Charlie Puth is ready to hit one of the world’s biggest stages: the Super Bowl. Just announced as a pregame performer for Super Bowl LX, he took to social media to clap back at critics doubting his pipes.
Puth teased fans about a “really special arrangement” in D major, promising his national anthem performance will be one of his best yet.
Charlie Puth addresses backlash over his selection in Super Bowl 2026 lineup
The chatter kicked off when an influencer named Link Lauren threw shade at Charlie Puth on X, saying, “Man, we’ve fallen from when Whitney Houston sang at the Super Bowl. Charlie Puth? He’s not gonna give us vocals, I’m afraid,” Lauren said.
Puth responds with humility, acknowledging Whitney’s legendary performance while talking about his own. Puth claims that he’ll never be able to compete with Whitney Houston, but assures the fans that it will be one of his performances.
“I’ll never claim to be as good of a singer as Whitney Houston ever was. But I assure you we’re putting a really special arrangement together- in D major. It’ll be one of my best vocal performances.”
Charlie Puth’s response comes as part of the star-studded pregame lineup for Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Puth will belt out the national anthem, while Coco Jones takes on Lift Every Voice and Sing. While Brandi Carlile will be offering America the Beautiful.
Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez praised the roster, saying, Charlie, Brandi, and Coco are ‘generational talents,” and they’re thrilled to have them. Charlie Puth also celebrated the big Super Bowl news with a fun social media clip, asking how tough the national anthem can be. Using football lingo, he shared the challenge of performing the song.
Charlie Puth is now joining the Super Bowl lineup alongside heavyweights like Beyoncé, Shakira, Rihanna, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar. Even with a few netizens doubting him, Puth is promising that his performance will do justice to Super Bowl LX.
Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya on Mandatory.
