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Sheryl Lee Ralph To Sing Black National Anthem At Super Bowl LVII

Babyface will also take the stage to perform ‘America the Beautiful.’

Emmy award-winner Sheryl Lee Ralph is headed to Super Bowl LVII to sing the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

The Abbott Elementary actress announced the news on her social media accounts on Tuesday (Jan. 24).

“Someone wake me up from this dream!,” she wrote on Twitter in part, rejoicing that she would be singing the 123-year-old hymn.

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Legendary R&B singer and producer, Babyface, will also take the stage to perform “America the Beautiful.”

“Truly excited and honored to perform America the Beautiful at Super Bowl LVII and to be a part of this pregame lineup,” he captioned his Instagram post.

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As previously reported, nine-time Grammy Award winning artist, Rihanna, will perform at the game’s halftime show.

The 57th Super Bowl will take place on Sunday (Feb 12) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and will broadcast on Fox.

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