Brandi Carlile says she performed at Super Bowl to represent queer community
Brandi Carlile performs at the Super Bowl LX (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Brandi Carlile has said her decision to perform at the Super Bowl was driven by a sense of responsibility to represent the queer community on one of the world’s biggest stages.
The Grammy-winning artist, who performed ‘America the Beautiful’ at the NFL showpiece in California on Sunday 8 February and recently set up a grant to support ICE detainees in Minnesota, said the moment felt impossible to turn down despite a tense political climate in the US.
“I have my own moral code, my own moral imperative, that I have to answer to at the end of the day, as a wife and mother, and I believe in my ability and responsibility to do this, and that’s why I’m here,” Carlile told Variety.
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“And the throughline to being queer and being a representative of a marginalised community and being put on the largest stage in America to acknowledge the fraught and tender hope that this country is based on, it’s something you don’t say no to.
“You do it.”
Carlile was one of many queer icons to make an appearance at this year’s Super Bowl.
Vocal ally Bad Bunny was the star attraction, headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga joined him on stage during the almost 15-minute-long spectacle.
Meanwhile, Green Day opened the Super Bowl. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is proudly bisexual.
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