Despite the New England Patriots losing in the AFC Championship game late last month, the National Football League plans to go through with Super Bowl 50 this Sunday in Santa Clara, California. And before the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers do battle on the ol’ gridiron, Lady Gaga will sing the National Anthem.
The pop star and actress revealed the news to the Associated Press on Tuesday.
The addition of Gaga adds another musical component to this weekend’ spectacle, which features Coldplay and Beyoncé performing during the Halftime Show and Metallica and Cage The Elephant playing festivities the night before.
Here’s more from the AP:
Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin will perform in American Sign Language during the national anthem.
Gaga’s upcoming performance during the Super Bowl is another notch in her belt: She won a Golden Globe for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel last month and she’s nominated for best original song at the next month’s Academy Awards with “Til It Happens to You,” the song she wrote with Diane Warren for the sexual assault documentary, “The Hunting Ground.” The song is also nominated for a Grammy at the Feb. 15 awards show, where Gaga will pay tribute to David Bowie with a performance.
Last year, Gaga wowed audiences at the Oscars when she paid tribute to “The Sound of Music” with a show-stopping performance. She won her sixth Grammy for her collaborative jazz album with Tony Bennett, and she was named woman of the year by Billboard.
Last year, tony-winning actress and “Let It Go” singer Idina Menzel sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona, where the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks. Super Bowl 50 will air on CBS.
And since we’re on the subject of the Star Spangled Banner, this remains the gold standard…