Reba’s Career Comes Full Circle With Super Bowl National Anthem

Reba McEntire will perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada.      

The Super Bowl marks the exciting finale of football season, but arguably the annual lineup of musical guests generates just as much excitement as the game itself. This year will be no different. Today (Jan 18), it was announced that country music royalty Reba McEntire will perform the National Anthem before the 58th Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 11, 2024. 

Additional performers in the pregame lineup include Post Malone with “America The Beautiful,” and Andra Day with “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” 

Reba shared her excitement on social media saying: 

“I’m honored to be part of something as big and historic as the Super Bowl coming to Las Vegas for the first time!” 

Reba was discovered while singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo  

Singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl is a monumental moment for Reba. Not only is it the most-watched American television broadcast of the year, but it symbolizes her decades-long career coming full circle. 

In 1974, Reba was one year into college when she had the opportunity to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Reba says it was her father that encouraged her to take the gig. Country artist Red Steagall, who was also performing at the event, was so impressed by her version of the anthem that he called upon his connections in Nashville and helped Reba land her first recording contract. 

Now, 50 years later, Reba was encouraged by her boyfriend and football fan Rex Linn to take the gig at the Super Bowl. Her performance is guaranteed to be a memorable moment and a special celebration of where she began. 

How I met y’all. I’m still here. pic.twitter.com/RiwDVPBMM4

— Reba McEntire (@reba) January 18, 2024

See Reba’s 1974 performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Finals Rodeo which kickstarted her career below!