Kendrick Lamar has been dubbed the No. 1 pop star of 2024 on Billboard‘s annual Greatest Pop Star by Year list. Billboard’s editorial staff selected their 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2024, a list that includes Beyoncé, Drake, Shaboozey and more. KDot took the top spot, behind Sabrina Carpenter who came in at No. 2 and Taylor Swift who came in at No. 3.
“What made Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 so remarkable was that he didn’t just remind us of all the reasons why he was so big at his commercial and cultural peak – he showed that he could do things we’d never even seen from him before. He showed that he was capable of hitting heights no other rapper had reached this decade, a period that had otherwise marked something of a downturn for the once seemingly indomitable genre’s mainstream prospects,” Billboard‘s Andrew Unterbeger wrote.
Lamar had a big year with his unexpected rap beef with fellow musician Drake, the latest drop of his new album 'GNX', his shared announced tour with former Labelmate SZA, and being announced as the headline performer for the next Superbowl in New Orleans.
Most of Kendrick’s announcements for the year were met with controversy on social media, as fans watched and listened to him and Drake go back and forth in diss songs to each other. Later, fans watched on as celebrities gave opinions on him being picked for Superbowl 59.
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