Rapper Lil Wayne is weighing in on not being selected to perform at the halftime of Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, which is scheduled to take place in his hometown of New Orleans. In an emotional video that was posted to his Instagram account,

Sept. 16, Super Bowl halftime producer Jesse Collins detailed how the decision is made to Variety and said that JAY-Z makes the final call.

Lil Wayne has finally broke his silence on his Super Bowl Halftime Show snub at the upcoming LIX championship in his hometown of New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar was announced as the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner earlier this week and he even dropped a new song amidst the internet’s debate on who should be performing.

Lil Wayne says 'it hurt a lot' being snubbed for next year's Super Bowl halftime show in his hometown of New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar will perform instead.

World famous rap artist Kendrick Lamar has announced that he'll be performing at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans. Lamar shared the news Sunday morning that he'd be taking the stage at the Caesars Superdome in February, and it was confirmed by the Saints; official X account.

Jay-Z has been choosing the Super Bowl halftime headliner every year since his entertainment company, Roc Nation, partnered with the NFL in 2019. Jesse Collins, an executive producer behind the Super Bowl halftime show, also recently shared that it’s Jay-Z who selects the halftime headliner.

Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar will perform during the halftime show at the Feb. 9 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the National Football League, Apple Music and label Roc Nation announced on Sunday.

I thought there was nothing better than that stage in my city … it broke me, and I’m just trying to put me back together.”

See, Super Bowl LIX is set to be played in Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and some folks believe that rap deity and Louisiana native Lil Wayne would’ve been the be

Snoop Dogg has weighed in on the Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne Superbowl controversy in his appearance on Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson's ‘Nightcap’ podcast. The discussion comes amid the NFL’s decision to select Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar as the headline act for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.