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Topics: Super Bowl, Music, Celebrity, Sport, Kendrick Lamar
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Super Bowl, Music, Celebrity, Sport, Kendrick Lamar
Super Bowl fans have rushed to social media to share their theory about SZA’s halftime show performance with Kendrick Lamar.
The 35-year-old 'Love Galore' singer took to the stage at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday (9 February) for a cameo appearance during 37-year-old Lamar's eagerly-anticipated set.
The musicians performed their hits 'Luther' and 'All The Stars' while the crowd cheered on, with many fans clearly loving the performance as they showered SZA with praise over on social media.
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"Anyone ever doubting SZA's ability to sing was proven wrong tonight. Her vocals are so insane man," gushed one Twitter user, while another beamed: "Simply obsessed with how crisp and clean SZA sounded on both her performances vocal queen!"
However, others weren't so convinced SZA's angelic vocals were actually live, with many speculating she was lip syncing during the performance.
One person penned: " I love my girl, but SZA adding extra over-produced vocals to the already lip synced performance and then trying to act all dramatic is actually sending me."
"Okay but SZA lil lip sync for your life ATE," quipped a second, while a third piped up: "SZA not doing live vocals is crazy. The lip sync is obvious af lmao."
A fourth said: "SZA could’ve gotten away with lip syncing if she would stop performing lol idk if that makes sense but she keeps throwing her head around like it’s not connected to her throat!"
"I should have known SZA was going to get up there and lip sync for her life…" echoed another. And a final social media user added: "SZA may have lip synced but yk who cares she still ate it up!"
Tyla has reached out to SZA's representatives for comment.
And that's not the only moment from the performance which has got fans talking as Lamar decided to perform his Grammy-winning track 'Not Like Us' - a diss track about fellow rapper Drake.
One lyric in the song directly addresses Drake, and Lamar stirred the pot even more by looking directly at the camera when he sang 'Hey Drake.'
Speaking on behalf of Slingo, body language expert Darren Stanton analysed what was really meant during that moment.
He said: "With Kendrick, it’s taunting towards Drake, it’s having the audacity after being advised not to do that. He couldn’t help himself.
"When he turns to camera, he makes a direct signal down the lens, which he wants everyone to witness publicly."
The expert added: "It’s all part of the performance, clearly trying to show, I’m the better performer, I’m more successful."
Stanton noted that there was 'no real anger' coming from Lamar's side, just a slight 'smugness' as he called him out during the Super Bowl performance.
He explained: "It is pretty personal. [He made] his feelings this clear in front of the millions of people watching shows he doesn’t care how he comes across and is leaning into the supposed feud."