Knowles to sing national anthem at Super Bowl Associated Press NEW YORK -- Beyonce Knowles will sing the national anthem before the Super Bowl in her native Houston, the NFL announced Tuesday. Super Bowl XXXVIII is scheduled for Feb. 1 at Reliant Stadium and will be televised on CBS. The NFL and MTV, which is producing the halftime and musical portions of the broadcast, chose her in part because she comes from Houston, said NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy. "But that was just one part of it," he said. "She has emerged as one of the most recognizable performers in the world." A week after the Super Bowl, on Feb. 8, Knowles is up for six Grammy Awards, including record of the year for Crazy in Love featuring her boyfriend, Jay-Z. Her album, Dangerously in Love, has sold 5 million copies. The 22-year-old Destiny's Child singer joins a wildly varied group of performers who've sung The Star-Spangled Banner before the Super Bowl, including Charlie Pride, Barry Manilow, Kathie Lee Gifford and the Backstreet Boys.
