Watch Mickey Guyton’s National Anthem performance at Super Bowl
nme.comthat she would be singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the pre-game show, with singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko set to perform ‘America The Beautiful’.
Guyton originally confirmed the news via Twitter, sharing, “I am shook, I am grateful, I am praise dancing.”.@MickeyGuyton’s incredible rendition of the National Anthem! #SBLVI pic.twitter.com/G6099dDz1U— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2022Ahead of the performance, the singer was interviewed by The New York Post about what the opportunity meant to her.“It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
Wow,” she said. “This is a huge moment for me. It’s a huge moment for Black people. And I want to represent that in the best possible way that I can.”She continued: “I set my intentions with singing the national anthem.
I was like, ‘OK, togetherness is what I really want. So, I felt the way that people would feel togetherness is if I had a choir, with people that I believe represent America.
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