Lady Gaga to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl

The pop icon will lend her voice to the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the pre-game festivities at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Besides Gaga’s pre-kickoff performance and a predictably zany roster of commercials (like Drake’s and Lil Wayne‘s), Coldplay and Beyoncé have been booked for the halftime show.

“A visionary and ground-breaking pioneer, he has inspired generations of musicians and will continue to shape music for many years to come”.

Gaga will follow in the footsteps of Idina Menzel in 2015, with previous national anthem singers including Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Billy Joel and Cher.

With this honor, Lady Gaga joins an impressive rundown of artists who have opened the most-watched sporting event on the planet with a nod to their nation.

Gaga will tag herself along the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson who has sung the national anthem at previous Super Bowl’s.

Super Bowl 50 will air on CBS on February 7, Sunday. Later this month, she’ll perform at the Grammy Awards. And even earlier in January, she won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by An Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for American Horror Story: Hotel.

Longtime Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich revealed that though Gaga’s tribute won’t open the show, it will last a generous six or seven minutes and cover “at least three or four” Bowie songs. We can expect similar numbers this year, and when will you ever get a platform of such a large-scale to perform on? Make sure that on Sunday, your beer, chips, and other Super Bowl food are beyond your reach while you face the TV.