Photos: Kendrick Lamar halftime show and other musical highlights of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans
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Photos: Kendrick Lamar halftime show and other musical highlights of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans

Kansas City’s quest to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls is a go.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the last team standing that could stop them.

This year’s Super Bowl is a rematch of two years ago, when the Chiefs edged the Eagles 38-35 in Glendale, Arizona. Last year, Kansas City beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in Las Vegas.

Kendrick Lamar is the headliner for the halftime show and was joined on stage by Grammy winner SZA — his former Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate.

The Super Bowl pregame had some Louisiana flavor: Jon Batiste hit the stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle performed “America the Beautiful.”

Ledisi will perform “ Lift Every Voice and Sing ” as part of the pregame performances.

President Donald Trump attended with his daughter Ivanka and grandson Theodore, and posed with members of the New Orleans Police Department, emergency personnel and family members of the victims of the New Orleans terrorist attack.

And of course Taylor Swift was there as usual to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce.

Trombone Shorty, second from left, and Lauren Daigle, second from right, perform “America The Beautiful” before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) 
Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) 
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) 
(L-R) Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) 
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) 
Harry Connick Jr. performs before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
Harry Connick Jr. performs onstage prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) 
Ledisi performs during the Super Bowl LIX Pregame at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) 
First responders hold photos of victims from the New Years Day terrorist attack before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Ice Spice, Ashley Avignone, and Taylor Swift attend Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) 
Jon Batiste performs the national anthem during before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) 
Actor Kevin Costner takes photos on the field prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/TNS) 
Jon Batiste sings the national anthem before the kickoff of Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) 
President Donald Trump, center, with his grandson Theodore, left walks on the field before the start of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) 
An overall, interior, general view during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)