Yolanda Adams will be doing the honors.
Along with Elias having a spot on the WrestleMania card as a musical act and former RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss hosting this year's "Show Of Shows", WWE has announced that five-time Grammy award winning artist, producer and former radio host Yolanda Adams will perform "America The Beautiful" at WrestleMania 35. Yolanda made the official announcement over her social media pages and WWE commented on the news and wrote a piece about Yolanda's forthcoming performance at MetLife Stadium.
We're so excited that @YolandaAdams will be performing #AmericaTheBeautiful at @WrestleMania! https://t.co/rvIarKG1uM
— WWE (@WWE) March 29, 2019
We can't wait for @YolandaAdams to perform at #WrestleMania! https://t.co/I5Bq5tml9D
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 29, 2019
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— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) March 29, 2019
Here's WWE's write-up about Yolanda Adams' upcoming performance at WrestleMania:
WWE has announced that Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer Yolanda Adams, will perform “America the Beautiful,” kicking off WrestleMania 35 on Sunday, April 7, at MetLife Stadium and streaming live around the world on WWE Network at 7 ET/4 PT.
Known as the “First Lady of Modern Gospel,” the Houston native has sold over 12 million albums worldwide and was the host of “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show.” She has won five Grammy Awards, 16 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, four Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, one American Music Award, seven NAACP Image Awards, one Soul Train Music Award, and five BET Awards. Additionally, Adams was named by Billboard as the No. 1 Gospel Artist of the last decade.
Tune in to see Yolanda Adams perform at WrestleMania on Sunday, April 7, streaming live on WWE Network at 7 ET/4 PT.
As mentioned in the beginning portion this article, Alexa Bliss is hosting WrestleMania 35 but former SmackDown Live Women's Champion Carmella threw her name in the hat as a potential host which led to the two going back and forth on social media. Click here to read the two superstars' back and forth exchange.
