COCO Jones Announced as Super Bowl Pregame Performer

Recording artist Coco Jones performs the national anthem before the CFP National Championship college football game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 20, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

R&B star Coco Jones is continuing her momentous year by taking center stage at Super Bowl LX as a performer. According to the AP, Jones has been announced as one of the pre-game performers set to open the 2026 Super Bowl by performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing".

Jones will perform alongside deaf performing artist Fred Beam, who will interpret the performance and the National Anthem in American Sign Language. Her performance will air live on February 8, on NBC, Telemundo, and Peacock ahead of the championship matchup at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"has been performed during the first game of the season and at the Super Bowl since 2020. The first time Grammy winner also stars as Hilary Banks on the Peacock show Bel-Air.