Madonna, Beyoncé, Rihanna, the Rolling Stones… We can no longer count the number of stars who have paraded during the performances that liven up the Super Bowl. And we already know who will be on stage next February.
Last year, more than 124 million people watched the Super Bowl, the American football final. A record for American television, on a par with what is the biggest sporting event across the Atlantic. At halftime, Usher set the stage alight, accompanied by Alicia Keys, Will I Am and Ludacris, for a halftime show that creates an event every year. While the new NFL season began on Friday, September 6, we already know who will be dancing at the final, in February 2025: Kendrick Lamar, star rapper and great rival of Drake.
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A 1.7 million-seat tour and a “battle” with Drake
In 2022, Kendrick Lamar took the lead in the most streamed rap albums on Spotify with “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers”, his fifth opus. That same year, he hit the road for a two-year tour, accumulating more than a hundred dates around the world. According to “Billboard”, 1.7 million music lovers gathered at his concerts, allowing him to take the crown of the highest-grossing rap tour with “The Big Steppers tour”. Before being overtaken, in November 2023, by Drake’s tour.
A real blow when you consider that the two musicians have been maintaining a rivalry for years, which exploded in the spring…
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