New York, NY [February 1, 2022] – The NFL today announced the pregame entertainment lineup for the Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles which will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Sunday, February 13, 2022. The game will air on NBC and Telemundo, and stream live on Peacock.
Multi-Grammy-nominated artist MICKEY GUYTON will sing the national anthem. Mickey’s groundbreaking debut album Remember Her Name recently earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album of the Year, the first-ever for a Black artist, plus nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.
Six-time Grammy-nominated hitmaker, JHENÉ AIKO will sing America the Beautiful. Jhené’s 2020 album Chilombo earned a Grammy nomination ‘Album Of The Year.'”
On behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), acclaimed actress SANDRA MAE FRANK will perform the National Anthem and America the Beautiful in American Sign Language.
American urban contemporary gospel duo MARY MARY accompanied by the LA Phil’s YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) performing Lift Every Voice and Sing, conducted by Thomas Wilkins, Principal Conductor of the LA Phil’s Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
Prior to the game, multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/DJ/producer, ZEDD, will act as the official pregame DJ during player warmups.
In honor of the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary year, the service will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover over SoFi Stadium during the national anthem. The Air Force Heritage Flight will be a formation of a P-51 Mustang, A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and a F-35A Lightning II.
The NFL previously announced that hitmakers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will headline the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show which will be produced by DPS with Roc Nation and Jesse Collins serving as executive producers, and Hamish Hamilton serving as director.
About Mickey Guyton: Capitol Nashville’s Mickey Guyton “raises the rafters and distills emotion with impeccable clarity. Her high notes thrill, her nuance in storytelling captivates. A star for our times claims her place” (NPR). Guyton recently released her critically acclaimed debut album Remember Her Name which was hailed by the Associated Press as “a powerful and personal debut” and Slate as a “scorching reclamation of a genre.” With Remember Her Name, Mickey made history as the first Black artist to earn a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. Title track “Remember Her Name” also landed Mickey with GRAMMY nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. This follows last year’s groundbreaking GRAMMY nomination as the first-ever Black female solo artist to earn a nod in a country category (Best Country Solo Performance) for “Black Like Me” which she performed as part of the awards ceremony. “Black Like Me” was named one of the Top 10 all-genre songs of 2020 by NPR, Billboard and Associated Press. She also co-hosted the 56thAcademy of Country Music Awards on CBS along with Keith Urban and she was recently named CMT’s Breakout Artist of the Year.
About Jhené Aiko: Six-time Grammy-nominated hitmaker, author and poet – has been at the forefront of a new wave of contemporary music for more than a decade. Known for experimenting with a range of styles – from psychedelic to classic R&B to incorporating sound healing and the use of sound bowls in her music – the singer/songwriter has collaborated with Drake, Childish Gambino, John Legend, Summer Walker, Big Sean, Saweetie and many others. Jhené Aiko crowned a breakthrough year in 2020 with over three billion streams worldwide and three Grammy nominations for her R&B masterpiece, Chilombo, including the prestigious ‘Album Of The Year.’ Chilombo was nominated for four Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award for Best Soul/R&B female, two Soul Train Awards, and won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album.
About Mary Mary: Mary Mary is the multi-Grammy® and multi-award-winning Gospel recording, sister duo of Erica and Tina Campbell. The sisters broke through in 2000 as Mary Mary with the pioneering hit “Shackles (Praise You).” Since then, the group has won numerous awards including multiple Grammy® Awards, NAACP Image Awards, American Music Awards, BET Awards, Stellar Awards, Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award, and many more. After sevenMary Maryalbums and over 20 years in the music industry, the commercially successful and critically acclaimed duo has sold more than six million albums. Erica and Tina have both launched successful, award-winning solo careers. Erica Campbell’s solo debut album, Help, won a Grammy® for Best Gospel Album. Erica is also the host of the nationally syndicated radio show, “Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell”. Tina Campbell independently released her solo debut album, It’s Personal, winning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album. Her single, “Too Hard Not To,” from her follow-up album, It’s Still Personal, received a Grammy® nomination for “Best Gospel Performance/Song”. The sisters executive produced and starred in the WE tv original hit reality series, Mary Mary, for six seasons. Erica and Tina continue to perform as Mary Mary while embracing their solo careers. They are devoted wives and mothers who feel completely blessed to have such a longstanding and acclaimed career in music, while inspiring countless people through their faith.
About YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles): Through YOLA, inspired by LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel’s own training as a young musician, the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music instruction, and academic support to over 1,500 youth ages 6-18, empowering them to become vital citizens, creative leaders, and agents of change. YOLA musicians perform on acclaimed stages all over the world, including the LA Phil’s Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall, on national and international television broadcasts, and alongside renowned artists. The program now in its 15th year, has been deemed a national model for music education.
About Sandra Mae Frank: Sandra Mae Frank is an accomplished stage and film actor appearing regularly as Dr. Wilder on NBC’s New Amsterdam. Her extensive credentials include roles on television: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), Daybreak (Netflix), Switched at Birth (Freeform); on film: Season of Love, Entangled, Soul to Keep, The Sound of Fear; in music videos: Kelly Clarkson’s I Dare You, American Author’s Pride; and in theater: Spring Awakening on Broadway, as well as regional theater productions. Sandra Mae Frank grew up involved with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) youth leadership program. The NAD recognized her in 2019 for her impressive work on stage and film with the 2019 NAD Matlin Impact Award.
About Zedd: Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd made his debut with “Clarity” after signing with Interscope in 2012 and has been breaking down barriers surrounding music genres ever since. Throughout his career, Zedd has worked with a diverse range of artists to create hits, including Foxes on “Clarity” (which earned Zedd a 2014 GRAMMY® “Best Dance Recording”), Hayley Williams on RIAA platinum-certified hit, “Stay The Night” (which racked up more than 1 billion streams ), and Selena Gomez on the platinum-certified track, “I Want You To Know,” which spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s “Hot Dance/Electronic Songs” chart. He’s also collaborated with Alessia Cara on their hit single “Stay” which has amassed over 4.7 billion streams worldwide, held the #1 spot at Top 40 radio for six consecutive weeks and earned Zedd his second GRAMMY® Award nomination, and with Maren Morris and Grey on the monster hit The Middle,” which earned Zedd is second #1 at Top 40 radio. Digitally, the song has over 4 billion streams worldwide and earned Zedd three GRAMMY® nominations including “Record Of The Year,” “Song Of The Year,” and “Best Pop Duo or Group Performance.”
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