Super Bowl LX Singer Talks ‘America the Beautiful’

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Brandi Carlile will be among the artists who will perform prior to Super Bowl LX’s kickoff on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.

Carlile is one of the artists who has been outspoken against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies dating back to his first term in office. She will join Bad Bunny and Green Day as anti-Trump critics performing at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.

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From left; Charlie Puth, Coco Jones and Brandi Carlile — who will perform the national anthems, “Lift Every Voice” and “America the Beautiful,” respectively — speak during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco prior to the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

The singer will perform a rendition of “America the Beautiful” before the game starts. She suggested in an interview with Variety on Friday that she would go into the performance with her “own moral code” in mind, adding that the performance was important to her as a member of the LGBT community.

“And I have my own moral code, my own moral imperative that I have to answer for at the end of the day, as a wife and a mother, and I believe in my ability and responsibility to do this, and that’s why I’m here,” she told the magazine. “And the transition to being queer and being representative of a marginalized community and being put on the biggest stage in America to acknowledge the fraught and tender hope that this country is founded on, that’s something you don’t say no to. You do it.”

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Brandi Carlile, left, and Don Lemon arrive at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Variety said in its interview with Carlile that the song “America the Beautiful” may be heard differently in “quieter times”. “But even without hearing every verse that was written, there can be something about it that, in a time of trouble and division, will move people who are really attuned to it. You feel it.”

Carlile replied, “Yes. And I think if we’re going to save this country as a people, we have to be reminded on some level that deep down we love it.”

Despite the criticism she may hear from her own fans, Carlile said she doesn’t want to get into arguments about why she sang the patriotic song.

“… I don’t want to waste my time in the pit fights,” Carlile said. “My activism is not going to be in the comments section. And you know, I may not be everyone’s kind of activist, but like I said, I have my own moral imperative that I go to bed with at night.”