Who’s Singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl 2026?

Musician Charlie Puth, who is known for hits like “We Don’t Talk Anymore” and “Attention,” will be singing the national anthem at the 2026 Super Bowl.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Puth referred to the national anthem as “the hardest song ever written.”

The 34-year-old recalled how he ended up applying for the gig.

“I auditioned for it, but I made up my own audition because I’ve always wanted to do it ­— because I love it musically. It’s the best song. Musically, it’s so special,” he said.

When asked if he will be singing live, Puth said, “I’ll be singing. The mic will be on.” He also noted that certain parts of the song are prerecorded for practicality.

“It’s impossible to mic an orchestra and expect that it’s gonna sound good in a stadium that’s filled with a hundred thousand people that are going to be cheering,” he said.

During the interview, Puth noted that he’s inspired by Whitney Houston, who sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 1991 and is also a fellow New Jersey native.

“It’s a great honor. I’m going to be inspired by what Whitney did, but I can’t ever touch what she did. That’s the best one ever done — that and the Chris Stapleton one. That was raw. Made grown men cry. I just want to do my own thing with the hardest piece of music ever written. And I just wanna show people that I can do it,” he said.

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