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Kendrick Lamar & SZA Preach Love Over Hate During 1st LA Stop of Grand National Tour: 5 Best Moments
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA co-headlined the first Los Angeles stop of their ongoing Grand National Tour on May 21, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
- The event followed their long friendship and former TDE labelmate status, inspiring a hierarchy-free, egalitarian set blending over 50 songs from both artists’ catalogs.
- Lizzo made a surprise guest appearance during SZA’s performance, singing their collaboration “Special” and a verse from Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy,” reflecting their close friendship.
- The set featured collaborative highlights like the Oscar-nominated “All the Stars” and the Hot 100 fixture “luther,” which has charted for 13 weeks, with Lamar and SZA frequently reuniting for closers.
- The show reinforced Lamar’s standing at the peak of his career while the tour continues through major U.S. And European venues, indicating sustained momentum and widespread appeal.
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Review: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ride-or-die camaraderie and wicked humor take center stage at SoFi Stadium
LOS ANGELES — Who knows if Kendrick Lamar will sit for a formal deposition in Drake's ongoing defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, after Lamar flambéed him on "Not Like Us." But at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, May 21, Lamar and his ...
Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ride-or-die camaraderie and wicked humor take center stage at SoFi Stadium
The first night of Kendrick Lamar and SZA's SoFi stand was a bountiful, meticulous three-hour show that centered on the camaraderie between two of the most important acts in contemporary music.
Lizzo Makes A Surprise Appearance With SZA At The ‘Grand National Tour’
Getty Image Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour is rolling along, and last night (May 21), it brought the pair to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. During SZA’s time on stage, she made room for a special guest: Lizzo, who came out and sang their collaboration “Special.” Find clips of that here, here, and here. Earlier this year, Lizzo revealed she and SZA nearly started a band called P*ssy Lasers, saying, “We just always been frien…
Kendrick Lamar & SZA Preach Love Over Hate During 1st LA Stop of Grand National Tour: 5 Best Moments
“You said you feel the love, right?” Kendrick Lamar asked SZA after performing their twinkling 2018 hit collab “All the Stars” during the first LA tour stop of their Grand National Tour at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium Wednesday night (May 21). “I think so,” she responded breathlessly. “You feel it?” “I definitely feel it.” The two dove head over heels into “Love” from his 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN., with SZA’s honeyed vocals takin…
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