Who is Singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl? This Year & Anthem History

The Super Bowl is almost here, and it's about damn time. Anticipation is quickly rising for the Big Game as February 11 rapidly approaches. In case you did not know, Super Bowl LVIII will be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kickoff will be at about 6:30 p.m. ET, as always, and the halftime show will be performed by Usher.

But before any of that happens, we have the National Anthem to get through. The Super Bowl National Anthem is the most famous version of the National Anthem we have besides maybe the one that happens before a presidential inaguration or something. Somewhere between 90 and 110 million people are usually watching in some capacity. They aren't watching closely for the most part, but they are watching. The widespread legalization of sports gambling in recent years has also led to increased attention on the Anthem; betting on how long it will take for the Anthem to be sung has become quite the popular bet.

Who is Singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl?

For this year's Super Bowl, Reba McEntire has been selected to sing the National Anthem. Labeled the "Queen of Country" earlier in her career, McEntire is famous across pretty much all age groups and has been around long enough that even those who aren't passionate about country music have at least seen her face, if not heard her music. She is a three-time Grammy Award winner and this will be her very first Super Bowl National Anthem.

Super Bowl National Anthem History

The National Anthem has been sung at the Super Bowl ever since the very first iteration back in 1967. It's always been an honor to perform it and the list of artists who have done so get more noteworthy with each passing year.

Here's a full history of all the Super Bowl National Anthem performers since Super Bowl I.

As you can see, quite the variety of singers and choirs have performed the Anthem. And their names go down in history. Can't wait for this year's main event.