Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year. The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans will include the Grammy winner as the main act. While everyone was celebrating Kendrick's choice to be the main act, there were speculations circulating on social media (mostly X, formerly called Twitter) that the popular rapper may invite Taylor Swift to play with him. Numerous tweets allude to a comparable likelihood.
I can’t wait for Kendrick Lamar to bring Taylor Swift out for Bad Blood at the Super Bowl
— Brittney Rivers (@madameBrittney) September 8, 2024
On Sunday, the NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation revealed that Kendrick Lamar would host the halftime show from the Caesars Superdome on February 9. The 17-time Grammy winner for best rapper expressed his excitement about introducing hip-hop to the NFL championship game in 2022, when he will be a guest performer with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Eminem.
Netizens and fans of Taylor are of the opinion that Lamar should enter the stage, sing a couple of songs, collaborate with Swift on Bad Blood and then leave the stage entirely for the singer of songs of like Blank Space and Paper Rings.
Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl setlistNot Like UsBad Blood (Remix with Taylor)(Kendrick leaves stage)Cruel SummerStyle KarmaAnti HeroShake It OffBlank SpaceI Knew You Were TroubleLook What You Made Me DoLove StoryYou Belong With MeICDIWABH pic.twitter.com/ECWgrq32ge
— peter (@beddchem) September 8, 2024
Prior to this, Taylor Swift had given Kendrick Lamar high accolades and described her collaboration with him as "one of the most inspiring experiences." Taylor stated that Kendrick's treatment of others around him is amazing. When word leaked out about Taylor's collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on a deluxe edition of the Bad Blood remix, internet users went crazy.
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In her message, Taylor also stated that Kendrick was going to rerecord the song so she could get credit for their labor. The pop star posted a photo of herself with Kendrick and remarked that it will always seem strange and confusing to her.
Taylor Swift, who is in a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, went to 13 games last season to show her support. Owing to her constant appearance during the season, fans of Swifties rushed to TVs and poured into stadiums to see their idol. This surge of new stadium goers and viewers made this season a record year for the NFL. The phenomenon sent football die-hards reeling — even during the biggest game of the season.