As Charlie Puth plans to make his Super Bowl debut in February, the artist is brushing off criticism and comparisons to previous performers.

Following the announcement that he will perform the national anthem during Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California, the 4x Grammy nominee responded to someone who said the lineup has “fallen from when Whitney Houston sang” ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the ’91 NFL championship.

“Charlie Puth? He’s not gonna give us vocals I’m afraid,” they added on X .

Puth responded in a quote tweet , “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.”

Last week, the NFL announced Put

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