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It’s Super Bowl Sunday! It’s set to be a star-studded full house at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and we’re keeping track of the biggest and most notable names in attendance. We already know a few big-name celebrities that will make an appearance. Fresh off his three-win night at the 68th Grammy Awards last weekend, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is headlining this year’s halftime performance. [SUPER BOWL ODDS: Bad Bunny Props for Super Bowl Halftime Show: What to Know] What’s more, American rock band Green Day, R&B singer-songwriter Coco Jones, 11-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile and Billboard chart-topper Charlie Puth all performed at the Super Bowl LX pregame show. Follow along to see the other celebrities in attendance at Super Bowl LX:Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Tonight, Brandi Carlile will take the stage to deliver a performance of “America the Beautiful” ahead of Super Bowl LX, with an estimated audience of over 125 million watching from across the country.
Ahead of her performance, Carlile spoke with Variety about the opportunity to perform during the big game, how she’s feeling performing “America the Beautiful” for the first time, and what it means to take the stage as a member of the queer community.
The Washington native told Variety her performance will be “a melodically centered version, instead of a rhythmically centered version” and noted that it’s actually her first time singing the song. She has, however, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” previously, including at a Seattle Seahawks game a little over a decade ago, while Charlie Puth is set to sing the national anthem tonight.
“I sang ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ a couple of times in high school, and I sang it for the Seattle Storm a couple of times early on when I was really young, and then I sang it once for the Seahawks in one really, really big game [in 2015]. That is a really, really hard song. So I’ve sung that one before,” she explained.
“But I’ve never sung ‘America the Beautiful.’ I’ve been hearing it my whole life, but I do remember when I first sort of clocked it. I was invited to the White House when Obama was president to sing on the lawn on the 4th of July, and Brandon Flowers [frontman of the Killers] sang it. I just remember hearing it that way, as a modern song, and I was like, ‘Oh, that is a beautiful song’ — beautiful melodically, and lyrically beautiful. Other than that, my exposure to it has been that the definitive versions of the song have been Ray Charles and Whitney Houston, and those versions can’t be touched.”
When Variety asked the 11-time GRAMMY winner about performing the song during “a time of trouble and division,” she shared her hope for the country: “And I think if we’re gonna save this country as a people, we have to be reminded on some level that deep down we love it.”
Reflecting on the personal and cultural significance of performing on such a massive platform, Carlile proudly shared: “And I have my own moral code, my own moral imperative, that I have to answer to at the end of the day, as a wife and mother, and I believe in my ability and responsibility to do this, and that’s why I’m here. And the throughline to being queer and being a representative of a marginalized community and being put on the largest stage in America to acknowledge the fraught and tender hope that this country is based on, it’s something you don’t say no to. You do it.”
Plus, this is even more meaningful to Carlile, who is a longtime fan of the Seattle Seahawks. She won’t be allowed to show support for hear team on the outside, but promised, “I’ll have a Seahawks jersey on in my heart.”
“You know, people say to me, ‘Oh, isn’t it complicated and difficult to get involved in something like the Super Bowl in these times?’ And there’s a lot of validity to that observation. I don’t disagree. But it does get a little easier when it’s your team,” she continued with a laugh. “You’d be really surprised, right?”
Brandi Carlile’s performance of “America the Beautiful” will air ahead of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Game day festivities kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots. All the action will air Sunday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, and Universo.
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Kid Rock will headline Turning Point USA’s The All-American Halftime Show, airing tonight, Sunday, Feb. 8, around the same time as the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
According to a statement from Turning Point USA, the non-profit organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk, the show serves as “an opportunity for all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom.”
While GRAMMY-winner Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on NBC, viewers interested in The All-American Halftime Show will need to tune in elsewhere.
Who is Performing at the Turning Point Halftime Show
Kid Rock will be joined by country singers Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett for the conservative organization’s halftime show.
Where to Watch the Live Stream of the Alternative Halftime Show
Turning Point USA’s The All-American Halftime Show will stream at approximately 8 p.m. ET on February 8, 2026, across multiple platforms, including TPUSA’s YouTube, X, and Rumble channels.
Extended Coverage Across Multiple Networks
In addition to social media, a special edition of The National News Desk will air on Sinclair Broadcast’s OTT channel “CHARGE!” (available on Samsung Plus, YouTube TV, Hulu, Sling, and more) as well as on Daily Wire+, TBN, Real America’s Voice, NTD, and OANN.
What To Expect from the Turning Point’s Halftime Show
Viewers can expect a fast-paced show with each artist getting their own spotlight. Lee Brice says each performer has their sections planned out.
“It’s pretty quick, you know. I mean, I got like a seven-minute section. Kid’s got like an eight-minute section. And, like, it’s really so cool,” Brice told Fox News. “We went through it all. We’ve talked about it. We’ve got it all planned out. I think it’s going to be really fun, kind of a mashup of stuff. Kind of, you know, just like any Super Bowl halftime, which is, again, what we get to do. This is going to be really fun.”
Kid Rock Teases a Surprise Song
Additionally, Kid Rock has teased a surprise during his portion of the show. In an interview with Fox & Friends, he revealed that he plans to take a popular country song from recent years and put his own spin on it.
“Musically, I know that nothing beats a great song. That’s the most powerful thing,” he said. “No performance, no pyro, no lighting will beat a great song. So I’m gonna flip a 180 and do what I think is one of the best-written songs in a long time.”
While he did not reveal the song or the artist who originally performed it, the singer shared that the artist is a “friend of mine” who is “very talented.”
“And I actually wrote something new for it,” he added, “that I thought they missed when they were writing this beautiful song.”
Super Bowl LX To Air Tonight
Whether fans tune in for Bad Bunny or Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show, millions will be watching as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots. All the action will unfold during Super Bowl LX, airing Sunday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, and Universo.
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