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The 10 best Super Bowl halftime show performances, from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar

The 10 best Super Bowl halftime show performances, from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Super Bowl returns this Sunday (February 8) with the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots duking it out in Santa Clara, California. Aside from the game itself, the biggest talking point of the Super Bowl is the halftime show, where some of the world’s most famous artists – from Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry – have entertained fans at the stadium. This time around, all eyes will be on Bad Bunny. A week on from making history at the Grammys, the Puerto Rican superstar is expected to draw even more viewers than Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking audience of 133.5 million last year. Back in 2023, Rihanna made jaws drop not only with her incredible performance, but with her shock pregnancy reveal. Meanwhile, 2022’s show was a celebration of hip-hop, with Lamar joined on that occasion by joint headliners Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary …

The 10 best Super Bowl halftime show performances, from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar

Super Bowl halftime show: The 10 greatest performances, from Rihanna to Bruce Springsteen and Kendrick Lamar

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Super Bowl returns this Sunday (February 8) with the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots duking it out in Santa Clara, California. Aside from the game itself, the biggest talking point of the Super Bowl is the halftime show, where some of the world’s most famous artists – from Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry – have entertained fans at the stadium. This time around, all eyes will be on Bad Bunny. A week on from making history at the Grammys, the Puerto Rican superstar is expected to draw even more viewers than Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking audience of 133.5 million last year. Back in 2023, Rihanna made jaws drop not only with her incredible performance, but with her shock pregnancy reveal. Meanwhile, 2022’s show was a celebration of hip-hop, with Lamar joined on that occasion by joint headliners Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary …

How Kendrick Lamar Producer Mustard Cooks Up Hits TV Off, Not Like Us

How Kendrick Lamar Producer Mustard Cooks Up Hits TV Off, Not Like Us

Published by Daniella Wilson

A year ago, Mustard stood at the epicenter of a pop culture maelstrom. The producer, 33, backed Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, where his irresistible beats — particularly on “Not Like Us,” Lamar’s anti-Drake diss track megahit (to the tune of 1.8 billion Spotify streams) — became the head-bobbing soundtrack for the entire planet. The lowkey DJ with the bright yellow nickname is still riding the wave. Mustard added another Grammy to his collection on Sunday, his sixth, winning best rap song for “TV Off,” another infectious Lamar collaboration. He toasted the win on Grammy weekend with Patrón, one of several brands that have hopped on the Mustard bandwagon. (Another, not surprisingly, is Heinz Mustard). Mustard feted the tequila brand by creating an entire song out of the sound of a bottle uncorking. But The Hollywood Reporter managed to pull him away from the Grammy-week chaos long to enough to talk about where his name and tag came from, how he approaches about performance and preparation, and why trusting your ear …

2026 Grammy Nominations: Could Lady Gaga or Kendrick Lamar Win Album of the Year?

2026 Grammy Nominations: Could Lady Gaga or Kendrick Lamar Win Album of the Year?

Published by Sam Flores

Nearly three months have passed since the Recording Academy released the Grammy nominations for 2026. Now music’s biggest night has arrived, and stars across Los Angeles are getting ready for what promises to be an unpredictable ceremony. At the 68th annual Grammy Awards, the competition for the top prizes is fierce, and so far it’s unclear who is most likely to take home the biggest haul of golden gramophone statuettes. Leading the pack is Kendrick Lamar, who picked up nine Grammy nominations. Last year he walked away with record of the year and song of the year (which is awarded to a song’s writers) for the combative and irresistible hit “Not Like Us.” Now his album GNX is up for album of the year, and its smooth SZA collaboration “Luther” is up for both record and song of the year. His main competition for the biggest awards is Bad Bunny, whose Debí Tirar Más Fotos (“I Should Have Taken More Photos”) topped streaming charts, and Lady Gaga, whose song “Abracadabra” crowned critics’ year-end lists in …

Grammy 2026 nominations in full: Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter lead nominees

Grammy 2026 nominations in full: Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter lead nominees

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The nominations have been unveiled for the 2026 Grammy Awards, with Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter leading the nominees. At the end of last year, a star-studded selection of artists, including Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Mumford and Sons and Carpenter herself announced the nominations for categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The top awards, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year, saw the typical crossover, with Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar among the stars who will be competing in all three categories. Meanwhile, British breakthrough singers Olivia Dean and Lola Young were both nominated for Best New Artist. Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny again made Grammys history with his second Album of the Year nomination, this time for Debí Tirar …

Lamar Odom arrested for DUI in Las Vegas

Lamar Odom arrested for DUI in Las Vegas

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been arrested in Las Vegas for driving under the influence, according to records. Odom was arrested early Saturday morning for DUI along with two traffic violations, including one for speeding more than 40mph above the legal limit, according to an arrest record viewed by The Independent. The 46-year-old was taken into custody at the Clark County Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in court March 17. Odom’s former manager told The Independent she was “not surprised” to learn of his arrest. Odom, from Queens, New York, was drafted fourth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1999. He went on to play 14 seasons in the NBA for the Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks. Odom was part of the Lakers’ 2009 and 2010 championship-winning teams. open image in gallery Lamar …

2026 Grammy nominations list: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga lead nominees

2026 Grammy nominations list: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga lead nominees

Published by Sam Flores

Abracadabra! The nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards are in. After sweeping last year’s Grammys with his explosive diss track, Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 pack with nine nominations. Trailing just behind the “Not Like Us” hitmaker was Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, the same number earned by producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff. Projected frontrunners Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter held their own with six nominations each, tying best new artist nominee Leon Thomas and Grammy-winning producer Serban Ghenea, who had his hands on several entries in the record and album of the year categories. The Grammy Awards will return to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, and will broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ starting at 5 p.m. PT. Last year’s ceremony saw Beyoncé finally collect her album of the year trophy with “Cowboy Carter.” Lamar was the top earner, with five wins including song and record of the year for “Not Like Us.” Plus, Chappell Roan received a physical token of what her fans already knew: She was …