Music superstars Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R., and Alicia Keys, as well as U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman and deaf rapper Warren "WAWA" Snipe, set a lovely tone for Super Bowl Sunday when they passionately performed during the pre-show kickoff in Tampa. The cross-genre pairing between country star Church and R&B diva Sullivan was especially notable, as they were as the first duo to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Super.
Fresh off her star-marking moment at the inauguration of Joe Biden, Amanda Gorman recited a powerful poem at the Super Bowl honoring three hometown heroes who stepped up during the pandemic.
Poet Amanda Gorman has captured the attention of the world since she did her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the Presidential Inauguration, now the 22-year-old poet laureate has caught the attention of the NFL. Gorman has been tapped to perform an original poem about the three honorary captains selected for the game’s coin toss. Read more »