Chris Willman Music WriterIn an interview slated to air Friday on Apple Music Country, country superstar Eric Church talks for the first time about being picked to sing the national anthem at the upcoming Super Bowl — admitting that he had vowed before never to perform it because of the vocal challenge it poses, saying, “I’m not Chris Stapleton.” He also said that he’d never listened to Jazmine Sullivan, who “may be the best singer,” before being asked to do “The Star Spangled Banner” as a duet with her.Church also talks on “Today’s Country with Kelleigh Bannen” about his choice to release three separate new studio albums in April.Of Sullivan, Church says, “No, I’ve not met her yet, Let me tell you something.
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