Who has headlined multiple Super Bowl halftime shows? Kendrick Lamar joins exclusive list of performers

For an artist, performing during halftime of the Super Bowl has become a sign that they've made it to the top — only the most popular, generational artists get a shot to take the stage during the NFL's big game. However, only a very select few have had that honor on more than one occasion. When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage during Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, he'll join an exclusive list of performers who have appeared during multiple Super Bowl halftime shows.

Lamar previously performed alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and more for the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show in Los Angeles.

Now, he'll get another chance on the stage, headlining the 2025 show. Here's what to know about the artists that have appeared on the Super Bowl stage at least twice, plus the year-by-year history of Super Bowl halftime performances. MORE: Everything to know about Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans Who has headlined multiple Super Bowl halftime shows? Lamar will soon join a list of just 10 artists that have taken the Super Bowl stage on more than one occasion — only counting performances from 1991 or later, as that's the first year the halftime show began to move toward pop/major artists when New Kids on the Block performed.

Here's the breakdown of artists that have appeared in multiple Super Bowl halftime shows: Performer Years of Super Bowl appearances Gloria Estefan 1992, 1995, 1999 Stevie Wonder 1994, 1999 Justin Timberlake 2001, 2004, 2018 Nelly 2001, 2004 Bruno Mars 2014, 2016 Beyonce 2013, 2016 Mary J. Blige 2001, 2022 Usher 2011, 2024 will.i.

am 2011, 2024 Kendrick Lamar 2022, 2025 MORE: Timeline of Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef Estefan was the first artist to work the Super Bowl three times, back when the show had overall themes. For example, the 1995 halftime show theme was focused on Disney's Indiana Jones franchise, while the 1999 show was a "Celebration of Soul, Salsa & Swing.” Timberlake is the only other artist to perform for the Super Bowl on three occasions.

In 2001, he performed as part of his music group NSYNC. In 2004, he was alongside Janet Jackson and a few others; and in 2018, he was the lone headliner. The 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, which was in Las Vegas, marked the second appearances for both Usher and will.

i.am — and their original appearances also came together. In 2011, the Black Eyed Peas were the headlining group, inviting Usher as a guest.

He returned the favor in 2024, as the R&B artist was the headliner and invited will.i.am and other artists on stage.

Now, following his 2022 appearance in a hip-hop-focused show, Lamar will be the headliner in New Orleans. Super Bowl halftime show performers history As previously mentioned, the Super Bowl halftime show didn't start becoming a pop culture event until the early 1990s. Before then, it was mostly collegiate marching bands and patriotic tributes during the Super Bowl intermission, with the entertainment slowly transitioning over time.

Here's a look at the full year-by-year list of Super Bowl halftime performers: Super Bowl Date Performer(s) 1 Jan. 15, 1967 University of Arizona Marching Band, Grambling State Marching Band 2 Jan. 14, 1968 Grambling State Marching Band 3 Jan.

12, 1969 Florida A&M Band 4 Jan. 11, 1970 Carol Channing, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Al Hirt, Marguerite Piazza, Southern Marching Band 5 Jan. 17, 1971 Southeast Missouri State Marching Band, Up with People, Anita Bryant 6 Jan.

16, 1972 Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt, USAFA Cadet Chorale, U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team 7 Jan.

14, 1973 Michigan Marching Band, Andy Williams, Woody Herman 8 Jan. 13, 1974 Texas Longhorns Band, Judy Mallett 9 Jan. 12, 1975 Mercer Ellington, Grambling State Marching Band 10 Jan.

18, 1976 Up with People 11 Jan. 9, 1977 Los Angeles Unified All-City Band, New Mouseketeers 12 Jan. 15, 1978 Tyler Apache, The Apache Band, Belles Drill Team, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt 13 Jan.

21, 1979 Ken Hamilton 14 Jan. 20, 1980 Up with People, Grambling State Marching Band 15 Jan. 25, 1981 Southern Marching Band, Helen O'Connell 16 Jan.

24, 1982 Up with People 17 Jan. 30, 1983 Los Angeles Super Drill Team 18 Jan. 22, 1984 Florida Marching Band, Florida State Marching Band 19 Jan.

20, 1985 Tops in Blue 20 Jan. 26, 1986 Up with People 21 Jan. 25, 1987 Mickey Rooney, George Burns, Grambling State Marching Band, USC Marching Band, Disney Characters 22 Jan.

31, 1988 San Diego State Marching Band, Cal-State Northridge Marching Band, USC Marching Band 23 Jan. 22, 1989 Elvis Presto 24 Jan. 28, 1990 Doug Kershaw, Pete Fountain, Irma Thomas, Nicholls State Marching Band, Southern Marching Band, USL Marching Band 25 Jan.

27, 1991 New Kids on the Block 26 Jan. 26, 1992 Gloria Estefan, Minnesota Marching Band 27 Jan. 31, 1993 Michael Jackson 28 Jan.

30, 1994 Travis Tritt, Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, The Judds 29 Jan. 29, 1995 Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine, Indiana Jones 30 Jan. 28, 1996 Diana Ross 31 Jan.

26, 1997 The Blues Brothers, ZZ Top, James Brown 32 Jan. 25, 1998 Boyz II Men, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Grambling State Marching Band 33 Jan. 31, 1999 Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savion Glover 34 Jan.

30, 2000 Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton 35 Jan. 28, 2001 Aerosmith, NSYNC 36 Feb. 3, 2002 U2 37 Jan.

26, 2003 Shania Twain, No Doubt 38 Feb. 1, 2004 Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, Jessica Simpson 39 Feb.

6, 2005 Paul McCartney 40 Feb. 5, 2006 The Rolling Stones 41 Feb. 4, 2007 Prince 42 Feb.

3, 2008 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 43 Feb. 1, 2009 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 44 Feb. 7, 2010 The Who 45 Feb.

6, 2011 The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash 46 Feb. 5, 2012 Madonna, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.

A., Cee Lo Green, Andy Lewis 47 Feb. 3, 2013 Beyonce, Destiny's Child 48 Feb.

2, 2014 Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers 49 Feb. 1, 2015 Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott 50 Feb. 7, 2016 Coldplay, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson 51 Feb.

5, 2017 Lady Gaga 52 Feb. 4, 2018 Justin Timberlake 53 Feb. 3, 2019 Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi 54 Feb.

2, 2020 Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin 55 Feb. 7, 2021 The Weeknd 56 Feb. 13, 2022 Dr.

Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent 57 Feb. 12, 2023 Rihanna 58 Feb.

11, 2024 Usher, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R.

, will.i.am, Lil' Jon, Ludacris 59 Feb.

9, 2025 Kendrick Lamar.