Singer Mickey Guyton performs the national anthem before Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Steph Chambers)LOS ANGELES - Country singer Mickey Guyton kicked off Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals with a powerful rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."Guyton, a Grammy-nominated country artist from Texas, performed the anthem in a solid blue gown, representing the colors of the Rams.
The performance was accompanied by an Air Force flyover of the stadium. It was also preceded by Jhené Aiko’s rendition of "America the Beautiful."Both songs were simultaneously performed in American Sign Language.Thousands of football fans in Kansas City pitched in to help R&B singer Ashanti belt out the national anthem after technical issues rendered her inaudible ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals versus Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship on Jan.
30. (Credit: @KChiver via Storyful)Guyton, who told The Associated Press this week that she’d earned the nickname for singing "The Star Spangled Banner" in a tight 1:30, sang it in about 1:50.