Who sang America the Beautiful at Super Bowl 56?

The musician singing “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl 56 is six-time Grammy nominee Jhene Aiko, who is a Los Angeles native. 

Los Angeles will be hosting its eighth Super Bowl on Feb. 13, 2022, but it will be the first time the event is being held at the recently-constructed SoFi Stadium. The last time Los Angeles hosted the Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

It’s been 29 years since the city has hosted the big game, and this year, the musical guests feature the best and brightest Los Angeles has to offer. The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show will be L.A.-centric, featuring Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Eminem.

Los Angeles natives will be featured throughout the musical program, including the musician selected to sing “America The Beautiful”, Jhene Aiko.

Jhene Aiko is singing “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl 56

Aiko announced on Feb. 1 that she would be singing “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl 56.

Aiko was born in Los Angeles and grew up near Slauson Avenue in an area she coined as “Slauson Hills.”

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The 33-year-old began her singing career as a contributing vocalist to B2K, the popular boy band formed in the early 2000s. Aiko wouldn’t reach mainstream success until she signed with Def Jam Records and released “Sail Out” in 2013. Since then, she has collaborated with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Big Sean. Her third studio album, Chilombo, was released in 2020.