Who is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show and who will be singing the National Anthem?

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, and the half-time show has become legendary.

Singing the American national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ is also a huge part of the Super Bowl and viewed as a massive honour for those lucky enough to be asked.

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Usher will be headlining the half-time showCredit: Getty

We are just days away from the two best NFL sides fighting it out for the Vince Lombardi trophy, but the halftime show is almost as important as the game.

So, to get the chance to headline is a huge honour for any artist.

Who is performing in the Super Bowl halftime show?

R&B sensation Usher has been confirmed as the headline act for this year’s Big Game.

2024 marks the 30-year anniversary of his debut album titled ‘Usher’.

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The American has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide and will headline the half-time show for the first time in his career.

But this won’t be his first appearance at the NFL’s showpiece event because he was one of the Black Eyed Peas’ special guests in 2011.

And he is delighted to get the chance to headline.

In a statement in September 2023, he said: “It’s an honour of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list.

“I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before. Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen. I’ll see you real soon.”

Inside the $1.9 billion state-of-art stadium hosting Super Bowl 2024

Usher’s special guests are yet to be confirmed but expect some massive names for what will be one of the most-watched live performances of the year.

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Rihanna performed at last year’s Super Bowl Who will be singing the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl?

Ahead of the Super Bowl getting underway, someone traditionally sings the American National Anthem.

Again, this is a huge honour and Diana Ross, Billy Joel and Cher are among the star names to have performed the song in the past.

More recently, we have seen Lady Gaga, Pink and Alicia Keys take on the role.

This year will see country music legend Reba McEntire take on National Anthem duties.

“I’m honored to be part of something as big and historic as the Super Bowl coming to Las Vegas for the first time,” said the Queen of Country.

Rapper Post Malone will also perform a version of “America the Beautiful”.

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The national anthem is a big deal at the Super Bowl Who will sing ‘Black National Anthem’ Lift Every Voice and Sing?

Three years after it was first performed at a Super Bowl game by Alicia Keys, Lift Every Voice and Sing will be sung before kickoff.

The hymn, which holds historical significance to many African Americans, was written by two brothers in response to the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern states of America until 1965.

The song has become known as ‘the Black National Anthem’ and will be performed this year by Andra Day.