Key Takeaways:

• Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime present earned a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding music Direction.
• The efficiency featured “Not Like Us” regardless of an ongoing lawsuit from Drake.
• The Emmy win provides to Lamar’s rising listing of accolades and cultural milestones.

Kendrick Lamar remains to be profitable awards for his Super Bowl LIX halftime show from February 2025. At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept. 7), the Compton rapper’s efficiency — which famously featured a rendition of “Not Like Us” — took residence an Emmy for Outstanding music Direction.

The timing of Lamar’s Super Bowl present, which was introduced in September 2024, couldn’t have been any higher. A few months prior, in November 2024, the “Money Trees” hitmaker launched his sixth solo album, GNX, to important acclaim. Despite the brand new music, followers have been nonetheless debating whether or not or not he would carry out his famed Drake diss, “Not Like Us,” for a nationwide TV viewers.

Then in January 2025, Drake sued Universal music Group, claiming his personal report label defamed him by selling Ok Dot’s music, which calls him a “certified pedophile.” The circumstances solely heightened anticipation for the halftime present to a fever pitch.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Lamar delivered. He ran via some selection songs from his catalog — together with “All the Stars” and “tv off” — introduced alongside Samuel L. Jackson, SZA, DJ Mustard and Serena Williams as particular friends, and regardless of the pending lawsuit, unapologetically carried out “Not Like Us.” The live performance obtained important acclaim and was trending for days on social media.

According to Pitchfork, the “squabble up” rapper truly obtained seven Emmy nominations for “The Apple music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar.” The Creative Emmy for Outstanding music Direction, which was picked up by co-music director Tony Russell, marks Lamar’s second Emmy. He gained his first in 2022 for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) after taking part within the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show as a particular visitor of Dr. Dre.

The Compton native’s trophy shelf is getting crowded. He presently has 22 Grammy Awards, together with the 5 he picked up on the 67th Annual Grammy Awards a few week earlier than his Super Bowl efficiency.