Who Sings America the Beautiful at Super Bowl 2023: Babyface

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America the Beautiful is a staple of football games and the Super Bowl is no different. R&B superstar Babyface sings the classic patriotic tune for Super Bowl LVII.

Here’s what you need to know:

BabyFace is a 12-time Grammy winner

According to the NFL press release, Babyface “has produced and written 125 top 10 hits, 44 #1 R&B hits, and 16 #1 pop hits,” and he is a 12-time Grammy winner.

The press release also includes information about the American Sign Language performers at Super Bowl LVII:

On behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), renowned Arizona native Troy Kotsur will perform the national anthem in American Sign Language (ASL). For his acclaimed work in the film CODA, Kotsur became only the second deaf person to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Colin Denny, a deaf Native American, will sign America the Beautiful and is a proud member of the Navajo Nation of Arizona. Deaf performer Justina Miles will be signing Lift Every Voice and Sing and will also provide the ASL rendition of the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.

In addition to Babyface singing “America the Beautiful,” country superstar Chris Stapleton will sing the national anthem and Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” DJ Snake spins warm-up tunes and Rihanna performs at halftime.

in a (n Interview with “Entertainment Tonight” Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Babyface said he was “shocked” to be asked, but looked forward to performing something “simple and heartfelt.”

“I can’t believe I was even asked. It’s crazy,” Babyface said, adding, “[I’m arranging] just a few chords. I won’t try to do anything amazing, I’ll keep it simple and heartfelt.”

He added: “When I got the call I was shocked. I thought, ‘Sure, why not?’ The whole thing was I had to think about what kind of arrangement you want to do and do you want a big choir, do you want urban, do you want this and that? So I just thought the best way for me would be to take my guitar and sing it the way I would have sung it as a kid.”

The Super Bowl 2023 broadcast schedule is as follows

Sunday February 12th

“Skip & Shannon: Undisputed Super Bowl Special,” 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on FOX.

“Road to the Super Bowl,” 12-1 p.m. on FOX. This special features “classic slow-motion footage from NFL Films and the best of more than 100 players and coaches wired for audio.”

“FOX Super Bowl LVII Pre-Game Show,” 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The cast of FOX NFL Sunday and FOX NFL Kickoff join forces “for a mega show with five and a half hours of live pre-game coverage at kickoff.” Curt Menefee will moderate alongside Terry Bradshaw, with analysis by Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson and Rob Gronkowski. Also featured are Charissa Thompson, Sean Payton, Charles Woodson, Michael Vick, Peter Schrager, Kristina Pink and Cooper Manning with The Manning Hour for reports and interviews. Just before kickoff, prelude moves to on-set State Farm Stadium in the Northeast Tunnel for final predictions.

Super Bowl LVII, approximately 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., on FOX.

FOX Super Bowl Postgame, approximately 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., on FOX.

This year’s Super Bowl kick-off show is the season two premiere of Next Level Chef on FOX.

The Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl begins Sunday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on FOX.