday Night” soundtrack, and is the focus of “American Symphony,” which documents his\u00a0first symphony.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Following the news of his upcoming gig, Batiste shared his enthusiasm on X,\u00a0writing<\/u><\/a>, “Coming home to sing the anthem at the Super Bowl next week. God bless.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nLauren Diagle<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ledisi<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Jon Batiste<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n