The complete list of every performer in Super Bowl Halftime Show history
Kendrick Lamar was the latest artist to take the stage for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Here is the complete list.
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks face off in the most important game of the NFL season: Super Bowl XIV. In addition to the game itself, millions of viewers - perhaps not all football fans, will be tuning in especially for the Halftime Show, which this year will feature Bad Bunny as the headline act. The urban star will give the fans an impressive show in California.
One of the moments when the highest decibel levels are expected to be reached is during halftime, coinciding with Bad Bunny’s performance.
Full list of artists who have performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
During the first years, university marching bands were in charge of offering musical entertainment during the interval. It was not until the early 1990s that popular music came to the fore - a move designed to boost audience figures and give an incentive for non-sports fans to tune in.
New Kids on the Block was the first pop group to headline the event, performing a couple of their hits at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. In 1993, to regain audiences, Michael Jackson was tasked with starring in the Halftime Show - the King of Pop ended up giving one of the best and most memorable shows in Super Bowl history.
And over the past 33 years, a handful of artists have appeared more than once. Gloria Estefan and Justin Timberlake are the artists with the most appearances, appearing three times - several others have appeared twice and Usher will be joining that select group in Super Bowl LVIII.
Artists with multiple Super Bowl Halftime Show appearances
- Gloria Estefan 1992, 1995 and 1999
- Nelly 2001 and 2004
- Mary J. Blige 2001 and 2022
- Justin Timberlake 2004 and 2018
- Bruno Mars 2014 and 2016
- Usher 2011 and 2024
Among those who have appeared a couple of times are Stevie Wonder, Nelly, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige. Usher was a special guest in 2011 when the Black Eyed Peas headlined.
Here is the complete list of all the artists who have performed, either as headliners or invited guests, as well as the shows and various themes that have been done since 1967.
2026 Bad Bunny
2025 Kendrick Lamar
2024: Usher
2023: Rihanna
2022: Eminem, Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige
2021: The Weeknd
2020: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin
2019: Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi
2018: Justin Timberlake, The Tennessee Kids
2017: Lady Gaga
2016: Coldplay, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars
2015: Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott
2014: Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers
2013: Beyoncé
2012: Madonna
2011: The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
2010: The Who
2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2008: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2007: Prince and the Florida A&M marching band
2006: The Rolling Stones
2005: Paul McCartney
2004: Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
2002: U2
2001: ‘The Kings of Rock and Pop’ with Aerosmith, ‘N’Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nell’
2000: ‘A Tapestry of Nations’ with Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton
1999: ‘Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing’ with Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
1998: ‘A Tribute to Motown’s 40th Anniversary’ with Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
1997: ‘Blues Brothers Bash’ with Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top)
1996: Diana Ross
1995: ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye’ with Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine.
1994: ‘Rockin’ Country Sunday’ with Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna & Naomi Judd.
1993: ‘Heal the World’ with Michael Jackson.
1992: ‘Winter Magic’ with Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
1991: ‘A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl’ with New Kids on the Block
1990: ‘Salute to New Orleans’ with trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw & Irma Thomas
1989: ‘Be Bop Bamboozled’, 3D effects
1988: ‘Something Grand’ with 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
1987: ‘Salute to Hollywood’s 100th Anniversary’
1986: ‘Beat of the Future’
1985: ‘A World of Children’s Dreams’
1984: ‘Super Bowl XVIII’s Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen’
1983: ‘KaleidoSUPERscope’
1982: ‘A Salute to the 60s and Motown’
1981: ‘A Mardi Gras Festival'
1980: ‘A Salute to the Big Band Era’ with Up with People
1979: ‘Super Bowl XIII Carnival’ with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
1978: ‘From Paris to the Paris of America’ with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
1977: ‘It’s a Small World’
1976: ‘200 Years and Just a Baby,’, tribute to America’s Bicentennial
1975: ‘Tribute to Duke Ellington’ with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State band
1974: ‘A Musical America’ with the University of Texas band
1973: ‘Happiness Is’ with the University of Michigan band and Woody Herman
1972: ‘Salute to Louis Armstrong’ with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing and Al Hirtt
1971: Florida A&M band
1970: Carol Channing
1969: ‘America Thanks’ with the Florida A&M University band
1968: Grambling State Band
1967: University of Arizona and Grambling State Marching Band
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Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The rapper took the stage during the halftime show of the NFL’s biggest game of the season at a high point in his career, thanks to the success of Not Like Us, a track that is part of his beef with Drake.
“Rap music remains the most impactful genre to this day. And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They picked the right one,” Lamar said last September after Roc Nation, Apple Music, and the NFL announced that he would be performing at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.