{"id":283409,"date":"2026-02-10T06:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/283409\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:38:14","slug":"super-bowl-national-anthem-was-tribute-to-whitney-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/283409\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl National Anthem Was Tribute to Whitney Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPerforming the National Anthem at the Super Bowl<\/a> is a daunting prospect at best. Between nerves, the intimidation factor of knowing there are millions watching and trying to live up to Whitney Houston\u2019s unbeatable 1991 version at Super Bowl XXV, it\u2019s a potential fools errand at best. But Charlie Puth<\/a> set it all aside and nailed his performance on Sunday (Feb. 8).<\/p>\n

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\n\tAnd, as it turns out, he actually went out of his way to pay homage to Houston instead of running away from that gold standard during his delivery at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. \u201cThank you everyone for your kind words,\u201d he wrote on X<\/a> after the performance. \u201cIt was an honor to sing The National Anthem. I wrote the arrangement in a very specific way to honor Whitney Houston- I hope that was heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPuth\u2019s performance had a light gospel feel to it, with a choir and orchestra<\/a> accompanying him as he played along on a Rhodes keyboard. He had kind words for the musicians as well, adding in his post, \u201cThank you to the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the Sainted Choir, the Color of Noize Orchestra, Steve Hackman, and Kenny G for joining me on stage. And thank you Adam Blackstone for writing such a beautiful choir part. I love music so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDressed in a brown leather bomber jacket over a white shirt and tie with jeans, Puth crooned the anthem in a crystal-clear falsetto<\/a> over the traditional close-up shots of the stars from the two teams \u2014\u00a0the victorious Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots \u2014\u00a0getting their game faces on. The performance ended on a soaring high note during a thrilling stealth bomber flyover.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Big Game\u2019s pre-kickoff programming also included Coco Jones performing \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d and Brandi Carlile singing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful,\u201d as well as Green Day playing a mini-concert for the opening ceremony. Later, Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/p>\n


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