Solána Imani Rowe, who goes by the stage name SZA, indirectly owes her career to Kendrick Lamar. She met members of the “euphoria” star’s former label, Top Dawg Entertainment, during the CMJ New Music Report in 2011. Her boyfriend’s clothing company was sponsoring a show in which Lamar was performing.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, Lamar, 37, revealed that SZA will join him as a guest performer at the Super Bowl in a trailer for Apple Music's Super Bowl LIX Halftime show. In the clip, the Pulitzer-winning rapper stands on a football field and chats on the phone with someone.

Rapper and Grammy-award-winning artist Kendrick Lamar will have at least one guest during the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show: SZA, the NFL said Thursday. The news was announced alongside a video of SZA splashing Lamar with a blue drink,

SZA will join Kendrick Lamar for his performance at Apple Music’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The artists will take over the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9 to perform during halftime of the NFL championship.

Kendrick Lamar teased his upcoming performance at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in a new promotional video, confirming his frequent collaborator SZA will join him onstage Feb. 9 in New Orleans.