Kendrick Lamar to Headline Super Bowl Halftime, E Street Band's Patti Scialfa Battling Cancer, Kathy Bates to Retire, Givenchy Names New Creative Director

Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The NFL confirmed that the rapper would take the stage at 2025's Super Bowl LIX halftime show in a statement on Sunday. The announcement comes just 5 months before football's biggest night returns on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. This will be the second time Lamar has appeared in a Super Bowl halftime show in recent years, having made a guest appearance in 2022, performing alongside Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige. Bruce Springsteen's wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa reveals blood cancer diagnosis. Six years after her initial diagnosis, musician Patti Scialfa is opening up about her battle with blood cancer. She spoke about the illness in the new documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , which premiered on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Scialfa became a member of the E Street Band in 1984, 7 years before tying the knot with husband Bruce Springsteen, and while she has been absent for the majority of the band's current world tour, her love of music and performing has not dimmed. Kathy Bates to retire from acting after wrapping current project Matlock. After an award winning 5 decade long career in acting and entertainment, Kathy Bates is ready to step away from the spotlight. The 76-year-old Oscar and Emmy winner spoke publicly about her impending retirement in an interview with the New York Times released Sunday. The announcement comes just weeks before the release of CBS' reimagined reboot of Matlock , which is set to release September 22. Bates described the series, in which she stars as the titular character, as her 'last dance.' Givenchy names designer Sarah Burton new Creative Director. After a short time away from the fashion world, designer Sarah Burton is returning in a big way! The former Creative Director for Alexander McQueen will be stepping into a new role as Creative Director at Givenchy. She replaces designer Matthew M. Williams in the role, following his departure which took place in January of this year. Burton's first collection with the company will debut in March of 2025. National Teddy Bear Day is celebrated in the U.S. September 9 is National Teddy Bear Day! The history of the Teddy Bear dates back to 1902 when it was invented in President Theodore Roosevelt's honor after he refused to harm a bear cub while on a hunting trip down south. Political cartoonist Clifford Berryman then drew up his own version of the incident, which then inspired New York City candy shop owner and stuffed animal maker Morris Michtom to create the beloved stuffed bear we know today, and name it in the president's honor. In today's birthday news: Musician/producer Dave Stewart 72, actor Hugh Grant 64, actor Adam Sandler 58, actor Henry Thomas 53, actor Eric Stonestreet 53, singer Michael Bublé 49, actress Michelle Williams 44, singer Otis Redding would have been 83.