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The 2025 Super Bowl’s 6 most unhinged commercials, including Tubi’s bizarre cowboy skin hats

These were so bad.

The 2025 Super Bowl commercials were, well, weird.

I’m not sure I expected them not to be strange because there are usually a few every year. However, I’m not sure I was prepared for the gravity of this year’s bunch. It started with Skechers’ Martha Stewart commercial where she was supposed to be gliding (dancing?) in her shoes. Sure.

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Then, it went downhill fast. What in the world was that Mountain Dew and Seal commercial? WHY? JUST WHY!?! I’m all for a good pun, but I’m so confused about how that even became a thing. However, it wasn’t the only lousy commercial on Sunday evening. There were plenty more, including Tubi’s horrific cowboy skin hats commercial that I can’t even explain. WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?! EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

Here’s five more unhinged commercials from the 2025 Super Bowl:

Sketchers with Martha Stewart dancing

Mountain Dew and Seal 

Coffee Mate’s Cold Foam 

Reese’s Lava

Tostino’s Alien

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Tom Brady roasted Kevin Hart during the 2025 Super Bowl broadcast

WELP.

Fox analyst Tom Brady roasted Kevin Hart during Sunday night’s Super Bowl broadcast.

Brady’s ridiculous memory and petty side came out during the Chiefs-Eagles title game. Known Eagles fan Kevin Hart was enjoying the clinic his team was putting on, so naturally, cameras found him. Well, Tom wasn’t very amused by that decision—likely still some bitterness from jokes dropped during The Roast of Tom Brady—and lit into Kevin.

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“Kevin Hart’s here? How do the cameras find Kevin Hart?” Brady said, surprised. However, he wasn’t done. He made more to get off his chest. “Kevin, I love you. You took so many shots at me in May. I’m coming right back at you.”

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Kendrick Lamar had the whole Super Bowl crowd singing ‘A minor’ during Not Like Us for halftime show

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show was iconic.

Kendrick Lamar performed at halftime of the Super Bowl on Sunday night, unsurprisingly putting on an incredible show. The 20-time Grammy winner had Samuel L. Jackson as his emcee, SZA as a guest star and a surprise appearance from tennis legend Serena Williams.

His performance of his five-time Grammy-winning diss track, “Not Like Us” was highly anticipated, and the rapper broke it out near the end of his set.  Much like his performance at the Grammys last weekend, Lamar had the entirety of the 75,000+ crowd in the Superdome singing along with his iconic “A minor” line.

It was deafening.

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Kendrick Lamar’s electric Super Bowl performance included Serena Williams and Samuel L. Jackson

This is another tally in the win column for Kendrick Lamar.

Kendrick Lamar absolutely rocked the crowd in New Orleans with his electric performance during halftime of Super Bowl LIX. But the bombastic rapper’s show wasn’t a total solo act. He had some help from a few special guests.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson was the first guest to appear, dressed a bit like the classic and patriotic Uncle Sam and performing as a narrator of sorts for the show, warning Kendrick to not go overboard and give the audience what they want.

Next to show up was SZA, who performed two songs alongside Kendrick, including the Oscar-nominated “All The Stars” from 2018’s Black Panther.

Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Recording artist SZA and recording artist Kendrick Lamar perform during halftime Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

And then, perhaps most unexpectedly – while Kendrick performed his Grammy-winning “Not Like Us” – the camera panned to tennis legend Serena Williams, who was dancing along to the track in the middle of the field. Her appearance was no coincidence or accident. It’s worth noting that Kendrick and Serena both hail from Compton, California.

After the show, Williams said, “I did not crip-walk like that at Wimbledon. I would’ve been fined!”

The last guest appearance was by DJ Mustard, who emerged when Kendrick began performing “TV Off,” which the DJ produced.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Mustard and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Let’s consider for a moment that not only did Kendrick Lamar parlay his hatred for Drake into a diss track that became a Grammy-winning summer anthem, but also into a Super Bowl performance that got the greatest tennis player of all-time dancing to it on national television. Drake is never recovering from this, y’all.

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Who’s in Taylor Swift’s suite with at the 2025 Super Bowl?

