Charlie Puth has spoken out against critics who claim that he isn’t the best choice to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
On Sunday, the singer-songwriter was announced as a performer for Super Bowl LX in February alongside Coco Jones and Brandi Carlile, who will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “America the Beautiful,” respectively. But some on social media were quick to criticize Puth’s booking, including one who elicited a response from Puth himself.
“Man we’ve fallen from when Whitney Houston sang at the Super Bowl,” wrote one X user, referring to the late singer’s iconic rendition of the song in 1991. “ Charlie Puth ? He’s not gonna give us vocals I’m afraid.”
Puth was quick to respond, quoting the tweet and stating, “I’ll never claim to be as good of a singer as Wh

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