Chris Stapleton's sweet Super Bowl national anthem moved Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to tears
With nearly as much attention paid to the music as the game during the Super Bowl, the trifecta of artists who took the field Sunday prior to kickoff knew the importance of their platform.
Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary") and Babyface were tapped for the honors.
Country belter Stapleton, whose brawny voice is a hallmark of his numerous hits, played guitar and carried the national anthem with his usual humble approach.
The ever-shaggy Stapleton – not wearing his hallmark cowboy hat – hit some big vocal notes over his subdued guitar picking.
The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
Stapleton's quietly affecting rendition moved Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce to tears as they stood on the sideline.
This marks the third consecutive year that a country singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem.
Stapleton, who slayed a performance of “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder at last week’s Grammy Awards, was joined by Troy Kotsur, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Eric Church shared duties with Jazmine Sullivan in 2021 and Mickey Guyton presented a soaring rendition in 2022.
Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner "CODA."
Gruff-in-voice, teddy-bear-in-demeanor singer and guitarist Stapleton has been on a continual career upswing since breaking through with 2015’s “Traveller” song and album.
Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed "America the Beautiful."
Strumming an acoustic guitar emblazoned with the American flag, Babyface, wearing his trademark dark sunglasses, hit his notes sweetly and softly as he stood solo on the field.
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them.
Though background vocals were heard, no other singers were present.
His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men (“End of the Road”), Madonna (“Take a Bow”), Whitney Houston (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”) and Braxton (“Breathe Again”).
With nearly as much attention paid to the music as the game during the Super Bowl, the trifecta of artists who took the field Sunday prior to kickoff knew the importance of their platform.
Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary") and Babyface were tapped for the honors.
Country belter Stapleton, whose brawny voice is a hallmark of his numerous hits, played guitar and carried the national anthem with his usual humble approach.
The ever-shaggy Stapleton – not wearing his hallmark cowboy hat – hit some big vocal notes over his subdued guitar picking.
The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
Stapleton's quietly affecting rendition moved Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce to tears as they stood on the sideline.
This marks the third consecutive year that a country singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem.
Stapleton, who slayed a performance of “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder at last week’s Grammy Awards, was joined by Troy Kotsur, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Eric Church shared duties with Jazmine Sullivan in 2021 and Mickey Guyton presented a soaring rendition in 2022.
Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner "CODA."
Gruff-in-voice, teddy-bear-in-demeanor singer and guitarist Stapleton has been on a continual career upswing since breaking through with 2015’s “Traveller” song and album.
Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed "America the Beautiful."
Strumming an acoustic guitar emblazoned with the American flag, Babyface, wearing his trademark dark sunglasses, hit his notes sweetly and softly as he stood solo on the field.
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them.
Though background vocals were heard, no other singers were present.
His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men (“End of the Road”), Madonna (“Take a Bow”), Whitney Houston (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”) and Braxton (“Breathe Again”).
With nearly as much attention paid to the music as the game during the Super Bowl, the trifecta of artists who took the field Sunday prior to kickoff knew the importance of their platform.
Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary") and Babyface were tapped for the honors.
Country belter Stapleton, whose brawny voice is a hallmark of his numerous hits, played guitar and carried the national anthem with his usual humble approach.
The ever-shaggy Stapleton – not wearing his hallmark cowboy hat – hit some big vocal notes over his subdued guitar picking.
The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
Stapleton's quietly affecting rendition moved Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce to tears as they stood on the sideline.
This marks the third consecutive year that a country singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem.
Stapleton, who slayed a performance of “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder at last week’s Grammy Awards, was joined by Troy Kotsur, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Eric Church shared duties with Jazmine Sullivan in 2021 and Mickey Guyton presented a soaring rendition in 2022.
Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner "CODA."
Gruff-in-voice, teddy-bear-in-demeanor singer and guitarist Stapleton has been on a continual career upswing since breaking through with 2015’s “Traveller” song and album.
Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed "America the Beautiful."
Strumming an acoustic guitar emblazoned with the American flag, Babyface, wearing his trademark dark sunglasses, hit his notes sweetly and softly as he stood solo on the field.
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them.
Though background vocals were heard, no other singers were present.
His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men (“End of the Road”), Madonna (“Take a Bow”), Whitney Houston (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”) and Braxton (“Breathe Again”).
With nearly as much attention paid to the music as the game during the Super Bowl, the trifecta of artists who took the field Sunday prior to kickoff knew the importance of their platform.
Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary") and Babyface were tapped for the honors.
Country belter Stapleton, whose brawny voice is a hallmark of his numerous hits, played guitar and carried the national anthem with his usual humble approach.
The ever-shaggy Stapleton – not wearing his hallmark cowboy hat – hit some big vocal notes over his subdued guitar picking.
The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
Stapleton's quietly affecting rendition moved Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce to tears as they stood on the sideline.
This marks the third consecutive year that a country singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem.
Stapleton, who slayed a performance of “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder at last week’s Grammy Awards, was joined by Troy Kotsur, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Eric Church shared duties with Jazmine Sullivan in 2021 and Mickey Guyton presented a soaring rendition in 2022.
Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner "CODA."
Gruff-in-voice, teddy-bear-in-demeanor singer and guitarist Stapleton has been on a continual career upswing since breaking through with 2015’s “Traveller” song and album.
Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed "America the Beautiful."
Strumming an acoustic guitar emblazoned with the American flag, Babyface, wearing his trademark dark sunglasses, hit his notes sweetly and softly as he stood solo on the field.
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them.
Though background vocals were heard, no other singers were present.
His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men (“End of the Road”), Madonna (“Take a Bow”), Whitney Houston (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”) and Braxton (“Breathe Again”).
With nearly as much attention paid to the music as the game during the Super Bowl, the trifecta of artists who took the field Sunday prior to kickoff knew the importance of their platform.
Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott Elementary") and Babyface were tapped for the honors.
Country belter Stapleton, whose brawny voice is a hallmark of his numerous hits, played guitar and carried the national anthem with his usual humble approach.
The ever-shaggy Stapleton – not wearing his hallmark cowboy hat – hit some big vocal notes over his subdued guitar picking.
The country star's swoops on the anthem's final notes sent the Arizona crowd into spasms of cheers.
Stapleton's quietly affecting rendition moved Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and center Jason Kelce to tears as they stood on the sideline.
This marks the third consecutive year that a country singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem.
Stapleton, who slayed a performance of “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder at last week’s Grammy Awards, was joined by Troy Kotsur, who performed the national anthem in American Sign Language.
Eric Church shared duties with Jazmine Sullivan in 2021 and Mickey Guyton presented a soaring rendition in 2022.
Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Oscar best picture winner "CODA."
Gruff-in-voice, teddy-bear-in-demeanor singer and guitarist Stapleton has been on a continual career upswing since breaking through with 2015’s “Traveller” song and album.
Prior to the national anthem, singer/songwriter/producer Babyface performed "America the Beautiful."
Strumming an acoustic guitar emblazoned with the American flag, Babyface, wearing his trademark dark sunglasses, hit his notes sweetly and softly as he stood solo on the field.
Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, is responsible for signing some of the most celebrated names in R&B: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton among them.
Though background vocals were heard, no other singers were present.
His writing bona fides include massive hits for Boyz II Men (“End of the Road”), Madonna (“Take a Bow”), Whitney Houston (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”) and Braxton (“Breathe Again”).
