Chris Stapleton

Dressed in all black and sunglasses, accompanied only by his guitar, the “Tennessee Whiskey” vocalist delivered a sturdy and respectful rendition of “The Star- ...

[Mickey Guyton had the honor](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/mickey-guyton-super-bowl-national-anthem-review-1299505/) of singing the anthem, delivering a stirring, gospel-inflected version. “It’s going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way we could have put it together.” That was the hardest, hardest part, deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate,” she said. “The setlist was the biggest challenge. The year prior, in 2021, [Eric Church](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eric-church-jazmine-sullivan-star-spangled-banner-national-anthem-super-bowl-lv-1124734/) and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan paired up for their interpretation. [Super Bowl LVII halftime show](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-super-bowl-press-conference-halftime-show-1234676685/).

Bettors are eagerly awaiting the answer to one critical pregame prop bet question before they can get on with their Super Bowl 57 fun.

Still, it's notable that the over/under number has risen by about seven seconds since betting began. That is certainly a possibility, but it's noteworthy that anthem performances have surpassed that length just five times in the last 15 Super Bowls. That said, the anthem would have to last 2:07 for the over to hit in this case. [Against the spread](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/super-bowl-2023-picks-predictions-spread-eagles-chiefs/vkewawlwikba3kzq5kj76qya) Sportsbooks set the over/under at 95 seconds and go burned, as it ran for 111 seconds. That lasted well under the two minutes and seven second set as the official over/under bet by most sportsbooks.

Chris Stapleton, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Sheryl Lee Ralph all performed at Super Bowl LVII, while Rihanna will handle the Apple Music Halftime Show.

In 2017, [Luke Bryan](https://people.com/tag/luke-bryan/) handled the song. "She is rehearsing right now. "It's one of those calls you think you're not gonna get," Stapleton said at a press conference on Thursday.

Watch country music star Chris Stapleton do a great, bluesy take on the Star-Spangled Banner ahead of the Super Bowl.

Stapleton earned a pair of Grammy Awards, for Country Album of the Year, and Best Country Solo Performance. He released From a Room: Volume 2 near the end of the year. Stapleton’s second studio album, From a Room: Volume 1 was released in 2017 and led to Stapleton’s second CMA for Album of the Year. From a Room: Volume 1 secured Stapleton’s second Grammy Award for Country Album of the Year. His fourth studio album, Starting Over, was released in November of 2020, and led to yet more honors for Stapleton. He will be joined on the tour by special guests, including Allen Stone, Charley Crockett, Marcus King, Margo Price, Marty Stuart, Nikki Lane and The War and Treaty on select dates.

Bettors are eagerly awaiting the answer to one critical pregame prop bet question before they can get on with their Super Bowl 57 fun.

Still, it's notable that the over/under number has risen by about seven seconds since betting began. That is certainly a possibility, but it's noteworthy that anthem performances have surpassed that length just five times in the last 15 Super Bowls. That said, the anthem would have to last 2:07 for the over to hit in this case. [Against the spread](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/super-bowl-2023-picks-predictions-spread-eagles-chiefs/vkewawlwikba3kzq5kj76qya) Sportsbooks set the over/under at 95 seconds and go burned, as it ran for 111 seconds. That lasted well under the two minutes and seven second set as the official over/under bet by most sportsbooks.

Between Rihanna and Chris Stapleton, the NFL has it all covered when it comes to music at Super Bowl 57. The latter may not be as well-known as the ...

His most successful song as the led artist is "Tennessee Whiskey," released as a promotional single in 2015. Nine of his songs as lead artist and three songs as a featured artist have charted in the Billboard Hot 100. 2 on the bluegrass charts before Stapleton left in 2010 to form Southern rock band the Jompson Brothers (where Stapleton was on vocals). He subsequently signed with publishing house Sea Gyle Music and in 2007 became the frontman for bluegrass group the SteelDrivers. Not bad for someone who dropped out of college to pursue a career in music. Perhaps that's why the NFL chose him to perform the national anthem Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Chris Stapleton sings the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12 ...

[Serena Williams, Adam Driver and John Travolta](https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-philadelphia-eagles-super-bowl-983612eaf218a1725078cc68594f414e), are showing up in the big game’s big commercials. Another famous Philly fan, Kevin Hart, wearing a jersey, stood and flapped his arms. “That was the hardest, hardest part. “The setlist was the biggest challenge,” she said this week. A backing track with drum machines and singers kicked in before he was done. But it was more than 10 seconds longer than

Chris Stapleton made "The Star Spangled Banner" sound like a blues standard. Babyface and Sheryl Lee Ralph were alternately restrained and exultant.

This marked the third year in a row that “Lift Every Voice” has been added to the pre-Bowl lineup for a musical triple play, although it had been a part of some NFL games for years prior to that. [Babyface](https://variety.com/t/babyface/) was even less showy than Stapleton, if also less rugged, also accompanying himself on guitar — albeit a flag-emblazoned acoustic one, with a full, pre-recorded backing track — as he sang the least belt-y version of “America the Beautiful” in memory, going for a quiet-storm approach to patriotism. But Stapleton confirmed what many of his fans already know — that he’s at least as much a classic blues singer as he is a country stylist.

Bettors are eagerly awaiting the answer to one critical pregame prop bet question before they can get on with their Super Bowl 57 fun.

Still, it's notable that the over/under number has risen by about seven seconds since betting began. That is certainly a possibility, but it's noteworthy that anthem performances have surpassed that length just five times in the last 15 Super Bowls. That said, the anthem would have to last 2:07 for the over to hit in this case. [Against the spread](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/super-bowl-2023-picks-predictions-spread-eagles-chiefs/vkewawlwikba3kzq5kj76qya) Sportsbooks set the over/under at 95 seconds and go burned, as it ran for 111 seconds. That lasted well under the two minutes and seven second set as the official over/under bet by most sportsbooks.