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Brandi Carlile will be among the artists performing before kickoff of Super Bowl LX on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.
Carlile is one of the artists who has spoken out openly against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies since his first term. She will join Bad Bunny and Green Day as anti-Trump critics at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
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From left to right; Charlie Puth, Coco Jones and Brandi Carlile – who will perform the national anthem “Lift Every Voice” and “America the Beautiful” respectively – will speak at a press conference Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
The singer will perform “America the Beautiful” before the game kicks off. She suggested in an interview with Variety on Friday that she would go to the show with her “own moral code” in mind, adding that the show was important to her as a member of the LGBT community.
“And I have my own moral code, my own moral imperative, that I have to answer to ultimately, as a wife and a mother, and I believe in my ability and my responsibility to do that, and that’s why I’m here,” she told the magazine. “And being queer, representing a marginalized community, and being put on America’s biggest stage to recognize the heavy, tender hope that this country is based on, that’s something you don’t say no to. You do it.”
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Brandi Carlile, left, and Don Lemon arrive at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Super Bowl LX performers Bad Bunny and Green Day have criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their operations against illegal immigrants in the United States.
Variety said in its interview with Carlile that the song “America the Beautiful” might be heard in a different way in “quieter times.” “But even without hearing every verse that has been written, maybe there is something that, in a time of turmoil and division, will be moving to the people who are really listening. You feel it.”
Carlile replied, “Yeah. And I think if we’re going to save this country as a people, we have to remember, on some level, that deep down we love it.”
Despite the criticism she might hear from her own fans, Carlile said she wasn’t going to get into arguments about why she was singing the patriotic song.
“…I’m not going to waste my time on pit fights,” Carlile said. “My activism won’t be in the comments section. And, you know, I may not be everyone’s kind of activist, but like I said, I have my own moral imperative that I have to go to sleep with at night.”
Brandi Carlile arrives at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Super Bowl LX is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
