Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. blew us all away with her superfluous performance of “America the Beautiful” on Sunday at the Super Bowl LV championship game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs
Watch the video of her performance below.
Speaking to H.E.R. ahead of the performance, she expressed that she was “nervous” about the opportunity
“Honestly, I am so excited to just be performing at the Super Bowl. It’s a huge stage and it doesn’t get any bigger, you know? But I think the goal, for me, is to make [the song] my own,” she told Entertainment tONIGHT. “I’m a huge fan of the different versions of ‘America the Beautiful,’ but I really want to bring some different elements in there . . . make it H.E.R. I’m just going to try to tell myself to have a really good time. But I’m going to be in there, getting my warmups in, and just praying that everything goes well.”
The national performance comes the same week she received a Golden Globe nomination for her song “Fight for You,” which appears in the upcoming Hollywood flick, Judas and the Black Messiah.
“CAN’T BELIEVE I’M A GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! WHAT A BLESSING!!!!!” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “Shout out to @tiara_thomas @dmile85 @judasandtheblackmessiahfilm!!!! #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah #GoldenGlobes.”
In November, the singer was also. received three nominations in the Song of the Year and Best R&B Song categories.
