Super Bowl halftime show (Feb. 9), headliner Kendrick Lamar sees his GNX album return to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second nonconsecutive week (rising 4-1 on the Feb. 22-dated chart), while his special guest SZA climbs 3-2 with her former leader SOS.

Drake and SZA’s relationship is under the microscope once again as the “Kill Bill” singer, 35, performs at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show — and later goes on tour with Drake’s rival, Kendrick Lamar.

Solána Imani Rowe, known by her stage name SZA, grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and first came to popularity with the release of her debut album "CTRL" in 2017. The album has seen continued success on the Billboard Music R&B albums charts.

SZA and Lamar treated viewers to “Luther” from the rapper’s 2024 album “GNX” as well as their joint hit “All the Stars” from the 2018 soundtrack to “Black Panther,” which earned a nod for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards the following year.

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and to no surprise, the Super Bowl LIX halftime show helped a lot. According to the publication, the Compton rapper’s surprise sixth album moved an impressive 236,

Kid Rock says that Kendrick Lamar turned the Super Bowl halftime show into DEI and it was for hood black people.

"Send Colin Kaepernick a bundt cake and a six-pack of beer and a thank-you note," he added, crediting the former NFL player's famous kneeling moment for getting the rapper the gig.