
Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Reclaims No. 1 Chart Position
It has been a wildly profitable couple of years for Kendrick Lamar. Happily, his reign exhibits no indicators of ending any time quickly. Forbes reviews that his hit GNX observe with SZA, “Luther,” lately reclaimed its No. 1 spot on the Billboard Sizzling Rap Songs chart. The place was beforehand held by BigXthaPlug’s I Hope You are Completely happy tune “All of the Means” that includes Bailey Zimmerman.
“Luther” additionally lately secured a spot on Billboard’s high songs of the summer season listing. It got here in at No. 5 behind Alex Warren’s “Bizarre,” Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae’s “What I Need,” and extra.
This is not the one spectacular feat Kendrick is celebrating today, nonetheless. Earlier this month, he was honored with an Emmy award for Excellent Music Path alongside musical director Tony Russell because of his Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present. It was his second Emmy award.
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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Recording artist SZA and recording artist Kendrick Lamar carry out throughout halftime Tremendous Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Kirby Lee / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures
The halftime present was the most-viewed in NFL historical past with a staggering 133.5 million viewers. It was additionally nominated for Choreography (Selection/Actuality), Excellent Directing For a Selection Particular, and Excellent Selection Particular (Reside).
Kendrick has damaged varied data on his “Grand Nationwide” tour to date too, which he and SZA kicked off in Minneapolis this April. In June, for instance, it was named the very best grossing co-headlining tour ever. On the time, it had already raked in a formidable $256.4 million. They’ve since hit varied cities in Europe and the U.Okay. together with Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London, and extra.
Presently, Kendrick is making ready to embark on the South American leg of the tour, which SZA won’t be becoming a member of him for. This month and subsequent month, he’ll carry out in Mexico Metropolis, Bogotá, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Santiago. In December, he’ll head to Australia for a handful of exhibits in Melbourne and Sydney.