Eric Church to sing national anthem at Superbowl

Eric Church has been tapped to perform the National Anthem at the 2021 Super Bowl. He’ll be joined by Jazmine Sullivan to do the honours.

Church and Sullivan’s performance was announced on Tuesday (Jan. 19); per the Seattle Times, it’s being arranged and produced by Adam Blackstone, an Emmy-nominated musical director. Sullivan is a Grammy-nominated, BET Award-winning R&B star known for singles including “Bust Your Windows,” “Let It Burn” and “Lost One.”

Church and Sullivan join halftime performer the Weeknd and Grammy winner H.E.R., who will sing “America the Beautiful,” in the performance lineup for Super Bowl LV. Deaf rapper Warren “WAWA” Snipe will accompany both H.E.R. and Church and Sullivan to perform “America the Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” in American Sign Language.