"The national anthem and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" will be performed by deaf performing artist Fred Beam in American Sign Language. Julian Ortiz will sign "America the Beautiful." In a historic first, the halftime show will include a multilingual signing program featuring Puerto Rican Sign Language, led by interpreter Celimar Rivera Cosme. All signed performances for the pregame and halftime shows will be presented in collaboration with Alexis Kashar of LOVE SIGN and Howard Rosenblum of Deaf Equality."
"The performances will take place Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, before the NFL's championship matchup and halftime show featuring Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, the league announced Sunday. MORE: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show is not being reconsidered, NFL commissioner says "These artists bring a distinct voice to the moment, helping set the tone for a day that will captivate fans around the world," said Jon Barker, senior vice president of global event production for the NFL. The pregame performances will air on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock."
"Puth is a four-time Grammy-nominated singer known for his songs "Attention," "We Don't Talk Anymore" and his 2015 breakout hit "See You Again," with Wiz Khalifa, from the "Furious 7" movie soundtrack. His appearance will come ahead of his fourth studio album "Whatever's Clever!" due on March 6. Carlile has won 11 Grammys and won praise for her eighth studio album "Returning to Myself," which was released in October. She's nominated for two Grammys with Elton John for their album "Who Believes in Angels?""
Charlie Puth will sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will perform "America the Beautiful," and Coco Jones will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8. Fred Beam will perform the national anthem and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in American Sign Language, while Julian Ortiz will sign "America the Beautiful." The halftime show will include a multilingual signing program featuring Puerto Rican Sign Language led by Celimar Rivera Cosme. All signed performances are presented in collaboration with LOVE SIGN and Deaf Equality. The pregame performances will air on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock, with Bad Bunny headlining halftime.
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