Who is singing the Super Bowl National Anthem? Meet Jon Batiste

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The Super Bowl national anthem is the most-watched rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” performed each year, with more than 100 million people expected to tune in to the game and more than 70,000 spectators attending the event at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9, when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles.

Some of the more memorable anthem performances at recent Super Bowls have included Chris Stapleton, Glady Knight, P!nk (who powered her way through the flu to make it happen) and Lady Gaga.

This year’s anthem will sung by a New Orleans artist who just won his sixth and seventh Grammy Awards a week before the big game.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Super Bowl National Anthem.

Batiste appeared nightly with his band, Stay Human, as musical director on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from 2015 to 2022.

In 2020, he co-composed the score for the Pixar animated film “Soul,” for which he won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Film Award (all shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). In 2022, Batiste won Album of the Year at the Grammys for “We Are.”

A week before the Super Bowl, he added two more Grammys to his total, picking up Best Music Film for “American Symphony” and Best Song Written for Visual Media for “It Never Went Away” (from “American Symphony”).

Is Jon Batiste from New Orleans?

Batiste was born in Metairie, Louisiana, which is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area.

What to expect from Jon Batiste singing the national anthem

In January 2025, Batiste told Entertainment Tonight, “I’m excited to figure out an arrangement that lasts the test of time, and I look forward to sharing it. The week before is when I’ll just finally start to finalize it. And then it’s gonna fly.”

How long is ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at the Super Bowl?

The longest anthem in Super Bowl history was performed by Alicia Keys in 2013. It lasted two minutes and 36 seconds, outlasting the previous record holder, Natalie Cole, whose 1994 rendition was only two minutes and three seconds.

Who is the sign language interpreter at the Super Bowl?

Stephanie Nogueras will interpret the “Star-Spangled Banner” as performed by Jon Batiste.

Who sang the best national anthem in Super Bowl history?

Whitney Houston’s performance at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 is often heralded as the gold standard, although it has been since revealed that what we heard on television was a prerecorded version.