Kendrick Lamar Wins Emmy Award for NFL Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show

Hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar and Tony Russell won the Emmy for "Outstanding music direction" on Sunday for The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar that aired on Fox.

Lamar's show featured Samuel L. Jackson,  SZA and Serena Williams and came following the rapper's well-documented feud with Drake. There was much speculation as to whether Lamar would include his hit single, "Not Like Us" in the performance, given its pointed criticisms of Drake, but Kendrick not only teased the song throughout his halftime show but also included it.

The other nominees for the award included Rickey Minor for The Kennedy Center Honors, Michael Bearden for The Oscars, Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann for SNL50: The Anniversary Special and James Poyser and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.

Super Bowl LIX was won by the Philadelphia Eagles, 40-21, over the Kansas City Chiefs.