.

Kelly Clarkson to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl XLVI

'American Idol' singer will join Madonna, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert on the broadcast

January 12, 2012 9:10 AM ET
kelly clarkson
Kelly Clarkson performs during the Allstate Fan Fest at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Jax Brewery Parking Lot in New Orleans.
Erika Goldring/Getty Images

Kelly Clarkson will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl on February 5th at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Though Clarkon's appearance has not been formally announced, a person close to the event has confirmed the booking with the Associated Press.

Clarkson will join a slate of musical performers for this year's Super Bowl including Madonna, who will perform during halftime with guests M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, and Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton, who will sing "America the Beautiful" as a duet.

To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here

prev
Music Main Next

blog comments powered by Disqus
Daily Newsletter

Get the latest RS news in your inbox.

Sign up to receive the Rolling Stone newsletter and special offers from RS and its
marketing partners.

X

We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.

Song Stories

“Everyday People”

Sly and the Family Stone | 1968

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.

More Song Stories entries »