This past February, Kendrick Lamar led the Halftime Show festivities, netting 133.5 million viewers — the most of any halftime show, per Billboard. Read the original article on MassLive.

If it happens, Metallica would be the first rock band to headline the Super Bowl halftime show since The Who in 2010 (unless you count Coldplay in 2016). Past Super Bowl performers have been largely pop/hip-hop acts, including recent headliners Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Rihanna, Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd and Shakira/Jennifer Lopez.

Bob Rock believes that Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich is a “genius” who ranks among the most legendary drummers in the history of rock and metal. Bob Rock ‘Almost Cried’ Seeing Metallica Rock is most remembered by Metallica fans as being the producer for the run of the band’s albums starting with 1991’s Metallica and ending with 2003’s St.