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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar saved the boring Big Game

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Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The halftime show's humble origins

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Keke Palmer and SZA in "One Of Them Days" (Courtesy of Sony Pictures/Tristar Pictures/Anne Marie Fox)

"One of Them Days": Great comedies live!

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SZA and Taylor Swift seen during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California (John Shearer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)

Grammys' annual album of the year snub

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Taylor Swift arrives for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Taylor Swift wins album of the year

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SZA performs at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. during her SOS Tour. (Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Why SZA is the true artist of the year

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Mat Hayward/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

Grammy noms: Swift bests McCartney

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Lupita Nyong'o, Chadwick Boseman, and Danai Gurira in "Black Panther" (Marvel Studios)

"All The Stars" should beat "Shallow"

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Kendrick Lamar (Getty/Kevin Winter/Salon)

The 5 best hip-hop albums of 2017

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SZA (Getty/Randy Shropshire)

Why 2017 was R&B's return to glory

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Kendrick Lamar (AP/Amy Harris)

#GrammysSoDiverse

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Kamala Harris (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Sen. Kamala Harris, DJ

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