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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

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

The halftime show's humble origins

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!

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

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

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

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

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

"All The Stars" should beat "Shallow"

Amanda Marcotte

Kendrick Lamar (Getty/Kevin Winter/Salon)

The 5 best hip-hop albums of 2017

SZA (Getty/Randy Shropshire)

Why 2017 was R&B's return to glory

Kendrick Lamar (AP/Amy Harris)

#GrammysSoDiverse

Kamala Harris (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Sen. Kamala Harris, DJ

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