Brandi Carlile Set to Perform at Super Bowl LX

Brandi Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of Super Bowl LX, bringing country influence back to the event.

The game takes place on 8 February 2026 in Santa Clara, California, and will air on NBC. Carlile was announced as one of three pre-game performers by the NFL this week.

The performance comes just over a week after the Grammys, where Carlile is nominated for two awards. Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show.

Singer Charlie Puth will perform the National Anthem. He follows last year’s rendition from Jon Batiste and four straight years of country artists before that. Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Chris Stapleton and Reba McEntire sang the Anthem from 2021 to 2024, with Stapleton’s version widely praised. Other notable country performances over the years include Luke Bryan in 2017, Carrie Underwood in 2010 and the Chicks in 2003.

Country singers have frequently been placed in pre-game roles during the last three decades. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were the last to perform “America the Beautiful” in 2012, while Faith Hill sang it in 2009. The song remains a Super Bowl tradition alongside the National Anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, which will be performed by Coco Jones in 2026.

Country music has been largely absent from the Super Bowl halftime stage since Shania Twain appeared with No Doubt in 2003. The last country-led halftime show was in 1994, featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd.

With the genre gaining wider popularity again, there have been growing calls for a country act to return to the main stage at a future Super Bowl.