SZA is set to join Kendrick Lamar as his special guest when the superstar rapper headlines the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans next month.
The big news was announced on Thursday (January 23) with a new ad spot from Apple Music.
K. Dot can be seen making a phone call on a football field in the clip, and as he begins to say he’s been thinking about a guest performance, SZA appears from behind and dumps Gatorade on him.
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Since SZA joined Top Dawg Entertainment as a largely unknown artist in 2013, she and former labelmate Kendrick Lamar have developed an undeniable creative chemistry across more than half a dozen collaborations, notching a string of Billboard Hot 100 hits, platinum plaques and Grammy nominations.The pair will hit the road together later this year in support of the Compton native’s latest album GNX, which features a double dose of duets between him and Solána. The Grand National Tour will see them play arenas across North America (including in Toronto, the hometown of Kendrick’s fierce rival Drake) between April 19 and June 18.
A joint project between the pair has also been floated, with SZA recently fueling excitement by saying in an interview with Sherri Shepherd: “I would love that. I think that would be amazing. He’s such a genius.”
While no other acts are currently tapped to join Kendrick during his Halftime set, there is still room for surprises.
Last month, a member of SWV made a bid for the legendary group to share the stage with him – as K.Dot’s GNX cut “The Heart Pt. 6” features a sample of SWV’s 1996 hit “Use Your Heart.