Rihanna Says Kendrick Lamar 'Deserves' To Headline Super Bowl 2025 Halftime: 'It's Meant to Be'

Rihanna is staying true to Kendrick Lamar and rocking him before she headlines next year's Super Bowl halftime show.

Entertainment TonightKevin Frazier asked the Fenty mogul in one interview She posted on Thursday (October 24) her thoughts on the “Not Like Us” hit taking the stage during the big game.

“It's a diamond in the ring, my love. It's meant to be!' the “Diamonds” singer. he explained. “It's Kendrick Lamar! Kendrick Lamar is the one who's supposed to be doing it right now. It will crush it. We should never doubt him. He is an amazing artist, top notch. He had an incredible year. In fact, it gathered so many people. It is to be celebrated. This is culture. He deserves it. I can't wait to see it. Kendrick, thank you.”

RiRi did the honors at halftime of the 2023 Super Bowl, where she revealed she's expecting baby No. 2 with A$AP Rocky — their now 1-year-old son, Riot. At the time, her performance was the most watched halftime show of all time, with 121 million viewers, according to a Nielsen report. Usher's performance earlier this year surpassed RiRi's record, attracting 123 million viewers.

Rihanna was included Bulletin boardThe dream halftime guest list for Lamar's set, considering they collaborated on “Loyalty” from Dot's 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning album Dime. Their collaboration peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2018 awards show. They performed the song together at Lamar's former label TDE's annual Christmas concert and toy drive in 2017 .