Friends and family joined the pop star on Sunday night in New Orleans.

Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, and pop star Taylor Swift was in attendance to support boyfriend Travis Kelce. The 14-time Grammy winner was once again in a suite to take in the action, and she was surrounded with friends and family.

Rapper Ice Spice, who joined Swift for last year’s Super Bowl, was back again, as was Swift’s close friend Ashley Avignone. Kelce’s brother Jason, sister-in-law Kylie and mom Donna could all be seen in the suite, as could Swift’s father, Scott, and brother Austin. Ed Kelce was there too.

All three Haim sisters — Alana, Danielle and Este — were also in the box with Swift.

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Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson made an appearance in the new Dunkin Super Bowl ad

Belichick and Hudson are alongside Ben and Casey Affleck.

New University of North Carolina football head coach Bill Belichick is everywhere.

Last Thursday, the former New England Patriot head coach was on the red carpet with his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, at the NFL Honors ceremony. Sunday, Belichick and Hudson made their Dunkin’ Donuts commercial debut alongside mega-Bostonians Ben and Casey Affleck.

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In the ad, Belichick and Hudson donned outlandish Dunkin’-themed track suits and backed up the Affleck brothers at an event dubbed the “Java Jam.”

Belichick even got a chance to talk some trash, telling their green-clad coffee enemies “sounds like what’s in my garbage disposal” when they described a “light seasonal roast with coriander and slight balsamic drizzle.”

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Watch the splendid Super Bowl 2025 ASL national anthem performance

This was nicely done.

Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles played in Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress Stephanie Nogueras performed the national anthem in American Sign Language (ASL).

Nogueras is best known for a recurring role as the character Natalie Pierce on the TV series Switched at Birth. She also had a guest star role as Elly, a deaf mermaid, on NBC’s show Grimm.

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Here’s the video of Stephanie Nogueras’ awesome performance alongside jazz singer Jon Batiste at the Superdome. What a fantastic way to start the Super Bowl 59 festivities.

Cheers, everyone! Enjoy the game.

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Taylor Swift wore her iconic Grammys jewelry to support Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl

The chain with a “T” charm has made another appearance!

Last Sunday, singer Taylor Swift was in Los Angeles at the Grammy Awards. She wore a stunning red mini designed by Vivienne Westwood, pairing it with red stilettos, red bejeweled earrings and a red lip. Around her thigh, Swift added a gold chain with red stones and a “T” charm, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

This Sunday, the piece of jewelry reappeared, this time at the Super Bowl as a necklace for the 14-time Grammy winner. Swift wore an oversized cream blazer with a white tank, denim shorts and tall boots. Around her neck, the The Tortured Poets Department singer added the “T” chain, a clear sign of support for boyfriend Travis Kelce.

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Watch Jon Batiste’s wonderful Super Bowl 2025 national anthem performance

Jon Batiste did a lovely rendition.

Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles played in Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz and soul singer Jon Batiste performed an excellent rendition of the national anthem.

Batiste is a Louisiana native who studied at Juilliard. He was the bandleader and musical director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for seven years and co-composed Pixar’s animated film Soul.

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Here’s the video of Jon Batiste’s rousing performance from the field at Caesars Superdome. What a beautiful way to open the Super Bowl 2025 festivities.

Cheers, everyone! Enjoy the game.

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Watch Ledisi’s fantastic Super Bowl performance of Lift Every Voice and Sing

The Grammy-award-winning Ledisi brought the house down in New Orleans.

Often referred to as the Black national anthem, a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become a tradition at the Super Bowl.

A pre-recorded video of Alicia Keys’ rendition of the song played before the 2021 game, and in the past three years it has been performed live before kickoff by the likes of Mary Mary, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and most recently Andra Day in 2024.

Before Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Sunday, the Grammy-award winning artist Ledisi performed the song written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900.

Ledisi, 52, won a Grammy in 2021 for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Anything For You.” She’s also a New Orleans native.

Here’s her performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

This star-studded Super Bowl will feature a halftime performance from Kendrick Lamar, who recently took home his own collection of Grammys.

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