He joins a long list of performers who have held the honor. Some of his more well-known songs are “Either Way” and “Tennesse Whisky.” In case you aren’t familiar, Stapleton is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known for his long hair and beard. This time, for Super Bowl 57, the National Anthem will be sung by Chris Stapleton. Gladys Knight will be singing the national anthem at this years Super Bowl LIII. The performance will be televised live on CBS prior to kickoff. Knight joins the ranks of many performers who have sung the national anthem at the Super Bowl, including Pink (2018), Luke Bryan (2017), Lady Gaga (2016), Idina Menzel (2015) and Christina. Vicki Carr sang America the Beautiful instead. Sports business reporter Darren Rovell pointed this out on Twitter.Who is singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl?ĭid you know that people place bets about how long the National Anthem will take? That’s how important the National Anthem at the Super Bowl is (aside from it being ahem, the NATIONAL ANTHEM). Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and Empress of Soul Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl LIII pregame festivities at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, February 3, the NFL and CBS announced today. Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan became the first duet in over a decade to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl when they did so at Super Bowl LV in. The national anthem has been performed at every Super Bowl other than XI. That pushed the time of her National Anthem beyond what many sports books had as the over/under for bettors. Less important was a controversy created by Knight singing the word "brave" two times. We used to say prayers in school before school started, and we just don’t have that anymore and I’m just - I'm just hoping that it will be about our country and how we treat each other and being the great country that we are." We used to sing it in school before school started. I believe in all of those things, and as far as this is concerned, I grew up with the National Anthem. "All I can deal with right now is what my heart says.
"People are going to have their opinions," she said (quote via Mediaite).
Knight defended herself on Friday, telling CNN it came down to respect for our country. ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 3: Gladys Knight sings the National Anthem before the New England Patriots play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on. Some on social media felt she should have decline out of respect to the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick. ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 3: Gladys Knight sings the National Anthem before the New England Patriots play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. Alongside members of the military, Knight initiated. On Monday, conversation turned toward whether the soul singer should have performed at all. From Gladys Knights anthem to who will score first to Maroon 5 to the Super Bowl MVP, get everything you need to make the right picks for Sunday in our Ultimate Super Bowl Props guide. Gladys Knight performed a powerful rendition of the National Anthem ahead of Super Bowl LIII Sunday night in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Few will argue the merit of the performance, especially with a relatively unremarkable halftime performance by Maroon 5. Knight slowly moved through the song, only deviating at the very end when she sang the final word "brave" two times.
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