Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé land 2025 Emmy nods for NFL halftime performances

Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé earn Emmy nominations for their 2025 NFL halftime shows Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show is still making waves, receiving four nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. The performance, featuring hits like “Not Like Us,” “squabble up,” and “peekaboo,” attracted a record audience of 133.5 million viewers. Lamar’s show included … Read more

SB LIX performer arrested for halftime protest

Performer at Super Bowl LIX arrested for staging protest during halftime show Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police for holding up a Sudanese flag with the message “Sudan and Free Gaza.” Nantambu was charged with resisting an officer and disturbing the … Read more

Super Bowl halftime performer who raised Sudanese-Palestinian flag arrested months later

Sudanese-Palestinian flag-waving Super Bowl halftime performer arrested months after performance 41-year-old artist Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, the Super Bowl halftime show performer who raised a flag combining Sudan and Palestine colors, has been arrested for resisting an officer and disturbing the peace during Kendrick Lamar’s performance. Nantambu snuck the flag in without organizers’ knowledge to protest … Read more