“He’s gonna crush it. We should never doubt him,” she said
Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna backstage at 2018 Grammys at Madison Square Garden Timothy Kuratek/CBS via Getty Images
Rihanna is ready for Kendrick Lamar‘s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. In an interview shared Thursday by Entertainment Tonight, the musician, who headlined the halftime show in 2023, said K. Dot “deserved” the honor so much.
“It’s a diamond on a ring finger, honey. It’s meant to be!” Rihanna told the outlet. “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,” Rihanna added. “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.”
RiRi — who sang with Lamar on Damn standout “Loyalty” in 2017 — made headlines when she performed at the Big Game in 2023, as she revealed onstage that she was expecting her second 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 with A$AP Rocky. That performance reached 121 million viewers. Usher played the halftime show this year.
The NFL announced that Lamar was going to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in early September, three years after he was a guest during Dr. Dre’s performance in Los Angeles.
