SUPER BOWL ANNOUNCES PREGAME ENTERTAINMENT

Chris Stapleton, Babyface, Sheryl Lee Ralph and female Navy aviators will provide pregame entertainment for Super Bowl LVII.

Stapleton will sing the national anthem, Babyface will perform "America the Beautiful" and Ralph will assay "Lift Every Voice and Sing." To commemorate 50 years of women's flying in the U.S. Navy, the service will conduct a flyover of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., during "The Star-Spangled Banner" with female aviators as part of the formation.

On behalf of the National Association of the Deaf, Troy Kotsur, who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in 2021's CODA, will perform the national anthem in American Sign Language. Colin Denny, a deaf Native American, will sign "America the Beautiful," and deaf performer Justina Miles will sign "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and provide ASL for the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Rihanna.

Super Bowl LVII will be played at State Farm Stadium on 2/12.