When Kendrick Lamar takes over the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025, it will mark his first time headlining solo, but it won’t be his first time on the halftime stage.
Back in 2022, Lamar joined his mentor Dr. Dre (along with Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige) at the then-brand-new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., for the first full-fledged hip-hop halftime show. He pulled out two solo songs — “m.A.A.d city” from his 2012 sophomore album good kid, m.A.A.d city and “Alright” from 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly — and also joined the group for “Forgot About Dre” and “Still D.R.E.” His headlining set at next year’s Super Bowl LIX will mark the second hip-hop halftime.
The most recent Super Bowl halftime show also featured a repeat performer: Usher – who had top billing at February’s Super Bowl LVIII halftime at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium as he was joined by special guests Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and will.i.am – took the stage alongside will and a different crew in 2011. Fourteen years prior, Usher crashed the Black Eyed Peas halftime show to perform his Billboard Hot 100-topping song “OMG” alongside will.i.am, who produced the 2010 hit. For his 2011 appearance, the R&B superstar descended from the rafters of Cowboys Stadium in an all-white outfit and sunglasses to put on a master class in robotic choreography and even wrapped up the song by jumping over will.i.am, down a flight of stairs, and landing in the splits.
But Lamar and Usher are hardly the first performers to return to the halftime stage. In fact, two have even played the big game three times at this point.
Below, find all the artists who have performed at the halftime show more than once. (Note: We’re considering halftime shows in the modern era, since New Kids on the Block first took the show in a pop direction in 1991. Sorry to the Grambling State University Marching Band and Up With People.)
