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The NFL announced on Thursday that pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the United States national anthem before Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2in Miami.
NFL @NFLud83cudf34ud83cudfc8ud83cudfa4 @ddlovato is singing the National Anthem at @SuperBowl LIV! ud83cudf34ud83cudfc8ud83cudfa4 Can’t. Wait. (Via @GMFB) https://t.co/Ad1Y9Onjj3
Lovato will join a star-studded list of Star-Spangled Banner performers at the Super Bowl that includes Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. Gladys Knight was last year's singer at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The 27-year-old New Mexico native started her Hollywood career as an actress on Barney & Friends in 2002, and she remains active on both the small and large screens while emerging as one of the country's most well-known pop singers over the past decade.