The Tremendous Bowl is principally the largest sports activities, music, and tradition podcast on this planet. Certain it solely has one present drop a 12 months, however it’s a giant one. The Massive One, some may say.
Whereas nearly all of the main focus might be clearly and rightfully targeted on what occurs throughout the sport, there may be a lot happening across the sport that even probably the most critical soccer watcher can’t keep away from taking it in. This 12 months a few of the largest popular culture stars might be readily available – Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Jason Kelce.
It ought to be no shock that after once more these stars and people moments away from the sport are nonetheless garnering curiosity from those that wish to partake in somewhat authorized playing. The Tremendous Bowl is stuffed full with nearly each prop guess possible, however FanDuel has put collectively just a few which can be totally targeted on the music across the sport. From the Star Spangled Banner by way of the post-game celebration, it’s all on the desk.
One of many commonplace bets each Tremendous Bowl is the size of the Nationwide Anthem. Yearly a big-name singer takes the duty of singing the Star Spangled Banner. The size of the anthem has sometimes come proper round two minutes. Final 12 months’s rendition by Reba McEntire was the shortest in additional than a decade, coming in at solely 95 seconds. The longest in current historical past belongs to Alicia Keys who stretched it out to 155 seconds.
This 12 months it is going to be Jon Batiste performing the music. FanDuel has set the over/beneath proper at 120.5 seconds. Batiste is an incredible performer, however he’s not precisely recognized for drawing out notes and caterwauling. But when he’s additionally taking part in the piano, who is aware of how that might prolong the music.
Kendrick Lamar’s Dangerous Blood With Drake
As soon as the anthem is over the sport takes heart stage. However by halftime the main focus returns as soon as once more to the music world. This 12 months’s headliner is rap celebrity Kendrick Lamar, who … um … had a really busy 2024.
Lamar’s rap beef with Drake was among the many largest tales within the music world and had everybody south of the Canadian border yelling “A MINORRRR.” Lamar has been a celebrity for greater than a decade, so he has a protracted checklist of songs he might play that may have everybody at residence and contained in the Superdome cheering. FanDuel has the overall quantity of songs performed throughout halftime set at 10.5.
However that’s not what followers will actually be watching carefully. The Tremendous Bowl is perhaps the largest stage to air his grievances. KDot’s largest music of the 12 months unquestionably was ‘Not Like Us’ the place the rapper completely dissects Drake in a music that’s so rattling catchy it performed in all places. In keeping with FanDuel, ‘Not Like Us’ is among the many favorites to be performed first and is the clear favourite to be the final music performed earlier than halftime ends.
The music of the summer season was removed from Kendrick’s solely massive music aimed straight at Drake. He has so many, in reality, that FanDuel is taking bets as to what number of he’ll play.
Taylor Swift and the Kelces
Prefer it or not, Taylor Swift’s romance with Chiefs’ Tight Finish Travis Kelce is among the most universally recognized details having something to do with the present NFL sport. The pop megastar is shortly discovered by cameras each single time she attends considered one of Kelce’s video games.
Swift is predicted to be on the Tremendous Bowl as soon as once more. Final 12 months after the Chiefs received The Massive Recreation the star tight finish and his girlfriend had been snapped on digital camera kissing in a photograph that may be one of many lasting moments from your complete sport. If Kansas Metropolis wins once more, Swift would virtually definitely be on the sphere.
With their relationship maturing, there are rumblings that perhaps Kelce might want to step his sport up much more. That’s proper, there is perhaps a post-game Taylor Swift marriage proposal.
If that wasn’t sufficient stress on Travis heading into the sport, he may not even have the complete help of his personal brother and former NFL star Jason Kelce.
No, Jason appears to be absolutely supportive of the connection with Swift. However he’s clearly much less supportive of his brother’s chase of one other Tremendous Bowl championship. Jason performed his complete profession with the Eagles and already mentioned he plans to cheer for the Eagles to win.
So will the elder Kelce shock everybody and don some Chiefs gear? Or will he keep true to the inexperienced in his blood?
One of the best Tremendous Bowls maintain followers riveted till the ultimate moments. However with these wagers everybody could possibly be watching effectively after the confetti has dropped.