Coco Jones performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in the pre-show for the 2026 Super Bowl<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Her look was a new imagination of Whitney Houston’s 1991 Super Bowl look<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Jones tapped designer Karl Kani for the outfit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Coco Jones celebrated an icon in her 2026 Super Bowl performance.<\/p>\n
To perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,”<\/a> Jones stepped onto the field at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 8 wearing an all-white look designed by Karl Kani. There was a striking resemblance to the all-white outfit Whitney Houston wore to sing the National Anthem at the 1991 game.<\/p>\n In an interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/a> in the lead-up to the game, Jones, 28, teased that the “homage” was coming. For her outfit, she tapped the “godfather of hip-hop” Karl Kani.<\/p>\n Together they came up with a cropped white jacket with a bedazzled stripe and a high-low bubble skirt with a massive train. The jacket’s accents featured a red, black and green stripe \u2014 the colors of the Pan African flag, fitting for Black History Month.<\/p>\n Michael Zagaris\/Getty<\/p>\n In 1991, Houston, who died in 2012 at age 48, wore a classic oversize white tracksuit with a red stripe. She also wore a white headband in her hair, and Jones matched the style this year.<\/p>\n Of his new design, Kani told Essence<\/a>, \u201cIt kept that athletic feeling but elevated it into something elegant and dramatic.<\/p>\n “I’m excited for him to get to have his moment with this,” Jones told ET.<\/p>\n In addition to Jones,\u00a0Brandi Carlile<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Green Day<\/a> performed during the pre-show.\u00a0Charlie Puth<\/a>\u00a0sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” and\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>\u00a0is set to take the stage for the Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show.<\/p>\n In December 2025, the\u00a0Bel Air\u00a0star\u00a0spoke to Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0about being selected to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”<\/p>\n “I don’t know how to feel. I mean, I’m still shocked. It’s just surreal, my life sometimes. But I do think it’s an honor that, you know, they looked at me, and they said, ‘Yup, she can represent culture in this worldwide moment,'” said Jones at the time.<\/p>\n Neilson Barnard\/Getty<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n She added, “I don’t know, it’s just crazy and I’m super grateful about that.”<\/p>\n While Jones noted 2025 was “a great year,” she said she was looking forward to the future.<\/p>\n “I’m excited for next year and all of the new ways I will grow and the new blessings that will rain down. And, Lord I’m grateful!” said Jones.<\/p>\n See PEOPLE’s coverage of the 2026 Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, airing live on NBC on Sun., Feb. 8, from Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Whitney](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/851f8c1776181f84093242dfa26deba3.jpeg\"\/)
Whitney Houston at 1991 Super Bowl <\/p>\n![\"Coco](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3cc1bdc53b6ae157271fa47f3fcd461d.jpeg\"\/)
Coco Jones at 2026 Super Bowl <\/p>\n