Ray Charles famously sang “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl XXXI in 1997, and since then, many other artists have had the honor of performing the patriotic song at the big game. This year, country music star Carrie Underwood will be singing “America the Beautiful” during pre-game festivities at Super Bowl LIII.
Underwood is no stranger to the Super Bowl stage; she previously performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLIV in 2010. She also sang “America the Beautiful” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
This will be Underwood’s first time performing at a Super Bowl as a solo artist; she previously performed alongside other artists as part of a medley during halftime of Super Bowl XLV.