While the Super Bowl is football’s ultimate culmination of every season, it’s also a major event in the music world. The halftime show is the entertainment headliner, but the national anthem gets plenty of attention, as well.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is played before the start of nearly every sporting event in the United States. However, there’s no bigger stage than belting out the anthem before the opening kickoff in the Super Bowl.
With hundreds of millions of people tuning in to watch the game, the singer who gets the mic for the national anthem has quite the audience to cater to. For Super Bowl 58, that honor is going to one of the most popular figures in country music — Reba McEntire.
Who is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2023?
The NFL is sticking with a country theme for the national anthem, as Reba McEntire, the “Queen of Country” herself, has been tabbed as the 2024 anthem singer.
McEntire, a three-time Grammy winner, has been a staple in the country music industry since breaking out in the 1970s. Since making her debut, she has placed over 100 singles in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including 25 that have hit No. 1. In total, she has sold over 75 million records worldwide.
The country star is best known for her hits that include “Does He Love You?,” “I’m A Survivor,” “The Heart Won’t Lie,” and “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia.”
Reba has a tough act to follow after Chris Stapleton’s 2023 rendition of the National Anthem was a major hit at Super Bowl 57.
What time does Super Bowl 58 start?
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 13
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET | 3:30 p.m. PT
Super Bowl 58 between the Chiefs and 49ers is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. local time) on Sunday, Feb. 13.
The game is being played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., just outside of Las Vegas.
The other main performer of the night will be Usher, who will star in the halftime show.
You can watch the game, performances, commercials, and everything else that comes with Super Bowl Sunday on the CBS network.
Past Super Bowl national anthem singers
| Super Bowl | Year | Performer(s) |
| I | 1967 | The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band and UCLA choir |
| II | 1968 | Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band |
| III | 1969 | Lloyd Geisler of the Washington National Symphony Orchestra |
| IV | 1970 | AL Hirt |
| V | 1971 | Tommy Loy |
| VI | 1972 | U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale |
| VII | 1973 | Little Angels Children’s Choir of Chicago’s Holy Angels Church |
| VIII | 1974 | Charley Pride |
| IX | 1975 | Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band |
| X | 1976 | Tom Sullivan |
| XI | 1977 | None (Vikki Carr sang “America the Beautiful”) |
| XII | 1978 | Phyllis Tell of the University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| XIII | 1979 | The Colgate Thirteen |
| XIV | 1980 | Cheryl Ladd |
| XV | 1981 | Helen O’Connell |
| XVI | 1982 | Diana Ross |
| XVII | 1983 | Leslie Easterbrook |
| XVIII | 1984 | Barry Manilow |
| XIX | 1985 | San Francisco Boys Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Piedmont Children’s Chorus and San Francisco Children’s Chorus |
| XX | 1986 | Winston Marsalis |
| XXI | 1987 | Neil Diamond |
| XXII | 1988 | Herb Alpert |
| XXIII | 1989 | Billy Joel |
| XXIV | 1990 | Aaron Neville |
| XXV | 1991 | Whitney Houston with the Florida Orchestra |
| XXVI | 1992 | Harry Connick, Jr. |
| XXVII | 1993 | Garth Brooks |
| XXVIII | 1994 | Natalie Cole |
| XXIX | 1995 | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| XXX | 1996 | Vanessa L. Williams |
| XXXI | 1997 | Luther Vandross |
| XXXII | 1998 | Jewel |
| XXXIII | 1999 | Cher |
| XXXIV | 2000 | Faith Hill |
| XXV | 2001 | Backstreet Boys |
| XXXVI | 2002 | Mariah Carey |
| XXXVII | 2003 | Dixie Chicks |
| XXXVIII | 2004 | Beyonce |
| XXXIX | 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 |
| XL | 2006 | Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin, and Dr. John |
| XLI | 2007 | Billy Joel |
| XLII | 2008 | Jordin Sparks |
| XLIII | 2009 | Jennifer Hudson |
| XLIV | 2010 | Carrie Underwood |
| XLV | 2011 | Christina Aguilera |
| XLVI | 2012 | Kelly Clarkson |
| XLVII | 2013 | Alicia Keys |
| XLVIII | 2014 | Renee Fleming |
| XLIX | 2015 | Idina Menzel |
| 50 | 2016 | Lady Gaga |
| LI | 2017 | Luke Bryan |
| LII | 2018 | P!nk |
| LIII | 2019 | Gladys Knight |
| LIV | 2020 | Demi Lovato |
| LV | 2021 | Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan |
| LVI | 2022 | Mickey Guyton |
| LVII | 2023 | Chris Stapleton |
| LVII | 2024 | Reba McEntire |
Best Super Bowl national anthem performances
Whitney Houston — Super Bowl 25
Luther Vandross — Super Bowl 31
Faith Hill — Super Bowl 34
Jennifer Hudson — Super Bowl 43
Beyonce — Super Bowl 38
Chris Stapleton — Super Bowl 57
