Feb 8, 2026 3:33pm PT Brandi Carlile Brings the Majesty to ‘America the Beautiful’ in Super Bowl Pre-Game Performance: Watch By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest Brandi Carlile Brings the Majesty to ‘America the Beautiful’ in Super Bowl Pre-Game Performance: Watch 30 minutes ago Brandi Carlile on What It Means to Sing ‘America the Beautiful’ at the Super Bowl in a Time of Turmoil: It’s a Song of ‘Fragile Hope, for Where America Could Be’ 1 day ago Singer Brantley Gilbert Defends TPUSA’s Alternative Halftime: ‘It’s Been More Than 20 Years Since a Country Artist Has Been Asked to Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show’ 1 day ago See All The majesty is not just in the purple mountains: It’s in the voice of Brandi Carlile, who has one of the most celebrated vocal ranges in modern American music, and was an apt pick by the NFL to sing “America the Beautiful” before the Super Bowl LX kickoff Sunday. Brandi Carlile delivers a stunning performance of America The Beautiful 🇺🇸 NFL (@NFL) February 8, 2026 In an interview with Variety published Saturday, Carlile admitted, “I’m a little worried about it. I put it in a key that’s right at the ceiling there for me, and so I’m gonna come out swinging.” Indeed, she did place the song in one of her upper registers, adding some vibrato for good measure.
