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8-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant to perform national anthem for Chiefs’ matchup vs. Lions

Eight-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant will perform the national anthem for the #Chiefs’ Week 1 matchup against the #Lions on Thursday night.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced that singer-songwriter Natalie Grant will perform the national anthem at their Week 1 game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday.

Grant is an eight-time Grammy nominee and is best known for her hit songs “Held”, “Perfect People”, and “King of the World”, which all charted on the Billboard Top 100 list for Christian and Gospel music.

A native of Seattle, Washington, Grant is among the most accomplished artists in her genre, and fans will certainly be interested in hearing her rendition of the national anthem before kickoff.

The Chiefs also noted that former backup quarterback Chad Henne would be the team’s drum leader for the game and that a B-2 bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base would do a flyover for the occasion.

Anticipation will continue to mount for the game as kickoff approaches, and fans are sure to be excited to see how Grant, Henne, and the $2 billion plane all work in concert to build the perfect atmosphere for the Chiefs’ Week 1 tilt against the Lions.

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WATCH: Chiefs take Lombardi Trophy for visit to Whiteman Air Force Base

The #Chiefs did their own flyover, bringing the Lombardi Trophy for a visit to men and women serving at Whiteman Air Force Base.

The Kansas City Chiefs are taking the Super Bowl LVII celebration on the road with their “Chiefs Champions Tour.” The team is scheduled to make stops in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska with the Lombardi Trophy in tow.

While several public celebrations are on the schedule, the team recently took a private trip to visit the service men and women at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Missouri.

“Today is an amazing day for the Kansas City Chiefs football club,” Chiefs team military liaison Matt Yandura said. “Coming off of an extremely successful season as the world champions, we decided that Whiteman Air Force Base was going to be the first military installation that we would show up with the Lombardi Trophy.”

Hundreds of airmen and their families came out to see and get their pictures taken with the Lombardi Trophy, along with an opportunity to interact with Chiefs cheerleaders, KC Wolf and several staff members along with some Chiefs Ambassadors.

“It means a lot, especially for the men and women out here,” SFC Paul Karg said. “Seeing what they do, it means a lot from an organization as big as the Kansas City Chiefs.”

“They are great supporters of us and we are great supporters of them,” First Lieutenant Landon Diedrich said. “We have their logo on our jets and also on some of the unofficial patches that we have right here. So, it has been a great relationship that we have with (the Chiefs) and it’s a great time for us to show them a little bit more behind the scenes of what we do, what our aircraft is and how we actually employ and train.”

You can watch the full video from the Chiefs on their visit to Whiteman Air Force Base at the top of the page.

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