Super Bowl 60 is nearly here. The NFL’s biggest game of the season always comes with plenty of hype and spectacle, and that includes the singing of the national anthem.
There have been some memorable performances of the anthem at the Super Bowl, like Whitney Houston’s, Beyoncé’s and Lady Gaga’s. One popular sports prop bet is how short or how long the performance will be for the game.
Let’s take a look at which artist will be performing this year’s national anthem for the Super Bowl.
MORE: Super Bowl national anthem history
Who is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2026?
The national anthem for the 2026 Super Bowl will be performed by pop artist Charlie Puth. Puth told Rolling Stone that he auditioned for the gig.
“I actually have always wanted to do this,” Puth told the outlet. “And I recorded a little demo, just me singing with the Rhodes and sent it to Roc Nation. I’ve been told Jay-Z loved it, and it got to [NFL Commissioner Roger] Goodell and they all said that I could do it.”
“I applied,” Puth added. “I auditioned for it, but I made up my own audition because I’ve always wanted to do it — because I love it musically. It’s the best song. Musically, it’s so special.”
Artist Brandi Carlisle will also perform “America the Beautiful” before the game, and Coco Jones will add a pregame performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song often hailed as the “Black National Anthem”
MORE: What is the Black national anthem?
What time does Super Bowl 60 start?
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 8
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET | 3:30 p.m. PT
Super Bowl 60 will feature the Patriots taking on the Seahawks. The game will actually be a rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl, which saw New England prevail 28-24.. Kickoff from Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. is set for 6:30 p.m. ET, which would be 5:30 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. PT.
Past Super Bowl anthem singers
Here is a list of all of the Super Bowl national anthem singers.
| Super Bowl | Year | Performer(s) | |
| 1 | 1967 | The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band and UCLA choir | |
| 2 | 1968 | Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band | |
| 3 | 1969 | Lloyd Geisler of the Washington National Symphony Orchestra | |
| 4 | 1970 | Al Hirt | |
| 5 | 1971 | Tommy Loy | |
| 6 | 1972 | U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale | |
| 7 | 1973 | Little Angels Children’s Choir of Chicago’s Holy Angels Church | |
| 8 | 1974 | Charley Pride | |
| 9 | 1975 | Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band | |
| 10 | 1976 | Tom Sullivan | |
| 11 | 1977 | None (Vikki Carr sang “America the Beautiful”) | |
| 12 | 1978 | Phyllis Tell of the University of Louisiana at Monroe | |
| 13 | 1979 | The Colgate Thirteen | |
| 14 | 1980 | Cheryl Ladd | |
| 15 | 1981 | Helen O’Connell | |
| 16 | 1982 | Diana Ross | |
| 17 | 1983 | Leslie Easterbrook | |
| 18 | 1984 | Barry Manilow | |
| 19 | 1985 |
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| 20 | 1986 | Winston Marsalis | |
| 21 | 1987 | Neil Diamond | |
| 22 | 1988 | Herb Alpert | |
| 23 | 1989 | Billy Joel | |
| 24 | 1990 | Aaron Neville | |
| 25 | 1991 | Whitney Houston with the Florida Orchestra | |
| 26 | 1992 | Harry Connick, Jr. | |
| 27 | 1993 | Garth Brooks | |
| 28 | 1994 | Natalie Cole | |
| 29 | 1995 | Kathie Lee Gifford | |
| 30 | 1996 | Vanessa L. Williams | |
| 31 | 1997 | Luther Vandross | |
| 32 | 1998 | Jewel | |
| 33 | 1999 | Cher | |
| 34 | 2000 | Faith Hill | |
| 35 | 2001 | Backstreet Boys | |
| 36 | 2002 | Mariah Carey | |
| 37 | 2003 | Dixie Chicks | |
| 38 | 2004 | Beyonce | |
| 39 | 2005 | U.S. Army Herald Trumpets and the choirs from the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy | |
| 40 | 2006 | Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin, and Dr. John | |
| 41 | 2007 | Billy Joel | |
| 42 | 2008 | Jordin Sparks | |
| 43 | 2009 | Jennifer Hudson | |
| 44 | 2010 | Carrie Underwood | |
| 45 | 2011 | Christina Aguilera | |
| 46 | 2012 | Kelly Clarkson | |
| 47 | 2013 | Alicia Keys | |
| 48 | 2014 | Renee Fleming | |
| 49 | 2015 | Idina Menzel | |
| 50 | 2016 | Lady Gaga | |
| 51 | 2017 | Luke Bryan | |
| 52 | 2018 | P!nk | |
| 53 | 2019 | Gladys Knight | |
| 54 | 2020 | Demi Lovato | |
| 55 | 2021 | Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan | |
| 56 | 2022 | Mickey Guyton | |
| 57 | 2023 | Chris Stapleton | |
| 58 | 2024 | Reba McEntire | |
| 59 | 2025 | Jon Batiste | |
| 60 | 2026 | Charlie Puth |
Best Super Bowl national anthem performances
Let’s take a look back at some of the most popular renditions of the national anthem from past Super Bowls.
