Country Stars React To Chris Stapleton’s Super Bowl National Anthem
on Feb 13, 2023
The millions of people who tuned in to this year’s Super Bowl are raving about Chris Stapleton‘s National Anthem performance. His rendition of the Anthem was so powerful, he brought grown men to tears.
At one point, cameras panned to show the Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach, Nick Sirianni, with tears streaming down his face.
#Eagles HC Nick Sirianni had tears streaming down his face during the national anthem. Very emotional.pic.twitter.com/0RPL2xEei5
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 12, 2023
Many country artists took to social media to praise Stapleton after his Anthem performance. Head below to see some singers’ reactions to his rendition.
Mickey Guyton
Wow @ChrisStapleton. You killed the National Anthem! Congrats my friend. #SuperBowl
— Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) February 12, 2023
This compliment from Mickey Guyton surely meant a lot to Chris, since she previously performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVI.
Carly Pearce
The most soulful National Anthem ever. @ChrisStapleton you’re one in a million!!!! #SuperBowl
— Carly Pearce (@carlypearce) February 12, 2023
New Grammy winner Carly Pearce made it clear she loved Stapleton’s performance.
Parker McCollum
Chris Stapleton is the greatest singer of all time and you can’t change my mind
— Parker McCollum (@ParkerMcCollum) February 12, 2023
“Pretty Heart” singer Parker McCollum had some high praise for Stapleton.
Aaron Goodvin
That’s how the anthem should be done for the rest of time @ChrisStapleton wins. #SuperBowlLVII 🤯🤯🤯
— AaronGoodvin (@AaronGoodvin) February 12, 2023
Canadian-American country singer Aaron Goodvin thinks all future Anthem singers should follow Stapleton’s lead.
Charles Esten
Simple. Soulful. Spectacular. #Stapleton #SuperBowl
— Charles Esten (@CharlesEsten) February 12, 2023
Singer and Nashville star Charles Esten had only a few words to say about Stapleton’s performance, but they summed it up perfectly.
Michael Ray
@ChrisStapleton One of the smoothest best versions of our Nations anthem!! 🇺🇸👏🏽
— Michael Ray (@Michaelraymusic) February 12, 2023
“Whiskey and Rain” singer Michael Ray loved how smooth Stapleton’s performance was.
Jason Isbell
https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/status/1624914181592961024
Jason Isbell said it all with his two-word response to Stapleton’s rendition of the Anthem.
Muscadine Bloodline
Leave it to @ChrisStapleton to absolutely crush the anthem in the most unique way possible.
— Muscadine Bloodline (@MuscadineBLine) February 12, 2023
Country duo Muscadine Bloodline believes Stapleton crushed his performance of the National Anthem.
Luke Bryan
You crushed that @ChrisStapleton Not surprised. So proud to watch you #NationalAnthem @SuperBowl
— Luke Bryan (@lukebryan) February 13, 2023
Luke Bryan agreed with Muscadine Bloodline’s sentiments. He said he was “proud” to watch Stapleton’s performance.
Bryan previously performed the National Anthem before the Super Bowl in 2017.
Bonus Reaction From P!nk
https://twitter.com/Pink/status/1624914019390742528
As a bonus, Stapleton’s “Love Me Anyway” duet partner, P!nk, also reacted to his National Anthem performance.
She even likened the quality of his performance to that of Whitney Houston‘s at the Super Bowl in 1991. Houston’s rendition has long been regarded as one of the best.
Now that you’ve read the reactions, it’s time to watch the performance itself. You can do so by watching the video below.
What did you think of Stapleton’s National Anthem performance?
