Alicia Keys woke up on Super Bowl Sunday and apparently had the urge to tweet, sharing a rehearsal photo of herself behind a piano in an empty Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Keys, who was just named Blackberry's global creative director, will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before kickoff and the photo suggests she'll do so while playing piano.
If Keys does pound the keys tonight, she will be the first musician to do so during a Super Bowl national anthem performance since Billy Joel in 2007 (see video in gallery below).
Update: Keys also tweeted the red dress she'll wear during her performance.
Woke up dreaming about how this place will b filled later! I'm so excited! Better go back 2 sleep 4 a little bit! #SB47 twitter.com/aliciakeys/sta…— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) February 3, 2013
Almost ready to sing at the @superbowl! Is this football appropriate? Heels are my version of cleets! ;-)#SB47 twitter.com/aliciakeys/sta…— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) February 3, 2013
Kelly Clarkson sang the national anthem in 2012, a year after Christina Aguilera flubbed the song's lyrics at the previous Super Bowl (watch below). Other past performers include Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond, Diana Ross, Jewel, Harry Connick Jr., Dixie Chicks and Cher.
Keys, a 14-time Grammy winner, will embark on a North American concert tour in March. Her fifth studio album, Girl on Fire, debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart in November.
Keys is set to perform the national anthem at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
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